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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brett Ian Lyons, Berkeley, MO (US);
Christopher S. Huskamp, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); C22C 1/10 (2006.01); C22C 47/14 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B29C 67/0051 (2013.01); B29C 67/0066 (2013.01); B29C 67/0077 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); C22C 1/1084 (2013.01); C22C 47/14 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11); Y10T 428/298 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2927 (2015.01);
Abstract
Materials and methods are presented for manufacturing fiber reinforced parts. A powder material comprising a matrix material of a particular particle size distribution comprising substantially oriented fiber of a predetermined length distribution and diameter (L/D). A manufactured part that has substantially randomly oriented fiber is provided using an energy delivery system and the powder material.