The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Amory Ross, Bothell, WA (US);
Shane Frank Cuda, Long Beach, CA (US);
Mark Ronald McLaughlin, Snohomish, WA (US);
Michael Robert Rush, Arlington, WA (US);
Colin Lee Farr, Lynnwood, WA (US);
David Bruce Smith, Renton, WA (US);
Nihar Ashokkumar Desai, Bothell, WA (US);
Thomas Joseph Kennedy, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Lyle Ray Deobald, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29D 99/0014 (2013.01); B64C 3/18 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0872 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stiffened panel comprises a composite panel, and a stiffener including a base flange on the composite panel. The base flange is tapered towards the panel. The stiffened panel further comprises a composite overwrap layer on only the composite panel and a tapered surface of the base flange.