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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Noel T. Gerken, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Robert James Miller, Fall City, WA (US);
Jeffery L. Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
John B. Moser, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Aaron W. Bartel, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An induction welding system is provided. The system includes at least one induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field, and a smart susceptor film sized to be positioned between a first component and a second component to be welded to the first component. The smart susceptor film includes a thermoplastic resin, and a plurality of metal alloy wires disposed in the thermoplastic resin such that the plurality of metal alloy wires are oriented substantially parallel to the generated alternating magnetic field.