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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Samuel James Meure, Heatherton, AU;
Christopher Alan Howe, Albert Park, AU;
Thomas Wilson, Port Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 7/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 7/02 (2013.01); B29C 70/021 (2013.01); B29C 70/081 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a fiber layer. The fiber layer comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and a number of filler portions. The plurality of fiber bundles has a number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles. A number of filler is comprised of discontinuous filaments that substantially fill the number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles.