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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2011
Applicants:

Andrew Hedges, Southampton, GB;

Kim Sylvester Nielsen, Tarm, DK;

Inventors:

Andrew Hedges, Southampton, GB;

Kim Sylvester Nielsen, Tarm, DK;

Assignee:

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); B21D 53/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 3/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/10 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01); B29K 105/24 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/78 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/4326 (2013.01); B29C 66/54 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/73118 (2013.01); B29C 66/73754 (2013.01); B29C 66/73756 (2013.01); B29C 66/73941 (2013.01); B29C 66/91411 (2013.01); B29C 66/91943 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 3/062 (2013.01); B29C 65/10 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/919 (2013.01); B29C 66/91413 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/24 (2013.01); B29L 2031/082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11); Y10T 29/49336 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of fabricating a composite joint from a first cured composite component () and a second cured composite component (), the first and second cured composite components () comprising fiber elements embedded in a thermoset resin matrix; the method comprising the steps of providing an adhesive () on at least one of the first and/or second composite components (); forming a joint region between the first and second composite component by bringing the first and second composite component into contact with each other with the adhesive () therebetween; applying a force to the joint region (); and heating the first composite component in the joint region to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the thermoset resin matrix of the first composite component.


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