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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:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2016
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Stanley Warren Stawski, Camano Island, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/02 (2006.01); B29K 277/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29C 53/06 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 53/36 (2006.01); B29C 53/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/02 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29C 53/06 (2013.01); B29C 53/36 (2013.01); B29C 53/82 (2013.01); B29K 2277/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes the step placing composite laminate material onto a three dimensional forming tool with an external surface and at least four junctures associated with the external surface. Each juncture is positioned between two adjacent planar surfaces in which each of the two adjacent surfaces extend in a different plane, the junctures converge and each juncture defines a line of direction. The three dimensional forming tool arranged in a two dimensional pattern, has the lines of direction and the two adjacent planar surfaces positioned on opposing sides of each of the at least four junctures are all positioned in a common plane. The line of direction of each of the at least four junctures in the two dimensional pattern converge to a common point. At least one line of direction is not in alignment beyond the common point with another line of direction. Tool apparatus is also provided.


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