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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William J. Koch, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/02 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); F16B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 43/00 (2013.01); H05B 6/02 (2013.01); F16B 5/02 (2013.01); F16B 5/04 (2013.01); F16B 11/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shim assembly includes a shim material configured to be positioned between a first component and a second component. A wire is in contact with the shim material. The wire is configured to heat the shim material to above a predetermined temperature, and the shim material becomes moldable above the predetermined temperature such that the shim material is able to conform to the first component and the second component.