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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James M. Kestner, Seattle, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott D. Billings, Des Moines, WA (US);
John A. Mittleider, Kent, WA (US);
Robert J. Miller, Fall City, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/342 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); B29K 2105/089 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); H05B 2203/003 (2013.01); H05B 2203/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processing apparatus such as a heating and/or debulking apparatus that may be used to debulk a plurality of uncured composite layers to form an article such as an aircraft component may include a plurality of interconnected smart susceptor heater blankets. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be connected in series or in parallel, and may be controlled to uniformly heat the component during formation.