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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Aaron William Bartel, Portland, OR (US);
Wallace Chan, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul B. Diep, Bothell, WA (US);
Bernhard Dopker, Bellevue, WA (US);
David Gideon, Edmonds, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29K 705/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/18 (2013.01); B29C 51/14 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 66/543 (2013.01); B29C 66/545 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29K 2705/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/001 (2013.01); B29L 2031/771 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly of thermoplastic parts for forming a final composite part is presented where the assembly includes at least two prefabricated shells fabricated of thermoplastic. Each prefabricated shell has substantially the same shape as the final composite part and where the shapes of the prefabricated shells have dimensions that allow the prefabricated shells to be assembled into a nest for placement into a mold.