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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:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Karen L. Hills, Everett, WA (US);

Sergio H. Sanchez, Seattle, WA (US);

Douglas Alan Brown, Edmonds, WA (US);

Jason Christopher Lail, Everett, WA (US);

Michael John Cloud, Snohomish, WA (US);

Jason Turner, Marysville, WA (US);

Richard V. Phillips, Enumclaw, WA (US);

Robert Cook, Edmonds, WA (US);

Hun Sok Basom, Bothell, WA (US);

DeWayne F. Wendt, Arlington, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/22 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29C 51/30 (2006.01); B29C 51/42 (2006.01); B29C 43/04 (2006.01); B29C 43/46 (2006.01); B29C 43/08 (2006.01); B29C 51/20 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/22 (2013.01); B29C 51/225 (2013.01); B29C 51/261 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01); B29C 51/30 (2013.01); B29C 51/421 (2013.01); B29C 43/04 (2013.01); B29C 43/08 (2013.01); B29C 43/085 (2013.01); B29C 43/46 (2013.01); B29C 51/20 (2013.01); B29C 2043/043 (2013.01); B29C 2043/461 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A thermoforming system and related methods for manufacturing thermoplastic parts, such as interior panels for aircraft, may include a roll-to-roll operation and a forming press having at least one selectively rotatable tool. The rotatable tool, which may include a mold and/or a die, may be multifaceted, such that different faces of the tool have different mold arrangements for different forming characteristics.


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