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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Teijin Limited, Osaka, JP;
Xiaosong Huang, Novi, MI (US);
Selina X. Zhao, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Elisabeth J. Berger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Tomohiro Ryutani, Rochester, MI (US);
Glen Novak, Bruce Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
TEIJIN LIMITED, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Methods of repairing a defect in a polymeric composite structure are provided. The methods include disposing a patch over a defect in a polymeric composite structure; disposing a textured sheet over the polymeric patch, applying pressure to the polymeric patch and the textured sheet; and heating the polymeric patch. The textured sheet has a surface texture that is a negative of a surface texture of the polymeric composite structure.