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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen G. Moore, Renton, WA (US);
Alexandra K. Dillon, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan G. Burg, Des Moines, WA (US);
Megan M. Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B32B 5/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/10 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 65/1412 (2013.01); B29C 65/1422 (2013.01); B29C 65/1612 (2013.01); B29C 65/1622 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0822 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber placement system including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller including a reflective layer that includes a reflective material dispersed in a polymeric material, and a light source positioned to project a beam of electromagnetic radiation proximate the compaction roller, the beam having a wavelength, wherein the reflective material has a reflectance of at least 80 percent at the wavelength.