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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:
May. 12, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Wisk Aero Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chris Van Pelt, Boulder Creek, CA (US);

James Joseph Tighe, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

WISK AERO LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2019.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B64C 9/32 (2006.01); B64C 3/20 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B64C 3/20 (2013.01); B64C 9/323 (2013.01); B29L 2031/22 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2250/20 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2313/04 (2013.01); B32B 2363/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/192 (2015.01);
Abstract

A composite structure with an integrated hinge is disclosed. In various embodiments, the composite structure includes a plurality of layers of fiber reinforced polymer material; and a hinge structure comprising one or more layers of bendably flexible hinge material a first region of which is interleaved between adjacent layers of said layers of fiber reinforced polymer material comprising the composite structure and bonded to said adjacent layers by bonding material comprising said composite structure, and a second region of which extends beyond said layers of fiber reinforced polymer material comprising the composite structure.


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