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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Stephenson, Seattle, WA (US);
Hugh A. Yap, Renton, WA (US);
Gwen Marie Lanphere Gross, Redmond, WA (US);
William S. Hollensteiner, Kent, WA (US);
Scott K. Frankenbery, Tacoma, WA (US);
Dennis J. Hanks, Enumclaw, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for manufacturing composite parts has been developed which offers the ability to produce composite parts in an infusion resin process without the use of expensive preforms or tools. In addition, the methods of manufacturing composite parts described herein offer the ability to produce composite parts having complex structures without the need for complex tooling. The method of manufacturing and systems described herein typically include printing a part skeleton using an additive manufacturing process followed by infusing the part skeleton with resin and curing the resin infused part skeleton to form the composite part.