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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Vernon M. Benson, Morgan, UT (US);
Peter G. Turner, Eden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 55/18 (2006.01); B29C 70/28 (2006.01); B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 55/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 55/18 (2013.01); B29C 70/28 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29C 55/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0872 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods of stretch-forming pre-preg material are provided. In one example embodiment, a variable material stretch-forming apparatus comprises a stretch-forming assembly configured to stretch-form at least one section of a sheet of pre-preg material to a longer length than at least one other section of the sheet of pre-preg material before the sheet of pre-preg material is applied to a tool.