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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Zeaid F. Hasan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael Palmore Matlack, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Emily E. McDonald, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 33/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29C 33/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a composite structure manufacturing system. The system comprises a heating system and one or more smart bladders that encompass the heating system. The heating system and the one or more smart bladders form a curing tool defining a volume for the composite structure when one or more smart bladders in the one or more smart bladders is in a rigid state.