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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Leslie Hand, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 1/645 (2013.01); B29C 70/42 (2013.01); B64G 1/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53657 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53961 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 428/249921 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for strong bonded wide joints for cryogenic applications. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a three-dimensional preform and a plastic matrix. The plastic matrix may be impregnated in the three-dimensional preform to form a softening strip that may be capable of remaining flexible at a temperature at which a gas may have a liquid form.