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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luis Leon, Federal Way, WA (US);
Michael Nill, Seattle, WA (US);
Pradip K. Saha, Bellevue, WA (US);
Carol S. Oliver, Marysville, WA (US);
Ricole A. Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01); C21D 1/18 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F16B 5/08 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 29/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); C21D 1/18 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); F16B 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for forming metal workpieces made from a heat-treatable metal that has been shaped and tempered according to specified protocols that facilitate formation of large contoured unitary metal structures having welds that are retained in the finished structure, and finished metal structures made according to such methods.