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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Swan, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Larry S. Hebert, Hudson, WI (US);
David A. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/02 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 45/76 (2006.01); B29C 67/24 (2006.01); B65D 41/02 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/025 (2013.01); B29C 35/0888 (2013.01); B29C 45/76 (2013.01); B29C 45/7613 (2013.01); B29C 67/247 (2013.01); B65D 41/023 (2013.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01); F16B 33/008 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0833 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0079 (2013.01); B29C 2791/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of using and repairing seal caps as well as constructions comprising seal caps, including in some embodiments seal caps which may be useful in sealing fasteners that protrude into fuel storage cells in aircraft. In some embodiments, methods include the use of optically translucent seal cap and application of a second quantity of sealant to fill voids observed within the interior of the seal cap after cure of a first quantity of sealant.