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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Denise Alexandra Blohowiak, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kenneth Allen Kruger, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 43/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 43/006 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1153 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1184 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1911 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1967 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for removing adhesive features. One embodiment is a method for operating a cryogenic-assisted adhesive a removal tool. The method includes dispensing a cryogenic fluid onto an adhesive feature disposed at a surface of a structure, cooling the adhesive feature to cause a physical change making the adhesive feature brittle, and operating the cryogenic-assisted adhesive removal tool to cleave the adhesive feature from the surface while the adhesive feature is physically changed.