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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:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brice A. Johnson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Sayata Ghose, Sammamish, WA (US);
Tyler M. Holmes, Seattle, WA (US);
Hong Hue Tat, Redmond, WA (US);
Gary Ernest Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/72 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); G01N 11/14 (2006.01); B32B 41/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/72 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); G01N 11/14 (2013.01); B32B 2041/04 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8472 (2013.01);
Abstract
An infrared camera is directed aft of a compaction roller of a composite laying head. Heat is applied to a substrate by a heater mounted forward of the compaction roller. Infrared images are captured of composite tows laid down on a substrate by the compaction roller. Whether the composite tows have sufficient contact is determined using the infrared images.