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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Short Brothers Plc, Belfast, GB;
Samuel Colin Hanna, Bangor, GB;
John A. Armstrong, Bangor, GB;
Steven Robb, Crumlin, GB;
Tom Brown, Glenavy Antrim, GB;
SHORT BROTHERS PLC, Belfast, GB;
Abstract
A method of repairing damage to a composite material having a composite substrate and at least one layer of shielding material includes: a) removing damage to the at least one layer of shielding material by creating a hole in the at least one layer of shielding material; b) applying a patch of shielding material in the region of the hole via a resin, wherein a ratio of a resin weight to a weight of the patch of shielding material lies in a range between about 0.45-0.55; and c) curing the resin, wherein an absorptive, consumable material is positioned in contact with the resin during at least a portion of the curing.