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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luis R. Leon, Federal Way, 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 ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/002 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
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.