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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hannah Rice James, Woodway, TX (US);
Kenneth Paul Zarnoch, Simsponville, SC (US);
Wendy Wenling Lin, Montgomery, OH (US);
Scott Michael Miller, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Laura Liou, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of making a master cure tool for applying a texture to an aerodynamic surface includes the steps of: providing a foil which is metallic and has a textured surface; applying the foil to a forming surface of a rigid forming tool which is compound curved, and plastically deforming the foil to conform to the forming surface, so as to define a foil layer; annealing the foil layer using heat or a combination of heat and pressure; and bonding the foil layer to a support body, thereby defining the master cure tool.