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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Sylvain Tessier, Mirabel, CA;
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 66/73751 (2013.01); B29C 66/73755 (2013.01); B29C 66/92651 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a composite member, includes: applying pressure and heat with a compaction tool to a portion of an uncured composite member to decrease a thickness of the portion, the heat applied with the compaction tool being at a temperature less than a curing temperature of the uncured composite member; and curing the uncured composite member after applying pressure and heat.