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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Short Brothers Plc, Belfast, GB;
Inventors:
Samuel Colin Hanna, Bangor Down, GB;
William Christopher Campbell, Antrim, GB;
Mathew Stoessiger, Savannah, GA (US);
Michael Crossthwaite, Elsternwick, AU;
Assignee:
Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 73/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 70/745 (2013.01); B29C 73/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods include infusing the flowable matrix material into a space in the composite laminate through the use of a formed hole extending at least partially through the composite laminate. In addition, the apparatus and methods include infusing the flowable matrix material into a space in the composite laminate in a stepwise manner in order to obtain more complete filling of such space.