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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle-Iv, Gardena, CA (US);
Raul Tomuta, Stanton, CA (US);
Angelica Davancens, Reseda, CA (US);
Martin Guirguis, Long Beach, CA (US);
Martin Lozano, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jake B. Weinmann, Southfield, MI (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of depositing an extrudable substance comprises, with a cartridge positioned inside a sleeve between an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall, circumscribing the inner tubular sleeve wall, and also positioned between a twist-lock pressure cap, hermetically coupled with the cartridge, and a valve, communicatively coupled with the cartridge, linearly moving an annular plunger, received between an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall, circumscribing the inner tubular cartridge wall, toward the valve along a first axis to urge the extrudable substance from the cartridge, through the valve, and out of a nozzle that is communicatively coupled with the valve. The method also comprises controlling flow of the extrudable substance from the valve to the nozzle.