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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nicklaus Cummings Kimball, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael John McNulty, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Robert Loftus, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B21D 22/16 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/16 (2013.01); B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system to manufacture an object includes a headstock, a tailstock, and a mandrel having a first end coupled to the headstock and a second end coupled to the tailstock. The system also includes an actuator coupled to one or more of the headstock, the tailstock, or the mandrel, the actuator operable to apply a force to the one or more of the headstock, the tailstock, or the mandrel, to oppose deformation of the mandrel.