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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery Lee Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Tukwila, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/00 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. A plurality of consolidated overbraided thermoplastic preforms are co-consolidated in a circumferential stackup that is circumferentially constrained. Fibers of the plurality of consolidated overbraided thermoplastic preforms are tensioned during co-consolidation.