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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Daniel R. Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);

Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);

Paul T. Pritchard, Renton, WA (US);

Jason A. Medenciy, Seattle, WA (US);

Stephen Keith Kirchmeier, Bothell, WA (US);

Kurtis Shuldberg Willden, Kent, WA (US);

Robert William Whiting, St. Louis, MO (US);

Michael Beerman, Bellevue, WA (US);

Raviendra Sidath Suriyaarachchi, Kirkland, WA (US);

Jeremy Evan Justice, Mill Creek, WA (US);

Paul Chace Wilcoxson, Kent, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 21/004 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); B23P 2700/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a preform for a fuselage section of an aircraft. The method includes advancing a series of arcuate mandrel sections in a process direction through an assembly line, laying up fiber reinforced material onto the arcuate mandrel sections via layup stations, uniting the series of arcuate mandrel sections into a combined mandrel; and splicing the fiber reinforced material laid-up onto the arcuate mandrel sections.


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