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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Bruton, Lake St. Louis, MO (US);
Christopher H. Childers, St. Charles, MO (US);
Stephen P. Gaydos, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 (2006.01); C23C 24/04 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01); C23C 28/02 (2006.01); B29C 53/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 24/04 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); C23C 28/023 (2013.01); H05K 9/0088 (2013.01); B29C 53/005 (2013.01); B29K 2105/251 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of molding a metalized composite part. The method comprises: introducing particles comprising at least one metal into a gas stream; directing the gas stream toward a surface of a thermoplastic composite part, thereby depositing a metal layer on the composite part to form a metallized composite part; and molding the metallized composite part to introduce a bend without delamination of the metal layer from the metallized composite part.