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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:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Daniel R. Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);
Frederick M. Swanstrom, Normandy Park, WA (US);
Monte D. Wright, Kenmore, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for processing composite parts. One embodiment is a method for preparing a composite part for assembly. The method includes receiving a mandrel to which a composite part has been molded, and operating a work station to install an indexing feature into a manufacturing excess of the composite part.