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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:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Allen James Halbritter, Summerville, SC (US);
Edward Ray Duncan, Goose Creek, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/361 (2013.01); B29C 70/345 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool, disposing a compaction device over the laminate, gripping the compaction device to the forming tool, compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device, and removing the compaction device from the forming tool.