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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Joseph L. Hafenrichter, Chicago, IL (US);

Gary E. Georgeson, Chicago, IL (US);

Marc J. Piehl, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/24 (2006.01); B29C 73/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/025 (2013.01); B29C 73/24 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an example, a method is described. The method comprises placing a repair patch over a repair area of a structure, the repair patch comprising a repair-patch hole. The method also comprises sealing the repair patch and repair area with a vacuum bag having a seal ring around a periphery of the vacuum bag. The method also comprises evacuating, via an adhesive injection apparatus attached to the repair-patch hole and the seal ring of the vacuum bag, the repair area and an injection channel of the adhesive injection apparatus. The method also comprises forcing adhesive through the evacuated injection channel and into the evacuated repair area.


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