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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:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven Joseph Plummer, Seattle, WA (US);
Kurtis Shuldberg Willden, Kent, WA (US);
Andrew Elmer Modin, Charleston, SC (US);
Paul Chace Wilcoxson, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/462 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for making contoured composite hat stringers allows control of stringer wrinkling. The tool includes a set of first openings that allow the tool to flex during contouring of the stringer, and a set of second openings into which portions of the composite charge may strain during the contouring.