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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter D. McCowin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A conformable apparatus for treating a composite material. The conformable apparatus includes a contact layer that is conformable and includes a plurality of contact elements. Each contact element of the plurality of contact elements includes a first major side, a second major side opposed from said first major side, and at least one side surface extending between said first major side and said second major side. The contact layer further includes a contact surface at least partially defined by the first major sides of the plurality of contact elements and a backing surface at least partially defined by the second major sides of said plurality of contact elements. The conformable apparatus also includes a backing layer positioned against said backing surface of said contact layer.