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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rogie I. Rodriguez, Huntsville, AL (US);
Bruno Zamorano Senderos, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1215 (2013.01); B23K 20/1205 (2013.01); B23K 20/128 (2013.01); B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of depositing an extrudate onto a substrate, the method including steps of rotating a stirring tool about an axis of rotation while urging a tool distal end of the stirring tool against the substrate, and wherein the stirring tool defines a bore, extending therethrough; positioning a die adjacent to the stirring tool, such that the stirring tool rotates relative to the die; and passing feedstock through the bore toward the tool distal end.