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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle-Iv, Gardena, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface. The method comprises the step of delivering the extrudable substance from a cartridge to a flow-bypass assembly. The method further comprises the step of selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to purge air from the extrudable substance before the extrudable substance enters a delivery tube. The method further comprises the step of selectively controlling the flow-bypass assembly to deliver the extrudable substance from the flow-bypass assembly to a valve assembly via the delivery tube. The method further comprises the step of controlling flow of the extrudable substance from the valve assembly to a nozzle.