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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

May. 06, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Renton, WA (US);

Robert Graham Albers, Bellevue, WA (US);

Jeron D. Moore, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Luis A. Perla, Sammamish, WA (US);

Gagandeep Saini, Snohomish, WA (US);

Brice A. Johnson, Federal Way, WA (US);

Marcin A. Rabiega, Everett, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 19/19 (2006.01); G05B 19/414 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B32B 41/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/182 (2013.01); G05B 19/19 (2013.01); G05B 19/414 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B32B 2041/04 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45238 (2013.01);
Abstract

An illustrative example of the present disclosure provides a machine configured to form a composite structure. The machine includes a composite placement machine, measuring equipment, a tool path generator, and compaction equipment. The composite placement machine lays up composite plies. The measuring equipment measures surfaces of the composite plies to form measurements during layup of the composite plies. A computer includes a model of the composite plies for a structure. The tool path generator forms a modified tool path based upon a difference between the measurements and expected measurements for the composite plies in the model.


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