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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph L. Hafenrichter, Chicago, IL (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Chicago, IL (US);
Marc J. Piehl, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/02 (2006.01); B29C 73/24 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/025 (2013.01); B29C 73/24 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example, a method is described. The method comprises forming a single hole into a bond gap repair area. The method also comprises evacuating, via an adhesive injection apparatus attached to the single hole, the bond gap repair area and an injection channel of the adhesive injection apparatus. The method also comprises forcing adhesive through the evacuated injection channel and into the evacuated bond gap repair area.