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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kurtis S. Willden, Kent, WA (US);
Brian G. Robins, Renton, WA (US);
Steven M. Shewchuk, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brice A. Johnson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0822 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite forming apparatus includes an end effector, a forming feature, and a non-contact heater. The forming feature is coupled to the end effector. The end effector moves the forming feature relative to a composite ply to form the composite ply over a forming tool or a prior formed composite ply. The non-contact heater heats to a portion of the composite ply before the portion of the composite ply is formed over the forming tool or the prior formed composite ply.