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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luke G. Warpinski, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael D. Nevinsky, Media, PA (US);
Kenneth W. Young, Bear, DE (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B29C 33/52 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/52 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for tooling in layered structures for increased joint performance are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes placing a tool onto a first substrate to define an impression in the first substrate, curing the first substrate, removing the tool from the first substrate to define a joint interface corresponding to the impression, and coupling, at the joint interface, the first substrate to a second substrate.