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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Karen L. Hills, Everett, WA (US);
Lon E. Switzer, Marysville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 63/04 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 63/04 (2013.01); B29C 63/0017 (2013.01); B29C 63/0065 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 5/145 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2398/20 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a composite panel includes providing an initial composite material, heating the initial composite material, molding the initial composite material to form a preliminary composite panel having a main body connected to an outer edge and a laminate layer secured to the outer edge, and folding an exterior edge portion of the outer edge over an interior edge portion to provide an external folded edge having the laminate layer on at least a portion of an outer surface.