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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Courtney Hund Buley, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Luis Velasquez, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/544 (2021.05); B29C 70/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum system and methods of managing an object against a support structure are presented. A vacuum system for at least one of holding or compacting an object is presented. The vacuum system comprises an impermeable layer, a number of pressure inlets extending through the impermeable layer, and a number of valve handles connected to the number of pressure inlets. The number of valve handles is configured to actuate between an active position applying a vacuum to the impermeable layer or an inactive position venting the impermeable layer to atmosphere.