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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Justin H. Register, Charleston, SC (US);
Alice R. Arnold, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/10 (2006.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0211 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater for heating a contoured surface of a structural member includes a bladder, a granular material within the bladder, where the granular material is capable of exhibiting granular jamming when air is removed from the bladder, and a heating element positioned within the bladder and in contact with the granular material.