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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Keegan D. Bray, Federal Way, WA (US);
Wesley E. Perrault, Snohomish, WA (US);
Shuonan Dong, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. Mcmillan, Edmonds, WA (US);
Asher S. Einhorn, Seattle, WA (US);
Samuel B. Williams, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
Zena L. Moran, Everett, WA (US);
Jonathan A. Santiago, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Bladder vent plugs comprise a body, a manifold block, and a diaphragm extending fully around a peripheral channel of the manifold block. The diaphragm is configured to expand toward an interior-volume peripheral face of the body when the peripheral channel is pressurized via a pressure bore extending through the manifold block and a pressure passage extending through the body. Bladder vent plugs are configured to receive an open-ended composite-manufacturing bladder between the interior-volume peripheral face and the peripheral channel of the manifold block. Composite manufacturing methods comprise pressurizing a diaphragm to seal an open-ended composite-manufacturing bladder against a bladder vent plug.