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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luis F. Velasquez, Ladson, SC (US);
Allen J. Halbritter, Summerville, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for configuring a shape of a tool from an initial shape to a reconfigured shape includes localized heating a portion of the tool to yield a heated portion of the tool and mechanically manipulating the heated portion of the tool to achieve the reconfigured shape.