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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Keri M. Green, Holladay, UT (US);
Timothy S. Olschewski, Kearns, UT (US);
Vernon M. Benson, Morgan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lay-up forming element includes an inner region including a fluid port. The element further includes a flexible outer surface. The element also includes a support extending between the inner region and the flexible outer surface. The roller further includes a fluid cavity extending between the inner region and the flexible outer surface. The fluid cavity is in fluid communication with the fluid port. A lay-up forming device and a method of forming a composite structure are also disclosed.