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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Rohr Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vijay V. Pujar, San Diego, CA (US);
Katherine E. Waugh, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher C. Koroly, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/10 (2006.01); B21D 26/033 (2011.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/10 (2013.01); B29C 43/3642 (2013.01); B21D 26/033 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3602 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3649 (2013.01);
Abstract
A manufacturing method is provided. A preform is arranged over a surface of an inner mold line. The preform is folded over sides of the inner mold line. An end of the preform is clamped to a floating plate using a bladder-activated clamp. The floating plate is translated in a first direction to tension the preform into a shaped body. A plurality of compressing bladders are activated to apply compressive forces to the preform.