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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Byron J. Autry, Charleston, SC (US);
James R. Kendall, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Santiago M. Mejia, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/10 (2006.01); B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/10 (2013.01); B29C 33/505 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01);
Abstract
Systems () for assembling stiffened composite structures comprise a layup mandrel () and a network () of fluid lines () configured to be selectively and fluidically coupled to stringer bladders () positioned relative to the layup mandrel (). Bladder vent plugs () are adjustable in length and are configured to close stringer bladders () except for fluid connection to the fluid lines ().