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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Karl Tsotsis, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 33/60 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/462 (2013.01); B29C 33/60 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
An in-tool system for compacting an out-of-plane feature of a composite structure. The in-tool system comprises a cavity formed in a tool, a stiffener preform, and an insert. The cavity has an angled surface. The stiffener preform includes an out-of-plane feature, where the out-of-plane feature has a compaction surface. The insert comprises a first face complementary to the angled surface of the cavity and a second face complementary to the compaction surface of the out-of-plane feature. The first face is opposite the second face.