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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shyan Bob Shen, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Van Tooren, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/022 (2013.01); B29C 66/53461 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced thermoplastic hollow structure is provided that includes a shell and a mating component. The shell includes a first flange, a second flange, and sidewalls. The shell includes a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material. The mating component is coupled to the first flange and the second flange and includes a first internal surface. The first internal surface and internal surfaces of the sidewalls defining a cavity. The first flange and the mating component defining a first weld seam, the first weld seam being between 20% and 80% of a lateral length of the first flange.