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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffery Lee Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gwendolyn Marie Janda, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a composite article comprises forming a braided lay-up including one or more braided layers around a braiding mandrel along at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the braiding mandrel. Each braided layer may be formed by braiding tape segments of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin tape applied at a tape tow orientation with thread segments applied at a thread tow orientation that is biased at an angle relative to the tape tow orientation. In an example, the thread segments include a thermoplastic resin thread that is integrated into a consolidated form of the braided lay-up following a consolidation process. In another example, the thread segments include a metallic thread that is removed from the braided lay-up prior to consolidation.