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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
John F. Spalding, Renton, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Gwendolyn Marie Janda, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0081 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming a composite structure from a preform with a vent are presented. A preform comprises a plurality of sets of full length plies, a plurality of sets of partial plies alternating with the plurality of sets of full length plies, and a vent extending through the plurality of sets of partial plies.