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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan D. Zook, Stillwater, MN (US);
Larry S. Hebert, Hudson, WI (US);
Chris A. Praggastis, Renton, WA (US);
Jacob P. Jones, St. Paul, MN (US);
Susan E. Demoss, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods for making structural shims () for the mating assembly of parts, such as for installation between a skin () and substructure () of an aircraft. The methods include the steps of disposing a hardenable composition () into a gap between the first () and second parts (), hardening the hardenable composition to provide a shim pattern () that is dimensionally stable, and removing the shim pattern from the gap without damage. The shim pattern can be used to provide a digital model thereof, which can in turn be used to fabricate the structural shim ().