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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Joseph Plummer, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Gregory Robins, Renton, WA (US);
Kurtis Shuldberg Willden, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 35/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 35/045 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of creating a formed shape into composite layups with reduced wrinkling. A composite layup is sealed in a vacuum envelope, the composite layup comprising at least one of a resin or a thermoplastic material. The composite layup is formed onto a tool while the composite layup is held under vacuum in the vacuum envelope to create a formed shape in the composite layup.