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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M Fusco, Medford, MA (US);
Constance Magee, Wilmington, MA (US);
Glenn Freitas, Foxboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 731 ; 156 92 ; 1563031 ; 1565801 ; 264443 ; 264277 ; 4251742 ;
Abstract
A method of and system for inserting reinforcing pins in a composite structure in which a number of reinforcing pins are inserted in a compressible material; the compressible material/pin combination is assembled on the composite structure; ultrasonic energy is applied to the pins; and pressure is applied simultaneously with the application of ultrasonic energy to compress the compressible material and insert the pins into the composite structure to join two laminates or reinforce a single composite structure.