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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2003
Ronald W. Brown, Des Moines, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Wesley B. Crow, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stephen G. Moore, Seattle, WA (US);
David S. Nansen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles W. Newquist, Issaquah, WA (US);
Juris Verzemnieks, Puyallup, WA (US);
Ronald W. Brown, Des Moines, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Wesley B. Crow, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stephen G. Moore, Seattle, WA (US);
David S. Nansen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles W. Newquist, Issaquah, WA (US);
Juris Verzemnieks, Puyallup, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for consolidating a composite workpiece are provided. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic field generator for inducing a current and thereby heating a susceptor in thermal communication with the workpiece. The workpiece is supported by one or more support tools, each of which transmits the electromagnetic field so that the support tools are not substantially heated by the electromagnetic field. Thus, the time and energy required for heating the workpiece are reduced relative to conventional consolidation techniques.