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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2004
Carl Andrew Reis, Torrnace, CA (US);
Douglas Dean Decker, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Christopher H. Husmann, Gardena, CA (US);
Carl Andrew Reis, Torrnace, CA (US);
Douglas Dean Decker, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Christopher H. Husmann, Gardena, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is a process for forming a preform for use in a structure having at least one curved portion of a specific length, including the steps of: 1) providing a preform having cable of expanding in length threads in rows parallel to the direction of curvature over a length equal to the length requiring curvature, such that the gaps between each thread row are spaced from the gaps in the adjacent tread rows; and 2) stretching the portions of the preform requiring curvature in a sine-wave pattern.