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Patent No.:

US 7431981 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2004

Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same

Applicant:

Terry L Schneider, Puyallup, WA (US);

Inventor:

Terry L Schneider, Puyallup, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Milton I Cano

Assistant Examiner:

Brett A Crouse

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 33/00 (2006.01); D04H 3/00 (2006.01); C22C 32/00 (2006.01); B22F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. The material may form a prepreg fabric having interwoven fibers or a prepreg unidirectional tape having fibers oriented unidirectionally. Opposing surfaces of the material may be infused with quantities of bulk resin having different concentrations of SMA particles. The SMA particles may be mixed in the bulk resin while in their austenitic or martensitic states to suit the needs of specific applications.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Schneider, Terry. (2008). Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same (U.S. Patent No. 7431981). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7431981

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