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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Robert A. Kisch, Auburn, WA (US);
Kyle Jeffries, Everett, WA (US);
Dustin Schmidt, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Vogeli, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Kisch, Auburn, WA (US);
Kyle Jeffries, Everett, WA (US);
Dustin Schmidt, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Vogeli, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and associated method for removing backing film from tape or tape during the fiber placement process. The present invention uses a passive (non-powered) take-up roller to wind up the backing film that has been separated from the tape.