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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Kenneth M. Dull, Puyallup, WA (US);
Michael K. Louie, Renton, WA (US);
Gordon M. Cox, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Dull, Puyallup, WA (US);
Michael K. Louie, Renton, WA (US);
Gordon M. Cox, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making a tool for curing a composite layup and a method of removing air and volatiles from a composite layup during curing. The tool includes a tool body having a surface adapted to support a composite layup and includes an integrated breather for allowing removal of air from the layup during curing.