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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Eugene A. Dan-jumbo, Bothell, WA (US);
Russell L. Keller, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Everett A. Westerman, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventors:
Eugene A. Dan-Jumbo, Bothell, WA (US);
Russell L. Keller, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Everett A. Westerman, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patch for reworking an inconsistent area of a composite structure comprises a composite laminate patch and a bond joint between the patch and the structure. The bond joint including at least first and second regions respectively having differing properties for releasing strain energy around the inconsistent area at different rates.