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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:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2011
Applicants:
David A. Pook, Malvern East, AU;
Peter J. Lockett, Fairfield, AU;
Andrew Glynn, North Melbourne, AU;
Inventors:
David A. Pook, Malvern East, AU;
Peter J. Lockett, Fairfield, AU;
Andrew Glynn, North Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); E04C 2/38 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A unitized composite structure comprises a composite member having at least one integrally formed composite stiffener. At least one end of the stiffener includes a runout forming a substantially smooth transition between the stiffener and the composite structure. The stiffener and runout may comprise a crown, side walls, and base cap. The transition in the runout may include a width of the crown increasing, a height of the side walls decreasing, and the base cap splaying outwardly.