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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:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Simon D. Senibi, Covington, WA (US);
Mostafa Rassaian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard N. Huizenga, Seattle, WA (US);
Gilbert L. Lewis, Kent, WA (US);
Jeffery L. Waugh, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Leo E. Dondlinger, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventors:
Simon D. Senibi, Covington, WA (US);
Mostafa Rassaian, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard N. Huizenga, Seattle, WA (US);
Gilbert L. Lewis, Kent, WA (US);
Jeffery L. Waugh, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Leo E. Dondlinger, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system comprises an automated fiber placement (AFP) machine and a layup mandrel tool supported by the AFP machine. The mandrel tool includes a truss core and a plurality of mandrel panels attached to the truss core to form a layup surface.