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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Sultan Shair, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Julian Thomas O'flynn, Halifax, CA;
Mathias Messmer, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Frank Worthoff, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mile Ostojic, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Mark E. Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sultan Shair, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Julian Thomas O'Flynn, Halifax, CA;
Mathias Messmer, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Frank Worthoff, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mile Ostojic, Garching b. Munchen, DE;
Mark E. Vermilyea, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for applying at least one ply onto a tool or an uncured composite layup disposed on the tool includes automatically controlling slidably removing at least one nonstick separator relative to the at least one ply positioned on the at least one nonstick separator to inhibit at least a portion of the at least one ply from adhering to the tool or uncured composite layup while applying a moving compressive force to an outer surface of the at least one ply relative to a moving trailing edge of the at least one nonstick separator to adhere at least a portion of the at least one ply to the tool or to the uncured composite layup.