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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 26, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (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 ...
B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2013.01); B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patch for reworking an inconsistent area in a composite structure includes a composite laminate patch and a layer of adhesive for bonding the laminate patch to the composite structure. The laminate patch has at least first and second regions for releasing strain energy around the inconsistent area respectively at different rates.