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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David P. Heck, St. Charles, MO (US);
Loren J. Strahm, Florissant, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/12 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12347 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12375 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1241 (2015.01); Y10T 428/12444 (2015.01); B23K 2201/001 (2013.01); B32B 15/14 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B29C 65/06 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A unitized assembly may comprise a fiber metal laminate and at least one additive layer. The fiber metal laminate may have non-metallic plies bonded to metallic plies and may include an innermost metallic ply. The at least one additive layer may be deposited onto the innermost metallic ply by friction stir welding.