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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
John Henry Moselage, III, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2013.01); Y10T 403/477 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 66/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/114 (2013.01); B29C 66/1142 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); B29C 66/73941 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29C 66/73756 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fibers in a fiber reinforced resin laminate are exposed by placing a gel in contact with the resin laminate, forcing the fibers of the resin laminate into the gel, and using the gel to displace the resin surrounding the fibers being forced into the gel. The gel is removed to expose the fibers.