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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark E. Rogalski, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/52 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/483 (2013.01); B29C 65/486 (2013.01); B29C 65/526 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/45 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29C 66/73751 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249997 (2015.04);
Abstract
A joining surface formed of a composite structure having at least one ply and a peel ply cured to an outer surface of the composite structure, the peel ply including a plurality of microcapsules each filled with a joining material, wherein upon removal of the peel ply from the outer surface of the composite structure, the microcapsules fracture and release the resin to form an uncured surface for joining.