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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
James D. Hethcock, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Kenneth E. Nunn, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Carl A. May, Mansfield, TX (US);
James D. Hethcock, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Kenneth E. Nunn, Jr., Colleyville, TX (US);
Carl A. May, Mansfield, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A method of making a core-stiffened structure includes the steps of providing a honeycomb core having an adhesive disposed on first and second surfaces thereof, providing a first skin and a second skin, and assembling the first skin, the second skin, and the honeycomb core to form the core-stiffened structure. The method further includes the steps of curing the core-stiffened structure and inhibiting at least one of the first skin and the second skin from protruding into at least one cell of the honeycomb core during the step of curing the core-stiffened structure.