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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Marc Rollo Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffery Lee Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Aaron William Bartel, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
John B. Moser, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Brett I. Lyons, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/40 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29D 24/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 99/0014 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29D 24/004 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are presented. An apparatus comprises a composite structure, a plurality of cavities extending into the composite structure, and a plurality of mandrels located within the plurality of cavities. The composite structure comprises a thermoplastic material that is consolidated. The plurality of mandrels comprises a first material that is configured to generate heat in response to a magnetic field.