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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
David Thomas Misciagna, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 37/0064 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electrical charge is placed on a tool used to cure a composite resin part layup. The charged tool produces an electrostatic force that attracts entrapped gases in the resin to the surface of the tool, thereby reducing porosities in the cured part.