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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis James Hanks, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Jack A. Woods, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B29C 73/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/08 (2013.01); B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29C 73/12 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1798 (2015.01);
Abstract
An area of a structure is reworked from one side of the structure using resin infusion of a dry fiber patch. Entrapped air and excess resin is removed from the patch during the infusion process by inserting a vacuum device into the patch, and forcing the area resin through the vacuum device.