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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth H. Griess, Kent, WA (US);
Jack J. Esposito, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B26F 1/02 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B26F 1/02 (2013.01); B29C 67/0074 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0072 (2013.01); B29L 2031/001 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B32B 2038/042 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1075 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler is presented. The method comprises cutting a number of layers from a composite material. The method also aligns the number of layers to form a composite filler having a cross-sectional shape. Each of the number of layers has fibers in plane with the cross-sectional shape.