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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2014
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Marc Rollo Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);

Alexander M. Rubin, St. Louis, MO (US);

Randall Dow Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);

Carey E. Wilkinson, Summerville, SC (US);

James Rodney Fox, University City, MO (US);

Charles R. Prebil, University City, MO (US);

Gregory James Schoepen Hickman, University City, MO (US);

Jeffery Lee Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/233 (2006.01); B21D 26/033 (2011.01); B29C 33/06 (2006.01); B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/18 (2006.01); B23K 101/28 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B21D 26/033 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/2336 (2013.01); B29C 33/06 (2013.01); B29C 33/505 (2013.01); B29C 35/0272 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 99/0007 (2013.01); B23K 2201/18 (2013.01); B23K 2201/28 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29K 2905/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus is presented. A method may comprise positioning a metallic bladder within a tool, the tool having a number of die liners that generate heat when exposed to a magnetic field; applying the magnetic field to the number of die liners to heat the metallic bladder; and pressurizing the metallic bladder.


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