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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Andrew Dean, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Brenda Catherine Benedetti, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 47/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B29D 24/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/146 (2013.01); B21D 47/00 (2013.01); B29D 24/005 (2013.01); B29D 99/0089 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1036 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24149 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a ribbon configured for use in forming a honeycomb structure when the ribbon is in a folded state. The ribbon comprises a first edge and a second edge. At least one portion of the first edge is not parallel to at least one portion of the second edge when the ribbon is in an unfolded state.