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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan A. Santiago, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles William Thomas, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29K 105/24 (2006.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/505 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 43/3642 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3649 (2013.01); B29K 2021/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/246 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a reinforced bladder are provided. The reinforced bladder comprises a bladder with a cross-sectional shape formed of a polymeric material and a number of reinforcements. Each of the number of reinforcements covers only a portion of the cross-sectional shape such that part of the cross-sectional shape remains uncovered by the number of reinforcements.