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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew M. Hopkins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Donald J. Sutkus, Mercer Island, WA (US);
James M. Kestner, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer S. Noel, Kent, WA (US);
Robert J. Miller, Fall City, WA (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher J. Hottes, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark E. King, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Darren R. Walker, Sandy, UT (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A processing apparatus such as a heating and/or debulking apparatus that may be used to debulk a plurality of uncured composite layers to form an article such as an aircraft component may include a plurality of interconnected smart susceptor heater blankets. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be connected in series or in parallel, and may be controlled to uniformly heat the component during formation.