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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:
Mar. 20, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michelle Ann Blackburn, Oxford, OH (US);

Stephen Michael Deak, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B29C 73/12 (2006.01); B29C 73/30 (2006.01); B29C 73/32 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/002 (2013.01); B29C 35/0227 (2013.01); B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29C 73/12 (2013.01); B29C 73/30 (2013.01); B29C 73/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for repairing a laminated article having a damaged area comprising the steps of: removing the damaged area from the laminated article so as to leave a repair site; positioning a repair patch to cover the repair site; placing one or more heat blankets over the repair patch and other selected locations; placing the laminated article with the repair patch in a vacuum bag; placing the vacuum bag in an autoclave; operating the autoclave within a selected range of desired temperatures and pressures; and, curing the repair patch of the laminated article without disturbing or damaging the adjacent bondments within a composite structure.


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