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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michelle Ann Blackburn, Oxford, OH (US);
Stephen Michael Deak, Liberty Township, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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.