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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
R. Byron Pipes, Lafayette, IN (US);
Ian Cameron Coker, Victoria, AU;
Douglas Edward Adams, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ronald Sterkenburg, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
R. Byron Pipes, Lafayette, IN (US);
Ian Cameron Coker, Victoria, AU;
Douglas Edward Adams, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ronald Sterkenburg, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Crawfordsville, IN (US);
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of repairing a damaged portion of a panel formed of composite material. The method includes preparing the damaged portion for repair and applying a pressure responsive adhesive layer to substantially cover the damaged portion. The method also includes disposing a vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding repair patch assembly to substantially cover the damaged portion and substantially covering the repair patch assembly with a vacuum bag assembly. Resin is introduced into and impregnates the repair patch assembly. The repair patch assembly is cured after being impregnated.