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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan K. Garhart, Seymour, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/14 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 2310/0831 (2013.01); B32B 2310/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for bonding a member to a substrate is disclosed. A surface of the member is prepared by applying an element to the surface. The element includes a dye agent that changes color when exposed to a level of plasma radiation consistent with preparing the surface for bonding. The surface is exposed to the plasma radiation and is inspected to see whether or not a change in a color of the dye agent occurs. After the dye agent changes color; the surface is bonded to the substrate.