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Stiffened composite panels

US10029780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1References

20Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

JOSHUA A. ROSS · Woodinville, US
Shane Frank Cuda · Long Beach, US
Mark R. McLaughlin · Snohomish, US
Michael R. Rush · Mukilteo, US
Colin L. Farr · Lynnwood, US
David B. Smith · Mason, US
Nihar Ashokkumar Desai · Bothell, US
Thomas J. Kennedy, III · Wilbraham, US
Lyle R. Deobald · Shoreline, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2013
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stiffened panel comprises a composite panel, and a stiffener including a base flange on the composite panel. The base flange is tapered towards the panel. The stiffened panel further comprises a composite overwrap layer on only the composite panel and a tapered surface of the base flange.

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