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Method for making consolidated composite structures

US11826965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Christopher A. Howe · Manjimup, AU
Angelo Koucoulis · Melbourne, AU
Stuart Arthur Bateman · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

Filing date	May 13, 2022
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 13, 2042

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods for fabricating a composite structure by forming, via additive manufacturing, a solid-phase component; positioning the solid-phase component and a reinforcement into a mold cavity; and consolidating, in the mold cavity, the solid-phase component, the reinforcement, and a liquid-phase component to form the composite structure.

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