Highly tailored stiffening for advanced composites
US7897239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein are composites that are composed of a plurality of plies with a stiffening grid intimately embedded within the composite. The composite structures have the improved buckling performance characteristics of known isogrid and orthogrid composite structures and yet have a significantly higher damage tolerance that permits such structures to be used in the formation of aircraft and spacecraft designs. Also described herein are methods for making the composites.
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