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Selectively coupled fibers in composites

US8609219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Michael P. Kozar · Mercer Island, US
Mark S. Wilenski · Mercer Island, US
Daniel C. Stanley · Renton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2010
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/249947
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A composite article may include a plurality of fibers embedded within a matrix. The fibers may include a first fiber and a second fiber which may be oriented in substantially parallel relation to one another. The first and second fibers may be connected to one another at one or more connection sites.

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