Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of making a control surface
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Application No.: US17446550Application Date: 2021-08-31
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Publication No.: US12157572B2Publication Date: 2024-12-03
- Inventor: Jeffery Lee Marcoe , Marc Rollo Matsen , Waeil Ashmawi
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: B64C9/00
- IPC: B64C9/00 ; B29D99/00 ; B64C3/18 ; B64C3/26

Abstract:
A thin, lightweight control surface is fabricated by induction consolidation of thermoplastic components. The control surface includes a forward section co-consolidated with a rear section. The front section includes a cover and the rear section includes a truss core covered by an outer skin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230061907A1 Control Surface and Method of Making the Same Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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