Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for layup tooling
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Application No.: US14278205Application Date: 2014-05-15
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Publication No.: US09597843B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Matthew S. Stauffer , Douglas R. Ludin
- 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: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent Joseph F. Harding
- Main IPC: B33Y10/00
- IPC: B33Y10/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; B29C70/30 ; B29C33/38 ; B29C33/40 ; B29C70/32 ; B29C33/00 ; B29C33/76 ; B29K79/00

Abstract:
One example of the present disclosure relates to a tool for laying up composite material to form a workpiece having a target contour. The tool includes a support structure including an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, and support plates connected to the elongated member and spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis. The elongated member includes a metallic material. The tool also includes a non-metallic backing structure connected to the support plates, the non-metallic backing structure comprising a working surface that includes a backing contour complementary to the target contour.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150328842A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYUP TOOLING Public/Granted day:2015-11-19
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