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公开(公告)号:US20170080651A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-23
申请号:US14861197
申请日:2015-09-22
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Mike P. Matlack , Stephen J. Morgan , Thomas K. Tsotsis , James R. Fox , Randall D. Wilkerson
CPC classification number: B29C70/56 , B29C33/22 , B29C70/46 , B29K2101/12 , B29K2105/12
Abstract: A system and method for forming an item from a material, which may include elongated fibers and/or stretched broken fibers. The material is placed on a first clamping portion, which is placed on a fixture. A second clamping portion is placed against the material and the first clamping portion and secured together, forming a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is removed from the fixture and placed on a first die portion, having a first profile. A second die portion is also provided, having a second profile. In forming the item, at least one of the first die portion and the second die portion are moved toward each other such that a second surface of the first die portion and a first surface of the second die portion contact and form the material into the item generally replicating the first profile and the second profile.
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公开(公告)号:US20160288372A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-06
申请号:US14677575
申请日:2015-04-02
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
CPC classification number: B29C33/40 , B29C33/02 , B29C33/3828 , B29C33/405 , B29K2883/00 , B29K2905/12 , B29K2995/0005 , C23C16/00 , C25D5/34 , C25D5/54 , C25D7/00
Abstract: A tool including a tool body, the tool body including a substrate having a tool-side surface, an intermediate layer positioned over the tool-side surface, and an outer layer positioned over the intermediate layer, the outer layer including a metallic material.
Abstract translation: 一种工具,其包括工具主体,所述工具主体包括具有工具侧表面的基板,位于所述工具侧表面上的中间层以及位于所述中间层上的外层,所述外层包括金属材料。
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公开(公告)号:US20160060377A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-03
申请号:US14473232
申请日:2014-08-29
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
IPC: C08F238/00 , C08F226/06
CPC classification number: C08F238/00 , C08F226/06 , C08G73/101 , C08L79/08
Abstract: Polyimides containing a backbone with at least one nanoparticle component and made from oligomers having endcaps that are difunctional or a mix of di- and monofunctionality are provided. The endcaps may be nadic or phenylethynyl. The backbone may be wholly inorganic or made from a mixture of inorganic and organic groups. The oligomers may be created in-situ using standard polymerization of monomeric reactants chemistry using a solvent or may be provided as a pre-imidized compound that may be either a solid or liquid. It is believed that the nanoparticle component of the polymer backbone provides superior thermo-oxidative stability verses unmodified organic backbones. It is further believed that providing difunctional or a mixture of di- and monofunctional endcaps allows for increased crosslinking to provide improved strength and stiffness verses wholly monofunctional endcapped oligomers for polyimides. The nanoparticle is part of the backbone of the polymer and not solely a pendant group.
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公开(公告)号:US20240417915A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-19
申请号:US18333866
申请日:2023-06-13
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
Abstract: A fabricating method is provided for a multilayered, nanoparticle-coated fiber material using a layer-by-layer nanoparticle-deposition system. Fabrication includes coating a fiber substrate with a first type of nanoparticle to provide a first coated layer of the multilayered, nanoparticle-coated fiber material. Fabrication also includes coating the first coated layer with a second type of nanoparticle to provide a second coated layer of the multilayered, nanoparticle-coated fiber material.
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公开(公告)号:US10253192B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-09
申请号:US15250040
申请日:2016-08-29
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
IPC: B32B9/00 , C09D5/24 , C09D171/00 , C09D133/24 , C09D179/08 , C09D179/00 , C09D183/04 , C09D5/00 , B32B9/04
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a barrier-coating structure that includes a polymer-matrix composite having a first surface and a second surface. The barrier-coating structure includes a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface and a sol-gel layer having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the flexible layer contacts the second surface of the flexible layer. The barrier-coating structure includes a barrier layer having a first surface and a second surface. The sol-gel and/or the barrier layer may comprise one or more reactive substituents. The first surface of the barrier layer may be a laser-ablated surface.
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公开(公告)号:US10060042B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-28
申请号:US15089739
申请日:2016-04-04
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
CPC classification number: C25D7/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , B64F5/10 , B64F5/40 , B64F5/50 , C23C18/1653 , C25D5/10 , C25D5/34 , C25D5/56
Abstract: A tool and a method for forming a tool are disclosed. The tool has a base layer additively formed from a polymer material in a desired tool shape. In addition, a sealant layer is formed over an outer surface the base layer. The sealant is a low-modulus material such as a silicone rubber or an elastomer. In one embodiment, the sealant is made electrically conductive by the addition of a filler to the low-modulus material. The filler material may be one of carbon black, carbon fibers, graphene, carbon nanotubes, and metallic whiskers, for example. In another embodiment, the sealant is not electrically conductive and an electrically conductive layer is formed over the sealant layer. Finally, a metallic coating, preferably multilayer, is formed over the sealant layer by electroplating or electrodeposition.
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公开(公告)号:US20180162092A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-14
申请号:US15373769
申请日:2016-12-09
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis , Joseph E. Sprengard
CPC classification number: B32B5/08 , B29C70/081 , B29C70/34 , B29C70/50 , B29K2301/12 , B29K2307/04 , B29K2995/0005 , B29K2995/0089 , B29K2995/0091 , B29L2031/30 , B29L2031/3076 , B32B5/022 , B32B5/12 , B32B5/26 , B32B37/04 , B32B37/203 , B32B2260/023 , B32B2262/02 , B32B2262/106 , B32B2262/14 , B32B2307/202 , B32B2307/558 , B32B2307/56 , B32B2313/04 , B32B2398/20 , B32B2605/00 , B32B2605/18 , D04H1/4242 , D04H1/4374 , D04H3/14 , D04H5/02 , D04H5/08
Abstract: A fiber-modified interlayer includes a nonwoven fabric layer formed of continuous fibers, and discontinuous fibers attached to the nonwoven fabric, the fiber-modified interlayer is attached to at least one reinforcing layer of structural tows to form an interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric, at least one layer of the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric is infused with a matrix material and cured to form a composite structure.
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公开(公告)号:US09744694B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-29
申请号:US14677575
申请日:2015-04-02
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
CPC classification number: B29C33/40 , B29C33/02 , B29C33/3828 , B29C33/405 , B29K2883/00 , B29K2905/12 , B29K2995/0005 , C23C16/00 , C25D5/34 , C25D5/54 , C25D7/00
Abstract: A tool including a tool body, the tool body including a substrate having a tool-side surface, an intermediate layer positioned over the tool-side surface, and an outer layer positioned over the intermediate layer, the outer layer including a metallic material.
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公开(公告)号:US09315633B2
公开(公告)日:2016-04-19
申请号:US14473169
申请日:2014-08-29
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
IPC: C08G77/388
CPC classification number: C08G77/388 , C08G73/101 , C08G73/1014 , C08L79/08
Abstract: Polyimides containing a backbone with at least one nanoparticle component and made from oligomers having endcaps that are difunctional or a mix of di- and monofunctionality are provided. The endcaps may be nadic or phenylethynyl. The backbone may be wholly inorganic or made from a mixture of inorganic and organic groups. The oligomers may be created in-situ using standard polymerization of monomeric reactants chemistry using a solvent or may be provided as a pre-imidized compound that may be either a solid or liquid. It is believed that the nanoparticle component of the polymer backbone provides superior thermo-oxidative stability verses unmodified organic backbones. It is further believed that providing difunctional or a mixture of di- and monofunctional endcaps allows for increased crosslinking to provide improved strength and stiffness verses wholly monofunctional endcapped oligomers for polyimides. The nanoparticle is part of the backbone of the polymer and not solely a pendant group.
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公开(公告)号:US20240367350A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-07
申请号:US18310079
申请日:2023-05-01
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
Abstract: Examples relate to automated stringer compaction and forming techniques. An example technique involves heating one or more layers of fibrous material having thermally activatable material above an activation temperature of the thermally activatable material and forming, by a forming tool, the one or more layers having thermally activatable material into a first fabric subelement. The forming tool is adjusted based on a first set of dimensions corresponding to the first fabric subelement. The technique also involves removing the first fabric subelement from the forming tool, integrating the first fabric subelement into a preform to form a complete element where the preform includes at least the first fabric subelement and a second fabric subelement. The technique further involves infusing, within a mold tool, the complete element with resin, and curing the complete element infused with resin to form the composite structure (e.g., a composite stringer).
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