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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatuses for maintaining temperature differential in materials using thermoelectric devices during hot bonded repair
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Application No.: US15232200Application Date: 2016-08-09
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Publication No.: US10309695B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Gary D. Oakes
- 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: Coats & Bennett, PLLC
- Main IPC: B29C35/02
- IPC: B29C35/02 ; B29C65/30 ; B29C73/34 ; B29L31/30 ; F25B21/02 ; F25B21/04

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for repairing a composite material in situ are disclosed including maintaining and controlling the temperature of a material adjoining a composite material in situ, while the composite material is being heating during a composite material repair, such repair accomplished by positioning a heat source proximate to a first side of the composite material and positioning a thermoelectric device proximate to a structure located proximate to the second of the composite material, and substantially maintaining the temperature of the structure at a temperature that is different than a temperature of the composite material.
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