Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermoplastic composite panel systems and methods
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Application No.: US16780569Application Date: 2020-02-03
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Publication No.: US11691357B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Samantha Landis , Guinevere Berg , Andrew Cai , Johann Steven Schrell
- Applicant: ROHR, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Chula Vista
- Assignee: ROHR, INC.
- Current Assignee: ROHR, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Chula Vista
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B29C43/00
- IPC: B29C43/00 ; B29C70/00 ; B29C70/42 ; B29C43/18 ; B29C65/00 ; B29K101/12 ; B29K105/06 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface includes forming first and second skins from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The method further includes overmolding fiber-reinforced thermoplastic features onto the first skin and/or second skin, including stiffener structures, sidewalls, and/or hinges. The method further comprises welding or consolidating the first and second skins together, along with the associated internal features overmolded thereon to form a single-piece, stiffened, fiber-reinforced thermoplastic control surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210237373A1 THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-08-05
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