Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Joint molding apparatus
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Application No.: US14159009Application Date: 2014-01-20
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Publication No.: US09751256B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: William Peter Zivich , Ashley J. Norris , Matthew Grant Swain
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Reising Ethington P.C.
- Main IPC: B29C65/78
- IPC: B29C65/78 ; B29C65/22 ; B29C65/48 ; B29C65/50 ; B29C65/00 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
A joint molding apparatus for molding joints between composite panels comprising inflatable molding bladders connectable to a source of pressurized fluid. A bladder support structure supports the bladders in respective positions adjacent an intersection of panels where, when inflated, the bladders support a joint formed at the intersection of panels while an uncured portion of the joint is curing to hold the joint in a desired configuration at the panel intersection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150202823A1 Joint Molding Public/Granted day:2015-07-23
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