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Title: Thermoplastic welding apparatus and method

Abstract

A thermoplastic welding apparatus includes a thermoplastic welding tool, at least one tooling surface in the thermoplastic welding tool, a magnetic induction coil in the thermoplastic welding tool and generally encircling the at least one tooling surface and at least one smart susceptor in the thermoplastic welding tool at the at least one tooling surface. The magnetic induction coil is adapted to generate a magnetic flux field oriented generally parallel to a plane of the at least one smart susceptor.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1346069
Patent Number(s):
9586362
Application Number:
13/109,061
Assignee:
The Boeing Company
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
DOE Contract Number:  
FG36-08GO18135
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 May 17
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Geren, William Preston, and Miller, Robert James. Thermoplastic welding apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Geren, William Preston, & Miller, Robert James. Thermoplastic welding apparatus and method. United States.
Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Geren, William Preston, and Miller, Robert James. Tue . "Thermoplastic welding apparatus and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1346069.
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