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  • Bends in composite panels
    Patent number: 9205616
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen M. Young, Carl Aaron Davison, Will George Pfeffer