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Method of increasing stiffness of an inflated structure
Assignee: Goodyear Aerospace Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-16
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1984-07-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William B Cross
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-22 23:12
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D22/00; B29D22/02; B29K; B29K2021/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A METHOD OF REINFORCING A PANEL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT FLEXIBLE OUTER SKINS INTERCONNECTED WITH A PLURALITY OF UNSEVERED DROP THREADS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF SEVERING THE DROP THREADS IN AT LEAST ONE ELONGAED PATH WHILE THE DROP THREADS ARE ACCESSIBLE PRIOR TO COMPLETE ASSEMBLY OF THE PANEL, SO THAT SAID PATH EXTENDS SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE DISTANCE OF ONE LENGTH OF THE PANEL, AND SO THAT THE WIDTH OF THE PATH IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF THE PANEL, DEPOSITING AN AMOUNT OF FOAMABLE MATERIAL WITHIN THE PANEL WHICH WHEN SET UP WILL FILL THE SPACE BETWEEN THE
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