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EP3043275 - A COMPOSITE MEMBER AND A METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING INTERFACIAL DELAMINATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.10.2019
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.05.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2023/12]
Former [2016/28]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BALABANOV, Vladimir
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
02 / WECKNER, Olaf
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
03 / WU, Yuan-Jye
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
04 / SAADI, Abdelhai Maysara
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
05 / RASSAIAN, Mostafa
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL Illinois 60606-2016 / US
 [2016/28]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/28]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date15202206.722.12.2015
[2016/28]
Priority number, dateUS20151458853602.01.2015         Original published format: US201514588536
[2016/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3043275
Date:13.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50, B29D99/00, B32B5/02, B32B5/12, G06F17/18
[2019/37]
CPC:
G06F30/20 (EP,US); B64C3/182 (CN); B32B5/12 (US);
B32B5/02 (US); B64C3/26 (CN); G06F17/18 (US);
G06F30/00 (US); G06F30/15 (EP,US); G06F30/23 (EP,US);
B32B2250/20 (US); B32B2307/544 (US); B32B2307/546 (US);
B32B2605/18 (US); G06F2111/08 (EP,US); G06F2113/26 (EP,US);
Y02T50/40 (EP); Y10T428/24504 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/28]G06F17/50, B29D99/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/09]
Former [2016/28]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HAUTSTRINGERDESIGN FÜR VERBUNDSTOFFFLÜGEL[2019/37]
English:A COMPOSITE MEMBER AND A METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING INTERFACIAL DELAMINATION[2016/28]
French:CONCEPTION DE REVÊTEMENT DE LONGERON POUR AILES COMPOSITES[2016/28]
Former [2016/28]HAUTSTRINGERDESIGN FÜR VERBUNDSTOFFFLÜGEL
Examination procedure22.12.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/09]
08.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2006162456  (KENNEDY JAMES C [US], et al) [X] 1,7* Among the structures that are routinely non-destructively tested are composite structures, such as composite sandwich structures and other adhesive bonded panels and assemblies, such as hat stringers or hat stiffeners made from carbon fiber reinforced and graphite epoxy (Gr/Ep) materials and co-cured or co-bonded hat stringers.; paragraph [0004]; claims 1-4 *;
 [X]US2011224952  (MARASCO ANDREA IVAN [ES], et al) [X] 7 * claims 1-3 *;
 [X]US2013231902  (LUBY STEVEN [US], et al) [X] 7 * Various embodiments enable aerospace, automotive, and wind energy industries to optimize weigh, cost, and performance of composite parts by ensuring fiber orientation matches specifications and to reduce manufacturing flaws such as buckling and delamination.; claims 1-4 *;
 [X]EP2676787  (BOEING CO [US]) [X] 1-5,8,11,12 * .The chamfered edge 58 helps to prevent delamination of the composite hat stiffener 32 which may occur during removal of one or more caul plates 60 (see FIGS. 5A-5B), if such caul plates 60 are used, after curing, co-curing, bonding or co-bonding due to adhesive bleed.; paragraph [0018]; figure 2a *;
 [X]EP2764987  (BOEING CO [US]) [X] 1 * "pull-off load" means a shear load and/or moment force applied to a composite structure, such as a stringer, at locations where the composite structure is attached or bonded to another composite structure, such as a composite skin panel or web, such that the shear load and/or moment force may cause delamination or separation of the reinforcing stiffener from the attached composite structure.; paragraph [0029]; figure 9 *;
 [X]US8862437  (RASSAIAN MOSTAFA [US], et al) [X] 7 * Modeling "The number of attributes identified may be at least one of a value, a chemical formula, a layup angle, a width of a ply, a type of fiber, a type of resin, a type of cloth, a type of tape, a number of layers, a polymer, and other suitable attributes." "The progressive modeling may include, for example, simulating ballistic impact, inconsistencies, penetration, matrix cracks, delamination, fiber tension shear, fiber compression, fiber crush, and/or other undesired effects that may occur for a composite structure and/or material." "For example, in some advantageous embodiments, more than one level of simulations and/or analysis may be performed. For example, a simulation of a platform, such as an aircraft, may be performed. Thereafter, an additional identification of a portion of the aircraft may be selected for analysis or further simulation. For example, stringers in a portion of a fuselage may be selected for the additional analysis or simulation. Characteristics for stringers in the fuselage may be identified from the simulation already performed or from additional simulations" *
by applicant   - DAVIDSON ET AL., "An Analytical Crack-Tip Element for Layered Elastic Structures", ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS, (199506), vol. 62, pages 294 - 305
    - "Energy Release Rate Determination for Edge Delamination Under Combined In-Plane, Bending and Hygrothermal Loading. Part I-Delamination at a Single Interface", JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, (1994), vol. 28, no. 11, pages 1009 - 1031
    - "Virtual crack closure technique: History, approach, and applications", APPL. MECH. REV., (200403), vol. 57, no. 2, pages 109 - 143
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