US Patent 7192504 Adding glass to composite bonding surfaces

Patent 7192504 was granted and assigned to Airbus UK on March, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Airbus UK

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71925040

Patent Inventor Names

Michael J Healey0

Date of Patent

March 20, 2007

Patent Application Number

104760740

Date Filed

May 22, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jeff H. Aftergut

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to a method of bonding together two pieces of composite material (10, 26) by applying a layer of glass fibre (20, 28) to a surface of each piece of composite material 10, 26, and bonding the pieces together by means of adhesive (30) between the layers of glass fibre (10, 26). The inclusion of the glass fibre layers (20, 28) advantageously promotes failure of the bond adjacent the glass fibre-adhesive interface rather than at the glass fibre-composite material interface, with the result that damage to the composite material (10, 26) is minimised, and subsequent repair is made easier.