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US 2012/0237776 A1Published application
Backed ply material and apparatus for forming same
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorRichard B. Evans
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Abstract
A layered material may include a ply material and a backing film disposed upon the ply material. The backing film may comprise a polyester film.
Claims19
A layered material, comprising:
- a ply material;
- and
- a backing film disposed upon the ply material, the backing film comprising a polyester film.
An apparatus for generating a backed ply material, the apparatus comprising:
- means for disposing a polyester film upon a ply material;
- and
- means for generating a roll of the backed ply material by wrapping the backed ply material about a spool.
An apparatus for generating a composite layup, comprising:
- a means for tacking a ply material having a polyester backing film to a tool;
- a means for disposing the ply material upon the tool along a path;
- and
- means for removing the polyester backing film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.