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US 2022/0212757 A1Published application
High performance composites for underwater applications
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsOrlando L. Mijares, Dan L. Reller, Sridhar Krishnamurthi Siddhamalli
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Abstract
An underwater structure includes a half cylinder with ribs arranged on an interior surface. The half cylinder and the ribs are a semi-monocoque structure including a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite.
Claims20
An underwater structure comprising:
- a half cylinder with ribs arranged on an interior surface, the half cylinder and the ribs being a semi-monocoque structure comprising a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite.
An underwater structure comprising:
- a cylinder that is a monocoque structure comprising a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite.
A method of making an underwater structure, the method comprising:
- heating and applying under pressure a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material to a mold, such that fibers of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic comoposite extends continuously around or along a length of the underwater structure to form a semi-monocoque or monocoque underwater structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.