Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Templates and methods for controlling application of materials around protuberances
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Application No.: US15978388Application Date: 2018-05-14
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Publication No.: US10913091B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Kevin P. Galdamez
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kwan Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: B05D1/32
- IPC: B05D1/32 ; B05C17/06 ; B05C21/00

Abstract:
A method of applying material to a workpiece around a protuberance, extending from the workpiece, comprises advancing a template toward the workpiece to insert the protuberance into a positioning opening, located in a first portion of the template, until a first-portion workpiece-facing surface of the first portion is in contact with the workpiece. The method also comprises removably attaching at least a portion of a second-portion workpiece-facing surface of a second portion of the template to the workpiece. The method further comprises separating the first portion of the template from the second portion along the boundary while at least the portion of the second-portion workpiece-facing surface remains attached to the workpiece, applying the material to the workpiece around the protuberance such that the material overlaps the second-portion inner peripheral edge, and detaching the second portion of the template from the workpiece.
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