US 11,788,216 B2
Single-layer ceramic-based knit fabric for high temperature bulb seals
Tiffany A. Stewart, Sherman Oaks, CA (US); Christopher P. Henry, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); and Amoret M Chappell, St. Charles, MO (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/175,983.
Application 17/175,983 is a division of application No. 14/741,138, filed on Jun. 16, 2015, granted, now 11,053,614.
Prior Publication US 2021/0164134 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D04B 1/14 (2006.01); F16J 15/08 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/22 (2006.01); F16J 15/06 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC D04B 1/14 (2013.01) [D04B 1/225 (2013.01); F16J 15/027 (2013.01); F16J 15/065 (2013.01); F16J 15/0812 (2013.01); F16J 15/22 (2013.01); D10B 2101/08 (2013.01); D10B 2505/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a thermal sealing member, comprising:
simultaneously feeding a continuous ceramic strand and a continuous load-relieving process aid strand through a single material feeder and a first metal alloy wire through a second material feeder;
concurrently knitting the continuous ceramic strand, the continuous load-relieving process aid strand and the first metal alloy wire to form a single-layer ceramic-based knit fabric, wherein the first metal alloy wire is in a soft-tempered state; and
forming the single-layer ceramic-based knit fabric into the shape of the thermal sealing member.