US 12,263,664 B2
Aircraft with composite assembly and a method of manufacture
Mark Allan Page, Long Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to JetZero, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US)
Filed by JETZERO, INC., Long Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/118,827.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300209 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 37/15 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2023.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 5/073 (2021.05) [B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 37/15 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 39/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B32B 2250/20 (2013.01); B32B 2255/02 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2305/10 (2013.01); B32B 2313/04 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); B64C 2039/105 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite assembly for a blended wing body aircraft, the composite assembly comprising:
a first portion of an outer mold line of the blended wing body aircraft comprising a first assembly, wherein the first assembly comprises a first molded part, wherein the first molded part comprises a first plurality of fibers, wherein the first molded part is partially infused with a first resin;
a second portion of the outer mold line of the blended wing body aircraft comprising a second assembly, wherein the second assembly is oriented relative to the first assembly, the second assembly comprising a second molded part, wherein the second molded part comprises a second plurality of fibers, wherein the second molded part is partially infused with a second resin; and
a joining region comprising at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers and at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers embedded within a single resin matrix having a thickness substantially similar to a thickness of the first assembly and a thickness of the second assembly, wherein the at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers and the at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers are substantially adjacent and infused with a third resin once the at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers and the at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers are positioned substantially adjacent to each other within the single resin matrix, wherein the at least a portion of the first plurality of fibers is oriented in a different direction than the at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers.