US 11,766,856 B2
Panel with paint ready surface
George T. Franck, III, Santa Ana, CA (US); Alvin S. Bartolome, Eastvale, CA (US); and Patrick G. Jarvis-Shean, Fullerton, CA (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/569,043.
Application 17/569,043 is a division of application No. 15/249,380, filed on Aug. 27, 2016, granted, now 11,247,448.
Application 15/249,380 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/631,790, filed on Feb. 25, 2015, granted, now 9,987,832, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/945,330, filed on Feb. 27, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126556 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/26 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/38 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 37/182 (2013.01) [B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 37/0075 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/7254 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29C 66/7375 (2013.01); B29C 66/7392 (2013.01); B29C 66/7394 (2013.01); B29C 66/7422 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29D 99/0089 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/38 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/146 (2013.01); B32B 37/26 (2013.01); B29C 37/0064 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0283 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0809 (2013.01); B29K 2105/253 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/003 (2013.01); B32B 2037/268 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0269 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2305/10 (2013.01); B32B 2305/72 (2013.01); B32B 2309/025 (2013.01); B32B 2315/08 (2013.01); B32B 2323/10 (2013.01); B32B 2331/00 (2013.01); B32B 2363/00 (2013.01); B32B 2367/00 (2013.01); B32B 2377/00 (2013.01); B32B 2379/00 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for curing a composite panel to produce a smooth surface, comprising:
constructing a panel layup assembly upon a mold, the panel layup assembly including the composite panel, wherein the composite panel comprises at least a core and a resin formulation, and a release film between the mold and the composite panel, wherein a smooth release surface of the release film is in contact with the composite panel upon construction;
initiating curing of the composite panel at a first temperature within a lowermost ten percent of a curing temperature range of the resin formulation;
continuing curing of the composite panel at a second temperature above the lowermost ten percent of the curing temperature range; and
completing curing of the composite panel at a third temperature below the second temperature.