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Patent Inventor Names
Wesley B. Crow0
Marc R. Matsen0
Ronald W. Brown0
Stephen G. Moore0
Charles W. Newquist0
David S. Nansen0
Juris Verzemnieks0
Date of Patent
September 19, 2006
0Patent Application Number
111180530
Date Filed
April 29, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An apparatus and method for consolidating a composite workpiece are provided. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic field generator for inducing a current and thereby heating a susceptor in thermal communication with the workpiece. The workpiece is supported by one or more support tools, each of which transmits the electromagnetic field so that the support tools are not substantially heated by the electromagnetic field. Thus, the time and energy required for heating the workpiece are reduced relative to conventional consolidation techniques.
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