Patent ID: 11930565
Assignee: MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool, comprising:
a first main tool plate made from a material having a thermal conductivity less than 2 W/m-K and having a first nonplanar geometry selected from the group consisting of aircraft aerodynamic surfaces, aircraft fuselage, wind turbine blades, and sailboat masts;
a second main tool plate made from a material having a thermal conductivity less than 2 W/m-K and having a second nonplanar geometry selected from the group consisting of aircraft aerodynamic surfaces, aircraft fuselage, wind turbine blades, and sailboat masts;
a first sealant layer directly applied onto the first main tool plate and closes off surface porosity;
a second sealant layer directly applied onto the second main tool plate and closes off surface porosity;
a first carbon nanotube resistive heater that is a network of electrically connected carbon nanotubes encompassed within a binder material and is directly applied onto the first sealant layer;
a second carbon nanotube resistive heater that is a network of electrically connected carbon nanotubes encompassed within a binder material and is directly applied onto the second sealant layer;
a first plurality of electrical conductors made from a thermoset or thermoplastic material in conjunction with a metal conductor and connected to the first heater;
a second plurality electrical conductors made from a thermoset or thermoplastic material in conjunction with a metal conductor and connected to the second heater;
a first ceramic topcoat is applied on the first heater and the first plurality of electrical conductors; and
a second ceramic topcoat is applied on the second heater and the second plurality of electrical conductors.