Patent ID: 7491289
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: B32B,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of laying up a laminate structure, the method comprising: forming a metal-polymer composite layer of substantially uniform thickness that non-interruptedly extends from a first face to a second face, the metal-polymer composite layer including: forming a fiber-reinforced polymeric layer, the fiber-reinforced polymeric layer non-interruptedly extending from the first face to the second face along the metal-polymer composite layer; coupling the fiber-reinforced polymeric layer adjacent to the metal-polymer composite layer; forming a metal layer, the metal layer interruptedly extending along a portion of the fiber-reinforced polymeric layer from a third face to fourth face such that the laminate structure is of non-uniform thickness; and coupling the metal layer adjacent to the fiber-reinforced polymeric layer.