Patent ID: 8828515

Claim:
A patch for reworking an inconsistent area of a composite structure, the patch comprising: a laminate patch adjacent to a layer of adhesive adjacent to the composite structure, the laminate patch and the layer of adhesive configured to bond to each other and form a first control region, and a second control region configured to surround the first control region, the laminate patch comprising a first ply and a second ply, each ply comprising a first region, and a second region configured to surround the first region, the first region and the second region each tailored to release strain energy at respectively different rates; the layer of adhesive configured to bond the laminate patch to a surface, the layer of adhesive comprising: a first section comprising a width greater than a width of the inconsistent area, and a second section configured to surround the first section, the first section configured to comprise a first release strain energy rate that differs from a second release strain energy rate comprised by the second section.