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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Neptco, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel E. Upton, Smithfield, RI (US);
Joel D. Gruhn, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
SENVION GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/04 (2006.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/04 (2013.01); B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29C 70/023 (2013.01); B29C 70/083 (2013.01); B29D 99/0028 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02E 10/74 (2013.01); Y02P 70/523 (2015.11); Y10T 29/49336 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53961 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for storing, tapering, cutting and dispensing preform layers of material includes a device for storing coiled lengths of the preform layers of material and a device for receiving coiled lengths of the preform layers of material. The device includes a grinding device to grind portions of the preform layers of material and a cutter to cut the grinded portions of material. A programmable controller is configured to control the operations of at least one of the device and mechanism.