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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel J. Braley, St. Peters, MO (US);
Anthony M. Tamayo, Fontana, CA (US);
Eric G. Barnes, Rancho Palos Verde, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 13/00 (2006.01); B29B 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 13/022 (2013.01); B29C 70/083 (2013.01); B29D 99/0078 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A system and method for producing a uniform continuous fiber filament. The system and method include a fiber tow with an axial magnet attached to an end of the fiber tow, a polymer tube, and a radial magnet that fits around a circumference of the polymer tube. The radial and axial magnets are used to feed the fiber tow through the polymer tube using magnetic forces to create the uniform continuous fiber filament.