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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Tethers Unlimited, Inc., Bothwell, WA (US);
Robert Hoyt, Bothell, WA (US);
Gregory Kirkos, Bothell, WA (US);
Jeffrey Slostad, Bothell, WA (US);
Gregory Jimmerson, Bothell, WA (US);
Todd Moser, Bothell, WA (US);
Mark Jaster, Bothell, WA (US);
Nicholas Barsalou, Bothell, WA (US);
TETHERS UNLIMITED INC, Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
A truss-formation apparatus comprising two truss makers and a lateral stage, wherein the truss makers create trusses and each truss maker comprises thermal dies, heaters with temperature sensors, and mandrels; wherein the truss makers form trusses that comprise parallel truss elements and battens; wherein a pultrusion actuator pulls parallel truss elements down along a mandrel; wherein a batten actuator causes a thermal die to rotate around a mandrel forming battens that connect parallel truss elements to one another; and wherein the lateral stage comprises a thermal die and traverses the gap between the parallel trusses forming cross members that connect the trusses.