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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Victor Alfred Beck, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/28 (2006.01); B29C 51/14 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/264 (2013.01); B29C 43/02 (2013.01); B29C 51/145 (2013.01); B29C 70/28 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0081 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic part includes placing fibers, fixing the fibers in place, cutting the fibers, infusing the fibers with a thermoplastic polymer, stacking multiple sheets of the fibers, and molding the multiple sheets together. A method of manufacturing a part includes placing original fibers, fixing the fibers in place, cutting the fibers, infusing the fibers with a thermoplastic polymer, stacking multiple sheets of the fibers, molding the multiple sheets together to form a moldable sheet, and applying a mold to the moldable sheet.