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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Jonathan Goering, York, ME (US);
Steve Biddle, Alton, NH (US);
Jonathan Goering, York, ME (US);
Steve Biddle, Alton, NH (US);
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc., Rochester, NH (US);
Abstract
Preforms for use in fiber-reinforced composites, fiber-reinforced composites, and methods for making thereof are disclosed. One method includes interweaving a plurality of warp yarns with a single weft yarn so as to form a tubular woven structure with a central axis. The preform can be woven using an endless or tubular weaving technique, and can be woven so as to have two or more diameters along a length thereof. The preform can include one or more layers of a fabric formed on or attached to one or both surfaces of the tubular woven structure. The end structure can be a part of a window frame, a wheel rim, or a combustor in a jet engine.