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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2017
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Julio Vergara, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Andrew Padula, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Lucas Restrepo, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/72 (2006.01); B29C 65/62 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/40 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/72 (2013.01); B29C 33/40 (2013.01); B29C 65/4825 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 65/62 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); B29C 66/53461 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/74281 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/114 (2013.01); B29K 2883/00 (2013.01); B29K 2905/00 (2013.01); B29K 2905/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reinforcing joints between one or more components is presented. Adhesive is applied to joint areas of contact between the components and the components are stitched together at the joint areas to ensure that the joints are mechanically stable enough to withstand stresses such as pressurization and external manipulation.