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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventor:

Bensely Albert, Greenville, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29B 15/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/543 (2013.01); B29B 15/122 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/382 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29D 99/0025 (2013.01); B29D 99/0028 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29B 15/125 (2013.01); B29C 70/16 (2013.01); B29C 70/546 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0827 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0058 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a method for forming a fiber-reinforced polymer component. The method includes impregnating a first fiber tow with a polymerizable liquid contained within a reservoir to form a first impregnated fiber tow. The method also includes positioning the first impregnated fiber tow within a build region of the reservoir. The build region has a shape and size corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the fiber-reinforced polymer component. Furthermore, the method includes irradiating the build region of the reservoir to form a polymerized solid from the polymerizable liquid within the build region. The polymerized solid encases a portion of the first fiber tow to form at least a portion of the fiber-reinforced polymer component.


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