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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sultan Shair, Bavaria, DE;
Martin Petersen, Bavaria, DE;
Andreas Lutz, Bavaria, DE;
Krishnan Balaji Thattai Parthasarathy, Glenville, NY (US);
Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Bavaria, DE;
Thomas Kluge, Bavaria, DE;
James Duvall Bollacker, Albany, NY (US);
Anja Lena Nieratschker, Bavaria, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for forming stacked material includes a housing defining an interior space. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall coupled to the bottom wall. At least one tool is configured to shape the stacked material. The at least one tool is disposed within the interior space. A membrane extends at least partially over the bottom wall and is spaced a distance from the bottom wall. The membrane is configured to move towards the bottom wall. At least one intensifier mechanism is disposed in the interior space and is configured to induce a force against a portion of the stacked material and against the at least one tool as the membrane is moved towards the bottom wall.