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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.

Patent No.:

US 10800710 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2018

Apparatus and methods for gripping flexible materials

Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Danilo Veljkovic, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Robert Hanet, Canton, MI (US);

James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);

Thomas Joseph Post, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Jermie E Cozart

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/45 (2006.01); C04B 35/80 (2006.01); B65H 5/08 (2006.01); B65H 5/14 (2006.01); B28B 1/52 (2006.01); C04B 35/565 (2006.01); B28B 23/00 (2006.01); B28B 23/02 (2006.01); C22C 47/06 (2006.01); B23P 13/02 (2006.01); B28B 11/12 (2006.01); B26F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/4584 (2013.01); B23P 13/02 (2013.01); B28B 1/522 (2013.01); B28B 23/0006 (2013.01); B28B 23/022 (2013.01); B65H 5/085 (2013.01); B65H 5/14 (2013.01); C04B 35/565 (2013.01); C04B 35/806 (2013.01); C22C 47/06 (2013.01); B26F 3/002 (2013.01); B28B 11/12 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3826 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5224 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5228 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5248 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5252 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5268 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49801 (2015.01);
Abstract

A ceramic fiber processing apparatus and method for processing ceramic fibers for the manufacture of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is provided. The apparatus includes a frame including a plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers wound thereabout and extending across a void therein the frame to define a first planar array of ceramic fibers and a second planar array of ceramic fibers. During use, the frame is disposed in the ceramic fiber processing apparatus in a manner to enable gripping of the first planar array of ceramic fibers with a first gripper assembly and gripping of the second planar array of ceramic fibers with a second gripper assembly. A cutting mechanism provides cutting of the plurality of unidirectional ceramic fibers to separate the first planar array of ceramic fibers and the second planar array of ceramic fibers from one another.

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