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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, COLUMBIA, SC (US);
Inventor:
Michael Van Tooren, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/00 (2019.01); B29C 65/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/72 (2006.01); B29C 65/24 (2006.01); B29C 65/32 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/0681 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/106 (2013.01); B29C 65/1412 (2013.01); B29C 65/16 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/242 (2013.01); B29C 65/32 (2013.01); B29C 65/488 (2013.01); B29C 65/5071 (2013.01); B29C 65/72 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/114 (2013.01); B29C 66/43441 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/81417 (2013.01); B29C 66/8362 (2013.01); B29C 66/863 (2013.01); B29C 66/929 (2013.01); B29C 66/9221 (2013.01); B29C 66/9241 (2013.01); B29C 65/4815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fusion bonding process for polymeric components and welding heads for use in the process are described. Methods and devices can be utilized to weld polymer-based structural components to one another by use of an enhanced friction stir welding technology that combines heating, pressure, and polymer agitation to form a highly secure joint between polymeric structural components and a short fiber reinforced thermoplastic connection element.