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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Steven McGinnis, Seattle, WA (US);
Adrian Timothy Wallace, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Manufacturing systems for expandable components may include a controller, a heat and/or pressure source, and a transfer line. For example, the expandable components may be configured to transform from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration upon application of heat and/or pressure. In addition, the controller may activate the heat and/or pressure source to release heat and/or gases that are directed to the expandable components via the transfer line. Further, the manufacturing system may also include an igniter, a manifold, and a valve to further control the release of heat and/or gases. Moreover, at least a portion of the heat and/or gases may be recaptured in a closed chamber and redirected to additional expandable components in other closed chambers. Furthermore, various post-processing may be performed on the components in their expanded configurations.