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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
U.s.a, As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Godfrey Sauti, Hampton, VA (US);
Jae-Woo Kim, Newport News, VA (US);
Emilie J. Siochi, Newport News, VA (US);
John M. Gardner, Newport News, VA (US);
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A cutting mechanism includes electrodes that are utilized to cut or score a non-conductive outer material of a filament or sheet. The electrodes contact a conductive reinforcing material of the filament or sheet to complete an electric circuit. Electric current flows through and heats the conductive material to oxidize or otherwise separate/cut the conductive material and any remaining non-conductive material.