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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021

Filed:

May. 23, 2017
Applicants:

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);

Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);

Tighitco, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US);

Inventors:

Michael Johannes Leonardus Van Tooren, Elgin, SC (US);

Igor Luzinov, Clemson, SC (US);

Nikolay Borodinov, Central, SC (US);

Wout De Backer, Columbia, SC (US);

Arturs Peteris Bergs, Cayce, SC (US);

Assignees:

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);

Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);

TIGHITCO. Inc., North Charleston, SC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/314 (2017.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29B 15/12 (2006.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B29K 105/10 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29B 15/125 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/314 (2017.08); B29C 70/20 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B29K 2105/106 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A composite filament for use in additive manufacturing such as fused filament fabrication is described along with methods of its construction and use. The composite filament includes a single continuous filament (e.g., a continuous carbon roving) and a polymer (e.g., a high glass transition polymer) in intimate contact. The composite filament is formed through immersion of the continuous filament in a solution of the polymer. The composite filament can be combined with an additional formation material in an additive manufacturing process.


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