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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed A. Hashish, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles D. Burnham, Southbury, CT (US);
Steven J. Craigen, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/00 (2006.01); B26D 5/06 (2006.01); B26F 1/38 (2006.01); B26D 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/004 (2013.01); B26D 5/06 (2013.01); B26D 7/08 (2013.01); B26F 1/3806 (2013.01); B26F 1/3813 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of trimming fiber reinforced polymer composite workpieces are provided which use a pure waterjet discharged from a cutting head in liquid phase unladened with solid particles at an operating pressure of at least 60,000 psi and in combination with other cutting parameters to provide a final component profile without delamination, splintering, fraying or unacceptable fiber pullout or fiber fracture.