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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Arris Composites Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Escowitz, Berkeley, CA (US);
J. Scott Perkins, Oakland, CA (US);
Erick Davidson, Piedmont, CA (US);
Riley Reese, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Cory Bloome, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arris Composites Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29B 11/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29B 11/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A preformer capable of simultaneously forming plural preforms includes a forming surface and source of heat. The forming surface includes guides to keep fiber bundles, the nascent form of the preforms, spaced apart and to maintain their cross-sectional dimension. In some embodiments, the preformer further includes a source of energy, and in some embodiments, the preformer includes a source of energy and a cooling source. A method for forming preforms is also disclosed.