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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:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Continuous Composites Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);

Inventors:

Kyle Frank Cummings, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);

Marcus Raye Vincent Brodie, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);

Samuel VanDenBerg, Hayden, ID (US);

Ryan C. Stockett, Spokane, WA (US);

Assignee:

Continuous Composites inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a print head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement that is at least partially coated in a matrix, and a compactor configured to compact the continuous reinforcement and the matrix. The system may also include a cure enhancer configured to direct a path of cure energy toward the matrix after discharge, wherein the path of cure energy passes through at least a portion of the compactor.


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