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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Marc Oberste, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip Sung Tse Cheng, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ben Wang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03C 3/20 (2006.01); D03D 41/00 (2006.01); D03C 13/00 (2006.01); D03D 47/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D03C 3/205 (2013.01); D03C 13/02 (2013.01); D03D 41/004 (2013.01); D03D 47/266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine and method are presented for continuously forming a woven composite with controllable internal fabric geometry. The machine may include one or more spools for dispensing one or more warp filaments, a roller assembly configured to receive a composite weave, a warp rack having a plurality of warp heads for engaging the warp filaments and vertically adjusting position to dynamically create a weave pattern in response to the insertion of one or more weft filaments by a weft inserter stack.