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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc., Rochester, NH (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Biddle, Alton, NH (US);
Assignee:
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc., Rochester, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 17/00 (2006.01); D03D 3/08 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 25/00 (2006.01); D03D 49/20 (2006.01); D03J 1/22 (2006.01); A41D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 3/08 (2013.01); D03D 1/00 (2013.01); D03D 25/005 (2013.01); D03D 49/20 (2013.01); D03J 1/22 (2013.01); D10B 2505/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments for clamps and shaping clamp systems are disclosed herein and drawn to such applications as, including but not limited to, an apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional woven preforms that can be curved and have continuous fibers in the direction of curvature. Embodiments of the clamps may include an upper clamp, and a lower clamp of complementary shape and mateable with the upper clamp, with the clamp being configured to receive a fabric therebetween.