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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:
Feb. 20, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Nathan Andrew Stranberg, Post Falls, ID (US);

Andrew Michael Stulc, Spokane, WA (US);

Brock Adam Jahner, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);

Stephen Tyler Wilson, Coeur D'Alene, ID (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/255 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/336 (2017.01); B29B 15/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29B 15/122 (2013.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/255 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/336 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/384 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

An additive manufacturing system is disclosed for use in fabricating a structure. The additive manufacturing system may include a support, and a print head operatively connected to and moveable by the support. The print head may include a housing, a supply module operatively mounted to the housing and configured to hold a supply of continuous reinforcement, an impregnation module operatively mounted to the housing and configured to wet the continuous reinforcement with a matrix, and a clamping module operatively mounted to the housing downstream of the supply module relative to movement of a reinforcement through the print head. The clamping module may be configured to selectively clamp the continuous reinforcement. The additive manufacturing system may also include a controller in communication with the support and the print head and configured to coordinate operations of the support and the print head to fabricate a three-dimensional structure.


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