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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Charles Fletcher Stewart, Athens, TN (US);
Inventor:
Charles Fletcher Stewart, Athens, TN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 51/005 (2006.01); B65H 54/20 (2006.01); B65H 59/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 51/005 (2013.01); B65H 54/20 (2013.01); B65H 59/40 (2013.01); B65H 2301/51422 (2013.01); B65H 2301/515326 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5155 (2013.01); B65H 2701/314 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for splitting a high filament count carbon fiber tow into a set of tows with reduced filament counts. The apparatus is comprised of an electrolyte bath assembly and a splitting assembly comprised of at least one blade. The preferred embodiment of the blades being Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The splitting assembly being positioned within the electrolyte bath or adjacent to the exit of the electrolyte bath.