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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Electroimpact, Inc., Mukilteo, WA (US);
Inventor:
Marcus Jordan Boyle, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Electroimpact, Inc., Mukilteo, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/384 (2013.01); B29C 70/382 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01);
Abstract
An AFP head providing a plurality of fiber element tows under tension to a compaction roller which in operation presses the individual tows onto a substrate to produce a part. A separate laser heat source, such as an individual laser module, is provided for each pair of tows or tetrad of tows. Each laser is separately controllable to provide an on/off capability.