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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2021
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Terrence Wathen, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Selina Xinyue Zhao, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29C 70/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29C 70/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses a method of making a preform for use in manufacturing a component made of a composite material. The method includes stitching fibers onto a film to form a fiber bed in a two-dimensional shape, removing the film from the fiber bed, and adjusting the fiber bed into a three-dimensional shape to form the preform.