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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Susnjara, Birdseye, IN (US);
Lawrence S. Epplin, Grandview, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thermwood Corporation, Dale, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 64/147 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 64/147 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B29K 2905/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49366 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a part with a plurality of cut segments includes receiving a sheet of material with a machining apparatus and removing material during one or more first passes with the machining apparatus to form a plurality of segments in the sheet of material. The method also includes forming a tab by removing material during the one or more first passes with the machining apparatus for forming the segments, the tab connecting two segments within the sheet of material to each other and removing material with the machining apparatus to form joints on the segments.