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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Katherine Emily Waugh, Coronado, CA (US);
Kyle Rosenbrock, Pueblo, CO (US);
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29B 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29B 11/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for in-situ compaction during z-fiber reinforcement of a dry fiber preform is provided. The method includes positioning a needling assembly adjacent to the dry fiber preform, compacting, via a compaction foot of the needing assembly, the dry fiber preform in a first direction, and needling, via a set of barbed needles, at least a portion of the dry fiber preform beneath a surface of the compaction foot in the first direction.