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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Mark Thompson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 15/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prepreg tape assembly for impregnating a dry fiber tow to make composite components. The prepreg tape assembly can include a bath defining a slurry reservoir, a series of rollers located in the bath, and a take-up drum located outside of the slurry reservoir. The prepreg tape assembly also includes a first metering device capable of metering slurry, where the first metering device has a tow passage. The tow passage includes an inlet and an outlet, where the inlet of the tow passage overlies or is located in the slurry reservoir.