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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Inventors:
Wan Shou, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Nahid Tushar, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/227 (2017.01); B29C 64/141 (2017.01); B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B29C 64/336 (2017.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/227 (2017.08); B29C 64/141 (2017.08); B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 64/336 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a system and process for robot-assisted three-dimensional fabrication of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoset composites (CFRTCs). The system includes a robot and a printhead assembly having a continuous fiber feeding module, a resin coating module, and an in-situ resin curing module. The system and process use resistive Joule heating to locally cure the continuous fiber material on demand during the fabrication of the CFRTCs.