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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Patrick Donovan, Fuerth, DE;
Assignee:
PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/06 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 39/38 (2006.01); B29K 311/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/003 (2013.01); A43B 1/06 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 39/38 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0855 (2013.01); B29K 2311/02 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a cork composite material is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a plurality of cork particles, adding a binder material to the cork particles to form a mixture of the cork particles and the binder material, transferring the mixture to a mold, applying energy to the mixture, cooling the mixture, and removing the cork composite material from the mold. Further, the energy includes electromagnetic radiation that fuses the cork particles with the binder material. Cooling the mixture solidifies the mixture, thereby forming a cork composite material.