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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Molly Kole, Hartford, CT (US);
Olivier H. Sudre, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 1/24 (2006.01); C04B 35/628 (2006.01); C04B 35/634 (2006.01); C04B 35/80 (2006.01); D04H 18/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 1/24 (2013.01); C04B 35/62834 (2013.01); C04B 35/62884 (2013.01); C04B 35/634 (2013.01); C04B 35/80 (2013.01); D04H 18/02 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5224 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5256 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5276 (2013.01); C04B 2235/614 (2013.01);
Abstract
A needle array suitable for perforating a fibrous preform includes a backplate and a plurality of needles individually removably attached to and extending away from the backplate. Each of the plurality of needles includes a bundle of ceramic filaments, a metallic sheath surrounding a first end of the bundle abutting the backplate, and a sharpened point on the second end of the bundle, the second end being oppositely disposed from the first end.