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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
May. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harlan L Woods, Wakefield, MA (US);
Richard C Lewis, Merrimack, NH (US);
Peter Nagy, Acton, MA (US);
Stephen A Kraus, Clinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Avco Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228190 ; 228193 ; 228265 ; 29412 ; 29423 ;
Abstract
Methods for and preforms for making fiber reinforced composites are disclosed. According to the invention, preforms which allow composites to be machined are provided. Also, preforms with a uniform debulking ratio are provided with non-uniform fiber placement. In addition, methods of forming composites have less material waste and allow more than one composite to be consolidated at one time.