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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stan W Thomas, Garland, TX (US);
Willie K Jackson, Greenville, TX (US);
Roger D Key, Greenville, TX (US);
Gary L White, Greenville, TX (US);
Keith D Elwell, Greenville, TX (US);
Kyle G Fluegel, Greenville, TX (US);
Assignee:
E-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1562728 ; 1562733 ; 1562755 ; 156279 ; 156281 ; 156289 ; 264308 ; 264401 ;
Abstract
A single-tool manufacturing process utilizing a stereolithographic tool for fabricating flexible reinforced rubber parts. The stereolithographic tool is fabricated using a laser and computer-controlled optical scanning system. Then fabric and resin are manually applied to the tool. The stereolithographic tool is utilized like a mold, with successive layers of fabric and resin applied thereto. After curing, the mold is shattered and removed from the designed part.