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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:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen W Tsai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428105 ; 428107 ; 428109 ; 428113 ; 428114 ; 428116 ; 428118 ;
Abstract
Composite grid/frame structures are constructed from grid elements 36 arranged in a grid pattern and bonded together by a vacuum infiltration technique or, alternatively, a filament winding technique. Grid elements 36 are sliced cross-sections of pultruded or filament-wound tubing typically made from glass or graphite fiber and epoxy resin. Common cross-sectional shapes are square, rectangular, triangular, and circular. Finished two-dimensional grids 46 may be combined with longitudinal rods 48 to form three-dimensional frames for concrete reinforcement, engine containment, and many other applications.