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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:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce N Greve, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156382 ; 156 622 ; 156286 ; 156324 ; 264112 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing sheet molding compound comprising a fiber processing unit for forming a fiber web. The apparatus also includes a precompaction unit for squeezing air out of the fiber web and a resin mixture paste dispenser for applying paste to the fiber web. The apparatus functions to minimize entrapped air from the resin mixture paste and fiber web.