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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lisa B. Hanusiak, Candia, NH (US);
Jeffrey M. Parnell, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Steven R. Spear, Derry, NH (US);
William M. Hanusiak, Derry, NH (US);
Charles R. Rowe, Derry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Research Corporation, Vienna, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 7/044 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 7/044 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to tooling for the fabrication of composite materials, particularly layered composite materials. The tooling apparatus encapsulates the composite material and uses an applied pressure, either atmospheric, induced gaseous or mechanical, to the material to retain it in place during off-gassing and/or consolidation.