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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
James William Shanahan, Mount Pleasant, TX (US);
Bobby Allen Mihlhauser, Mount Pleasant, TX (US);
Mastercraft Industries, L.P., Mount Pleasant, TX (US);
Abstract
A material extrusion and patterning machine for a workpiece having an irregularly curved edge and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the machine includes: (1) a frame, (2) a fixture coupled to the frame for rotation relative thereto and having a clamp adapted to hold the workpiece, (3) an extrusion head, coupled to the frame for translation relative thereto and adapted to move relative to the axis of rotation to follow the edge and (4) a mold mount, coupled to the frame for translation relative thereto and adapted to move relative to the axis of rotation to follow the edge, the extrusion head and mold mount cooperating to deposit the material on the edge and allow a mount to place a pattern on the material as the workpiece rotates relative to the frame.