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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Pu Gu, Apex, NC (US);
Mansour Hussein Mohamed, Raleigh, NC (US);
3TEX, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A shaped three-dimensional engineered fiber preform construction having at least one insertion hole therein and rigid composite structure formed therefrom having a singular, unitary component construction, thereby providing improved and uniform finished product characteristics and performance for structural applications, particularly for use as a connector, coupling, and the like. The shaped 3-D engineered fiber preform construction of the present invention is fabricated on a 3-D weaving machine designed and configured to produce a variety of cross-sectional shapes and sizes as well as to produce a plurality of structures in series for subsequent separation and processing.