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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dmitri Mungalov, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alex Bogdanovich, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
3TEX, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 3/06 ;
Abstract
A machine for producing complex-shaped, three-dimensional engineered fiber preforms having unitary, integral and seamless structures and, a method for making the preforms on the machine, and preforms produced thereby. The integral design and structure of the preform is formed by a combination of interlacing and non-interlacing fiber systems that permits variable cross-sectional area and dimensions from a first end to a second end along an axis via selective activation and control of at least one module, preferably a plurality of moduli connected to each other in any desirable configuration.