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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. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Brian L. Gordon, Wheeling, WV (US);
Gregg W. Wolfe, Wheeling, WV (US);
Inventors:
Brian L. Gordon, Wheeling, WV (US);
Gregg W. Wolfe, Wheeling, WV (US);
Assignee:
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/00 (2006.01); B05C 3/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the production of long lengths of continuous-fiber metal matrix composite prepeg ribbon or tape. The tape or ribbon is produced by bringing together multiple fiber tows into a formed bundle of fibers and infiltrating the bundle with metal using a continuous pultrusion process. Pultrusion is a preferred method of tape or ribbon manufacture since it places the fibers in tension during manufacture and avoids subsequent issues associated with buckling stress.