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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Danny N. Wadewitz, Derby, GB;
Alison J. Mcmillan, Uttoxeter, GB;
Bijoysri Khan, Ripley, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 7/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber cutting device and method for cutting one or more exposed portions of a through-thickness fiber in a surface of a composite material, the device including: a cutting element for cutting the one or more exposed portions; a suction device which is operable to extract the cut exposed portions from the surface of the composite material; and a storage device for receiving the cut exposed portions.