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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2010
Robert G. Wiley, Franklin, TN (US);
Brett Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Jared Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Jeremy Dawkins, Brentwood, TN (US);
Robert G. Wiley, Franklin, TN (US);
Brett Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Jared Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Jeremy Dawkins, Brentwood, TN (US);
3SAE Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a liquid metal clamp, and a clamp system and method including same. A clamp system includes a first clamp configured to hold a first portion of a set of fibers and a second clamp configured to hold a second portion of the set of fibers, the second clamp comprising a liquid metal that takes a liquid form at a first temperature for receipt of the second portion of the set of fibers and that takes a solid form at a second temperature to secure the second of the set of fibers. The set of fibers can be a single fiber or a plurality of fibers. The fiber or fibers can have a circular or non-circular cross section.