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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Hohenkammer, DE;

Thomas Koerwien, Hohenkirchen, DE;

Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Thomas Miebach, Ballston Spa, NY (US);

Inventors:

Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove, Hohenkammer, DE;

Thomas Koerwien, Hohenkirchen, DE;

Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Thomas Miebach, Ballston Spa, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/546 (2013.01); B29C 70/443 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01); Y02T 50/43 (2013.01);
Abstract

A resin infusion apparatus and system, layup system comprising the same, and methods of using these are provided. The resin infusion apparatus comprises a hollow cylinder having a plurality of pores perforating an arcuate surface thereof. The interior of the cylinder is provided with one or more flow restrictors that assist in controlling the flow out of the pores of the cylinder. Laminates made of prepregs prepared using the apparatus and/or system may thus be essentially free of voids.


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