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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Matthew Kweder, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Kweder, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hexcel Corporation, Dublin, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/207 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24058 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1051 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24124 (2015.01); B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29C 70/345 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01);
Abstract
Layers of unidirectional (UD) fiber prepreg are formed into a pre-plied, multi-directional, continuous fiber laminate that is used as a molding compound to form three dimensional structures. Cut-outs from the laminate are slotted and folded along fold lines to provide near-net-shaped preforms that may be compression molded to form fiber-reinforced composite structures having complex shapes.