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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.:

US 9114570 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2013

Systems and method for producing three-dimensional articles from flexible composite materials

Applicant:

Cubic Tech Corporation, Mesa, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Roland Joseph Downs, Mesa, AZ (US);

Christopher Michael Adams, Mesa, AZ (US);

Jon Michael Holweger, Queen Creek, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Cubic Tech Corporation, Mesa, AZ (US);

Attorney:

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Atul P Khare

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B32B 1/04 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B29C 53/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/7832 (2013.01); A43B 23/0225 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); B29C 66/004 (2013.01); B29C 66/022 (2013.01); B29C 66/432 (2013.01); B29C 66/547 (2013.01); B29C 70/202 (2013.01); B29C 70/345 (2013.01); B29D 35/00 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/0063 (2013.01); B32B 1/04 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); B29C 53/60 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1051 (2015.01); Y10T 156/14 (2015.01); Y10T 428/19 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24074 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24628 (2015.01); Y10T 442/614 (2015.04);
Abstract

The present disclosure encompasses three-dimensional articles comprising flexible-composite materials and methods of manufacturing said three-dimensional articles. More particularly, the present system relates to methods for manufacturing seamless three-dimensional-shaped articles usable for such finished products as airbags/inflatable structures, bags, shoes, and similar three-dimensional products. A preferred manufacturing process combines composite molding methods with specific precursor materials to form fiber-reinforced continuous shaped articles that are flexible and collapsible.

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