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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Gregory M. Monforte, Ii, Nicholson, PA (US);
David James Burke, Carbondale, PA (US);
Matthew Madden, Dickson City, PA (US);
Gregory M. Monforte, II, Nicholson, PA (US);
David James Burke, Carbondale, PA (US);
Matthew Madden, Dickson City, PA (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Simpson, PA (US);
Abstract
The present application discloses a method of shaping a working material () into an article, consisting of two primary stages: (a) in the absence of added heat, consolidating and shaping the working material into a pre-form shape using a dynamic hydroforming process that employs a rigid, male-shaped tool () and a non-rigid, female-shaped tool (); and (b) in the presence of added heat, further consolidating and shaping the working material into the final shape using at least one additional rigid forming tool ().