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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.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Nanette L. Hultgren, Palmetto, FL (US);
Inventors:
Nanette L. Hultgren, Palmetto, FL (US);
Steven C Austin, Palmetto, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/02 (2006.01); B32B 38/08 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/70 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 9/007 (2013.01); B32B 37/02 (2013.01); B32B 38/08 (2013.01); B29C 63/0021 (2013.01); B29C 63/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/70 (2013.01); B29C 66/005 (2013.01); B29C 66/5221 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0016 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0028 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2597/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for making a carbon fiber tubular component by sliding a carbon fiber sleeve and a fiber sleeve over a tubular mandrel. The sleeves overlying the tubular mandrel are saturated with a curable resin and inserted into a mold cavity of a compression mold. The cured carbon fiber tubular component is removed from the compression mold after the curing of the resin.