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7419373 Apparatus and method for induction lamination of electrically conductive fiber-reinforced composite materials  
A method and apparatus for forming laminate composite structures. At least two laminae, each containing electrically conductive reinforcing fibers, are placed upon each other in contacting...
7216832 Method of assembling a single piece co-cured structure  
A method for manufacturing a composite structure is disclosed herein. The process uses a frame and selectively pressurizable forms. The forms define the interior members of the composite structure...
7204951 Method of assembling a single piece co-cured structure  
A method for manufacturing a composite structure is disclosed herein. The process uses a frame and selectively pressurizable forms. The forms define the interior members of the composite structure...
7126096 Resistance welding of thermoplastics in aerospace structure  
Rib and spar webs are joined in a composite wingbox to eliminate fasteners by welding the webs along bondlines defined by overlapping sections of the webs. Heat to produce the weld is generally...
6889937 Single piece co-cure composite wing  
A single piece co-cured composite wing is disclosed. The wing has a flying surface and structural members. In one embodiment the structural members may be a plurality of spars. The spars may have...
6881374 Method for induction lamination of electrically conductive fiber reinforced composite materials  
A method and apparatus for forming laminate composite structures. At least two laminae, each containing electrically conductive reinforcing fibers, are placed upon each other in contacting...
6743327 Solid surface products  
A flat non-porous unitary solid surface product comprised of: (a) a flat non-porous unitary matrix made of polymethylmethacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, or combinations thereof; and...
6616780 Method and device for supplying labels to labeling device  
A method and a device are disclosed for supplying a plurality of labels to a labeling device. The device includes a carton containing a stack of labels. The labels are packaged in the carton with...
6613169 Thermoplastic rewelding process  
Thermoplastic welding is an emerging technology targeted at significantly reducing the manufacturing cost of aerospace structure by eliminating fasteners and the touch labor associated with...
6602810 Method for alleviating residual tensile strain in thermoplastic welds  
Thermoplastic welding is an emerging technology targeted at significantly reducing the manufacture of aerospace structure by eliminating fasteners and the touch labor associated with fasteners to...
6482497 Pressure-cycled, packet-transfer infusion of resin-stitched preforms  
A method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber-reinforced, composite materials relies on one or more processes improving over conventional forming, filling, and processing techniques. A homogeneous...
EP0865900B1 Process for manufacturing large size articles from composite material and propeller blade, namely for windmills, produced using such a method  
Abstract of EP0865900 The method moulds especially open- or closed composite sections of large dimensions. One or more thickness of mixed thread- or fibre materials (18), comprising thermoplastic...
6284089 Thermoplastic seam welds  
The present invention is a method for joining thermoplastic composite sandwich panels with thermoplastic welds (fusion bonds) made without autoclave processing of the joint. The preferred joint is...
EP1120045A1 Method and apparatus for making stacks of wafer cones provided with protecting jackets  
In a process to assemble a stack of ice cream wafer cones (3) each protected by a protective sheath (2), the individual cones (1) are advanced in linear motion on a conveyer belt (4). During this...
6040563 Bonded assemblies  
The processing time and energy efficiency of metal or composite bonding operations is improved by heating the lay-up preform of the structure in an induction heating press where energy goes...
5935475 Susceptor integration into reinforced thermoplastic composites  
Problems associated with accurately positioning a susceptor at the bond line between two or more prefabricated, fiber reinforced, resin composite detail parts to facilitate thermoplastic welding...
5925277 Annealed thermoplastic weld  
The present invention is a method for improving the strength and quality of thermoplastic welds by annealing the weld following its formation at a temperature of at least about 500° F. (i.e.,...
5916469 Susceptor integration into reinforced thermoplastic composites  
Problems associated with accurately positioning a susceptor at the bond line between two or more prefabricated, fiber reinforced, resin composite detail parts to facilitate thermoplastic welding...
5902935 Nondestructive evaluation of composite bonds, especially thermoplastic induction welds  
Thermoplastic welding is an emerging technology targeted at significantly reducing the manufacturing cost of aerospace structure by eliminating fasteners and the touch labor associated with...
5869814 Post-weld annealing of thermoplastic welds  
The present invention is a method for improving the strength and quality of thermoplastic welds by annealing the weld following its formation at a temperature of at least about 500° F. (i.e.,...
5847375 Fastenerless bonder wingbox  
Rib and spar webs are joined in a composite wingbox to eliminate fasteners by welding the webs along bond lines defined by overlapping sections of the webs. Heat to produce the weld is generally...
5833799 Articulated welding skate  
An apparatus for thermoplastic welding together by fusion bonding an assembly of composite parts, each having a resin-rich thermoplastic surface layer, along bond lines containing a conductive...
5829716 Welded aerospace structure using a hybrid metal webbed composite beam  
A hybrid metal webbed composite beam includes a metal I or T web section and a composite cap formed over and adhered to the I or T web. The beam incorporates the advantages of metals and composites...
EP0865900A1 Process for manufacturing large size articles from composite material and propeller blade, namely for windmills, produced using such a method  
The method moulds especially open- or closed composite sections of large dimensions. One or more thickness of mixed thread- or fibre materials (18), comprising thermoplastic and reinforcement, are...
5808281 Multilayer susceptors for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals  
Sesceptor sheets are selected so that their magnetic permeability decreases to unity at approximately the desired operating temperature thereby limiting heating to this "Curie temperature" and...
5793024 Bonding using induction heating  
The processing time and energy efficiency of metal or composite bonding operations is improved by heating the lay-up preform of the structure in an induction heating press where energy goes...
5760379 Monitoring the bond line temperature in thermoplastic welds  
Quality welds are highly dependent upon achieving appropriate temperatures everywhere along the bond line. The present invention uses multinode thermocouples to measure the bond line temperature in...
5756973 Barbed susceptor for improviing pulloff strength in welded thermoplastic composite structures  
Thermoplastic welding is an emerging technology targeted at significantly reducing the manufacture of aerospace structure by eliminating fasteners and the touch labor associated with fasteners to...
5753068 Thermoplastic welding articulated skate  
An apparatus for thermoplastic welding together by fusion bonding, an assembly of composite parts, each having a resin-rich thermoplastic surface layer, along bond lines containing a conductive...
5728309 Method for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals  
For forming or consolidating organic matrix composites, for example, an organic matrix composite panel is sealed between sheets of a susceptor material that is susceptible to induction heating. The...
5723849 Reinforced susceptor for induction or resistance welding of thermoplastic composites  
A fiber reinforcement fabric contains a metal susceptor strip paired with each warp thread and woven with the weave thread to produce a thermoplastic welding susceptor of separated and electrically...
5717191 Structural susceptor for thermoplastic welding  
Thermoplastic welds suffer from significant residual tensile strain caused by differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the carbon fiber reinforced composite laminates and the...
5710412 Fluid tooling for thermoplastic welding  
Fluid tooling for use in an inductive welding system for creating a fusion bond along a bond line between two thermoplastic parts includes an elongated vessel made of fluid impervious flexible...
5705796 Reinforced composites formed using induction thermoplastic welding  
We form welded reinforced composites by heating a susceptor along the bond line with a time-varying magnetic field produced with a moving induction coil. To obtain more uniform heating across the...
5705795 Gap filling for thermoplastic welds  
Thermoplastic welding is an emerging technology targeted at significantly reducing the cast of manufacture of aerospace structure by eliminating fasteners and the touch labor associated with...
5660669 Thermoplastic welding  
An apparatus for thermoplastic welding together by fusion bonding, an assembly of composite parts, each having a resin-rich thermoplastic surface layer, along bond lines containing a conductive...
5645744 Retort for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals  
For forming or consolidating organic matrix composites, for example, an organic matrix composite panel is sealed in a "retort" between sheets of a susceptor material that is susceptible to...
5641422 Thermoplastic welding of organic resin composites using a fixed coil induction heater  
Quality thermoplastic fusion welds are formed in prefabricated resin composite parts by aligning a susceptor along a bondline between parts with the induction coil segments of a solenoid induction...
5633074 Prepreg available for fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin and process of producing sporting goods using the same  
A prepreg for a sleeve member of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin available for a tennis racket or a golf club is woven by using ribbon-shaped reinforcing fiber tows/uni-directional commingle...
5624594 Fixed coil induction heater for thermoplastic welding  
A fixed coil induction heater produces quality thermoplastic fusion welds in prefabricated resin composite parts. A susceptor along a bondline between parts aligns with the induction coil segments...
5573613 Induction thermometry  
A method and apparatus for sensing the temperature of a susceptor in a bond line in an inductive welding process utilizing a conductive susceptor at the interface between the two plastic parts, and...
5571436 Induction heating of composite materials  
Apparatus and method for superplastic forming. The workpiece is held between a pair of dies that are electrically and thermally nonconductive, and is heated inductively by a coil embedded within...
5556565 Method for composite welding using a hybrid metal webbed composite beam  
A hybrid metal webbed composite beam includes a metal I or T web section and a composite cap formed over and adhered to the I or T web. The beam incorporates the advantages of metals and composites...
5520995 Strong flexible pre-impregnation of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin free from a void in matrix  
A pre-impregnation has a ribbon-shaped tow of reinforcing fibers and a ribbon of thermoplastic resin laminated on the ribbon-shaped tow and fixed thereto at intervals, and the thermoplastic resin...
5508496 Selvaged susceptor for thermoplastic welding by induction heating  
Susceptors for induction heating for use in thermoplastic welding are tailored to provide precise control of the heat applied to the weld and especially to control overheating at the edges of...
5500511 Tailored susceptors for induction welding of thermoplastic  
To obtain more uniform heating across the susceptor when welding composite parts using induction heating, we create edge regions of lower absolute impedance or a lower longitudinal impedance than...
5486684 Multipass induction heating for thermoplastic welding  
An induction coil is passed over an interface between two resinous parts to be welded and an alternating magnetic field generated by the coil induces eddy currents in a foraminous susceptor...
5484500 Method for forming structural panels having a core with thermoplastic resin facings  
A process for fabricating panels of a core material with thermoplastic resin facings. The core material is either foam or a honeycomb structure from aramid paper. A belt press machine provides a...
5444220 Asymmetric induction work coil for thermoplastic welding  
An asymmetric coil which has an "A" winding on one pole of the "C" core and a "B" winding of opposite helical twist, on the other pole, we can achieve relatively uniform, intense heating between...
5376322 Process for making a thermoformed shell for a luggage case  
The inventive process forms a thermoformable preform by pressure laminating a layer of cloth fabric to one face of the thermoplastic substrate, preferably as the substrate is extruded and while...
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