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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127802 | Pi-preform with variable width clevis A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8079387 | Pi-shaped preform A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with weft fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7964520 | Method for weaving substrates with integral sidewalls The present invention generally relates to an integrally woven three-dimensional preform with at least one sidewall in at least one direction constructed from a woven base fabric comprising two or more layers, and a method of forming thereof. A plurality of fibers i... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960298 | Method for weaving closed structures with intersecting walls The present invention generally relates to a woven preform for reinforced composite materials and a method of making thereof. Specifically, the present invention is a method of machine weaving fiber preforms for polymer matrix composites that consist of closed perim... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7943535 | Hybrid three-dimensional woven/laminated struts for composite structural applications A woven preform used to reinforce a composite structure which includes a central portion having a plurality of interwoven layers. The preform also includes first and second end portions having a plurality of independent woven layers that are integrally woven with th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7713893 | Three-dimensional woven integrally stiffened panel An integrally woven three-dimensional preform with stiffeners in two directions constructed from a woven base fabric having first, second and third woven fabrics. A plurality of yarns are interwoven over a region between the first and second fabrics such that the fi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712488 | Fiber architecture for Pi-preforms A woven preform for a reinforces composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into a shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7670969 | Fabricating symmetric and asymmetric shapes with off-axis reinforcement from symmetric preforms A device for obtaining off-axis reinforcement of a woven object. The device is made up of a fixed mandrel and a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel is connected to the fixed mandrel by a shaft that rotates through the middle of the fixed mandrel. The shaft allows... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7655581 | Hybrid three-dimensional woven/laminated struts for composite structural applications A woven preform used to reinforce a composite structure which includes a central portion having a plurality of interwoven layers. The preform also includes first and second end portions having a plurality of independent woven layers that are integrally woven with th... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7413999 | Corner fitting using fiber transfer A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction ... | 08/19/2008 |