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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141608 | Apparatus for manufacturing extruded coiled tubes for medical purposes An apparatus for manufacturing extruded coiled tubes for medical purposes is provided which includes rotary shafts protruding from a spindle, each rotary shaft being coupled to a respective flexible shaft resting on a series of supporting elements substantially equi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8091603 | One-piece inner shell for full barrel composite fuselage A mandrel for manufacturing a unitary seamless section of an aircraft fuselage comprises a thin lay-up mandrel element disposed onto the outer shell surface of an inner mandrel shell, forming a mandrel with a substantially continuous lay-up surface. A unitary pre-cu... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7836931 | Tape laying apparatus and method An automated tape head assembly for a multiple axis tape laying machine includes a tape supply reel and a tape compaction roller. Tape from the supply reel passes through the space between the two independent structures of the supply reel and compaction roller defin... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819160 | Device for using fibers with flexible fiber-routing tubes A fiber application machine, for making components out of composite materials, that includes a system for displacing a fiber application head, fiber storage means, and fiber conveying means for conveying fibers from said storage means to the application head. The co... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775248 | Cylndrical container sleeve formation A system including a supply roll of a laminate, a mandrel for wrapping the laminate therearound, feed rollers that spool the laminate off the supply roll onto the mandrel, the feed rollers being attached to a mounting plate by an adjustable bracket that sets an angl... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7748424 | Filament winding apparatus and methods of winding filament The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for winding filament to create a structure. In one embodiment, the invention includes the application of filament to a rotating mandrel to create a desired shape. The invention includes the filament winding of b... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735536 | Filament winding apparatus A filament winding apparatus for rotating in a predetermined direction a core material that is supported by a supporting portion, and for winding around the core material, an elongated material which has flexibility and which is impregnated with an unhardened synthe... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7503368 | Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7451795 | System for separating and linking composite fibers A system and process for separating and linking composite fibers, fiber bundles and the like in a filament winding installation (10) for the manufacture of rotationally symmetric wound packages (70) has a feeding device (11) for a fiber strand (... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7438106 | Production of shaped rubber body A shaped rubber body with improved uniformity in terms of weight and/or physical properties is produced by extruding a rubber strip by a positive displacement extruding system that includes, as seen from an upstream side of the rubber strip, a screw extruder unit, a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422647 | Unidirectional, multi-head fiber placement An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lay up includes a mandrel tool having a an interior mandrel surface that conforms to an outside mold line (OML) of a part: to be manufactured. One or more circular rings surround the mandrel and are attac... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413623 | Apparatus for resin-impregnation of fibers for filament winding A two roll impregnator for impregnating fiber reinforcement for use in filament winding operatives contains two abutting rolls, at least one and preferably both having an elastomeric surface. Resin is constrained within a bath whose lower surfaces are defined by the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7361835 | Toneable conduit and method of preparing same The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The ton... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353853 | Fiber placement machine A fiber placement machine has a creel that supplies a fiber band to a presser member that applies the fiber band to a tool or form. The presser member is part of a head that is attached to the creel of the machine by a wrist that provides movement about yaw, pitch a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347910 | Method for manufacturing a container end wall of lightweight construction and a container provided with such an end wall A method for producing a lightweight end wall of a containers characterized by the following stages: manufacturing a large size lightweight thermoplastics tube by spirally winding and joining together a hollow profile of thermoplastics, cutting a piece from such a t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7319146 | Nonionic cellulose ether and its use The present invention relates to a nonionic methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose ether having a flocculation temperature of 70-95° C., a DS-methyl of 0.1-0.8 and a DS-ethyl of 0.1-0.7. The cellulose ether has versatile properties and may be used as a thickening agen... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293737 | Co-cured stringers and associated mandrel and fabrication method A co-cured composite stringer and associated apparatus and method are provided. The co-cured composite stringer includes a stringer and a mandrel positioned within a channel defined in the stringer. A plurality of strips are positioned within an opening of the mandr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282107 | Multiple head automated composite laminating machine for the fabrication of large barrel section components An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lamination on a mandrel surface of a tool having a rotational axis includes a mechanical supporting structure that supports multiple material delivery heads. The tool is moveable and rotatable relative to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279643 | Toneable conduit and method of preparing same The invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and be readily detected by toning equipment. The conduit can be coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall w... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267152 | Device for the guiding of individual reinforcement threads An arrangement (1) for guiding individual reinforcement filaments (2) onto a carrier (3) has a positioning disc (4) with a plurality of filament guides (9) arranged distributed on a circular ring of the positioning disc (4).... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251893 | Tribological applications of polyelectrolyte multilayers One aspect of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a surface coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer, wherein said surface is glass, metal, plastic, polymer, or fiberglass. Another aspect of the present invention involves a meth... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247344 | Method and apparatus for applying surface treatments to photosensitive printing elements during thermal development The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for applying a surface treatment composition to a photosensitive printing element during thermal processing. A photosensitive printing element is contacted with a web of absorbent material that is capabl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243697 | Apparatus and method for coating pipes Apparatus for coating pipes includes means for applying a sheet material 32,33,34, to a pipe 2 and means for heating 23,31 the sheet material and/or pipe. The means for heating may be operative to heat the sheet material during its application t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228611 | Method of transferring large uncured composite laminates A method of transferring an uncured composite laminate skin from a lay-up surface of a male mandrel tool to a female cure tool includes defining multiple vacuum zones on the lay-up surface, each zone corresponding to one of a multiple of portions into which the skin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213929 | Illumination apparatus and image projection apparatus An illumination apparatus illuminating an objective illumination region comprises a plurality of illuminants having light-emitting surfaces radiating diffused light, an illuminant substrate in which the illuminants are disposed so as to be set in array on the circum... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213629 | Vacuum assisted ply placement shoe and method A device for placing a ply on a substrate surface includes a vacuum manifold assembly configured for attachment to a vacuum source and a substrate seal configured to provide a substantially gas impermeable interface with the substrate surface. This device further in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206665 | Precision feed end-effector composite fabric tape-laying apparatus and method A fabric and tape laying machine operable with: (a) a robot including programmable control device, (b) a supply roll containing a continuous strip of composite tape or fabric, and (c) a mold of predetermined surface shape relative to x, y and z coordinates, includin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204286 | Apparatus for continuously forming FRP square pipe An apparatus 1 for continuously forming an FRP square pipe comprises a long core 10 for laminating prepreg sheets, and to this core 10 are fed prepreg sheets from prepreg laminating devices 20, 30, 40 and 50 with a release film int... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201200 | Device and method for applying a strip to a rotary surface A reinforcement strip is laid on a rotating receiving surface during the manufacture of a tire. The strip passes through a guide which is moved alternatingly transversely relative to a travel path of the strip, whereby the strip is laid in an undulating pattern on t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175787 | Method for producing a fiber composite component, and apparatus for producing such a component The invention relates to a method for producing a fiber composite component having at least one intersection point. An apparatus for producing a component, comprising fiber composite material, including lower and upper dies of a pressing tool and optionally a heat s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169343 | Method of molding a reinforced nodal structure A machine and method for moulding a composite of complex nodal structure includes laying down under CNC a reinforcement (38) of constant cross-section repeatedly into and along channels (26) of a mold (24) and through nodes of the structure, clo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166251 | Segmented flexible barrel lay-up mandrel An aircraft barrel lay-up assembly is provided comprising a barrel mandrel assembly having a contiguous outer barrel lay-up surface. A minor barrel outer surface element is movable between a minor barrel engaged position and a minor barrel disengaged position and fo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124797 | Filament winding apparatus and methods of winding filament The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for winding filament to create a structure. In one embodiment, the invention includes the application of filament to a rotating mandrel to create a desired shape. The invention includes the filament winding of b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093642 | Systems and methods for a robotic tape applicator The present invention is directed to systems and methods for automatically applying a tape, such as an adhesive, to a work-piece. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a system and method for a robotic tape applicator that includes ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090162 | Apparatus and method of winding optical fiber sensor coil for fiber optic gyroscope An apparatus for winding, in the form of a quadrupole, an optical fiber used for forming a sensor coil of a fiber optic gyroscope. A center shaft is supported by a pair of support sections. A cylindrical spool is fitted around the center shaft. A pair of winding dis... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083698 | Automated composite lay-up to an internal fuselage mandrel An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lay up includes a mandrel tool having a an interior mandrel surface that conforms to an outside mold line (OML) of a part: to be manufactured. One or more circular rings surround the mandrel and are attac... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055202 | Tire rotating machine A machine for rotating a tire disposed on a vehicle. The machine includes a roller and a roller cover. Contaminants on a tire may be captured by the roller cover and disposed of when the roller cover is periodically removed from the roller. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048024 | Unidirectional, multi-head fiber placement An aircraft part manufacturing device for automated composite lay up includes a mandrel tool having a an interior mandrel surface that conforms to an outside mold line (OML) of a part: to be manufactured. One or more circular rings surround the mandrel and are attac... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017849 | Electromagnetic brake in a slitter An idler roll brake in a paper handing machine employs an electromagnet positioned close to the periphery all of the idler roll which interacts with and induces eddy currents a conducive roll and a gear shaped steel ring fitted within the conducive roll. The electro... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994324 | Fiber redirect system, multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement apparatus incorporating same and related methods A fiber redirect system for use with a multi-axis robotic wrist and fiber placement system and methods of using the same are provided. The fiber redirect system may include one or more redirect mechanisms configured to alter the path of one or more fiber tows fed fr... | 02/07/2006 |
