Patents
US 11220025 B2: Methods of separating carbon fiber tows
- Granted
- 2022-01-11
- Filed
- 2021-01-15 application 17150572
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of separating carbon fiber tows. The method includes separating two or more first carbon fiber tows from a first tow band onto a second elevation to form two or more second carbon fiber tows from a second tow band. The two or more second carbon fiber tows from the second tow band leave gaps next to first adjacent tows of the two or more first carbon fiber tows remaining from the first tow band after the separating step. The first adjacent tows from the first tow band leave gaps next to second adjacent tows of the two or more second carbon fiber tows from the second tow band.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220111.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerlyte, Inc. 8 patents | US company or organization | Petoskey, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Johnston, VII | Petoskey, MI | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29B | Preparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped; making granules or preforms; recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics | B29B15/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C66/69 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65H | Handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables | B65H51/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D01D | Mechanical methods or apparatus in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons | D01D11/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D01F | Chemical features in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons; apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments | D01F9/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D02J | Finishing or dressing of filaments, yarns, threads, cords, ropes or the like | D02J1/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2105/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSTON VII, CHRISTOPHER signed 2020-09-02 | AERLYTE, INC. PETOSKEY, MI | 57644/522 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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