Abstract: A method of manufacturing a structural member includes preheating a plurality of fibers to a first temperature, moving the preheated fibers along an assembly line, applying a binder having a viscosity lower than 25 centipoise to at least one of the preheated fibers, providing a die shaped to receive the preheated fibers, wherein the die moves together with the preheated fibers along at least a portion of the assembly line, maintaining a temperature of the plurality of fibers at a temperature substantially similar to the first temperature, and compressing the plurality of fibers within the die while maintaining a temperature.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2024
Assignee:
Neuvokas Corporation
Inventors:
Erik John Kiilunen, Kenneth Brian Keranen, Matthew Paul Kero
Abstract: Method of manufacturing a structural member includes moving fibers (130) along an assembly line (100), applying binder to spaced apart fibers (130) extending across a first area, and applying a traction agent (178) to at least one of the fibers and the binder. A tapered die (180) has a first portion (195) with a first greater diameter positioned to receive the fibers and a second portion with a second lesser diameter positioned downstream of the first portion. Guiding the fibers along the die and decreasing a distance between the plurality of fibers with the die. After decreasing the distance between the plurality of fibers, the fibers extend across a second area that is smaller than the first area, and the plurality of fibers are shaped with a shaping station. Traction agent increases friction between at least one of the fibers and either an adjacent fiber or the die during shaping.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 16, 2020
Assignee:
Neuvokas Corporation
Inventors:
Erik John Kiilunen, Kenneth Brian Keranen, Matthew Paul Kero
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a structural member includes preheating a plurality of fibers to a first temperature, moving the preheated fibers along an assembly line, applying a binder to at least one of the preheated fibers, providing a die shaped to receive the preheated fibers, wherein the die moves together with the preheated fibers along at least a portion of the assembly line, maintaining a temperature of the plurality of fibers at a temperature substantially similar to the first temperature, and compressing the plurality of fibers within the die while maintaining a temperature.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 27, 2017
Assignee:
Neuvokas Corporation
Inventors:
Erik John Kiilunen, Kenneth Brian Keranen, Matthew Paul Kero
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a structural member includes preheating a plurality of fibers to a first temperature, moving the preheated fibers along an assembly line, applying a binder to at least one of the preheated fibers, providing a die shaped to receive the preheated fibers, wherein the die moves together with the preheated fibers along at least a portion of the assembly line, maintaining a temperature of the plurality of fibers at a temperature substantially similar to the first temperature, and compressing the plurality of fibers within the die while maintaining a temperature.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 7, 2014
Publication date:
November 13, 2014
Applicant:
Neuvokas Corporation
Inventors:
Erik John Kiilunen, Kenneth Brian Keranen, Matthew Paul Kero