US 12,226,942 B2
High capacity print station, method of making a polymer composite part, and polymer composite part
Patrick W Albor, Covington, PA (US); Roy Joseph Bourcier, Corning, NY (US); and Eric Hamilton Starns, Painted Post, NY (US)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/809,071.
Application 16/809,071 is a continuation of application No. 16/520,745, filed on Jul. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,618,210.
Application 16/520,745 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/034290, filed on May 29, 2019.
Application PCT/US2019/034290 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/993,044, filed on May 30, 2018, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2020/0198202 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
Int. Cl. B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29C 51/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/02 (2006.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/188 (2017.01); B29C 64/194 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/321 (2017.01); B29C 64/336 (2017.01); B29C 70/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/14 (2006.01); B32B 3/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC B29C 48/0017 (2019.02) [B29C 51/002 (2013.01); B29C 51/02 (2013.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/188 (2017.08); B29C 64/194 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/321 (2017.08); B29C 64/336 (2017.08); B29C 70/12 (2013.01); B29C 70/205 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite sheet, comprising:
a plurality of extruded polymer ribbons having a ribbon length and a ribbon width, each polymer ribbon bonded to an adjacent polymer ribbon along adjacent lengthwise edges defining a lengthwise interface located between adjacent polymer ribbons,
each polymer ribbon comprising:
a polymer matrix; and a plurality of discontinuous fibers enveloped by and distributed throughout the polymer matrix,
wherein the discontinuous fibers are commonly aligned such that most of the discontinuous fibers are lengthwise oriented within 15 degrees of a common direction;
wherein the lengthwise interface between adjacent polymer ribbons comprises the polymer matrix of a first polymer ribbon continuously bonded to the polymer matrix of a second polymer ribbon adjacent to the first polymer ribbon along the lengths of the first and second polymer ribbons.