Jennifer L Rodriguez

US Patent:

20210015485, Jan 21, 2021

Filed:

Sep 25, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/032270

Inventors:

- College Station TX, US
- Santa Clara CA, US
Jennifer N. Rodriguez - Fremont CA, US
Anthony J. Boyle - College Station TX, US
Alan C. Glowczwski - College Station TX, US
Mark A. Wierzbicki - College Station TX, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/12

Abstract:

An embodiment includes a system comprising: an outer conduit; a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam; a metal backbone including: (a)(i) a first portion that extends from the SMP foam proximal end to the SMP foam distal end and which is generally covered by the SMP foam, and (a)(ii) a distal portion that extends distally from the SMP foam distal end and which is not covered by the SMP foam; wherein: (b)(i) SMP foam and the metal backbone are both included within the outer conduit adjacent to the outer conduit distal end; (b)(ii) the metal backbone distal portion transitions from a secondary shape that is uncoiled to a primary shape that is coiled; and (b)(iii) the metal backbone distal portion is in the metal backbone distal portion secondary shape and is located between the SMP foam distal end and the distal end of the outer conduit.

US Patent:

20170015060, Jan 19, 2017

Filed:

Jul 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/802064

Inventors:

- Livermore CA, US
Eric B. Duoss - Dublin CA, US
William Elmer - Livermore CA, US
Michael J. King - Livermore CA, US
Jennifer Nicole Rodriguez - Fremont CA, US
Marcus A. Worsley - Hayward CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 67/00

Abstract:

An additive manufacturing system for producing a carbon fiber epoxy product includes an additive manufacturing print head; a continuous carbon fiber operatively connected to the additive manufacturing print head; a tapered nozzle in the additive manufacturing print head that receives the continuous carbon fiber, the tapered nozzle producing an extruded material that forms the carbon fiber epoxy product; and a tailored resin feed operatively connected to the print head, wherein the continuous carbon fiber is dispersed in the epoxy resin.

US Patent:

20170015061, Jan 19, 2017

Filed:

Jul 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/802105

Inventors:

- Livermore CA, US
Eric B. Duoss - Dublin CA, US
Jennifer Nicole Rodriguez - Fremont CA, US
Marcus A. Worsley - Hayward CA, US
Michael J. King - Livermore CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 67/00

Abstract:

Additive manufacturing of a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) product using an additive manufacturing print head; a reservoir in the additive manufacturing print head; short carbon fibers in the reservoir, wherein the short carbon fibers are randomly aligned in the reservoir; an acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin in the reservoir, wherein the short carbon fibers are dispersed in the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin; a tapered nozzle in the additive manufacturing print head operatively connected to the reservoir, the tapered nozzle produces an extruded material that forms the fibre-reinforced polymer product; baffles in the tapered nozzle that receive the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin with the short carbon fibers dispersed in the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin; and a system for driving the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin with the short carbon fibers dispersed in the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin from the reservoir through the tapered nozzle wherein the randomly aligned short carbon fibers in the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin are aligned by the baffles and wherein the extruded material has the short carbon fibers aligned in the acrylate, methacrylate, epoxy, cyanate ester or isocyanate resin that forms the fibre-reinforced polymer product.