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US 12,697,789 B2

Tape laying head

US 12,697,789 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: ICOMAT LIMITED. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
ICOMAT LIMITED
Inventors
Evangelos Zympeloudis
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2023-03-16
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,789 B2 · US12697789 · 12697789

Abstract

A tape laying head configured to lay a tow material on a mould in the construction of a composite structure, the tape laying head including: a shearing mechanism configured to receive tow material from a tow supply and to steer the tow material by applying shear deformation to the tow material between a pair of shear boundaries defined by the shearing mechanism, the shearing mechanism being further configured to apply a driving force to the tow material, the driving force having a longitudinal component and a transverse component with respect to the tow material during steering of the tow mate…

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