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US Patent Number
5814266
Publication Date
9-29-1998
Abstract
A method for improving consolidation of powder resin is provided. The method broadly includes the steps of: (1) sorting particles of the powder resin according to their diameter; (2) combining the sorted particles having a first diameter D1 with the sorted particles having a second diameter D2 so as to form a particle mixture; (3) applying a vibration to the particle mixture; (4) heating the particle mixture; and (5) delivering the particle mixture through a nozzle or into a mold. The particle diameters D1 and D2 are chosen so that once combined there is optimal close packing of the three-dimensional spaces between the powder resin particles.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
650,605
Filing Date
05/20/1996
Recommended Citation
Pienkowski, David A.; Grulke, Eric A.; and Jacob, Robert J., "Method for Improving Consolidation of Powder Resin" (1998). Biomedical Engineering Faculty Patents. 7.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cbme_patents/7
