Extrusion/dispensing systems and methods
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1. A method for extruding/dispensing composite materials, comprising:
- feeding a first material into a first channel used to extrude/dispense the first material, feeding a second material used to maintain a shape of the first material into one or more second channels residing on at least one side of the first channel;
merging the flow of the first material and the flow of the second material into a single flow in which the second material surrounds the first material;
applying the single flow to a substrate to produce at least one composite material; and
post-processing the dispensed composite material to form a solid.
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Abstract
A method for extruding composite materials on a substrate includes feeding a first material into a first channel and a second material, used to maintain a shape of the first material, into one or more second channels residing on at least one side of the first channel, merging the flows of the first and second materials into a single flow in which the second material surrounds the first material, applying the single flow to a substrate to produce at least one composite material, and post-processing the composite material to form a solid.
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1. A method for extruding/dispensing composite materials, comprising:
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feeding a first material into a first channel used to extrude/dispense the first material, feeding a second material used to maintain a shape of the first material into one or more second channels residing on at least one side of the first channel;
merging the flow of the first material and the flow of the second material into a single flow in which the second material surrounds the first material;
applying the single flow to a substrate to produce at least one composite material; and
post-processing the dispensed composite material to form a solid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for co-extruding composite materials on a substrate, comprising:
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merging at least two different materials from at least two different channels to generate a single flow of the at least two different materials; and
applying the single flow of the at least two different materials to the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for co-extruding/dispensing composite materials, comprising:
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merging two disparate materials to generate a single flow of different materials within an applicator; and
applying the single flow to generate one of an entity of vertically layered materials and an entity of horizontally layered materials. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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