CA2848202C - Lightweight flexible mandrel and method for making the same - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B29C70/44—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using isostatic pressure, e.g. pressure difference-moulding, vacuum bag-moulding, autoclave-moulding or expanding rubber-moulding
- B29C70/446—Moulding structures having an axis of symmetry or at least one channel, e.g. tubular structures, frames
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US13/271,489 US8534339B2 (en) | 2011-10-12 | 2011-10-12 | Lightweight flexible mandrel and method for making the same |
| US13/271,489 | 2011-10-12 | ||
| PCT/US2012/054577 WO2013055477A2 (en) | 2011-10-12 | 2012-09-11 | Lightweight flexible mandrel and method for making the same |
Publications (2)
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| CA2848202A1 CA2848202A1 (en) | 2013-04-18 |
| CA2848202C true CA2848202C (en) | 2016-06-14 |
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| US (1) | US8534339B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2747972B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6031111B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR102022130B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN103857508B (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2848202C (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2013055477A2 (enExample) |
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- 2012-09-11 CA CA2848202A patent/CA2848202C/en active Active
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| EP2747972B1 (en) | 2018-03-07 |
| KR102022130B1 (ko) | 2019-09-17 |
| EP2747972A2 (en) | 2014-07-02 |
| US20130092323A1 (en) | 2013-04-18 |
| JP2014532000A (ja) | 2014-12-04 |
| KR20140075675A (ko) | 2014-06-19 |
| CA2848202A1 (en) | 2013-04-18 |
| CN103857508A (zh) | 2014-06-11 |
| WO2013055477A3 (en) | 2013-08-01 |
| WO2013055477A2 (en) | 2013-04-18 |
| CN103857508B (zh) | 2017-02-15 |
| US8534339B2 (en) | 2013-09-17 |
| JP6031111B2 (ja) | 2016-11-24 |
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Effective date: 20140307 |