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US 12,580,095 B2Granted
Structures with integrated conductors
AssigneeLiquid Wire Inc.
InventorsJesse Michael Martinez, Michael Adventure Hopkins, Charles J. Kinzel, Trevor Antonio Rivera, Mark William Ronay, Edward Martin Godshalk
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Abstract
Systems, structures, and methods include a structure formed from a plurality of layers of matrix material. A bus is secured between adjacent layers of the plurality of layers of the matrix material. The bus includes a conductive gel configured to propagate an electrical signal through the structure.
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A system, comprising:
- a structure formed from a plurality of layers of fiber-reinforced matrix material;
- a bus secured between adjacent layers of the plurality of layers of the fiber-reinforced matrix material, the bus comprising a conductive gel configured to propagate an electrical signal through the structure;
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- wherein the bus is encapsulated, at least in part, by the fiber-reinforced matrix material and the bus comprises resin which forms a sheet which encapsulates the conductive gel, the sheet forming a trace which contains the conductive gel, and the adjacent layers of the fiber-reinforced matrix material are in contact with the sheet.
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A method of manufacturing a structure comprising the steps of:
- providing at least a first layer of a curable fiber-reinforced matrix material that is at least partially uncured;
- depositing a conductor on the first layer such that the conductor forms at least one trace;
- providing a second layer of the curable fiber-reinforced matrix material that covers the conductor and encloses the conductor between the first and second layers;
- and
- curing the fiber-reinforced matrix material;
- wherein the step of depositing a conductor on the first layer includes depositing the conductor onto a carrier and depositing the carrier onto the first layer such that the carrier comprises the conductor;
- and
- wherein the carrier is a laminate structure comprising at least a first sheet, a second sheet, and the conductor is disposed between the first and second sheets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.