Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substrates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11766835
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16086273

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A welding process may be configured to convert a substrate into a welded substrate by applying a process solvent to the substrate, wherein the process solvent interrupts one or more intermolecular force between one or more component in the substrate. The substrate may be configured as a natural fiber, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, and silk. The process solvent may be configured as an ionic-liquid based solvent and the welded substrate may be a congealed network after the process solvent has been adequately swollen and/or mobilized the substrate. A welding process may be configured such that individual fibers of a substrate are not fully dissolved such that material in the fiber core may be left in the native state by controlling process variables. The welding process fibers may have a tenacity 10% or 20% greater or a diameter 25% less than that of a cellulosic-based yarn substrate.

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NATURAL FIBER WELDING INC6533 N GALENA RD PEORIA IL 61614

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amstutz, Aaron Kenneth Peoria, US 38 137
Choi, Jonglak Peoria, US 14 48
Haverhals, Luke Michael Peoria, US 33 116
Molter, Michael Peoria, US 15 85
Null, Spencer Jacob Peoria, US 13 45
Tang, Xiling Peoria, US 11 45

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