Patent 11292190 was granted and assigned to Arevo Inc on April, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A technique for depositing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic filament in an arc is disclosed that mitigates the centripetal forces that arise in the prior art. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the centripetal forces are ameliorated by twisting the filament while depositing it in an arc.