Patent ID: 7862322

Claim:
An infusion system comprising: a housing having an upper flexible diaphragm and a lower flexible diaphragm, the upper diaphragm and the lower diaphragm forming a cavity therebetween; a fiber reinforcement mat positioned within the cavity; a mold positioned below the lower diaphragm and capable of being pressed into the lower diaphragm; and a flow plate having a series of grooves therein, wherein the flow plate is positioned external to the cavity, either underneath the lower diaphragm or overtop the upper diaphragm such that the grooves press into either the lower diaphragm or the upper diaphragm; wherein a vacuum is created within the cavity causing resin to be drawn into the cavity, wherein the resin that is drawn into the cavity interacts with the grooves when flowing within the cavity, and thereafter the mold and the lower diaphragm are pressed together.