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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130113133 | Impregnation Assembly and Method for Manufacturing a Composite Structure Reinforced with Long Fibers The present invention provides an impregnation system suitable for impregnating filaments continuously with an impregnating substance, said system may comprise an impregnation assembly comprising (a) at least one axial passageway for the filaments having an entrance end... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20120273988 | Impregnation Section with Upstream Surface and Method for Impregnating Fiber Rovings An impregnation section of a die and a method for impregnating at least one fiber roving with a polymer resin are disclosed. The impregnation section includes an impregnation zone configured to impregnate the roving with the resin and a gate passage in fluid communicati... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120251823 | TOW PREPREG AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME The invention provides a tow prepreg having improved productivity and performance. In various embodiments, the tow prepreg has 90% or more resin impregnation and a FAW greater than 600 g/m2. A method of making the prepreg by impregnating each continuous reinf... | 10/04/2012 |
| 20120238164 | COMPOSITE POLYAMIDE ARTICLE The use of polyamide modified by hydroxyaromatic compounds employed in the impregnation of reinforcing materials taking the form of a cloth of industrial fabrics for the manufacture of composite materials is described. The described use relates to composite materials an... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120232213 | Two Phase Binder Compositions and Methods for Making and Using Same Fiberglass products and methods for making same are provided. The fiberglass product can include a plurality of fibers and a two phase binder composition comprising a mixture of an aqueous polymer and a powdered polymer.... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120178325 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION The invention relates to composite structures having surface, which surface has at least a portion made of a composition comprising one or more polyamides having an excess of amine end groups such that the ratio of the amine end groups to the acid end groups is at least... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120178956 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURED SURFACE AND SURFACE OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD A method for preparing a functional structured surface includes the controlled removal of material from a film including at least one buried pore, the inner surface of the pore including at least one chemical linkage group, where the material is removed so as to expose ... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120167751 | COMPOSITE BALLISTIC FABRIC STRUCTURES FOR HARD ARMOR APPLICATIONS A ballistic resistant composite material useful in rigid armor applications. The composite material includes at least one consolidated network of high tenacity fibers in a thermoplastic matrix material. The resin is a thermoplastic polyurethane resin that is semi-crysta... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120148840 | LONG-FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR ITS MANUFACTURE The fiber-reinforced polymer material, in particular for processing in the injection molding and extrusion method, is composed of granular materials having integrated long-fiber reinforcement. The granular materials are designed as wound elements (5), which have ... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20120108127 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION Disclosed herein are composite structures, overmolded composites structures and processes for their preparation. The disclosed composite structures have a surface having at least a portion made of a surface resin composition, and comprise a fibrous material being impreg... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120065283 | REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES, COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM A composition for the manufacture of a porous, compressible article, the composition comprising a combination of: a plurality of reinforcing fibers; a plurality of polyimide fibers; and a plurality of polymeric binder fibers; wherein the polymeric binder fibers have a m... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20120027983 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to composite structures and overmolded structures comprising a fibrous material, a matrix resin composition and a portion of its surface made of a surface resin composition, wherein the surface resin composition is chosen from compositions ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120009069 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A COMPONENT OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE A method to manufacture a component of a fibre reinforced structure is provided. A number of unconnected roving is used to form a roving bundle. A number of roving bundle is positioned automatically into a forming tool. The roving bundles are arranged in a way that at l... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110248416 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBINE ENGINE VANE Fabricating a blade by 3D weaving a preform that is to be impregnated with resin. According to the invention, the visibility of the cut ends of certain yarns of the preform (16), e.g. the warp yarns, is accentuated in order to cause curved lines (20) to ap... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110229629 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER IMPREGNATED FIBER SHEET A method for producing a liquid crystalline polyester impregnated fiber sheet, comprising a step of impregnating a fiber sheet composed of an aramid fiber or a polybenzazole fiber with a liquid composition containing a liquid crystalline polyester and an aprotic solvent... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230597 | GLASS FIBERS HAVING IMPROVED DURABILITY A glass fiber and a method of manufacturing a glass fiber for reinforcing a transparent composite matrix is disclosed. The glass fiber includes a first glass material having a first refractive index, a first modulus, and a first durability characteristic and a second gl... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110060095 | MODIFIED BINDERS FOR MAKING FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS Binder compositions for making fiberglass products and methods for making and using same are provided. The binder composition can include a phenol-aldehyde resin or a mixture of Maillard reactants and one or more modifiers selected from the group consisting of a copolym... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100294124 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING OBJECTS AGAINST ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES (RPGS) A device and a method for protecting objects against rocket-propelled grenades having a hollow nose cone includes a netting of knotted and coated superstrong fibers disposed in front of the object, in such a manner that the nose cone of a rocket caught in the netting wi... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100266771 | Method of producing molded article The present invention provides a method of producing a molded article, which can be perform the continuous processes and effectively impregnate a modifying material such as metal complexes in the thermoplastic resin for short period of time. The above object is achieved... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100221554 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYAMIDE RESIN FILM AND POLYAMIDE RESIN FILM OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS Disclosed is a process for producing a polyamide resin film, wherein in a simultaneous biaxial tenter stretching method for simultaneously biaxially, longitudinally and transversely, stretching an unstretched film by gripping the widthwise edges of the unstretched film ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100206684 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBRIL-EXHIBITING HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHOPPED FIBERS, FIBRIL-EXHIBITING HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHOPPED FIBERS, AND ARTICLES CONTAINING THE SAME A method for producing fibril-exhibiting high-performance fibers comprising the steps
| 08/19/2010 |
| 20100171235 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR POROUS-MATERIAL PROCESSING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FORMED POROUS MATERIAL An object of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of resinous gloss on the surface of a molded porous material into which a synthetic resin is impregnated, and to attain this object, the present invention provides a resin compound for processing a porous m... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100117257 | Reinforced extrusion and method for making same A reinforced extrusion for attachment to a motor vehicle component edge or flange. The reinforced extrusion includes a reinforcement core having at least one flexible wire and at least one threaded cord. A thermoplastic overmold is formed on at least one side of the rei... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100098946 | CONTINUOUS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLETS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME To provide continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pellets having a good dispersion property of a reinforcing fiber bundle in injection molded articles and capable of achieving a satisfactory outward appearance of the injection molded articles and satisfying a mechani... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098944 | MOULDED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IT In a method of producing a moulded product, fibre such as carbon fibre is supplied to a robot delivery head where it is cut into shorter lengths and delivered to a moulding tool in a desired orientation and in a desired number of layers to achieve a desired thickness an... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20090159531 | COMPOSITE ADSORBENT BLOCK FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED FLUIDS An apparatus for use in the treatment of contaminated fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a body portion, made from a mixture of a waste adsorbent material and a binder material, for use in the removal of contaminants. The adsorbent material may be a nanosorbent m... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090020918 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure having a plugged portion, which is faster and cheaper to manufacture, and a manufacturing apparatus thereof. A film is attached to an end face of a honeycomb structure in a state where the honeycomb structure is positioned... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080235960 | Blade, Structural Components of a Blade, and Method For Manufacturing a Blade and the Structural Components of a Blade The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a blade (10), in which at least the composite base structure (15) of the blade (10) is manufactured in a pultrusion process (20) by pulling fibres (11) through at least an impregnation ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080061465 | Calcium aluminate clinker as a refractory aggregate with and without barium addition and use thereof The present invention provides for a refractory aggregate composition comprising an improved calcium aluminate clinker having the formula CnAx wherein C is calcium oxide and A is aluminum oxide, wherein n is an integer from about 1 to about 12, whe... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080020205 | Free-Flowing Pellets Based on Cellulose Textile Fibers and a Method for the Production Thereof A process for manufacturing free-flowing pellets based on cellulosic spun fibers. The process includes a) wetting at least one cellulosic spun-fiber strand with a preferably aqueous dispersion of a polymer and/or an oligomer for the purpose of applying sizing, b) drying... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080012169 | Ballistic panel and method of making the same A fiber-reinforced composite ballistic panel is formed continuously. A pultrusion process may be used to form the ballistic panel in such a continuous manner.... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070261788 | COMPOSITE MANDREL A mandrel for use as a substrate in the manufacture of woven or braided articles may comprise an inner core of foam; at least a first intermediate layer of carbon fiber-reinforced resin; and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced resin. The foam core may comprise a hi... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070237954 | Process for the impregnation of carbon fiber bundles, resin-impregnated carbon fiber bundle, shaped body and intermediate body for silicization A process for the impregnation of carbon fiber bundles enables the carbon fiber bundles to be impregnated with a curable liquid resin without the impregnated fiber bundles sticking together. The fiber bundles are present in a mechanically generated fluidized bed during ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070154669 | Veil material for implements A substantially rigid, fiber reinforced polymer composite article that includes a preprinted veil layer covered with a substantially transparent capstock that is designed to be used for implement handles, such as shovels and rakes or can be used for decking and fencing ... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070044891 | Method and device for forming non-woven, dry-laid, creped material A method of forming a fibrous material includes creating a mixture of pulp, liquid, and a debonder. Drying the mixture produces pulp, which is generally mixed with binder fibers, where each binder fiber has a core and an outer layer. The core has a first melting tempera... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070040294 | Method For Making A Continuous Laminate, In Particular Suitable As A Spar Cap Or Another Part Of A Wind Energy Turbine Rotor Blade The method for making a continuous laminate, in particular suitable as a spar cap or another part of a wind energy turbine rotor blade comprises the steps of providing a plurality of parallel fibers, embedding the fibers in a curable matrix material, curing the matrix m... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070007678 | METHOD OF MAKING CERAMIC COMPOSITE DEVICES WITH UNIDIRECTIONALLY ALIGNED REINFORCING FIBERS Ceramic composite materials have unidirectional alignment of the reinforcing fibers. The ratio of the volume of the fiber strands of the reinforcing fibers to the volume of the matrix is at least 0.5. A process for their production involves initially coating the fiber s... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060244172 | Removable and replaceable inserts for pultrusion die A modular pultrusion die containing removable and replaceable inserts (24, 26, 28) is described. The use of small removable and replaceable subunits in a pultrusion die allows for a variety of pultruded profiles to be formed more rapidly and substantially less co... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060204739 | Pultrusion method and an article produced by said method A pultrusion process is described, in which a strand composed of a multifilament-reinforced first thermoplastic molding composition is produced, sheathed by a layer composed of a second thermoplastic molding composition. The first molding composition here comprises a ca... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060173128 | Pultrusion systems and process Polyisocyanate-based reaction systems, a pultrusion process employing those systems to produce reinforced matrix composites, and to composites produced thereby. The polyisocyanate-based systems are mixing activated reaction systems that include a polyol composition, a c... | 08/03/2006 |
