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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960299 | Reinforcing mat having thermally fused stitching A reinforced fabric that includes a first fiber group and a thread. The first fiber group includes a plurality of fiber sets positioned substantially parallel to one another. Each of the fiber sets includes a plurality of fibers. The thread is formed of at least one... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7598187 | Reinforcing mat having thermally fused stitching A mat useful for reinforcing composite materials is made up of at least first and second sets of fibers, the first set of fibers laid as a ply in spaced apart parallel relationship in the direction of construction and the second set laid as a ply in spaced apart par... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7309668 | Multiple layer directionally oriented nonwoven fiber material and methods of manufacturing same Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of rando... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7268092 | Sheet molding compound having improved characteristics A composite part made from a sheet molding compound is disclosed as having improved characteristics over traditional sheet molding compound composite parts. The fibrous material is introduced as a veil layer adjacent a paste layer, the veil flows well during the mol... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244491 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7205251 | Structural composite The present invention relates generally to composite materials and to methods of manufacturing the composite materials. In particular, the composite material of the present invention utilizes combinations of continuous fibers in the form of loops, chopped fibers, wo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172678 | Process of making composite sheet material A composite sheet material, useful as a component of roofing shingles, and a process of making same, which includes a glass fiber web bound with a thermosetting resin which includes a fatty acid amide having the structural formula RCOONH2, where R is a C | 02/06/2007 |
| 7114319 | Unidirectional long fiber three dimensional fiber structure produced by short fiber intertwining and production method thereof A unidirectional three dimensional fiber structure is provided which does not require weaving, displays a high level of interlayer strength and does not suffer from cracking, and which can also be easily produced with any arbitrary cross-section. A unidirectional th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059800 | Method of reinforcing and waterproofing a paved surface In a method of reinforcing and waterproofing a paved surface, a layer of liquefied asphalt is applied on a paved surface. A reinforcement mat is then applied over the liquefied asphalt. The reinforcement mat includes a first layer comprising a nonwoven mat produced ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6908669 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6861119 | Pressure-loaded panel and use for boat and container construction A substantially laterally pressure-loaded panel has a side aspect ratio of at least 1.5, is formed of at least two reinforcement layers of substantially unidirectional fibers. The predominant orientation of the fibers form an angle of between about ±55°-±75° (pr... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6797382 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or “soft gel”. The gel state is brought... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6709995 | Method of prepregging with resin and novel prepregs produced by such method Disclosed is a process of forming a prepreg material having substantially no voids. According to the process of the invention, the reinforcing material is heated to a temperature above the temperature of the impregnating resin. The prepreg formed has substantially n... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6673434 | Thermal interface materials A crosslinkable thermal interface material is produced by combining at least one rubber compound, at least one amine resin and at least one thermally conductive filler. This interface material takes on the form of a liquid or "soft gel". The gel state is ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6537936 | Multiple zone member The present invention is a multiple zone member (29) having at least a first zone (300) and a second zone (302); the member includes a backing (120, 122) and a sheet of fibers (126); the sheet of fibers in the first zone having anchor portions (127) in th... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6503856 | Carbon fiber sheet materials and methods of making and using the same Carbon fiber sheet materials having improved dimensional stability and ease of handling are provided. The sheet materials include a carbon fiber network and an adhesive polymeric material adhered to at least one surface of the carbon fiber network. The in... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6485856 | Non-woven fiber webs A non-woven fibre web comprising a plurality of first fibres of amorphous silica, said first fibres being orientated in the x-, y- and optionally z-direction, and optionally being bonded with one or more binder substances, characterised in that one or mor... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6451422 | Thermal interface materials Described is an interface material composition that includes rubber, phase change material and thermally conductive filler.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6355584 | Complex fabric having layers made from glass fibers and tissue paper A multi-layer fabric is prepared from a chopped glass-fiber strand mat, at least one layer of continuous glass-fiber rovings and a porous tissue-paper backing. The tissue paper is disposed on a first lateral surface of the chopped-strand mat. The roving l... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6341462 | Roofing material Roofing material is improved by adhering to at least part of its lower surface a backing material consisting essentially of a fiber component and a binder component. Acceptable fibers include polyester, glass and woodpulp. In a preferred embodiment, the f... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6235657 | Laminate with web and laid components There are described a dimensionally stable laminate whose surfaces are formed by spunbonded webs and comprising at least two layers of spunbonded and at least one laid layer of reinforcing yarn, the laid layer or layers each being disposed between two lay... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6228503 | Recycled roofing material and method of manufacturing same A recycled asphalt roofing material for use on sloped roofs, which provides the required elevated melt point without using prior art methods of oxidizing the asphalt prior to incorporation into the roofing material is provided. The recycled asphalt roofin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6171984 | Fiber glass based geosynthetic material This invention relates to generally to geosynthetic materials which can be used for earthen reinforcement, and more particularly to a novel geosynthetic material exhibiting less strain under an initial tensile load then presently available geosynthetic ma... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6114262 | Base inliner, production thereof and use thereof Disclosed is a base inliner comprising a textile sheet material and a reinforcement, wherein said reinforcement absorbs a force so that, in a stress-strain diagram (at 20° C.), the load at an elongation within the range between 0 and 1% differs by at lea... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110572 | Base inliner with improved loadbearing reinforcement at low elongation at ambient temperature Disclosed is a base inliner comprising a textile sheet material and a reinforcement, wherein said reinforcement comprises monofilaments whose diameter is at least 0.1 mm, preferably between 0.1 and 1 mm. The base inliner is useful for producing optionally... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6096669 | Unidirectional fiber-random mat preform A preform suitable for use in a resin transfer molding process comprising (1) one or more layers of a non-woven random mat and (2) one or more layers of a series of tows of unidirectional fibers held together by a polymeric curable resin film grid. The po... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6025285 | Composite material of aligned discontinuous fibers A method and apparatus for aligning discontinuous fibers (F 101, 212) is described. A feeder apparatus (20, 120, 220, 220A) is used to align the fibers in a horizontal plane for feeding to the aligning apparatus (40, 140, 240, 240A) providing an electrica... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5910458 | Glass fiber mats, thermosetting composites reinforced with the same and methods for making the same The present invention provides a needled mat adapted to reinforce a thermosetting matrix material to form a composite, composites formed therefrom, and methods related thereto. The needled mat includes a primary layer of a plurality of unidirectional cont... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5885399 | Compound threads, fabrics provided therefrom and process to obtain them Compound threads (1) and the fabrics obtained therefrom are very inexpensive, of acceptable quality and preferably useable to make recyclable disposable garments. The threads (1) include a thin carrier thread (2) to which a web mass (3), coming from the c... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5869413 | Integration of asphalt and reinforcement fibers A method for producing asphalt fibers includes supplying molten asphalt to a rotating asphalt spinner, centrifuging asphalt fibers from the asphalt spinner, and collecting the asphalt fibers. The molten asphalt is supplied to the asphalt spinner at a temp... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5866253 | Synthetic reinforcing strands with spaced filaments The invention disclosed herein is a synthetic reinforcing strand of filaments in which the strand density is reduced by spacing the filaments apart along their length with heat expandable hollow particles such as plastic microspheres expanded into microba... | 02/02/1999 |
| 4992323 | Laminate of metal sheets and continuous filaments-reinforced thermoplastic synthetic material, as well as a process for the manufacture of such a laminate Fatigue resistant laminate which may be used at temperatures >120° c., and more particularly in the construction of (air or space) vehicles. It comprises at least two metal plates interconnected by an intermediate layer of thermoplastic material reinforc... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4755423 | Laminate Laminates, which are composed of a preconsolidated synthetic fiber web and a preconsolidated mineral fiber web, which are bonded to each other by needling, are improved in respect of their dimensional stability, in particular in the transverse direction, ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4537820 | Insulation board and process of making Insulation board capable of bearing a load without significant loss of insulating capacity due to compression, produced by a method wherein the board is made in compliance with specified conditions of time, temperature and pressure.... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4469733 | Foam sandwich construction The invention provides a laminate or sandwich suitable for structural purposes and which comprises a lightweight foam core having bonded on one or both sides a lightweight structural skin. More particularly the structural skin adapted to be bonded to the ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4374170 | Room temperature cure polyester laminates A new composition of matter comprises the product of the amassment of two or more arrays of glass roving or other suitable filaments, each of which array has been coated or impregnated with one of two complementary resin systems, preferably thermosetting ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4278720 | Bonded mat of directionally oriented strands and randomly oriented strands A bonded mat which can be stretched over projections without excessive thinning out and which permits fiber loadings of greater than 25 percent by volume. The mat includes directionally oriented strands held together by swirled strands or randomly oriente... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4277531 | High strength fiber glass reinforced thermoplastic sheets and method of manufacturing same involving a reverse barb needling procedure A fiber glass reinforced thermoplastic laminant of high flexural strength and a method of preparing the laminant is described in which special needling of the fiber glass mat used as the reinforcement is undertaken to minimize damage to the strands making... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4255485 | Binder for glass fiber mat An aqueous binder composition suitable for bonding glass fibers in a porous random mat comprises a phenol-formaldehyde-urea condensate, starch, an emulsified thermoplastic resin, dimer acid, an emulsified oil and, optionally, an organosilane coupling agen... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4250221 | Fiberglass mat A fiberglass shingle produced from a mat having high tear resistance which comprises a base or sheet made of chopped glass fibers, bonded together by a bonding agent. Randomly oriented, substantially continuous fiberglass strands may be embedded and bonde... | 02/10/1981 |
