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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419721 | Sizing composition and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin The present invention is directed to sizing compositions for glass fibers and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resins. The sizing composition comprises a maleic anhydride copolymer. Thermoplastic polyamide resin articles reinforced with glass fibers at least par... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7354541 | Method and device for making mineral fiber felts The subject of the invention is a unit for manufacturing felts (6) which are formed from crosslinked mineral fibers, comprising at least one pair of conveyors formed by a lower conveyor (11) and an upper conveyor (12) which are placed opposite e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338683 | Superconductor fabrication processes A method of forming a superconductive device is provided, including providing a substrate having a dimension ratio of not less than about 102, depositing a buffer film to overlie the substrate by ion beam assisted deposition utilizing and ion beam, monito... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7267782 | Two-part combination of compositions for forming substantially colorless thermoplastic reinforcements A two-part sizing composition including a precursor size composition and a binder composition, the binder composition being substantially free of any aminosilane coupling agent for is provided for the production of reinforcing fiber materials that exhibit little or ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241499 | Sizing composition for glass yarns, the glass yarns thus obtained and composite materials comprising said yarns The invention relates to a sizing composition composed of a solution comprising at least 5% by weight of solvent and comprising a thermally curable base system, said system comprising at least 60% by weight of components with a molecular mass of less than 750 and at... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7129289 | Hydrolization resistant sizing composition A two-part sizing composition that imparts improved resistance to hydrolysis of reinforced composites including a size composition and a binder composition is provided. The size composition may include one or more coupling agents, one or more lubricants, and at leas... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117961 | Dynamic seal with soft interface A device and method for dynamically sealing between rotatable members such as a rolling cone of a rock bit. The assembly includes a seal ring having a facing surface of a relatively hard material, such as hardened steel or tungsten carbide, and a second seal ring of... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083855 | Continuous filament mat binder system A binder slurry for a continuous filament mat used in a phenolic pultrusion system comprising a phenolic compatible silane, a non-ionic surfactant, a defoamer, water, an organic acid and a bisphenol epoxy powdered resin having a thermally active dicyandiamide cross-... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7000435 | Roll coating of glass fibers A roll coater for placing binder on the fibers prior to being wound around a rotating drawing drum. The drawing drum draws fibers out of orifices in the bottom of a slowly reciprocating furnace. The fibers form a mat on the drawing drum that is later removed and exp... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998028 | Methods for forming superconducting conductors A method for producing a superconducting conductor is disclosed, including providing a substrate, depositing a buffer film having a biaxial texture to overlie the substrate by reactive sputtering, and depositing a superconducting layer to overlie the buffer film. De... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6939386 | Filter medium for air filter and method for its production A filter medium for an air filter, characterized in that it comprises a filter material having a glass fiber as its primary component and an alkyl ketene dimer adhered to the surface of the glass fiber; and a method for producing the filter medium which comprises a ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6859600 | Coated optical fiber and optical fiber ribbon and method for the fabrication thereof A coated optical fiber includes a fiber coating having an unblended primary portion on the optical fiber, an unblended secondary portion, and a blended portion intermediate the unblended primary and secondary portions. The thickness of the blended portion is greater... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837074 | Method of measuring the twist imparted to an optical fibre and procedure for processing an optical fibre using this method A method of measuring the twist imparted to an optical fibre includes the steps of advancing the optical fibre in a predetermined direction and at a predetermined velocity, imparting to the optical fibre, during the step of advancing, a twist about its axis, measuri... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6779365 | Roll coating of glass fibers A roll coater for placing binder on the fibers prior to being wound around a rotating drawing drum. The drawing drum draws fibers out of orifices in the bottom of a slowly reciprocating furnace. The fibers form a mat on the drawing drum that is later removed and exp... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6739157 | Method of applying a protective organic coating to an optical glass fibre The invention relates to a method of applying a protective organic coating to an optical glass fiber, said glass fiber is drawn from a preform and passed through a liquid which contains the material for forming said organic coating, once the amount of liquid coating... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6643440 | Temperature range adjusted coated optical fibers A coated optical fiber adjusted to operate at a predetermined temperature range. The coated fiber includes an optical fiber, a first polymer coating generally concentrically surrounding the optical fiber and a second polymer coating generally concentrical... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6550282 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber from a preform A method for manufacturing an optical fiber (100) having low PMD, comprises the steps of: a) heating at least one end portion (3a) of a preform (3); b) drawing an optical fiber (100) from a free end of said heated end portion (3a) along a fiber drawing axis (I... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6228281 | Sizing for glass fibers having low nonionic and cationic lubricant content A sizing composition for coating glass and carbon fibers. The composition comprises low concentrations of a cationic and nonionic lubricant, a film-forming polymer, and preferably a coupling agent and a hydrolyzing agent. Use of the sizing composition red... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6185962 | Method for forming pre-impregnated fibers suitable for processing into a composite article A method is disclosed for forming coated fibers suitable for making a composite article. A plurality of fibers are coated with an aqueous- or non-aqueous-based chemical treatment containing a curable resin such that the resin on the fibers is in a partial... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6131416 | Bubble prevention in coating of filaments A method for high velocity coating optical fibers includes passing a fiber with diameter l at velocity V through a coating container to which liquid coating material with viscosity μ is supplied under pressure p. Unwanted bubble formation in the coating ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6044665 | Method for coating an optical fiber A method for coating an optical fiber (1) has the optical fiber (1) exiting the longitudinal direction through a coating nozzle (10) from a volume (11) which is filled with a liquid hardenable coating material (6). The surface of the fiber is spaced from ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5974837 | Method for coating fibers In the process of drawing optical fibers, a protective plastic coating is applied to the fiber by applying a curable liquid coating material thereto and the subsequently curing the liquid coating to a protective plastic layer. At high fiber draw speeds, a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5961685 | Apparatus for applying a generally uniform sizing composition to glass fibers A sizing applicator is provided for applying a coating of sizing composition to glass fibers. The sizing applicator includes a housing and a roll applicator which is rotatably coupled to the housing. The housing has a supply port adapted to receive sizing... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961897 | Manufacture of man-made vitreous fiber products A process is provided for making filled mineral fiber products which comprises applying mineral melt to a rotating fiberizing rotor and thereby throwing from the rotor as fibers and forming a substantially annular cloud of fibers, spraying binder into the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954853 | Method and apparatus for applying a sizing composition to glass fibers A method and apparatus are provided for producing uniformly sized glass fibers. A heated bushing supplies streams of molten glass to be drawn into continuous fibers, and a drawing device attenuates the streams into fibers. A sizing applicator has a coatin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5916679 | In-line processing of continuous glass fibers with thermoset solution epoxy A method is disclosed for forming pre-impregnated fibers suitable for making a composite article. A plurality of fibers (14) are pre-impregnated with about 50% by weight of an aqueous-based chemical treatment containing a curable resin, and then contacted... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5849085 | Process for manufacturing cut threads and associated device A process and device for manufacturing cut threads according to which glass threads composed of continuous filaments are coated with a liquid non-aqueous size, which can react under the effect of actinic radiation. The threads are cut by a member which is... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5843231 | Apparatus for bubble stripping and coating a fiber A bubble stripping and coating apparatus for stripping entrained gas from the surface of a fiber, then coating the fiber with a coating material having a bubble stripping and coater body and a die assembly. The bubble stripping and coater body has a bubbl... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5795365 | Method of producing and treating glass threads by blowing dried air across coated fibers A thread is formed of one or a plurality of fans of continuous filaments on which a sizing composition is deposited. The moisture content on the thread is controlled by subjecting the fans of filaments to a current of air transversely to the direction of ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5786082 | Loose-fill insulation having irregularly shaped fibers A loose-fill insulation product having irregularly shaped glass fibers is provided. The loose-fill insulation product shows improved recovery, lower thermal conductivity and requires lower product densities than prior art loose-fill insulation at equivale... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779758 | Method and apparatus for forming continuous glass fibers An apparatus is provided for producing a glass fiber package. The apparatus includes a heated bushing for supplying streams of molten glass to be drawn into continuous fibers, a rotatable member adapted to draw the streams into fibers and to wind the fibe... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5702498 | Process for carbon-coating silicate glass fibers This invention is a strand of silicate glass fibers with a carbon skin or sheath around each glass fiber of the strand. The invention uses hydrocarbon pyrolysis with silicate fiber glass manufacturing to produce fibers using conventional melt-bushing tech... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5690715 | Glass fiber manufacturing process and plant In a process for producing insulating materials with environmentally safe binding components, a long-chain starch is used as binder, besides silicone. The starch is heated up to 50° to 60° C., held at this temperature and sprayed on the glass fibers sep... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689601 | Water blocking optical cable reinforcement An optical cable reinforcement in the form of glass fiber strands 30! having a first coating 32! of a binding agent such as a latex mixture and a second coating 34! of particles 36! of a water blocking agent such as a polyacrylate salt. The partic... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5639292 | Process and apparatus for applying size to glass fibers A process and apparatus are provided for coating a sizing composition onto glass fibers. The apparatus includes an applicator for applying a liquid sizing composition to the glass fibers and a treatment station for treating the sized fibers to increase th... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626643 | Contact drying of fibers to form composite strands A method and apparatus are provided for producing composite strands. The apparatus comprises a heated bushing for supplying streams of molten glass to be drawn into continuous first fibers; a drawing device adapted to draw the streams into the first fiber... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624742 | Blended loose-fill insulation having irregularly-shaped fibers A loose-fill insulation product is provided which is formed from a blend of first and second insulating materials having three-dimensional groups of fibers of different sizes and densities. At least one of the insulating materials is comprised of irregula... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5618579 | Process for the vapor deposition of a metal nitride-based layer on a transparent substrate A metal nitride or oxynitride layer is pyrolytically deposited onto a transparent substrate by a process consisting of simultaneously bringing into contact at least one metal precursor and at least one amine as a nitrogen precursor into contact with said ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5611836 | Method of producing sized glass strands The invention relates to a method of producing glass strands, the method comprising coating glass strands with a heat-polymerizable composition constituted by a solution with a solvent content of less than 5% by weight and a viscosity of less than 400 cP,... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5470658 | Glass fibers for reinforcing organic matrices Glass fibers are coated with a sizing composition comprising an aqueous emulsion based on at least one polyolefin having grafted thereon at least one acid or anhydride which is neutralized by at least one alcoholamine, at least one aminosilane coupling ag... | 11/28/1995 |
