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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 |
| 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 |
| 7235594 | Biodegradable plastic composition The present invention relates to biodegradable plastic composition comprising rice powder and/or corn powder, which can be characterized in comprising 100 parts by weight of polyolefin matrix resin; 5 to 400 parts by weight of grain powder selected from the group co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226639 | Carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials in the presence of an organosilicon compound The subject of the present invention is a method of obtaining fibrous carbon materials by carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials carried out continuously or batchwise in the presence of at least one organosilicon compound. Characteristically, said organosilic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175879 | Carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials in the presence of an organosilicon compound The subject of the present invention is a method of obtaining fibrous carbon materials by carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials carried out continuously or batchwise in the presence of at least one organosilicon compound. Characteristically, said organosilic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6949276 | Bladder shell for inflatable balls A bladder shell for inflatable balls having a layer of blended synthetic latex and natural rubber latex compounded with an anti-oxidant, an activator, an accelerator, a thickening agent, a wetting agent, and a stabilizer etc. to form a low air permeability and high ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949289 | Impregnated glass fiber strands and products including the same The present invention provides an at least partially coated fiber strand comprising a plurality of glass fibers having a coating composition on at least a portion of at least one of the glass fibers, the coating composition comprising at least one coating comprising... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926767 | Aqueous dispersions of nucleating agents A storage stable aqueous dispersion useful in preparing sizing compositions for glass fibers contains a normally solid nucleating agent, a nonionic surfactant, and a base. The nucleating agent is a mixture of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dicarbo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6322888 | Method for producing sized glass fibers and resulting products A process for producing sized glass yarns, which entails: a) drawing streams of molten glass from orifices located at a bottom of one or more dies, in a form of one or more fans of continuous filaments, b) assembling the filaments into one or more moving supports, ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5841928 | Planar waveguides made by use of photosensitive changes to the refractive index of a deposited layer Planar waveguides are produced by using radiation to write path regions into a photosensitive layer. Originally, the photosensitive layer had the same refractive index as the confining regions, e.g., it consists of silica doped with oxides of Ge and B. Co... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5698000 | Process for manufacturing sized glass strands The invention relates to a process for manufacturing continuous a glass fiber strand. The process consists in depositing on the glass filaments which are in the process of being drawn a sizing composition of which the solvent content is less than 5 wt % o... | 12/16/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5662776 | Glass fiber non-woven fabric, a method of producing glass fiber non-woven fabric and a method of producing a laminate Glass fiber non-woven fabric for base material of a laminate comprising binder binding glass fibers to each other, said binder including a reactant product formed by reacting a solution of tri-functional epoxy resin, bi-functional epoxy resin and tri-ethy... | 09/02/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5387468 | Size composition for impregnating filament strands An aqueous size composition for glass fibers is disclosed which includes a thermoplastic polymer resin powder, a coupling agent, and fugitive processing aids, such as binders or film formers. The composition is applied to the glass fiber surfaces during t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5120363 | Starch-oil treatment for glass fibers An aqueous chemical treating composition for glass fibers results in improved processing of the treated fibers in a bulking operation. The size has a starch-oil size with an imine-containing alkyl alkoxy silane. More particular, the size has one starch, o... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5064490 | Methods of providing an optical fiber package An optical fiber package (20) is provided by winding a plurality of convolutions in a plurality of layers on a bobbin. To each layer is applied an adhesive material (45) which in a preferred embodiment is a mixture comprising a reactive silicone copolymer... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5026410 | Process for impregnating filament strands A method for impregnating a strand of filaments during the strand manufacture with thermoplastic or thermoset polymer powder particles is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a strand of filaments, keeping the filaments separate, impregnati... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5009941 | Tube or pipe formed a thermoplastic powder impregnated fiberglass roving A thermoplastic impregnated fiberglass pipe or tube and the process for making such pipe are disclosed. The pipe or tube is made of thermoplastic impregnated fibrous roving which consists of a plurality of glass filaments, at least a portion of the filame... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5006140 | Process for the manufacture of mineral fibre compositions A process for the production of a glass or other mineral fibre composition in which glass or other mineral fibre is melted, the molten glass or mineral is forced through a plurality of openings to produce fibres, the hot fibres are sprayed with a water di... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4932108 | Process for high speed bulking of glass fiber strands A bulking process for glass fiber strands is provided which allows for increased bulking speed while reducing any decrease in the tensile strength of the bulked glass fiber strand yarn. The process involves conveying treated glass fibers having one or mor... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4855341 | High-strength magnesium aluminosilicate glass fibers having size coating of epoxy resin with methacryloxyalkyl and aminoalkyl silanes High-strength magnesium aluminosilicate glass fibers coated with the dried residue of a dilute aqueous sizing composition containing emulsified epoxy resin or emulsified epoxy resin solution, both 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane and 3-aminopropyltrie... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4838914 | Process for producing silica glass fibers A process for producing silica glass fibers comprising: a step of preparing a silica glass fiber spinning solution by adding a polymerization regulator to a silica sol solution obtained by the hydrolysis and condensation of a silicon alkoxide in the presence o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4808478 | Chemically treated glass fibers for reinforcing thermosetting polymers Chemically treated glass fiber reinforcement for thermosetting polymers having a moisture reduced residue of an aqueous chemical treating composition consisting essentially of a vinyl acetate-organosilane copolymer, a vinyl silane coupling agent, an amino... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4752527 | Chemically treated glass fibers for reinforcing polymeric materials processes Chemically treated glass fibers having good processability are useful in producing fiber reinforced polymeric matrices, wherein the glass fibers have good wettability and are not detrimental to the weatherability of the fiber reinforced polymeric matrices... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4745028 | Sized glass fibers and reinforced polymers containing same Strands of chemically treated glass fibers of the present invention result in fiber reinforced polar thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers having good strength properties. The chemically treated glass fibers are treated with the an aqueous chemical tre... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4728573 | Glass fibers for reinforcing polymers Glass fibers are prepared with a chemical treatment resulting in chemically treated glass fibers having utility in reinforcing thermoplastic polymers such as polyolefins. The chemically treated glass fibers have a dried residue of an aqueous chemical trea... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4681802 | Treated glass fibers and aqueous dispersion and nonwoven mat of the glass fibers Treated glass fibers having adequate protection for gathering into strands and when chopped being more dispersible in aqueous media. The treated glass fibers have a coating of an aqueous treating composition, wherein the solids have a cationic surfactant ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4681805 | Strands of chemically treated glass fibers having a reduced tendency to give gumming deposits Strands of starch-oil chemically treated glass fibers can have improved performance in high humidity environments. Such strands have a sole starch, film-former modifier which is a poly(oxypropylene) organic alcohol. Starch-oil sizings for treating glass f... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4663231 | Flexible, chemically treated fibers and coated fabrics thereof Coated fabrics produced with more flexible bundles of filaments -are possible with the flexible bundle of filaments of the present -invention. The flexible bundle of filaments comprise a plurality of -sized filaments having the moisture-reduced partially ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4637956 | Sized glass fibers and reinforced polymers containing same Strands of chemically treated glass fibers of the present invention result in fiber reinforced polar thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers having good strength properties. The chemically treated glass fibers are treated with the an aqueous chemical tre... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4615946 | Chemically treated glass fibers for reinforcing polymeric matrices Chemically treated glass fibers in the form of continuous bundles of glass fibers and chopped bundles of glass fibers are provided that have good handleability and thermal aging characteristics in reinforcing thermoplastic polymers. The chemically treated... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4609590 | Method of making a coated quartz optical communications fiber and the coated fiber obtained therefrom Optical communications fibers made by coating with an addition curable composition made from an alkenyl containing organopolysiloxane, a methylhydrogenpolysiloxane, a platinum-type catalyst, and an alkynyl compound provide reduced hydrogen gas generation ... | 09/02/1986 |
