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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101106 | Moulding material Molding material that includes a layer of fibrous reinforcing material having one surface on which a first layer of a resin partially impregnates the fibrous material and a further resin layer located on the opposite surface which retains in position surface fibers ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7959838 | Epoxy resin for prepreg, prepreg, fiber-reinforced composite material and methods for production thereof An epoxy resin composition suitably used for a prepreg which can complete curing in a short time even at a low temperature and secure a sufficient usable period under preservation at room temperature, in comparison with conventional epoxy resin compositions. An epox... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7837914 | Process of producing a composite component and intermediate product thereof A preform architecture and process for producing composite materials, and particularly CMC components. The process entails producing a composite component having a matrix material reinforced with a three-dimensional preform. The process includes producing first and ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7785509 | Expansible yarns and threads, and products made using them A precursor yarn or thread is made by passing a central element, e.g., a filament, a tow, or a flat member, through a bath of a binder, such as a low-temperature hot-melt adhesive, and aqueous urethane, or an acrylic material, with which is mixed a quantity of hard-... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7691300 | Composite fiber component produced by braiding A fiber composite component is at least partially produced by braiding. It comprises a core element which has at least one concavely constructed face that is adjoined by a passage opening. Respective opposite transverse or longitudinal sides of the core element and ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7462311 | Process for producing a compound motor vehicle component A process and a molding tool for making a motor vehicle roof part with a preformed plastic outside skin by deep drawing and at least one other layer which is connected to the outside skin by an adhesive. A spacer part with a large volume and low weight is placed bet... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7396496 | Reinforcement element and method of producing a reinforcement element Procedure for fabrication of reinforcement elements for concrete, where an extended, preferably continuously fiber bundle (10), especially of carbon fibers, impregnates (3) by a matrix of a plastic material followed by curing. The fiber bundle (10 | 07/08/2008 |
| 7344667 | Prepreg, production process thereof, and molded article This invention provides a prepreg excellent in productivity, having the drapability to allow easy shaping according to a mold, excellent in resin impregnation, and excellent in handling convenience. This invention also provides a molded article with excellent mechan... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338625 | Methods of restoring elasticity after stiffening treatments Methods for restoring elasticity to a stiffened elastic material include prestretching, compressing and/or notching the stiffened elastic material. These methods can be used alone, or in combination for a compounding effect. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323055 | Extrusion head for extruding a high viscous melting covering element of a covered core wire There is provided an extrusion head that is capable of largely increasing a production speed rather than a conventional head that extrudes supplies a high viscous melt-coating composition. In an extrusion head 12 that comprises a die ring 12 having an ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313906 | Yarn comprising bamboo fiber and the processing method thereof A yarn comprising natural bamboo fiber and the method for producing the same is disclosed, wherein said yarn is prepared by spinning natural bamboo fibers alone or in combination with other fibers in a blended ratio of natural bamboo fibers comprising 30 to 100% by ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311124 | Method of producing a spring wire and wire thus produced Method of producing spring wires shaped as a cylinder. The wire includes at least one first plurality of layers of wound fibres, the layers being disposed on top of one another and impregnated with a matrix. The first plurality of layers includes at least two stacke... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311960 | Products and method of core crush prevention Stiffness-treated honeycomb sandwich structures which exhibit reduced core crush and/or reduced void content are provided. Additionally, stiffness-treated prepreg plies which exhibit increased frictional resistance when disposed on other prepreg plies are also provi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281993 | Golf club head and manufacturing method of the same The invention prevents a crimple from being generated in a resin member. The invention provides a golf club head (1) including a head shell portion (M) made of a metal material and having an opening portion (O1), and a resin member (FR) made of a fiber... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261846 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic brake linings A ceramic brake lining which is reinforced with carbon fibers and has a matrix which consists essentially of silicon carbide together with silicon and/or carbon, wherein the reinforcing fibers used are long fibers having a mean length of at least 10 mm which are ali... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253127 | Colored reinforced articles of manufacture and method of making the same The present invention provides a colored reinforced article of manufacture having a substantially uniform distribution of color. The colored reinforced article of manufacture comprises a fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin matrix and a non-appertured colored veil i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7208220 | Fiber-reinforced composite material and method for production thereof A fiber-reinforced composite material including reinforcing fibers and a matrix resin, wherein at least some of the reinforcing fibers have their ends in the matrix resin, and a second resin having an elastic modulus less than that of the matrix resin is present in ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200973 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187490 | Induced dipole alignment of solar concentrator balls The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus for induced dipole alignment of solar concentrator micro-mirrors. Novel method and apparatus are taught for coupling to, addressing, and alignment of a micro-optics solar concentrator system for single-axi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186360 | 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 fib... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185946 | Automobile assembly A method is provided for making an automobile assembly having a molded plastics structural member and a reinforcing member in which a polymerisable adhesive is employed to bond the two members together and an automobile assembly having a bonded structural member and... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179522 | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable has a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises a plurality of fibers from at le... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169186 | Monopolar constrained acetabular component The present invention provides monopolar acetabular liners that can enclose a femoral head to form a hip replacement prosthesis, wherein the liner has a rim that creates an orifice, wherein the orifice has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the femoral ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169340 | Resin and fiber compounding process for molding operations Molding material consisting of resin coated reinforcing fibers in a molten mass of resin and fibers is prepared at a molding site for controlled supply to a molding machine. A conveying device, such as a pair of pinch rollers, serves to pull fibers from supply spool... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165373 | Drywall finishing system A non-slip, nocoat drywall finishing system for finishing inside and outside corners of any angle, the finishing system being a pre-formed, continuously extruded trim piece comprising a semi-rigid member that can be relatively thick in the center and tapers laterall... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153379 | Methods of producing a ceramic matrix composite Methods are provided for producing a ceramic matrix composite by slurry infiltration. The methods involve placing a desized ceramic cloth lay-up into a non-ceramic cloth bag, sealing the bag to form a bagged ceramic preform, infiltrating the bagged ceramic preform w... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147895 | Resin transfer molding process A wind tunnel blade (30) connected to a base (32) and held in position by a two-piece cuff (34). The wind tunnel blade (30) is formed in a resin transfer molding process in which central, fore, and aft foam core sections (70, 72, 74 | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144535 | Procedure for the preparation of a highly durable composite textile material workable at high temperature, and the composite textile material thus obtained A high durability composite textile material, like a synthetic suede, is prepared according to a procedure that comprises the impregnation of micro-fibers non-woven fabric substrate with a polyurethane-polyurea solution. This polymer solution, is made by a pre-polym... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144625 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135226 | Composite fabric product and method of manufacturing the same A manufacturing method for a composite fabric material is disclosed, which includes: holding a bundle of fibers under tension, the fiber being continuous filaments of carbon fibers, aramid fibers, or glass fibers, etc.; placing a layer of a matrix material over and ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132459 | Moulded bodies made from a polyurethane material, production and use thereof The invention relates to a method for the production of polyurethane-based technical formed parts, commodity goods and objects, preferably consisting of (meth)acrylate containing isocyanate and hydroxy groups and at least 0.5 mMol/g reactive double bonds that can be... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112253 | Manufacturing transparent mirrored mini-balls for solar energy concentration and analogous applications Method and apparatus are presented for manufacturing transparent mirrored spheroidal mini-balls for solar energy and related applications such as optical switches. For these applications it is imperative to provide accurate specular reflection from the mirror. Vario... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094373 | Process and apparatus for air forming an article having a plurality of reinforced superimposed fibrous layers A process and apparatus for air forming an article having a plurality of superimposed reinforced fibrous layers. The layers are formed in substantially discrete forming chambers by depositing fibrous materials on a forming surface which moves along a forming path th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081218 | Method for producing upsized FRP member This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a large FRP member including: disposing a preform containing a reinforcing fiber on a surface of a molding die; covering a molding portion with a bagging material or a mold and providing a suction port and a resin... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081219 | Method and machine for manufacturing molded structures using zoned pressure molding A method for manufacturing a molded structure in a press that includes a first mold and a second mold is provided. The second mold has a plurality of pressure actuators, with each pressure actuator capable of independent operation. The method includes the steps of p... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066641 | Micromixer A micro-mixer of a simple structure suited to form a micro-mixed liquid from two kinds of liquids A and B comprises a plurality of passage modules 7 stacked and thereby forming a multi-tiered flow passage. Each of the passage modules has a plurality of combin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056976 | Pultrusion systems and process Polyisocyanate-based reaction systems, a pultrusion process of 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, an opt... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048431 | Plastic processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics A plastics processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics includes an extruder, and a scale assembly having a weighing plate for determining an amount of fiber to be supplied to the extruder. A fiber feeding device supplies fibers from a take-off u... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045083 | Carbon layup tape with fugitive binder and method of use A unidirectional tape comprising carbon fibers and a fugitive binder is provided, as well as methods for forming the tape and composite parts using the unidirectional tape in a resin-transfer molding (RTM) process. A fugitive binder adheres fibers of the tape. The t... | 05/16/2006 |
