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Method of making a chemically bonded coating on a fibrous or filamentous substrate

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1985-02-13
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2005-02-13
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a method of coating a fibrous or filamentous organic polymeric substrate by forming a liquid which comprises an organic compound having a vapor pressure of less than about 400 mm at room temperature, applying the liquid to the substrate, evaporating any solvent which is present, and exposing the liquid to an ionized non-polymerizing inorganic gas. Also disclosed is a coated substrate comprising a fibrous or filamentous substrate made of an organic polymeric material and a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon coating on the substrate polymerized and chemically bonded to the polymeric material. A laminate is made by impregnating the treated substrate with an organic impregnating resin, heating the impregnated treated substrate to evaporate any solvent and to partially cure the organic impregnating resin, forming a prepreg, forming a stack of a plurality of prepregs, and heating the stack under pressure to fully cure the impregnating resin. Copper can be placed at one or both ends of the stack prior to fully curing the impregnating resin in order to form a circuit board.

Inventors

  • 👤 John T. Siemon
  • 👤 Rajender K. Sadhir

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:11
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D7/00; B05D7/20; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/24; C08J5/246; C08J5/248; D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/02; D06M23/00; D06M23/10; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; H05K1/0366; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/02; H05K2201/0275; H05K2201/0278; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/08; H05K2203/087; H05K2203/09; H05K2203/095; H05K2203/12; H05K2203/122; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2861; Y10T442/2893; Y10T442/2902; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3472; Y10T442/3528; Y10T442/3594

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 75 words
A method of forming a coating on an organic polymeric fibrous substrate for use in making a laminate that will exhibit reduced microcracking comprising (A) applying a liquid which comprises an organic compound that lacks a polymerizable structure and has a vapor pressure of less than 400 mm at room temperature to said substrate; (B) evaporating any solvent that is present in said liquid; and (C) exposing said liquid to an ionized non-polymerizing inorganic gas.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 75 words
A method of forming a coating on an organic polymeric fibrous substrate for use in making a laminate that will exhibit reduced microcracking comprising (A) applying a liquid which comprises an organic compound that lacks a polymerizable structure and has a vapor pressure of less than 400 mm at room temperature to said substrate; (B) evaporating any solvent that is present in said liquid; and (C) exposing said liquid to an ionized non-polymerizing inorganic gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said organic compound is a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon is selected from the group consisting of pentane, octane, and dodecane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said liquid is a solution of said organic compound in a solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein said solvent is acetone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein said solvent is a non-solvent for said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein said solvent has a boiling point under 80° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said gas is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said gas is ionized using a capacitively or inductively coupled RF generator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said ionized gas has a temperature near ambient.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 13 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said substrate is a fibrous polyaramide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said organic compound has a vapor pressure less than 10 mm at room temperature.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 11 words
A coated substrate made according to the method of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 62 words
A method according to claim 1 including the additional last steps of impregnating said substrate with an organic impregnating resin, heating said impregnated substrate to evaporate any solvent and to partially cure said organic impregnating resin, thereby forming a prepreg, forming a stack of a plurality of said prepregs, and heating said stack under pressure to fully cure said organic impregnating resin.

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