US5093158A
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Method to make fiber/polymer composite with nonuniformly distributed polymer matrix
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-28
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Granted: 1992-03-03
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Expires: 2008-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A method of making a composite of a unidirectional fibrous web in a polymer matrix composition by nonuniformly feeding a polymer composition into contact with a unidirectional fibrous web into a gap between two adjacent compression surfaces with at least one of the surfaces having a pattern. This results in the polymer becoming nonuniformly distributed into thick areas and thin areas as a matrix for the fibrous web.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsin L. Li
- 👤 Gary A. Harpell
- 👤 Dusan C. Prevorsek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:23
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/58; B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/40; B29C70/50; B29C70/504; B29B; B29B15/00; B29B15/08; B29B15/10; B29B15/12; B29B15/122; D04H1/64; F; F41; F41H; F41H5/00; F41H5/02; F41H5/04; F41H5/0471; F41H5/0485; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/10; B29K2105/101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making a composite of a unidirectional fibrous web in a polymer matrix composition comprising the steps of: nonuniformly feeding a polymer composition into contact with a unidirectional fibrous web into a gap between two adjacent compression surfaces with at least one of the surfaces having a pattern, whereby the polymer composition is nonuniformly distributed into thick areas and thin areas as a matrix for the fibrous web in a ration of from 2 to 15 volume percent of the polymer composition and corresponding 85-98 volume percent of the fiber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making a composite of a unidirectional fibrous web in a polymer matrix composition comprising the steps of: nonuniformly feeding a polymer composition into contact with a unidirectional fibrous web into a gap between two adjacent compression surfaces with at least one of the surfaces having a pattern, whereby the polymer composition is nonuniformly distributed into thick areas and thin areas as a matrix for the fibrous web in a ration of from 2 to 15 volume percent of the polymer composition and corresponding 85-98 volume percent of the fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein there is from 2 to 10 volume percent of the polymer compositions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as recited in claim 2 wherein there is from 2 to 5 percent of the polymer compositions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the patterned surface comprises a plurality of protrusions upon at least one roll, the protrusions resulting in a narrower gap between the two adjacent rollers at the location of the protrusions which are located at the gap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the composite comprises the thick sections over a continuous area of the web.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the composite comprises the thin sections over a discontinuous area of the web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the two adjacent compression surfaces comprise rolls, both of which have a patterned surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the matrix composition is distributed so that the ratio of polymer to fiber in the thick areas is at least 1.5 times greater than the ratio of polymer to fiber in the thin areas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as recited in claim 4 wherein the protrusions comprise from 10 to 90 percent of the area of at least one roll.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the protrusions comprise 50 to 90 percent of the area of at least one roll.
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