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Process of making a phosphorescent fiber reinforced plastic article
Assignee: Precision Fabrics Group Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-28
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2010-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A phosphorescent fiber reinforced plastic article comprising a fabric carrying a phosphorescent material encapsulated on a surface of a cured fiber reinforced plastic material made by a variety of processes including, but not limited to, pultrusion, compression molding, filament winding, contact molding, resin transfer molding, a continuous panel process, or structural reaction injection molding.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard L. Vockel, Jr.
- 👤 Robert E. Myers
- 👤 Ladson L. Fraser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:19
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/02; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/0427; C08J7/06; C09K11/08; D; D06; D06P; D06P1/00; D06P1/0004; D06P1/0012; C08J2321/00; C08J2321/02; C08J2443/00; C08J2443/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A process for making a phosphorescent fiber reinforced plastic article comprising: (a) applying a phosphorescent material to a fabric; (b) combining a resin-containing fiber reinforced plastic material with said fabric whereby a portion of the resin in the fiber reinforced plastic material forms a coating on said fabric; and (c) curing the resulting article.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process for making a phosphorescent fiber reinforced plastic article comprising: (a) applying a phosphorescent material to a fabric; (b) combining a resin-containing fiber reinforced plastic material with said fabric whereby a portion of the resin in the fiber reinforced plastic material forms a coating on said fabric; and (c) curing the resulting article.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the resin in the fiber reinforced plastic material is a thermosetting resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the resin in the fiber reinforced plastic material is a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the fiber reinforced plastic material is produced simultaneously with said combining with the fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the fiber reinforced plastic material is combined with said fabric and with an additional fabric free of phosphorescent material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the phosphorescent material is applied to the fabric in the form of a paste, liquid dispersion, powder or foam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the paste contains a phosphorescent pigment and a carrier resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the carrier resin is an acrylic latex.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by pultrusion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by compression molding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by filament winding.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by contact molding.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by resin transfer molding.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by structural reaction injection molding.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the combining of the fabric to the surface of the fiber reinforced plastic is accomplished by a continuous panel process.
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