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US 10,384,418 B2Granted
Articles including untwisted fibers and methods of using them
AssigneeHanwha Azdel, Inc.
InventorsRuomiao Wang, Jesse Hipwell, Mark Mason, Thomas A Ebeling, Erich Vorenkamp, Stephen Senkow
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Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to composite materials comprising untwisted fibers. In some embodiments, the article can include a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and reinforcing fibers. In other embodiments, untwisted fibers can be disposed on the core layer. In certain examples, the article is effective to provide a Class A finish when painted.
Claims21
A thermoplastic composite article comprising:
- a fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer porous core layer comprising a web formed from discontinuous, randomly distributed reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic polymer;
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- a surface layer disposed on the core layer and comprising a plurality of individual and separate, continuous untwisted fibers that do not intersect or overlap one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.