Composite tape with lcvd-formed additive material in constituent layer(s)
AssigneeFree Form Fibers, LLC
InventorsJohn L. SCHNEITER, John NOVALIS, Shay L. HARRISON
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Abstract
A composite tape and method of fabrication are provided which includes multiple layers and a laser-driven chemical vapor deposition (LCVD)-formed additive material in at least one layer of the multiple layers to enhance one or more properties of the composite tape. The LCVD-formed additive material is a single crystalline material and can include LCVD-formed granular material and/or LCVD-formed fiber material in the same or different layers of the composite tape to enhance, for instance, fracture strength and/or wear resistance of the composite tape.
Claims20
A composite tape comprising:
- multiple layers;
- and
- a laser-driven chemical vapor deposition (LCVD)-formed additive material in at least one layer of the multiple layers to enhance one or more properties of the composite tape, the LCVD-formed additive material being a single crystalline material.
A method of fabricating a composite tape, the method comprising:
- using, at least in part, laser-driven chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) to form an LCVD-formed additive material, the LCVD-formed additive material including at least one of a fiber material or a granular material, the LCVD-formed additive material being a single crystalline material;
- and
- producing the composite tape, the producing including providing the LCVD-formed additive material in at least one layer of multiple layers of the composite tape to enhance one or more properties of the composite tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.