Patents Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secrtary of the Air Force
  • Weaving method for continuous fiber composites
    Patent number: 5454403
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a fiber-metal matrix composite is described, which comprises the steps of providing fiber and metal crossweave strands, interweaving the fiber and crossweave strands by tightly crimping the strands in sets of at least two spaced about one fiber diameter apart around the fibers and spacing the strand sets about 35 to 50 fiber diameters apart, and subsequently consolidating the weave by hot pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secrtary of the Air Force
    Inventors: William R. Kerr, Allan W. Gunderson