At Least One Coating Or Impregnation Contains Particulate Material Patents (Class 442/70)
  • Patent number: 8980770
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites Limited
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Patent number: 8980771
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites Limited
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Publication number: 20140370221
    Abstract: A lightweight two-sided adhesive tape containing a porous substrate interposed between a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer capable of being removed from a surface without leaving significant amounts of adhesive residue on the surface. The first adhesive layer contains one or more adhesives, and one or more powders. The second adhesive layer contains one or more adhesives, and optionally, one or more powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yu-chu Chen, Shigeki Muta
  • Publication number: 20140143927
    Abstract: An athletic tape or protective athletic sleeve is formed from an impregnated fabric substrate that is sealed on both sides. The impregnated fabric includes a shear thickening fluid that is made up of a suspension solution and solid particles. The shear thickening fluid is sealed within the fabric through use of sealing layers on both sides of the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Presidium Athletics LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Edan Holt, Michael Paul Perez
  • Publication number: 20130330513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric made of inorganic fibers, which has a coating of at least two layers on one of both surfaces, wherein (i) the non-woven fabric made of inorganic fibers has a thickness of at least 0.2 mm, (ii) the first layer of the coating comprises particles, whose particle size is between 50 and 100 ?m, (iii) the second layer of the coating, which is applied onto the first layer, comprises particles, wherein more than 90% of the particles have a particle size of less than 20 ?m. The non-woven fabric made of inorganic fibers according to the invention, in particular glass non-woven fabrics, are in particular suitable for producing decorative coatings for floor coverings, ceiling coverings and wall coverings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: JOHNS MANVILLE
  • Publication number: 20130189467
    Abstract: Adhesives with a specific viscose component to provide good thermal conductivity, insulation and flame retardant and high temperature resistant is provided. The adhesive composition form may be single-sided or double-sided with a substrate or not. The substrate may be metal foil, glass fiber, thermal pad or organic polymers. Adhesive composition includes polymerized siloxane, metal hydroxides, and metal oxides. Nitrides, aluminum powder or coupling agent may be added. The coupling agent is specially used in non-silica resin substrate, which enhances the adhesion to substrate surface. Optionally, the adhesive may include a release film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER MATERIAL PRECISION TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: PIONEER MATERIAL PRECISION TECH CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8445393
    Abstract: Sheet-like products, such as tissue products made from a low-density web, are disclosed containing an additive composition. The additive composition, for instance, comprises an aqueous dispersion containing an alpha-olefin polymer, and an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer. The additive composition may be applied to the surface of the web so that it does not thoroughly or even substantially penetrate the web. For instance, the additive may be applied to one or both surfaces of the web by gravure printing, press coating, spraying or the like. The additive composition may improve the strength of the tissue web and/or improve the perceived softness of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Qin, Donald E. Waldroup, Deborah Joy Calewarts, Charles W. Colman, Jeffrey F. Jurena, Douglas W. Stage, Timothy J. Young, Femi Kotoye, Matthew J. Kalinowski, Gary M. Strandburg
  • Patent number: 8377544
    Abstract: A copper-clad laminate of a highly-elastic glass fabric base material/thermosetting resin formed of prepreg obtained by impregnating a glass fabric base material made of a glass woven fabric having a thickness of 25 to 150 ?m, a weight of 15 to 165 g/m2 and a gas permeability of 1 to 20 cm3/cm2/sec. with a thermosetting resin composition and drying it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Morio Gaku, Hidenori Kimbara, Nobuyuki Ikeguchi, Masakazu Motegi
  • Patent number: 8349748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fabric having soil resistance and no oil stains after wiping and a manufacturing method thereof. The fabric of the present invention comprises an underlayer and a soil-resistant protection film, which can effectively prevent oil corrosion, penetration, and permeation of the surface of the fabric, thus resulting in no oil stains after wiping. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises the steps of dyeing, setting, performing an underlayer surface treatment to form an underlayer on a surface of the fabric, and performing a soil resistance processing treatment to form a soil-resistant protection film on the surface of the underlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Chin Chen, Hsing-Nan Chung, Meng-Hsun Liu, Yao-Tsung Chen, Hsin-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8303776
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe press belt comprising an elastomer polymer having nanoparticles attached therewith through covalent bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Tamfelt PMC Oy
    Inventor: Ville Lahdensuo
  • Patent number: 8278228
    Abstract: A sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment according to the present invention includes a non-woven fabric 20 including a main fiber and a binder fiber. In the sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment, powdery resin is applied to the surface 20a of the non-woven cloth 20. The powdery resin and the non-woven fabric 20 are heated, compressed and cooled to form a resin layer 30. The resin layer 30 is porous due to particle residue parts 30b where parts of the powdery resin remain in particulate form. The non-woven fabric 20 of the sound absorbing material 10 as vehicle exterior equipment can be constituted from two types of non-woven fabrics 22, 24 superimposed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Marusho Natsuyama Felt Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuo Kaneda
  • Patent number: 8263503
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites, Ltd.
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Patent number: 8192583
    Abstract: A process belt for papermaking with a long operational life including an integrated structure of a reinforcing fibrous base material and a polyurethane layer is disclosed. The reinforcing fibrous base material is embedded in the polyurethane and the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface are made of the polyurethane. Nanoparticles including, as a main component, a silicon oxide component, the surface of which is treated with an organic silane coupling agent, are homogeneously dispersed in one part or all of the polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yazaki, Atsushi Ishino, Kenji Inoue, Ai Tamura
  • Patent number: 8173556
    Abstract: A protection product has thermal and acoustic barrier characteristics such that it satisfies the requirements of the standard 14 CFR, part 25 issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The product is designed to be applied along metallic and composite structures, such as aircraft cockpits, boat hulls or the outside structures of trains or of other means of transport. The product is essentially in the form of a “mat” consisting of one or several fibre layers, preferably glass fibres, enclosed in a sheath. The sheath generally comprises at least one first support, preferably made of an organic material having sealing and anti-condensation properties, and an impregnated mica paper. The mica paper preferably has a weight per unit area of less than 50 g/m2 and comprises flakes of mica with a form factor greater than 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Cogebi Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Daniel Mormont, Alain Jacques
  • Patent number: 8105964
    Abstract: A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hexcel Composites, Ltd.
    Inventors: John L. Cawse, Martin Simmons, George Green
  • Publication number: 20110283433
    Abstract: An athletic tape or protective athletic sleeve is formed from an impregnated fabric substrate that is sealed on both sides. The impregnated fabric includes a shear thickening fluid that is made up of a suspension solution and solid particles. The shear thickening fluid is sealed within the fabric through use of sealing layers on both sides of the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Presidium Athletics LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Edan Holt, Michael Paul Perez
  • Patent number: 8048815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite article and to a process for manufacturing the composite article. The composite article comprises multiple layers including high tenacity fibers incorporated into a fabric and a core thermoplastic resin. The fabric may be coated with a surface treatment agent, a polymer matrix resin. Single or multiple layers of the composite articles may be formed into a composite part having high strength, rigidity, fast molding cycle time and extremely good conformability in a 3-dimensional mold. The composite parts formed by this process have high part strength in all directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Kubota, Ayako Kubota, Munetaka Kubota, Alexander Kubota
  • Patent number: 7981819
    Abstract: A fire resistant fabric material comprising a substrate having an ionic charge which is coated with a coating having essentially the same ionic charge. The coating consists essentially of a filler material comprising clay and a binder material. The substrate is preferably fiberglass, the filler material may further comprise at least one additional filler selected from the group consisting of decabromodiphenyloxide, antimony trioxide, fly ash, charged calcium carbonate, mica, glass microspheres and ceramic microspheres and mixtures thereof and the binder material is preferably acrylic latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Elk Corporation of Dallas
    Inventor: Younger Ahluwalia
  • Patent number: 7736468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a urethane-based coating having nanoparticles for improving the characteristics of a papermaking process belt, roll cover and belts used in textile applications. For example, the present invention improves resistance to flex fatigue, crack propagation, groove closure and wear characteristics of urethane coatings on such belts and roll coverings. The present invention also improves the resistance to water and oil permeation characteristics of urethane coated belts and roll coverings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Li, Crayton Gregory Toney
  • Patent number: 7722952
    Abstract: A composite configured to release refrigerant therefrom comprises a substrate material comprising polarized fibers of glass, polyamide, phenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite having bonded thereon a metal compound comprising a complex compound of a polar gaseous refrigerant and a metal salt and/or a hydrated metal hydroxide and/or a metal hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, zinc, cadmium, tin, aluminum, or two or more thereof, at a concentration of at least about 0.3 grams/cc of open substrate material volume, and a coating composition thereon configured to prevent release of internal gaseous refrigerant therethrough at ambient temperatures and pressure and capable of penetration of gaseous refrigerant therethrough from the composite interior at temperatures causing internal gas pressures of 15% or more above exterior pressure for such refrigerant release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Uwe Rockenfeller, Kaveh Khalili
  • Publication number: 20090137169
    Abstract: Textiles coated with self-cleaning surfaces which contain hydrophobic nanostructured particles protruding from a coating having hydrophilic properties are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin NUN, Markus Oles
  • Patent number: 7491663
    Abstract: A display support, designed to be printed, includes a coated fabric comprising a textile layer and two impregnation layers located on opposite surfaces of the textile layer. A coat of varnish, designed to be printed, is deposited on one of the impregnation layers. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer capable of being repositioned, is deposited on the impregnation layer opposite the one receiving the coat of varnish. A protective layer arranged on the adhesive layer consists of a sheet with low adherence strength relative to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Tissage et Enduction Serge Ferarisa
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Perillon, Michael Langner
  • Patent number: 7413633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a urethane-based coating having nanoparticles for improving the characteristics of a papermaking process belt, roll cover and belts used in textile applications. For example, the present invention improves resistance to flex fatigue, crack propagation, groove closure and wear characteristics of urethane coatings on such belts and roll coverings. The present invention also improves the resistance to water and oil permeation characteristics of urethane coated belts and roll coverings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Albany International Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuang Li, Crayton Gregory Toney
  • Patent number: 7244684
    Abstract: A thermal camouflage sheet for covering heat sources against identification in a thermal image, having a base textile with a glass filament, has a coating which contains aluminum powder on one side and has a coating which contains color pigments on the other side. The remission values of the color pigments are in a range which allows camouflaging in the visual-optical and near infrared. The coating which contains color pigments is in the form of a polyurethane coating or polyvinylidene fluoride coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Texplorer GmbH
    Inventor: Gerd Hexels
  • Patent number: 7211529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire-resistant panel having superior fire resistant properties and a low dimensional variation ratio, and a fire-resistant decorative panel using the same. In detail, the present invention provides a fire-resistant panel comprising a) a substrate of inorganic-fiber-based fabric or non-fabric, or paper; and b) a resin blend containing i) a thermosetting resin selected from a group consisting of phenol resin, phenol modified resin, phenol-urea modified resin, melamine resin, melamine modified resin, melamine-urea resin, urea resin, and urea modified resin; and ii) loess, which is impregnated or coated to the substrate of a), and a fire-resistant decorative panel using the same as a substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Kim, Wan-Ho Song, Hyoung-Yool Kim
  • Patent number: 7063883
    Abstract: Laminates for printed circuit boards having surface layers of curable resin impregnated woven glass fabric and intermediate layers of curable resin impregnated non-woven glass. The intermediate layers contain 200 percent by weight to 275 percent by weight, based on the resin in the intermediate layers, of a thermally stable aluminum hydroxide of the molecular formula Al2O3.nH2O, wherein n has a value of 2.6<n<2.9. The aluminum hydroxide has a specific surface area, measured by the BET method, of 2 to 10 m2/g and a particle size in the D50% range of 5 to 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Brown, Michael Aggleton
  • Patent number: 7029551
    Abstract: Method for the preparation of a laminate for printed circuit boards by composing together surface layers of curable resin impregnated woven glass fabric and intermediate layers of curable resin impregnated non-woven glass. The intermediate layers contain 200 percent by weight to 275 percent by weight, based on the resin in the intermediate layers, of a thermally stable aluminum hydroxide of the molecular formula Al2O3.nH2O, wherein n has a value of 2.6<n<2.9. The aluminum hydroxide has a specific surface area, measured by the BET method, of 2 to 10 m2/g and a particle size in the D50% range of 5 to 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Brown, Michael Aggleton
  • Patent number: 7029746
    Abstract: Printed circuit boards of a laminate having surface layers of curable resin impregnated woven glass fabric and intermediate layers of curable resin impregnated non-woven glass. The intermediate layers contain 200 percent by weight to 275 percent by weight, based on the resin in the intermediate layers, of a thermally stable aluminum hydroxide of the molecular formula Al2O3.nH2O, wherein n has a value of 2.6<n<2.9. The aluminum hydroxide has a specific surface area, measured by the BET method, of 2 to 10 m2/g and a particle size in the D50% range of 5 to 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Brown, Michael Aggleton
  • Patent number: 6960543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire-resistant panel having superior fire-resistance and a low dimensional change, and it also relates to a fire-resistant decorative panel using the same. More specifically, a fire-resistant panel comprising: a) a substrate material of a woven or nonwoven fabric of inorganic fiber, or a paper; and b) a resin compound containing the following materials which are impregnated or coated onto the substrate material set forth in a): i) a thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of a phenol resin, a modified phenol resin, a modified phenol-urea resin, a melamine resin, a modified melamine resin, a modified melamine-urea resin, a urea resin, and a modified urea resin; and ii) loess is provided. The present invention also provides a fire-resistant decorative panel using the fire-resistant panel as a substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Kim, Wan-Ho Song, Hyoung-Yool Kim
  • Patent number: 6858550
    Abstract: A fire resistant fabric material comprising a substrate having an ionic charge which is coated with a coating having essentially the same ionic charge. The coating consists essentially of a filler material comprising clay and a binder material. The substrate is preferably fiberglass, the filler material may further comprise at least one additional filler selected from the group consisting of decabromodiphenyloxide, antimony trioxide, fly ash, charged calcium carbonate, mica, glass microspheres and ceramic microspheres and mixtures thereof and the binder material is preferably acrylic latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Elk Premium Building Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Younger Ahluwalia
  • Patent number: 6846549
    Abstract: A multilayer printed wiring board includes a core member having a plurality of glass clothes impregnated with a resin. Each of the glass clothes is woven with glass yarns each of which includes a bundle of glass filaments. One or more buildup layers are laminated on one or each surface of the core member. The core member has an elastic modulus which is no less than 100 times that of the buildup layer at 240° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Motoaki Tani, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Machida, Takeshi Ishitsuka, Yasuo Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 6835676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fire-resistant composite panel having superior fire-resistance and impact-resistance, a low dimensional change, and good workability to form a curvature, and it also relates to a fire-resistant decorative composite panel using the same. The composite panel comprises a substrate layer formed by impregnating or coating a substrate material of a woven or nonwoven fabric of inorganic fiber, or a paper, with a resin compound that contains an inorganic filler having less as a component and a thermosetting resin, and a rear layer of an aluminum sheet or a galvanized steel plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Kim, Wan-Ho Song, Hyoung-Yool Kim
  • Publication number: 20040180593
    Abstract: A display support, designed to be printed, includes a coated fabric comprising a textile layer and two impregnation layers located on opposite surfaces of the textile layer. A coat of varnish, designed to be printed, is deposited on one of the impregnation layers. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer capable of being repositioned, is deposited on the impregnation layer opposite the one receiving the coat of varnish. A protective layer arranged on the adhesive layer consists of a sheet with low adherence strength relative to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: TISSAGE ET ENDUCTION SERGE FERARI SA
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Perillon, Michael Langner
  • Patent number: 6777356
    Abstract: The present invention is a luminous fabric and garment that have excellent luminescent properties under conditions of poor lighting, that lose their luminescent properties only slightly due to wear degradation and the like during prolonged use, that have the same color tone and design as regular fabrics and garments during day use, and that possess excellent aesthetic qualities and are free from design limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Gore-Tex, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sadato, Kiminobu Yamamuro
  • Patent number: 6716777
    Abstract: A fabric structure is constructed having a fabric base sheet, a viscidity layer, a polymeric back layer, and a protective layer. The polymeric back layer is prepared from SBC (styrenic block copolymer) for the advantage of low specific gravity and preventing the drawback of PVC or the like that pollutes the environment when disposed off. The protective layer is prepared from PU series or modified SBC (styrenic block copolymer) series agent. When the fabric structure used to make a bag, the front surface of the fabric base sheet is disposed outside the bag and the surface of the protective layer is disposed inside the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Epitech Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 6632511
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to filled prepregs, laminates, printed circuit boards comprising a reinforcing material impregnated with a cured polymeric resin, the cured polymeric resin comprising multicellular polymeric microspheres as a filler. Pre-pregs, laminates and printed circuit boards prepared by this method have reduced dielectric constant as low as 3.0, depending upon the resin system of the matrix. In addition, such laminates and printed circuit boards have enhanced electrical, thermal and mechanical properties as well as improved machinability, low density and a uniform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Polyclad Laminates, Inc.
    Inventor: Dong Zhang
  • Patent number: 6576574
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel airbag coating compositions and systems comprising pre-expanded or non-expandable microspheres that provide effective insulation for the target airbag fabric during exothermic inflation. The inventive airbag fabrics are either pre-calendered prior to application of this composition or are coated through a gap (floating) knife method with such heat-expandable microsphere-containing compositions. The coated airbag fabrics and cushions may then be heated to evaporate the solvent within the coating composition. The resultant fabric thus exhibits the presence of the microsphere constituents of the coating compositions both within the interstices between the individual yarns of the fabric and over the raised yarns of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Andrew D. Child, Derek S. Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 6548159
    Abstract: An epoxy/clay nanocomposite suitable for use as matrix material for printed circuit boards is disclosed. The nanocomposite of the present invention comprises a layered clay material uniformly dispersed in an epoxy polymer matrix, wherein the clay material has been modified to an organoclay by ion exchange with (1) benzalkonium chloride and (2) dicyandiamide or tetraethylenepentamine. The epoxy/clay nanocomposites of the present invention have superior dimensional and thermal stability, and a lower hygroscopic property. The invention also includes the prepregs or circuit boards containing the epoxy/clay nanocomposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Yen Tsai, Sung-Jeng Jong, An-Chi Yeh, Joshua Chiang, Bor-Ren Fang
  • Patent number: 6482342
    Abstract: A method for fabricating fiber-reinforced composite structures, including centrifuge rotors, by resin transfer molding (RTM) is disclosed. The method involves loading reinforcing fibers into a mold and then injecting resin into the mold to coat the fibers to form the composite structure. Two types of reinforcing fibers are used—fabric preforms at the surfaces of the structure and chopped fibers at the interior of the structure. Also disclosed is a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprising a skin layer of reinforcing fabric, chopped fibers distributed throughout the interior of the structure, and epoxy resin that binds the fabric and chopped fibers together into a fiber-reinforced composite structure. The resin transfer molding method is especially useful for fabricating composite centrifuge rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Composite Rotor, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ghassem Malekmadani, Charles Biddle, Hung Nguyen, Reza Sheikhrezai
  • Patent number: 6333280
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant or nonflammable decorative sheet which is a one-piece laminate of the following materials: one layer or two or more layers of a sheet material for a core layer, obtained by impregnating a base sheet material made of an inorganic fiber, with a composition comprising a phenolic resin and/or a melamine resin and aluminum hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide, the proportions of the former and the latter in the composition being 4-15% by weight and 96-85% by weight, respectively, and a sheet material for a decorative layer, placed on at least one side of the sheet material for the core layer. When the sheet material for the core layer consists of two or more layers, there can be interposed, between the layers of the sheet material for the core layer, a sheet material for a reinforcing layer obtained by impregnating a base sheet material made of an inorganic fiber, with a thermosetting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Hashimoto, Goro Tanaka, Tatsuya Hayashida
  • Patent number: 6159875
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fabric material which may be used for a window covering, for example. The fabric has a first finish on a first side provided by a first pigment having a first particle size and a second finish on the second side provided by a second pigment having a second particle size larger than the first particle size. The material may be produced by a method in which the first and second finishes are applied simultaneously by a single operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas International N.V.
    Inventors: Jean Claude Jetzer, Carolus Bernardus Petrus van Olphen
  • Patent number: 6114005
    Abstract: A laminate capable of mounting semiconductor elements thereon; comprising an insulating layer which is constituted by a resin portion of sea-island structure and a woven reinforcement. The resin portion of sea-island structure is, for example, such that a resin as islands are dispersed in a resin as a matrix. Thus, the insulating layer exhibits a coefficient of thermal expansion of 3.0.about.10 (ppm/K) in a planar direction thereof and a glass transition temperature of 150.about.300 (.degree.C.). Owing to these physical properties, thermal stresses which the laminate undergoes in packaging the semiconductor elements thereon can be reduced, so that the connections of the laminate with the semiconductor elements can be made highly reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Masatsugu Ogata, Shuji Eguchi, Masahiko Ogino, Toshiaki Ishii, Masanori Segawa, Hiroyoshi Kokaku, Ryo Moteki, Ichiro Anjoh
  • Patent number: 6051317
    Abstract: The invention relates to sheet-like absorbents for water and aqueous solutions, containing at a defined distributionA) at least one water-swellable synthetic and/or natural superabsorbent polymer, andB) at least one water-soluble synthetic and/or natural polymeras a matrix of sheet-like design wherein the superabsorbent component A) is integrated or fixed. The sheet-like absorbents have an increased absorptive capacity for water and aqueous liquids, particularly under load. They are manufactured by forming a sheet-like matrix from the water-soluble synthetic and/or natural polymers B) and providing same with said water-swellable synthetic and/or natural superabsorber A), e.g., by applying a solution of matrix B) on a surface, sprinkling same with component A), and drying the sheet-like structure thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Brueggemann, Kurt Dahmen, Dieter Lehwald, Roland Theilmann
  • Patent number: 5985772
    Abstract: Nonwoven cellulosic fiber webs including, paperboards and corrugated paper board, etc., are described containing a barrier layer that can act both as a barrier to the passage of a permeant and as a trap for contaminant materials that can arise in new materials or from the recycle of fiber in the manufacture of paperboard. The effective material which acts as a trap or barrier is a cyclodextrin compound, substantially free of an inclusion complex compound. The cyclodextrin barrier layer can be corrugated or sheet laminated with or on the cellulosic web. Alternatively, the cyclodextrin material can be included in a coating composition that is coated on the surface or both surfaces of the cellulosic web after web formation. Further, the cyclodextrin material can be included in a thermoplastic film that can be used as one layer in a bilayer or multilayer laminate containing a cellulosic web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Willard E. Wood, Neil J. Beaverson
  • Patent number: 5972807
    Abstract: A film forming, photosensitive, heat-resistant resin composition including a varnish of a polyimide precursor having no photosensitivity in itself, a polymeriziable monomer or oligomer compatible with the varnish and capable of providing a high-heat-resistant polymer upon being polymerized, and a polymerization initiator for the monomer or oligomer. The resin composition is useful for the production of circuit substrates and semiconductor devices for high-density mounting, since it can effectively avoid a reduction of the layer thickness during film formation, and ensures a low cost production process. The pattern formation process using such a resin composition is also disclosed. The polymeric composite having a particles-in-matrix microstructure and the production process thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Motaki Tani, Eiji Horikoshi, Isao Watanabe, Shoichi Miyahara, Takashi Ito, Makoto Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5972264
    Abstract: A method for fabricating fiber-reinforced composite structures, including centrifuge rotors, by resin transfer molding (RTM) is disclosed. The method involves loading reinforcing fibers into a mold and then injecting resin into the mold to coat the fibers to form the composite structure. Two types of reinforcing fibers are used--fabric preforms at the surfaces of the structure and chopped fibers at the interior of the structure. Also disclosed is a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprising a skin layer of reinforcing fabric, chopped fibers distributed throughout the interior of the structure, and epoxy resin that binds the fabric and chopped fibers together into a fiber-reinforced composite structure. The resin transfer molding method is especially useful for fabricating composite centrifuge rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Composite Rotor, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ghassem Malekmadani, Charles Biddle, Hung Nguyen, Reza Sheikhrezai
  • Patent number: 5955386
    Abstract: An open weave, air permeable fiber pad is formed from a plurality of compressed, interlocked fiber strands. A non-uniform, three dimensional grid of spaced apart, expandable graphite particles are secured at randomly spaced apart intervals to individual fiber strands with a particle distribution density sufficient to form a barrier to air flow through a defined area of the fiber pad when exposed to a source of heat causing the expandable graphite particles to be converted from their normal volume to a heat-activated, substantially expanded volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Bill D. Horton
  • Patent number: 5952248
    Abstract: An open weave, air permeable fiber pad is formed from a plurality of compressed, interlocked fiber strands. A non-uniform, three dimensional grid of spaced apart, expandable graphite particles are secured at randomly spaced apart intervals to individual fiber strands with a particle distribution density sufficient to form a barrier to air flow through a defined area of the fiber pad when exposed to a source of heat causing the expandable graphite particles to be converted from their normal volume to a heat-activated, substantially expanded volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Bill D. Horton
  • Patent number: 5888913
    Abstract: Glass matt reinforced thermoplastics suitable for the production of paintable parts, comprisinga) a thermoplastic matrix polymer of a viscosity under processing conditions corresponding to a melt flow index (MFI 230/2.16) of polypropylene of at least 250 g/10 min andb) one or more glass matts which, upon heating, bring about an expansion of the glass matt reinforced thermoplastics to at least 2.5 times the original thickness, optionally in combination withc) an addition of fine-particle, mineral fillers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Penz, Wolfram Stadlbauer, Wilfried Blauhut, Wolfgang Stockreiter, Ernst Zopf, Manfred Lehner
  • Patent number: 5786280
    Abstract: Carpet material with at least a proportion of uncleaned used carpets is shredded to form a fiber-like wooly mass. The carpet material contains a thermoplastic binder with a low melting point, for example polypropylene, which can be derived from the used carpets or be added. Furthermore, a duroplastically hardening binder, for example phenolic resin, is added to the carpet material. The carpet material is compressed to form the molded part or panel with these two binders, at a temperature which lies above the plasticizing point of the thermoplastic binder, but below the plasticizing point of any other thermoplastic components of the carpet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Eduard Kusters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Funger, Heinz Gruber