Patents Assigned to International Business Macjines Coporation
  • Patent number: 5919525
    Abstract: A method and resultant article are provided which optimize the adhesion of resin to the glass fibers in fiberglass cloth impregnated with a resin and also optimize the adhesion of the impregnated resin to metal sheets laminated to the resin-impregnated cloth. The fiberglass is treated in two or more passes. On the first pass, the fiberglass is impregnated with a first resin which is optimized for adherence to glass fibers and the coated resin is partially cured. In a last pass, the fiberglass is impregnated with a second resin, which is different from said first resin, and is optimized for bonding to metal. The second resin is then partially cured. The first and second resins are selected such that they form a bond with each other when cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Macjines Coporation
    Inventors: Bernd Karl Appelt, Robert Maynard Japp, Kostantinos Papathomas, William John Rudik