Patents Examined by Jeffrey Wollschalger
  • Patent number: 8741198
    Abstract: A process for producing a fiber reinforced resin which comprises placing at least a reinforcing fiber substrate in a cavity of a mold, injecting a resin into the cavity, and curing the resin, characterized in that a substrate for forming a skin layer, and a resin distribution medium, which is located between the substrate for forming the skin layer and the reinforcing fiber substrate and in which the ratio of the coefficient of impregnation thereof to that of the substrate for forming the skin layer is 1.5-10, are disposed on at least one surface of the reinforcing fiber substrate via an interlayer having a cover factor of 90%-100% and comprising at least one woven fabric. The process diminishes pinhole generation in the skin layer in RTM, and can reduce the necessity of a repair step in, e.g., a painting step as a later step, thereby improving productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihide Sekido, Hidehiro Takemoto, Seiji Tsuji, Shintaro Tanaka