Patents by Inventor Erica M. McCready

Erica M. McCready has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fiber tows with a heat-activated sizing
    Patent number: 11639316
    Abstract: Fiber tows including a heat-activatable sizing are described. The sizing compositions have a first modulus at 25° C. of at least 150 megapascals (MPa) and no greater than 400 MPa; and a second modulus of 100,000 pascals (Pa) at a temperature of no greater than 160° C. Methods of preparing articles from such sized fiber tows and the articles comprising such sized fiber tows, including unidirectional and bidirectional constructions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron R. Beaber, Kari A. McGee, Kimberly C. M. Schultz, Erica M. McCready, Aric W. Ross, Zachary A. Danielson
  • FIBER TOWS WITH A HEAT-ACTIVATED SIZING
    Publication number: 20220033319
    Abstract: Fiber tows including a heat-activatable sizing are described. The sizing compositions have a first modulus at 25° C. of at least 150 megapascals (MPa) and no greater than 400 MPa; and a second modulus of 100,000 pascals (Pa) at a temperature of no greater than 160° C. Methods of preparing articles from such sized fiber tows and the articles comprising such sized fiber tows, including unidirectional and bidirectional constructions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron R. Beaber, Kari A. McGee, Kimberly C.M. Schultz, Erica M. McCready, Aric W. Ross, Zachary A. Danielson