Patents by Inventor Michael Bortner

Michael Bortner 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).

  • SELF-REINFORCING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SELF-REINFORCING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20250242532
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composite elongate extrudate having a thermoplastic polymer matrix material with a plurality of elongate thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer fibrils generally aligned with the direction of extrusion. A method of making a thermoplastic composite includes mixing a thermoplastic polymer matrix material and a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer, where the viscosity of the thermoplastic polymer matrix material is sufficiently greater than the viscosity of the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer, and extruding the mixture to create a composite elongate extrudate comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix material with a plurality of elongate thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer fibrils generally aligned with the direction of extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Mary GILLIAM, Ryan Gergely, Selina Xinyue Zhao, Michael Bortner, Cailean Pritchard, David A. Okonski