Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to sizing compositions for glass fibers, fiber glass strands, and composites reinforced with fiber glass strands. In one embodiment, a sizing composition for glass fibers comprises a polyether carbamate. In another embodiment, such sizing compositions further comprise an alkylsilane. In yet other embodiments, such sizing compositions further comprise an aminofunctional siloxane. In an embodiment of the present invention, a sizing composition for glass fibers comprises a polyether carbamate, an alkylsilane, and an aminofunctional siloxane.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of a bushing having multiple segments comprises forming a plurality of filaments from a bushing comprising at least two segments, gathering the filaments into at least two ends, measuring the size of each of the at least two ends, comparing the measured size of the at least two ends to a desired end size, adjusting the amount of current passing through the at least two bushing segments in response to the end size comparisons.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of a bushing having multiple segments comprises forming a plurality of filaments from a bushing comprising at least two segments, gathering the filaments into at least two ends, measuring the size of each of the at least two ends, comparing the measured size of the at least two ends to a desired end size, adjusting the amount of current passing through the at least two bushing segments in response to the end size comparisons.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of a bushing having multiple segments comprises forming a plurality of filaments from a bushing comprising at least two segments, gathering the filaments into at least two ends, measuring the size of each of the at least two ends, comparing the measured size of the at least two ends to a desired end size, adjusting the amount of current passing through the at least two bushing segments in response to the end size comparisons.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to glass fiber forming bushings, to methods of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, to systems of controlling the temperature of bushings having multiple segments, and to other systems and methods. In one embodiment, a method of controlling the temperature of a bushing having multiple segments comprises forming a plurality of filaments from a bushing comprising at least two segments, gathering the filaments into at least two ends, measuring the size of each of the at least two ends, comparing the measured size of the at least two ends to a desired end size, adjusting the amount of current passing through the at least two bushing segments in response to the end size comparisons.

Abstract: A fiber glass roving comprises a plurality of ends from a plurality of direct draw packages, each direct draw package having a single end. Ends from a plurality of direct draw packages may be combined to form a roving at a point of use, such as just prior to chopping the roving in a chopping gun. Assembled rovings may also be formed by winding a plurality of ends from a plurality of direct draw packages, each direct draw package having a single end, into an assembled roving package.

Abstract: A base material for a printed circuit board, and a printed circuit board constructed therefrom. The base material is formed from a three-dimensional orthogonally woven fabric having a crimp-free fiber architecture in the x-y plane and an integrated multi-layer structure. The base material comprises a first system of straight first fibers extending along a first direction in a first plane, a second system of straight second fibers extending along a second direction in a second plane parallel to the first plane, and a third system of third fibers extending along a third direction through the first and second systems and binding the first and second fibers thereof. A filler material coats a portion of the first, second and third systems. The printed circuit board comprises the base material and one or more conductive layers attached to surfaces of the base material.

Abstract: A shaped three-dimensional engineered fiber preform construction having at least one insertion hole therein and rigid composite structure formed therefrom having a singular, unitary component construction, thereby providing improved and uniform finished product characteristics and performance for structural applications, particularly for use as a connector, coupling, and the like. The shaped 3-D engineered fiber preform construction of the present invention is fabricated on a 3-D weaving machine designed and configured to produce a variety of cross-sectional shapes and sizes as well as to produce a plurality of structures in series for subsequent separation and processing.