Patents by Inventor Teng-Soung Tong

Teng-Soung Tong 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).

  • Patent number: 5866051
    Abstract: A method for making continuous fiber-reinforced plastic composites is disclosed. It involves the steps of (a) using an extruder to continuously extrude a first plastic resin through an extruder die to form a first plastic resin layer; (b) continuously pulling a plurality of prepreg strips along with the first plastic resin layer; and (c) combining the plurality of prepreg strips with the first plastic resin layer to form a sandwiched composite containing at least two prepreg layers separated by the first plastic resin. The prepreg strip contains reinforcing fibers impregnated with a second plastic resin. The fiber-reinforced and sandwich-structured plastic composites exhibit greatly improved flexural strength and flexural modulus approaching those of real wood, and can be drilled, nailed, chiseled, saw, etc, similar to natural wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-I Lin, Shyn-Yang Lee, Chun-Chin Chen, Teng-Soung Tong