Patents
US 10011048 B1: Fiber-reinforced molding compounds and methods of forming and using the same
- Granted
- 2018-07-03
- Filed
- 2017-07-24 application 15657741
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of forming a fiber-reinforced molding compound. The method includes establishing a melt stream of a source material and dosing a composite material into the melt stream. The composite material includes carbon reinforcing fibers pre-impregnated by a polymeric material. The composite material has at least 30% of the fibers protected by the polymeric material. The method further includes forming a molding compound from the source and composite materials, dispensing the molding compound from the extruder, and using the molding compound to produce a part.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180703.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerlyte, Inc. 8 patents | US company or organization | Petoskey, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Johnston, VII | Birmingham, MI | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29B | Preparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped; making granules or preforms; recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics | B29B15/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C43/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B5/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C08K | Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients | C08K9/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2105/0872 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-07 | Name change Change of address | AERLYTE, INC. signed 2017-08-03 | AERLYTE, INC. PETOSKEY, MI | 43775/360 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSTON, CHRISTOPHER, VII signed 2017-07-22 | AERLYTE, INC. BIRMINGHAM, MI | 43081/428 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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