Gowetski, M. and Smith, R.W. (The General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, US) US Pat 4 088 525 (9 May 1978) The method is for forming and curing in a mould cavity, a glass fibrereinforced plastic part having stud supports moulded into it.
Ward, B.R.Jr. (Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA, US) The armour, possessing high resistnace to penetration, is a metallic composite having a layer of aluminous metal bonded to a layer of precipitation-hardenable ferrous alloy.
Reinforced thermosplastic foam sheet Weigand, D.E. (Conwed Corporation, St. Paul, Minn, USA) US Pat 4 088 805 (9 May 1978) The thermoplastic foam sheet is reinforced with a polypropylene net-like structure.
Apparatus for forming large reinforced foamed plastic panels Saidla, G. E.W. (Exxon Research & Engineering Co, Linden N J, US) US Pat 4 090 833 (23 May 1978)
Carbon fiber drive shaft Worgan, G.P. and Smith, D.R. (Union Carbide Corporation, New York, US) US Pat 4 089 190 (16 May 1978) The drive shaft is tubular and is made with carbon fibre-reinforced resin, helically wound. Fiber-reinforced plastic tool handle O'Connor, D.J. (1 North Hollywood, California 91601) US Pat 4 089 356 (16 May 1978) Apparatus for making fiber reinforced plastic members McLain, P. H. (Shakespeare Company, Columbia, SC, US) US Pat 4 089 727 (16 May 1978) The apparatus is used for making fibre-reinforced plastic members by filament winding. Process for sintered bi-metallic filamentary composites Dobo, E.M. (Monsanto Company, St Louis, Mo, US) US Pat 4 089 921 (16 May 1978)
Reinforced fiber structures and method of making the same Rosenblum, J. (112 Roosevelt Street, Closter, N J 07624) US Pat 4 090 002 (16 May 1978) A structural member consisting of a solidified cured synthetic resin and fibrous reinforcement.
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Building material reinforced with fibers of glassy calcium silicate Rauschenfels, E. ( D y c k e r h o f f Zementwerke Aktiengeseilschaft, Wiesbaden-Amoneburg, Germany) US Pat 4 090 883 (23 May 1978) The material is an inorganic binder of Portland cement, alumina cement, calcium silicate, lime and gypsum, structurally reinforced with alkali-resistant glass fibres.
Inhibitors for alkali-glass reactions in glass fiber reinforced cement products Goeman, F. (W.R. Bonsal Company, Lilesville, NC, US) US Pat 4 090 884 (23 May 1978) A glass-reinforced cement mix suitable for high tensile strength applications.
Method for the production of mouldings containing reinforcing fibre type filler Turbier, P. and Szekely, L. (Engins Matra, Paris, France) US Pat 4 091 061 (23 May 1978) A method for producing mouldings from a thermosetting binder material and a fibrous type filling.
Artificial Boards and Shapes Holman, J.A. (1206 Rutledge Way, Anderson, SC, 29621) US Pat 4 091 153 (23 May 1978) The board consists of a homogeneous mixture of ligneous wood fibres and a cured thermosetting resin.
Acoustical laminate Koss, M.L. (Rohr Industries, Inc. Chula Vista, Calif, US) US Pat4 091
160 (23 May 1978) The laminate has at least two sheets of open weave glass fibre fabric impregnated with epoxy resin.
Baseball bat made of fiberreinforced plastics Yanagioka, S. (Aikoh Company Ltd, Tokyo, Japan) US Pat 4 092 025 (30 May 1978) The bat is made of fibre-reinforced plastic material having a metallic plating on at least part of its surface.
Directionally solidified castings Grundy, E. (The International Nickel Company Inc. New York, US) US Pat 4 092 183 (30 May 1978) The casting comprises a basically monovariant nickel-chromiummolybdenum eutectic alloy, the alloy itself containing 20% to 40% chromium, 15% to 30% molybdenum, up to 30% cibalt, up to 0.05% carbon, up to 5% aluminium up to 5% titanium, up to 5% niobium and up to 5% tantalum. The total content of aluminium, titanium, niobium, and tantalum does not exceed 6% Nickel makes up the balnace.
Process for making ceramic refractory oxide fiber-reinforced ceramic tube Green, J.R.(E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del, US) US Pat 4 092 194 (30 May 1978)
Method for making reinforced composites Green, G.E. (Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY, US) US Pat 4 092 443 (30 May 1978) A method for the preparation of prepregs by impregnating a fibrous reinforcing material with a liquid composition containing an epoxide resin and a photopolymerisable acrylic ester.
Lightweight structural part formed of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic J o n d a , W. ( M e s s e r s c h m i t t Bolkow-Blohm GmbH, Munich, Germany) US Pat 4 092 452 (30 May 1978)
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