Small quantities of maleic anhydride and diamino-hexane improve the properties of glass fibre-reinforced polyethylene and polypropylene. The mechanism is unknown but some coupling reactions are assumed. Assembly for the Drawing of Glass Fibres (Kaiser Glass Fibre Corporation, USA )Br Pat 1 5_50 903 (22 August
1979) Moulded products and the manufacture thereof (BFG Glass Group, France )Br Pat
1 551 015 (22 August 1979) Lightweight concretes are produced by including cellular glass beads with a distribution of sizes. The preparation of the beads is also described.
Namekawa, T. and Iizuka, T. (Hitachi Ltd, Japan) US Pat 4 083 719 (11 April 1978) The composite has randomly arranged carbon fibres in a copper matrix. The carbon fibres are bonded together by an additive element forming a carbide at parts of the additive element falling in contact with the fibres.
tional halohydrin and a polyhydric phenol and cured with a curing agent selected from the group consisting of polyamines, and carboxylic anhydrides.
Anchored composite building module Piazza, M.R. (Maso-Therm Corporation, Bridgeport, Corm, US) US
1978) A pressure release device for mounting on a metal element of a light weight fibre wound pressure vessel.
Pat 4 084 362 (18 April 1978) The module has a rigid foam core encased in a shell made of fibre reinforced cement.
Gut for racket Kanemaru, T., Hisatomi, Y. and Nishimoto, T., (Nippon Carbon Kabushiki Kaisha, US Pat 4 084 399
A method of producing silicon carbide fibres (H Wanatabe, Japan )Br Pat 1 551 342 (30 August 1979) The production of high strength fibres from polycarbosilanes is described.
(18 April 1978) A gut for a racket made with a combination of carbon fibres and organic fibres. Synthetic resin is mixed with the carbon fibres.
Polyolefin composition (Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, J a p a n ) B r Pat 1 551 521
Reinforced stringed musical instrument neck Rickard, J.H. (Ovation Instruments, Inc, New Hartford, Corm, US) US
(30 August 1979) When wollastonite (with a needlelike crystal form)together with a fine talc is used to fill polyolefines the reduction of impact strength is not so large.
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Composite rotor blade Braswell, J.L., Covington, C.E., Phillips, N.B., Tomerlin, R.J. and Wohlfeld, R.M. (Textron Inc. Providence, RI, US) US Pat 4 083 656
(11 April 1978) The rotor blade consists of a nose spar of fibre reinforced plastic, a tubular inner liner of cross ply fibre-reinforced plastic and an afterbody structure. Copper-carbon fibre composites and process for preparation thereof A r a k a w a , H., K u n i y a , K.,
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Pat 4 084 476 (18 April 1978)
Fiber reinforced cementitious substrate Fukuwatari, T., Mishima, K., Ichimura, H. and Kurihara, H. (Asahi Glass Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan) US Pat4 085 001 (18
April 1978) A process for preparing a glass fibre-reinforced cement sheet is described.
Fire-protecting epoxy resin reinforced with glass fibre Godfried, L.M. (Fokker-VFW B V, Schiphol-Oost, Netherlands) US Pat
4 085 247 (18 April 1978) The sandwich panel has a core of foam material and skin sheets of glass fibre mats impregnated with a fire-protecting epoxy resin, this resin being a cured product of an epoxy resin made from a polyfunc-
Thermal protection system for filament wound pressure vessels Hawkins, R.O. and Mallatt, J.F. (Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, Ill, US) US Pat 4 085 860 (25 April
Fibers sized with polyester and polyurethane precursors Shaw, B., Lawton, V. and McAinsh, J. (Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, London, England) US Pat
4 086 203 (25 April 1978) A method of forming fibre reinforced composites by coating a fibre with a size (of a polyurethane or precursors therof, together with a cross-linked polyester resin precursor); partially or completely curing the size; mixing the sized fibres with curable resin; subjecting the mixture to a shaping operation during or after its preparation; and finally curing the resin and any incompletely cured size.
Stiffened composite structural member and method of fabrication Kam, C.Y., Freeman, V.L., and Penton, A.P., (McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Long Beach Calif, US)
US Pat 4 086 378 (25 April 1978)
Filaments coated with a fatigue reducing finish comprising a poly (vinyl alkyl ether) used as reinforcements in rubber articles Cheng Uy, W., (E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Del, US) US Pat 4 086 949 (2 May
1978) A synthetic filament coated with 0.4 to 2% by weight of a lubricating finish composition consisting of a lubricant oil, a solid lubricant, a poly(vinyl alkyl ether) and an emulsifier.
Method of making fiber glass parts with stud supports
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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.
Armor Barkman, E.F., Jackson, J.H. and
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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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