Alliedsignal Inc.

Allied Corporation

Thomas Hoyt Golden

Hsin L Li

Young D Kwon

Charles J Nelson

Edward Peter Socci

Jeffrey Pratt

Uday Bharatkumar Jhaveri

The present invention provides an improved fiber-reinforced article comprised of at least two plies. Each of the plies comprises (a) rubber and (b) cord made from melt-spinnable, non-metallic, multifilament fibers for which the cord has a twist multiplier of less than or equal to about 375, a stress at 1% strain greater than or equal to about 1.7 grams/denier, and an initial compressive modulus greater than or equal to about 7 grams/denier, and the at least two plies have a fiber orientation angle of greater than or equal to about 23&#xb0;. The composite is useful as a tire belt in a passenger tire.

Composite comprising organic fibers having a low twist multiplier and improved compressive modulus

A discrete thermoplastic composition is formed into a shaped article in a rapid stamping process. The composition is placed on and preheated with a rigid metal plate which has been preshaped to fit the contour of one of the dies of the stamping press. The heated composition and metal plate are then transferred to the stamping press where the composition is stamped and cooled into a three-dimensional shaped object. The surface of the metal plate contacting the composition has a special finish so that desired surface effects can be produced on the stamped article.

Process for shaping thermoplastic articles

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Thomas Hoyt Golden