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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Haibo Zhao, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Quinn Houston, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rick H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 31/02 (2006.01); C03C 19/00 (2006.01); C08K 7/28 (2006.01); B29C 70/66 (2006.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01); C03C 11/00 (2006.01); B29K 509/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 19/00 (2013.01); B24B 31/02 (2013.01); B29C 70/66 (2013.01); C03C 11/002 (2013.01); C03C 23/006 (2013.01); C08K 7/28 (2013.01); B29K 2509/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A glass bubble includes a hollow glass body having an outer surface with a diameter of between about 16 micrometers and about 25 micrometers and a surface roughness of about 0.01% to about 0.1% of that diameter. A low density sheet molding compound incorporating a plurality of glass bubbles and resin is also disclosed.