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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
May. 25, 2017
Yune Seo Park, Fenton, MI (US);
Shriram Joshi, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Hong Xu, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Mark O Mason, Covington, VA (US);
Anthony J Messina, Macomb, MI (US);
Yune Seo Park, Fenton, MI (US);
Shriram Joshi, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Hong Xu, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Mark O Mason, Covington, VA (US);
Anthony J Messina, Macomb, MI (US);
Hanwha Azdel, Inc., Forest, VA (US);
Abstract
Composite articles comprising a porous prepreg or core layer and a powder coated layer thereon are described. In some instances, a thermoplastic composite article comprises a porous core layer comprising a web of reinforcing fibers held together by a thermoplastic material, and a powder coated layer disposed on the porous core layer, in which a particle size of the powder coated layer is selected to provide an interface between the powder coated layer and the porous core layer, wherein at least 50% by weight of the disposed powder coated layer is present above the interface.