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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Belfield, IE;
Inventors:
Denis Dowling, Dublin, IE;
James N. Barry, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Belfield, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 59/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 73/26 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29K 305/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29K 309/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/028 (2013.01); B29C 59/14 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/3034 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/7394 (2013.01); B29C 2059/145 (2013.01); B29C 2073/262 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2305/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29K 2309/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface preparation method () for a composite material () having an original surface (), the material () comprising fibres () within a matrix (), comprises removing () a surface portion of the matrix () by plasma ablation so as to reveal and activate () a new surface () with at least a portion of a plurality of the fibres () exposed thereon, without creating a residual heat-affected zone.