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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Andrzej Wylezinski, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 41/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2019.01); B65D 90/48 (2006.01); G01N 27/20 (2006.01); H02H 5/10 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/22 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/025 (2019.01); B65D 90/50 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 41/003 (2013.01); B65D 90/022 (2013.01); B65D 90/48 (2013.01); G01N 27/205 (2013.01); H02H 5/10 (2013.01); B32B 5/073 (2021.05); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/22 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/025 (2019.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2307/20 (2013.01); B32B 2457/00 (2013.01); B65D 90/50 (2013.01); H01H 2203/028 (2013.01); H01L 2924/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite structure of a cargo body and a method of making the same are disclosed. The composite structure includes at least one electrical grid embedded within fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) layers. The embedded electrical grid includes a plurality of conductive fibers and a plurality of insulating fibers integrated into a polymer matrix of the FRP layers. The embedded electrical grid may be used for power distribution, structural strengthening and stiffness, and/or puncture detection.