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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kentaro Adachi, Ehime, JP;
Terumasa Tsuda, Ehime, JP;
Kota Kawahara, Ehime, JP;
Masato Honma, Ehime, JP;
Hiroaki Matsutani, Ehime, JP;
Assignee:
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/266 (2021.05); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced plastic capable of coping with a more complicated shape while maintaining lightweight properties and mechanical properties is provided, where a thermoplastic prepreg is obtained by impregnating a discontinuous reinforcing fiber web impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic prepreg satisfying at least one of the following features (A) or (B):