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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick J McGarry, Weston, MA (US);
Alan R Siebert, Orange Village, OH (US);
Changkiu K Riew, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The B. F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 44 ; 427 451 ; 427 541 ; 427 55 ; 427386 ; 4273899 ;
Abstract
Fibers are conveniently coated with a uniformly thin and continuous elastomeric coating by contacting the fibers with a (1) a water-dispersed reactive polymer, (2) epoxy resin, and (3) curing agent; and wherein said water-dispersed reactive polymer is a composition comprising. (a) a lower molecular weight reactive polymer, (b) a select solvent, (c) a dispersing agent, and (d) water. The elastomeric films have a Tg value of about 0.degree. C. or below. The elastomer coated fibers are useful as strengtheners and impact modifiers for brittle materials such as epoxy resins.