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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:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giordano Roncato, Aix les Bains, FR;
Robert Federowsky, Aix les Bains, FR;
Assignee:
Vetrotex Saint Gobain, Chamberry, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-2 ; 65-43 ; 57249 ; 26421112 ; 264171 ; 264174 ; 428374 ; 428394 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and process for the direct production of a composite yarn or ribbon of continuous reinforcement fibers and a thermoplastic organic material. The process includes drawing reinforcement fibers from molten glass, driving or extruding a thermoplastic organic material, converging the paths followed by the reinforcement fibers and the organic material toward one another, and joining the organic material and fibers in at least one composite yarn or ribbon. An apparatus for conducting this process is also disclosed.