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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:
Jan. 10, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1993
Don C Christensen, Dublin, CA (US);
Milton F Custer, Byron, CA (US);
Hexcel Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A composite pre-slit tape useful as a protective carrier system for storing and handling high modulus fibers and processes for protecting such fibers are disclosed. An exemplary composite pre-slit tape includes a plurality of generally elongated and collimated pre-slit laminates oriented in a single plane and releasably bonded to a removable continuous backing layer which is in the form of a long thin tape. Each pre-slit laminate includes an adhesive layer located adjacent the continuous backing layer and a fiber supporting layer located adjacent the adhesive layer. In use as a fiber protective carrier, each pre-slit laminate is bonded to a fiber bundle of a plurality of collimated fibers arranged in a single layer. Each fiber is bonded along its length to the supporting layer of the pre-slit laminate. The combination of secured fibers and pre-slit laminate can be fed directly to a loom for forming woven fabric.