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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:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1995
Elizabeth F Foster, Friendsville, PA (US);
Jeffrey C Hedrick, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Robert M Japp, Vestal, NY (US);
Konstantinos Papathomas, Endicott, NY (US);
Stephen L Tisdale, Enowell, NY (US);
Alfred Viehbeck, Fishkill, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention involves a fluid treatment device to solution or melt impregnate a resin or polymer or any combination thereof into a reinforcement which can be utilized to fabricate composite materials for laminates, circuit boards, structural/aerospace materials, automotive components, etc. The invention offers significant advantages and benefits over existing methods and equipment and allows the impregnation process to be performed at lower cost and higher efficiency with increased environmental safety.