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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Michael Edwards, Buxton, GB;
Edward Louis d'Hooghe, Hulst, NL;
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4282987 ; 428113 ; 4282974 ; 4282981 ; 4274346 ; 523210 ; 523214 ; 524494 ; 156166 ;
Abstract
Fiber-reinforced composites prepared from a depolymerizable and repolymerizable polymer have the processing advantages of a thermoset without being brittle. Impregnation of polymer into the fiber bundle can be achieved with ease, while still producing a composite with excellent physical properties and high damage tolerance.