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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Liza M. Monette, Annandale, NJ (US);
Michael P. Anderson, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Russell R. Mueller, Washington, NJ (US);
Cary N. Marzinsky, Stockton, NJ (US);
Allen S. Chiu, The Waterside, SG;
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ; F16L 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/100 ; F16L 9/14 ;
Abstract
Composite fiber reinforced structures, such as pipes or storage tanks, having improved resistance to microcracking and delamination and improved containment strength are disclosed. The walls of the structures comprise at least one layer comprising a plurality of continuous reinforcing glass fibers having an average diameter of ≦about 10 microns impregnated in a resinous binder such as a thermoset epoxy resin.