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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Norman R. Byrd, Villa Park, CA (US);
Stephen C. Amundson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert H. Coker, Iii, Whitter, CA (US);
Norman R. Byrd, Villa Park, CA (US);
Stephen C. Amundson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert H. Coker, III, Whitter, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing various polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto each individual carbon (graphite) fiber strand, whether individual fiber or as a fabric to form an homogeneous chemically-bonded composite as opposed to the formation of a heterogeneous, non-chemically bonded composite. Thus, electrodeposition forms a unique discrete interface at the molecular layer (nanolayer) between the reinforcement (fiber) and the matrix (resin) over as opposed to any previous resin infusion process.