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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Kelly Williams, South Lyon, MI (US);
Cynthia Flanigan, Canton, MI (US);
Ellen Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dan Houston, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kelly Williams, South Lyon, MI (US);
Cynthia Flanigan, Canton, MI (US);
Ellen Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dan Houston, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 31/00 (2006.01); D04H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a molding compound including simultaneously chopping a non-synthetic reinforcement member and a synthetic reinforcement member and forming a hybrid reinforcement member from the chopped non-synthetic and synthetic reinforcement members. The hybrid reinforcement member can be molded into a molding compound.