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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Shane Bartus, Baltimore, MD (US);
George Husman, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Uday Vaidya, Birmingham, AL (US);
Inventors:
Shane Bartus, Baltimore, MD (US);
George Husman, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Uday Vaidya, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); F41H 5/00 (2006.01); F41H 5/02 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); F41H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Composite structures and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. An embodiment of a composite structure, among others, includes: a backing substrate; a layer of structures distributed over the backing substrate; and a thermoplastic disposed onto the structures and the backing substrate, wherein the thermoplastic substantially binds the backing substrate and layer of structures together.