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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Mike T. Battis, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Greg Pickens, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Mike T. Battis, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Greg Pickens, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
JELD-WEN, Inc., Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for forming a thin-layer moisture-resistant fiber composite material involve pressing a mixture of fibers and resin between a pair of heated dies at least one of which includes a working surface coated with a hard ormosil coating including a cross-linked organically-modified silica network. The use of such coatings may yield composite sheet materials having improved surface quality, sharper edges, and greater draw angles than previously possible. Some systems for making thin-layer fiber composite materials may utilize ormosil coatings on various working surfaces of equipment coming into contact with the fiber and resin mixture, such as surfaces of machinery for mixing or conveying the mixture to the dies.