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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Steve Mortimer, St. Ives, GB;
Inventor:
Steve Mortimer, St. Ives, GB;
Assignee:
Hexcel Composites Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/24 (2006.01); C08J 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of a cured composite material, the process comprising the steps of blending together a liquid curable resin and a curing agent having a melting point greater than 100° C. to form a liquid blend of curable resin and curing agent, at least partially impregnating a structural fiber arrangement with the blended curable resin and curing agent to form a curable composite material, followed by curing the composite material by exposure to elevated temperature and at a pressure of no greater than 3 bar absolute to form a cured composite material.