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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Continental Structural Plastics, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Probir Kumar Guha, Troy, MI (US);
Michael J. Siwajek, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael J. Hiltunen, Rochester, MI (US);
Michael Z. Asuncion, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A molded article is provided that has a resin matrix having a surface, the resin matrix formed from cross-linked polyester resin or vinyl-ester resin. Glass fibers are crossed linked to the resin matrix via a silane coupling agent reactive with the matrix. A molded article is provided that has a resin matrix having a surface, the resin matrix formed from cross-linked polyester resin or vinyl-ester resin. Glass fibers each covalently bonded to at least one microspheroid matrix via a silane coupling agent reactive with a surface of the at least one microspheroids are present in increase the fiber pull strength. A sizing composition for treating glass fibers is also provided for use in such articles.