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Conductive fabric conductive resin bodies and processes for making same

US5635252A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1995
Grant dateJun 3, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/699
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process is disclosed for forming a flexible, electrically conductive fabric by applying to a nonconductive flexible fibrous web substrate an aqueous solution comprising a conductive material and a binder, saturating the web with the aqueous solution, and drying and curing the web. Another process is disclosed for altering the chemical or physical properties of a resin during a production process comprising the steps of treating a fabric with an aqueous solution containing a conductive material, a binder and a resin-affecting compound; applying the treated fabric to a resin and causing the resin-affecting compound to leach from the fabric into the resin; forming an article from the fabric and the resin, and curing the article. A further process is disclosed for treating the fabric by dipping the fabric in an aqueous solution containing a conductive material, a binder, and a resin-affecting compound; nipping the fabric; and drying the fabric.

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