Optimized fiber shapes for improved optical performance
US8568854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249942
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite article has an article surface and may comprise a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded in a matrix. Each fiber may have at least one base surface and a pair of side surfaces. The side surfaces may be oriented in non-perpendicular relation to the base surface. The fibers may be positioned in side-by-side relation to one another such that the side surfaces of each fiber are oriented substantially parallel to the side surfaces of the immediately adjacent fibers.
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