ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,606, issued on March 18, was assigned to Evonik Operations GmbH (Essen, Germany).
"Composites having a thermoplastic matrix" was invented by Jurgen Franosch (Marl, Germany), Andreas Szentivanyi (Essen, Germany), Hans Ries (Marl, Germany) and Horst Beyer (Marl, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to continuous fiber-reinforced composites having a matrix of modified PVDF. The composite may be a semifinished product or a product or finished part manufactured therefrom. A product according to the invention is pelletized long-fiber material, while a finished part according to the invention is especial...