ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,228, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hanwha Azdel Inc. (Forest, Va.).
"Method of using a deep drawn composite" was invented by Kumar Kunal (Lynchburg, Va.), Thomas Arnold Ebeling (Forest, Va.), Jesse Guy Hipwell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and Erich James Vorenkamp (Pinckney, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain embodiments described herein are directed to composite materials effective for use in deep draw processes. In some examples, the composites can be used to provide vehicle panels such as, for example, vehicle underbody panels. In some configurations, the composite comprises a fiber reinforced polymer core and a skin material...