US Patent Issued to HEXCEL COMPOSITES on March 4 for "Surface finishing moulding material comprising a rheology-modified epoxy layer" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,954, issued on March 4, was assigned to HEXCEL COMPOSITES Ltd. (Duxford, Great Britain).

"Surface finishing moulding material comprising a rheology-modified epoxy layer" was invented by Mark Whiter (Saffron Walden, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moulding material which comprises: (a) a structural reinforcement layer comprising a fibrous reinforcement material optionally in combination with a second resin composition; and (b) a surface enhancing layer, for contacting a surface of a mould or tool, comprising a first non-woven fibre carrier in combination with a first resin composition containing a rheology modifier and ...