ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,784, issued on July 22, was assigned to Lyten Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Polymer matrix composites, and methods of making the same" was invented by Bryce H. Anzelmo (Randolph, N.J.) and Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash (Oakland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Carbon composites, including carbon fibers in a binder matrix, exhibit unique, advantageous mechanical properties, including inter laminar shear strength, compression strength, and resistance to forces applied at various angles. These improvements allow use of less material while conveying improved strength in myriad practical applications, reducing overall financial cost of fabrica...