ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,511, issued on May 13, was assigned to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (Tokyo).
"Method for producing molded article" was invented by Nobuhiko Matsumoto (Hiratsuka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a production method with which a molded article excelling in surface appearance can be produced. The method for producing a molded article containing a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers having a number-average fiber length of 1 mm or longer, wherein the method includes molding a material containing a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers having a number-average fiber length of less than 30 mm using a first clo...