ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,579, issued on May 27, was assigned to QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (Shandong, China).
"Method for modifying interface of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin matrix composite material" was invented by Sen Liang (Shandong, China), Fengquan Wang (Shandong, China), Cheng Tian (Shandong, China) and Long Wu (Shandong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method with which mechanical properties of the interface of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin matrix composite material can be improved by conducting grafting on surfaces of materials. A carbon fiber (CF) and a polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA) are subjected to int...