US Patent Issued to ROHR on Sept. 30 for "Composites and methods of forming composites having tailored hardness profile" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,748, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to ROHR INC (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Composites and methods of forming composites having tailored hardness profile" was invented by Paul E. Kukuchek (San Diego) and Vijay V. Pujar (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerospace component may comprise a fiber reinforced composite material. The fiber reinforced composite material includes a plurality of fiber layers and a carbon matrix surrounding the plurality of fiber layers. A plurality of ceramic particles is dispersed in the carbon matrix. A first fiber layer of the plurality of fiber layers may include a carbon fiber, and a second fibe...