Fibre-reinforced composite molding and manufacture thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9199431
APP PUB NO 20100166998A1
SERIAL NO

12532895

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Method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite molding, the method comprising the steps of: (a) disposing a surfacing layer on a portion of a mold surface, the surfacing layer comprising a first resin material and being in the form of at least one solid sheet; (b) disposing at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material on the surfacing layer to provide, on the portion of the mold surface, an assembly of the surfacing layer and a structural layer comprising the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material; (c) applying a vacuum to the assembly; (d) infusing a flowable second resin material, under the vacuum, into the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material; and (e) curing the first and second resin materials to form the fiber-reinforced composite molding which comprises a surface portion formed from the surfacing layer laminated to a structural portion formed from the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material and the second resin material.

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GURIT (UK) LTDNEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT PO30 5WU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bannister, Damian James Winchester, GB 2 20
Watson, Gary Richard Freshwater, GB 1 20

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