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Novel Platform Technologies for Manufacturing Superior 3-Dimensional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Material
OPPORTUNITY High performance composites, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), are critical materials in the aerospace, defense, wind energy, automotive, and sporting goods industries. While advancements have been made in both the fabrication processes and the final products, even modern-day CFRP laminates still lack effective structural...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Category(s): All Technologies, Composite Materials, Engineering Device or Method
Z-Aligned Fiber Reinforced Composites
OPPORTUNITY Materials can be customized by reinforcing them with rods, fibers, whiskers, and even large particles of a dissimilar material. Materials that include such enhancements are called composites. Glass fiber accounts for about 90% of the reinforcements used in composite consumption, globally. Fiber-reinforced composites are composed of axial...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Category(s): Composite Materials, Engineering Device or Method, All Technologies
Multiscale Composite Z-Aligned-Nanofiber Stitched Fiber Reinforced Polymer
OPPORTUNITY High performance composites, such as fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), are key materials for the aerospace and defense industries. While progress has been made in fabrication and final product, FRP laminates are known for lacking effective structural support in the through-thickness direction (i.e. z-alignment). Notably, the polymer matrix...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao, Gregory Hickman
Category(s): Composite Materials, All Technologies
3D Printing Head for continuous-fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
OPPORTUNITY Manufacturing is an expensive and time-consuming part of the engineering process, especially for low-volume production and rapid prototyping. Metal materials require substantial Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming and machining time, which can produce significant amounts of material waste. Plastic materials often require metal...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Category(s): Composite Materials, Engineering Device or Method, MVP Candidate, All Technologies
Porous Nanocomposites (Super Composites)
OPPORTUNITY Nanocomposites have been used commercially since Toyota introduced the first polymer/clay nanocomposite auto parts in the 1980s. The demand for lightweight automotive parts has given an edge to polymer nanocomposites due to its high strength and lightweight properties. The use of polymer nanocomposites enabled automotive parts reduction...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Category(s): Composite Materials, All Technologies