Patent ID: 11884026
Assignee: A&P TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
contacting continuous fibers with a first resin to form coated continuous fibers,
cross-linking a portion of the coated continuous fibers to form partially cross-linked continuous fibers having a cross-linked first segment and an uncross-linked second segment,
contacting the partially cross-linked continuous fibers with molding compound comprising a second resin and discontinuous fibers,
molding together the partially cross-linked continuous fibers and molding compound so that the cross-linked first segment includes continuous fibers spaced apart from discontinuous fibers and the uncross-linked second segment includes continuous fibers spaced apart from discontinuous fibers,
forming a first interface in the cross-linked first segment between the continuous fibers and the discontinuous fibers, and
forming a second interface in the uncross-linked second segment between the continuous fibers and the discontinuous fibers,
wherein the first interface of the cross-linked first segment provides mechanical contact between the continuous fibers and the discontinuous fibers and the second interface of the uncross-linked second segment provides chemical contact between the continuous fibers and the discontinuous fibers.