Patent ID: 11951656
Assignee: VARTEGA INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 22:
23. The bulk product of claim 1, wherein:
the first and second tapered portions each tapers over a longitudinal distance of at least 20 percent of the particle length dimension within a tapering envelope of a right circular cone with an apex at the respective said longitudinal end and an aperture of no larger than 37°;
the plurality of the fiber-containing particles are a first plurality of particles in the bulk product and the bulk product comprises at least a second plurality of particles each comprising reinforcing fibers and not having the dual-tapered shape with the first and second tapered portions each tapering over a longitudinal distance of at least 20 percent of the particle length dimension within a tapering envelope of a right circular cone with an apex at the respective said longitudinal end and an aperture of no larger than 37°; and
the second plurality of particles comprise at least 10 weight percent of the bulk product.