Patent ID: 9340454
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B29B,B29C,B29K,C03C,C08F,C08K

Claim Text:
1. A method of activating a glass fiber or flake to participate in polymerizing a resin, the method comprising: sizing the glass fiber or flake with a sizing composition comprising a solution containing a polymerization initiator, wherein the glass fiber or flake have not been pre-treated with a silane compound, and wherein sizing the glass fiber or flake comprises: physically bonding the polymerization initiator with a film former onto the glass fiber or flake, wherein the polymerization initiator is a peroxide; and activating the polymerization initiator by forming a free radical moiety on the polymerization initiator that can initiate polymerizing the resin, wherein: