Patent ID: 8105690

Claim:
A glass fiber product, comprising: at least one glass fiber; and particles adhered to the at least one glass fiber, wherein: the particles have an average dimension ranging from 10 nm to 35 nm, and wherein the particles are selected from boron nitride, molybdenum diselenide, tantalum disulfide, tantalum diselenide, tungsten disulfide, tungsten diselenide, thermoplastic polyesters, thermoplastic polyurethanes, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, acrylic polymers, polyacrylonitriles, polyolefins, polyurethanes, vinyl polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyesters, vinyl esters, epoxy materials, phenolics, aminoplasts, polycarbonates, and mixtures of any of the foregoing; and the at least one glass fiber is at least partially coated with a coating, wherein the particles are present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 60% by weight relative to a total weight of the coating, and wherein the coating is a residue of a coating composition and the coating composition is selected from a resin-compatible coating composition.