Patent ID: 7977449

Claim:
A granule comprising a star polyamide matrix and fibers aligned parallel to the length of the granule, obtained by a manufacturing process comprising the steps of: a) bringing in a melt state into contact at least one star polyamide matrix with: continuous fibers; and/or fibers having a length at least equal to 80%, optionally at least equal to 100%, of the length of the granules, the star polyamide matrix being obtained by copolymerization using a monomer mixture comprising: 1) a multifunctional compound having at least three identical reactive functional groups chosen from amine functional groups and carboxylic acid functional groups; 2) monomers of the following general formulae (IIa) and/or (IIb): and, 3) optionally, monomers of the following general formula (III): Z—R 3 —Z (III) in which: Z represents a functional group identical to that of the reactive functional groups of the multifunctional compound; R 2 , R 3 , which are identical or different, represent substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic, hydrocarbon radicals having 2 to 20 carbon atoms optionally including heteroatoms; and Y is a primary amine functional group when X represents a carboxylic acid functional group, or Y is a carboxylic acid functional group when X represents a primary amine functional group; b) the composition obtained in step a) is formed into a rod; and c) the rod obtained in step b) is cut to the length of the granules desired.