ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,354, issued on July 28, was assigned to SEKISUI CHEMICAL Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Carbon fiber reinforced composite and production method of carbon fiber reinforced composite" was invented by Ayako Oota (Shiga, Japan) and Haruka Yoshida (Shiga, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite that can reduce the curing time and achieve high mechanical strength while reducing resin bleeding, and a method for producing a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite. Provided is a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite containing: carbon fibers, an epoxy resin, a curing agent, and a thermoplastic ...