Title:
PIPE SECTION HAVING UNBONDED COMPOSITE BARRIER LAYER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/155516
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Pipe sections and methods for forming pipe sections are disclosed. A pipe section includes a hollow body formed from a polymer material, the hollow body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an interior. The pipe section further includes a barrier layer surrounding and unbonded from the hollow body, the barrier layer having an inner surface and an outer surface. The barrier layer is formed from a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic material. Such pipe sections may be lightweight and flexible while exhibiting improved strength characteristics.
Inventors:
RUBY MICHAEL A (US)
EASTEP DAVID W (US)
JOHNSON AARON H (US)
LUO RONG (US)
ZHAO XINYU (US)
GRENCI JOSEPH J (US)
MCGRADY CHRISTOPHER (US)
EASTEP DAVID W (US)
JOHNSON AARON H (US)
LUO RONG (US)
ZHAO XINYU (US)
GRENCI JOSEPH J (US)
MCGRADY CHRISTOPHER (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/036577
Publication Date:
June 26, 2014
Filing Date:
April 15, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TICONA LLC (US)
International Classes:
C08L81/02; B29C48/06; B29C48/09; B29C48/91; B29C48/92; B32B1/08; C08L63/00
Foreign References:
| EP2239135A1 | 2010-10-13 | |||
| US20050211327A1 | 2005-09-29 | |||
| EP2418255A1 | 2012-02-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JOHNSTON, Jason, W. et al. (P.A.P.O. Box 144, Greenville SC, US)
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