US 7,517,580 B2
Aligned composite structures for mitigation of impact damage and resistance to wear in dynamic environments
Anthony C. Mulligan, Tucson, Ariz. (US); Mark J. Rigali, Tucson, Ariz. (US); Manish P. Sutaria, Malden, Mass. (US); Dragan Popovich, Redmond, Wash. (US); Joseph P. Halloran, Tucson, Ariz. (US); Michael L. Fulcher, Tucson, Ariz. (US); and Randy C. Cook, Tucson, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc., Tucson, Ariz. (US)
Filed on Dec. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/298,194.
Application 11/298194 is a division of application No. 10/310594, filed on Dec. 04, 2002, granted, now 6,974,624.
Application 10/310594 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/005084, filed on Dec. 04, 2001, granted, now 6,709,737.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/251172, filed on Dec. 04, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2006/0091580 A1, May 04, 2006
Int. Cl. B28B 5/00 (2006.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); D21H 11/00 (2006.01); D21H 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 428—241  [264/250; 264/639; 428/411.1; 428/311.51; 428/311.71; 428/315.9] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of preparing a fibrous monolith composite comprising:
providing one or more green fibrous monolith filaments having a core composition and a shell composition that differs from the core composition;
arranging the one or more filaments in a predetermined orientation to form a first layer;
providing one or more additional green fibrous monolith filaments having a core composition and a shell composition that differs from the core composition;
arranging the one or more additional filaments in a second predetermined orientation to form a second layer, wherein the second layer is disposed adjacent the first layer; and
shaping the layers to form the composite.