Methods of producing particles of fiber and resin from fiber-resin composite materials are disclosed. The particles may be combined with a resin system and optionally combined with fillers, binders or reinforcements to produce new cured solid composite products.

A method utilizes waste product in manufacturing, such as manufacture of filaments or micro-pellets for use in manufacturing applications such as additive manufacturing, extrusion, injection molding, blow molding and other applications.

Methods to increase structural performance, strength, and durability of textile-reinforced composite materials are provided. The textile reinforcement may be knitted, for example, in a flat bed weft knitting machine. The method may include pre-stressing a textile reinforcement preform by applying tension. A polymeric precursor may be introduced to the pre-stressed textile reinforcement preform. The polymeric precursor may then be cured or consolidated, followed by releasing of the applied tension to form the composite article comprising polymer and the pre-stressed textile reinforcement. In other aspects, a composite article is provided that has a pre-stressed textile reinforcement structure and a cured polymer. The textile reinforcement may be a knitted, lightweight, seamless, unitary structure. The knitted reinforcement structure may have distinct first and second knitted regions with different levels of pre-stress, thus providing enhanced control over strength, rigidity, and flexibility of the composite article.

An ultra-small camera module with wide field of view includes (a) a wafer-level lens system for forming, on an image plane, an image of a wide field-of-view scene, wherein the wafer-level lens system includes (i) a distal planar surface positioned closest to the scene and no more than 2.5 millimeters away from the image plane in direction along optical axis of the wafer-level lens system, and (ii) a plurality of lens elements optically coupled in series along the optical axis, each of the lens elements having a curved surface, and (b) an image sensor mechanically coupled to the wafer-level lens system and including a rectangular array of photosensitive pixels, positioned at the image plane, for capturing the image, wherein cross section of the ultra-small camera module, orthogonal to the optical axis, is rectangular with side lengths no greater than 1.5 millimeters.

The present disclosure provides a method of casting ribs on substrate, said method comprising acts of, mounting applicator comprising plurality of nozzles and polymer filled into the applicator, placing the substrate below the nozzles of the applicator, applying pressure onto the melt polymer to cast plurality of polymer ribs of predetermined shape on the substrate, and cooling the substrate casted with ribs.

A composite article includes an inorganic non-metallic article and a resin article. The resin article is connected to the inorganic non-metallic article. The inorganic non-metallic article includes at least one connecting surface. At least a portion of the connecting surface comprises groove-peak like microstructures. At least one of the microstructures comprises a rough and/or porous surface having at least one of a roughness element and a porous structure. The inorganic non-metallic article and resin article are combined together through the microstructures. A method for making the composite article is also provided.

A composite article includes an inorganic non-metallic article, a resin article, and a connecting layer located between the inorganic non-metallic article and the resin article. The connecting layer is configured to connect the inorganic non-metallic article and the resin article together. A surface of the connecting layer connected with the resin article includes a plurality of microstructures, a portion of the resin article fills in the plurality of microstructures. A method for making the composite article is also provided.

There is provided a thin glass elongated body that can be prevented from being broken when subjected to processing or treatment by a roll-to-roll process. A thin glass elongated body of the present invention includes: a main body that includes an elongated thin glass; and a handling section that includes tough films connected to both ends of the main body in a length direction of the main body.

A method for producing a laminated glass with a resin frame includes a disposing step of disposing a laminated glass inside a shaping mold in which a cavity into which a resin material for a resin frame is injected is formed, an injection step of injecting the resin material into the cavity from a first surface side of the laminated glass or an end face side of the laminated glass, a blocking step of blocking a flow of the resin material in at least a part of a peripheral portion of the laminated glass to prevent the resin material from reaching an outer peripheral region on a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an opposing force applying step of applying an opposing force from an opposing force applying position on the second surface and inside of the outer peripheral region of the laminated glass.

A tire tread includes a silica bar extending in a tire circumferential direction. An upper part of the silica bar is exposed to a cap tread so as to contact the road. The tire tread improves grip performance on wet roads, thereby offering a tire suitable for high-speed driving.