US 12,145,326 B2
Anti-microbial fiber reinforced plastic
Bradford D'Alessio, Winston-Salem, NC (US); and Thomas Martz, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/010,330.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063212 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 70/14 (2006.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B29C 70/22 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B29K 101/00 (2006.01); B29K 305/08 (2006.01); B29K 305/10 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 70/14 (2013.01) [B29C 70/20 (2013.01); B29C 70/22 (2013.01); B64D 11/0638 (2014.12); B29K 2101/00 (2013.01); B29K 2305/10 (2013.01); B29K 2305/14 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3026 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft seat including a plurality of plastic components including at least an armrest, produced by a method comprising:
disposing a plurality of metallic wires reinforcements in a mold, the metallic wire reinforcements comprising anti-microbial properties; and
molding a plastic component via one of rotational molding,
wherein:
the plurality of metallic wires reinforcements are disposed in the mold to be concentrated toward an outer surface of the plastic component via centrifugal force; and
a first set of metallic wire reinforcements are disposed longitudinally around the armrest to reinforce the armrest along a first axis and a second set of metallic wire reinforcements are disposed latitudinally around a handrest portion of the armrest to reinforce the plastic component along a second axis.