Coating processes – With post-treatment of coating or coating material – Heating or drying
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Meeks, Timothy H (Department: 1715)
Coating processes
With post-treatment of coating or coating material
Heating or drying
C427S077000, C156S061000, C156S247000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07927666
ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and integrated into a flexible substrate. The present invention provides systems and methods wherein organized nanotube structures or other nanostructures are embedded within polymers or other flexible materials to provide a flexible skin-like material, with the properties and characteristics of the nanotubes or other nanostructures exploited for use in various applications. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a carbon nanotube/polymer composite material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes formed into a predetermined architecture, with each of the plurality of nanotubes having a desired width and length. The architecture of the plurality of nanotubes defines at least one orientation for a plurality of nanotubes, and also defines the approximate spacing between nanotubes and/or groups of nanotubes. The carbon nanotube architecture is at least partially embedded with a polymer matrix in a manner that the architecture is stabilized in the predetermined architecture. The polymer matrix may also be formed to have a desired predetermined thickness.
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Ajayan Pulickel M.
Dhinojwala Ali
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Lin James
Meeks Timothy H
Oldham, Esq. Scott M.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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