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US 2011/0209894 A1Published application
Electrically Conductive Composite Material
AssigneesUnited States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and, Space Administration
InventorsMartha K. Williams, Luke B. Roberson, Lanetra C. Tate, Trent M. Smith, Tracy L. Gibson, Scott T. Jolley
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Abstract
A composite material formed of electrically conductive metalized carbon fibers, a thin metal coating or a composite material formed of a conductive polymer and metal nanoparticles.
Claims22
A composite material comprising:
- electrically conductive metalized carbon fibers coated with
- an electrically insulative polymer.
An electrical wire comprising:
- (a) an electrically conductive wire core, covered with
- (b)an electrically insulative material layer, completely or partially covered with
- (c) an electrically conductive material layer, covered with
- (d) an electrically insulative layer;
- wherein layer (c) is (i) a composite material comprising a conductive polymer having amino groups or cationic groups;
- and carbon nanotubes covalently modified with acidic groups or hydroxyls;
- (ii) a material comprising carbon fibers;
- (iii) a thin metal coating;
- or (iv) a composite material comprising a conductive polymer and metal nanoparticles.
6 more elements
A wire comprising an electrically conductive wire core surrounded by an electrically insulative layer;
- wherein the electrically conductive wire core is metalized carbon fibers and the electrically insulative layer is an electrically insulative polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.