Inherently Secured Aerogel Composites
AssigneeAspen Aerogels, Inc.
InventorsDaniel E. Bullock, Aaron R. Tomich
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention describe secured fiber-reinforced aerogels and laminate structures formed therefrom. In one embodiment a laminate comprises at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer adjacent to at least one layer of fiber containing material wherein fibers from said at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of said at least one fiber-containing material. In another embodiment a laminate comprises at least two adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layers wherein fibers from at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of an adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layer.
Claims16
A composite comprising at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer adjacent to at least one layer of fiber-containing material wherein fibers from said at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of said at least one fiber-containing material.
A method of securing at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer to at least one layer of a fiber-containing material comprising:
- a) disposing a composite comprising at least one layer of a fiber-containing material adjacent to at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer where at least one layer being a top layer that defines an exposed surface;
- and b) penetrating said composite through said exposed surface with at least one felting needle thereby interlacing fibers within the composite.
A method of securing at least one fiber-reinforced gel composite to at least one fibrous layer comprising:
- a) disposing a composite comprising at least two layers of adjacent fiber reinforced aerogels where at least one layer being a top layer that defines an exposed surface;
- and b) penetrating said composite through said exposed surface with at least one felting needle thereby interlacing fibers within the composite.
A method of securing at least one fiber-reinforced gel composite to at least one fibrous layer comprising:
- a) disposing a composite comprising at least two layers of adjacent fiber reinforced aerogels where at least one layer being a top layer that defines an exposed surface;
- and c) penetrating said composite through said exposed surface with at least one needle and at least one yarn thereby quilting or stitch bonding the layers of the composite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.