Highly conductive elastomeric sheet
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorsMark David Brown, John Wilbur Tully
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Highly conductive elastomeric sheet. Preferably, the conductive elastomeric sheet comprises a conductive wire mesh loaded into an elastomeric matrix from which is also loaded with a conductive particulate. Preferably, the particulate comprises carbon particulate having a sub-micron size, and is present in an amount between ten percent (10%) to twenty percent (20%) by volume. The conductive elastomeric materials are exceptionally durable and retain a high degree of conductivity well-after ten thousand (10,000) fatigue performance cycles.
Claims13
A highly elastomeric material having an elasticity and a conductivity comprising:
- a) an elastomeric matrix;
- b) a conductive mesh disposed within said matrix;
- and
- c) a conductive particulate also disposed within said matrix for retaining the elasticity of the material, and substantially maintaining the conductivity of the material in both a relaxed and strained state after subjecting the material to cyclical elongation strain, wherein said conductive particulate has a diameter ranging between 0.02 to 0.03 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.