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US 6,555,223 B2Granted
Graphite structure with increased flexibility
AssigneeSGL Technic, Inc.
InventorAkira Kubo
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Abstract
An article of manufacture including a graphite sheet having a texturized surface. The article of manufacture comprises, in one embodiment, about 90 to 99 percent vermicular graphite and about 1 to 10 percent of a filler (e.g., talc or mica). The article of manufacture may also include an insert in the form of a sheet of, for example, stainless steel, polyester film, or fiberglass fabric. Also, a method including combining an article having a surface texture with a graphite sheet, and imparting the surface texture to a surface of the graphite sheet.
Claims10
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a graphite sheet having a texture inscribed on a surface of the graphite sheet wherein the graphite sheet has a thickness of at least 0.05 inches and can be wrapped around a mandrill with a minimum diameter of less than approximately 2.1 inches in compliance with ASTM F147-87 standard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.