Process for enhancing material properties and materials so enhanced
AssigneeThe Research Foundation of State University of New York
InventorsJoseph C. Mollendorf, David Pendergast, Erik R. Bardy, Sawson Samimy, Eric M. Stimson, Colin K. Dauria, Raymond D. Buchner
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composite insulation material. The composite insulation material includes a syntactic foam component and a plurality of aerogel inserts. The present invention also relates to a method of making a composite insulation material. The present invention further relates to a method for enhancing the flexibility of a solid material.
Claims46
A composite insulation material comprising:
- a syntactic foam component and
- a plurality of aerogel inserts embedded within said syntactic foam component, wherein said composite insulation material has opposed first and second surfaces and comprises a plurality of incisions and/or indentations formed into the first surface and/or the second surface, or extending between the first and second surfaces.
A composite insulation material having opposed first and second surfaces, and comprising a syntactic foam component and a plurality of aerogel inserts embedded within the syntactic foam component, wherein said composite insulation material has opposed first and second surfaces and comprises a plurality of incisions and/or indentations formed into the first surface and/or the second surface, or extending between the first and second surfaces, said composite insulation material being made according to a method comprising the following steps:
- (j) providing a syntactic foam component,
- embedding a plurality of aerogel inserts within the syntactic foam component to form the composite insulation material, and
- introducing a plurality of incisions and/or indentations into the first and/or second surfaces of the composite insulation material;
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- (ii) providing a syntactic foam component precursor,
- inserting a plurality of aerogel inserts within the syntactic foam component precursor,
- curing the syntactic foam component precursor to form the composite insulation material, and
- introducing a plurality of incisions and/or indentations into the first and/or second surfaces of the composite insulation material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.