Aerogel composite with fibrous batting
AssigneeAspen Aerogels, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Stepanian, George L. Gould, Redouane Begag
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Abstract
Aerogel composite materials having a lofty fibrous batting reinforcement preferably in combination with one or both of individual short randomly oriented microfibers and conductive layers exhibit improved performance in one or all of flexibility, drape, durability, resistance to sintering, x-y thermal conductivity, x-y electrical conductivity, RFI-EMI attenuation, and/or burn-through resistance.
Claims9
A composite article comprising a lofty fibrous batting sheet and a continuous aerogel through said batting, and further comprising a material selected from polyester (PET);
- polyethylene;
- ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE);
- polypropylene;
- polyacrylate;
- polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE);
- poly-metaphenylene diamine;
- poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide;
- a novoloid resin;
- polyacrylonitrile (PAN);
- or carbon.
Clothing comprising a composite article comprising a lofty fibrous batting sheet and a continuous aerogel through said batting.
A composite article comprising a lofty fibrous batting sheet and a continuous aerogel through said batting, and further comprising one or more fasteners.
A composite article comprising a lofty fibrous batting sheet and a continuous aerogel through said batting, and further comprising a polymeric binder.
A composite article comprising a lofty fibrous batting sheet and a continuous aerogel through said batting, wherein the aerogel is prepared from a material selected from an inorganic gel forming material, an organic gel forming material, or any combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.