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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105512 | Infiltrated carbon foam composites An infiltrated carbon foam composite and method for making the composite is described. The infiltrated carbon foam composite may include a carbonized carbon aerogel in cells of a carbon foam body and a resin is infiltrated into the carbon foam body filling the cells... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8071206 | Blast energy mitigating composite A blast energy mitigating composite useful for protecting a surface or an object from a blast, shock waves, or stress waves caused by a sudden, violent release of energy is described. Certain configurations of the blast energy mitigating composite may include energy... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071065 | High density carbon foam composite tooling Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, high density carbon foam where a surface of the high density carbon foam may comprise a tool face or support tool face materials. The tools... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048528 | Cellular coal products According to the present invention there is provided coal-based cellular or porous products, also referred to herein as “carbon foams”, having a density of preferably between about 0.1 g/cm3 and about 0.8 g/cm3 and most preferably between a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034266 | Carbon foam from metallic salts of lignosulfonates A process for the production of an open-cell carbon foam from a metallic salt of a lignosulfonate is described. The process includes heating the metallic salt of a lignosulfonate from ambient temperature to a maximum temperature, greater than about 250° C., at a ra... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021638 | Carbon foam and high density carbon foam composite tooling Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, carbon foam and high density carbon foam are described. In some embodiments, a surface of the carbon foam or high density carbon foam may c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7960656 | Carbon bonded carbon foam EMI shielding enclosures Enclosures for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume from electromagnetic interference and various methods for producing such enclosures are described. Enclosures for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume fro... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931961 | Composite exhaust flue A composite exhaust flue which may be used to shield an area or object from convective, conductive, or radiated heat transfer from hot exhaust combustion gases is described. In certain embodiments, the composite exhaust flue may be used to protect structures from ho... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7902116 | Fluid treatment with activated carbon and carbon foam A system comprising an activated carbon bed in contact with carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, the system, which may be a fluid treatment system, may comprise an activated carbon bed and a carbon foam section covering at least a portion of a surface of t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883683 | Carbon foam and high density carbon foam assembly An assembly comprising carbon foam and high density carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, such an assembly may be a composite or composite assembly. One or more pieces of carbon foam and high density carbon foam may comprise the assembly. The assembly may c... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867608 | Electrically gradated carbon foam Electrically gradated carbon foam materials that have changing or differing electrical properties through the thickness of the carbon foam material and methods for making these electrically gradated carbon foam materials are described herein. In some embodiments, th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7824645 | High density carbon from coal A high density carbon material produced from coal is described. The carbon material may have a density ranging from about 1.0 g/cc to about 1.6 g/cc and may have a crush strength of up to about 20,000 psi. The high density carbon material is produced by slowly heati... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7774912 | Continuously formed metal matrix composite shapes Metal matrix composites having open or closed channels extending longitudinal through the length of the composite as well as methods and apparatus for forming the same are described. The shaped metal matrix composites are made of continuous fiber reinforced metal ma... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7767183 | Production of carbon foam from coals Methods for the production of carbon foam from swelling coals that do not require the use of high process pressures, oxidized coal, devolatized coal, or high-strength, foam expansion confining molds are described. In some embodiments, a comminuted swelling bituminou... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766984 | Method of increasing carbon foam yield A method for increasing the yield of carbon foam is described. The method includes placing a foaming sheet over the top surface of the material to be foamed. In certain embodiments, the foaming sheet is placed over the top surface of particulate coal prior to and du... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736729 | Blast energy mitigating composite A blast energy mitigating composite useful for protecting a surface or an object from a blast, shock waves, or stress waves caused by a sudden, violent release of energy is described. Certain configurations of the blast energy mitigating composite may include a ener... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7681625 | Filament winding for metal matrix composites A wet filament winding method and apparatus for producing a consolidated metal matrix composite is described. The methods are directed to winding a softened metal infiltrated fiber bundle and layering the resulting softened metal infiltrated fiber bundle onto a rota... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7635844 | Microsystem manipulation apparatus A microsystem manipulation apparatus and an associated kit is described that may be used to facilitate the assembly and testing of Microsystems and microsystem components. The microsystem manipulation apparatus may include a scanning electron microscope imaging syst... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7591299 | Continuous metal matrix composite manufacture A method and apparatus for the production of long lengths of continuous-fiber metal matrix composite prepeg ribbon or tape. The tape or ribbon is produced by bringing together multiple fiber tows into a formed bundle of fibers and infiltrating the bundle with metal ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588608 | Cellular coal products and processes According to the present invention there is provided a porous coal-based material having a density of between about 0.1 g/cm3 and about 0.6 g/cm3 that is produced by the controlled heating of small coal particulate in a “mold” and under a n... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578860 | Cellular coal products and processes According to the present invention there is provided a coal-based carbon foam having a density of between about 0.1 g/cm3 and about 0.8 g/cm3, preferably between about 0.2 g/cm3 and about 0.6 g/cm3 and most preferably betw... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7544222 | Activated, coal-based carbon foam An ablation resistant, monolithic, activated, carbon foam produced by the activation of a coal-based carbon foam through the action of carbon dioxide, ozone or some similar oxidative agent that pits and/or partially oxidizes the carbon foam skeleton, thereby signifi... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7498077 | Metal matrix composite structures A lightweight, high strength structure is described where a core material has a first and second metal matrix composite layer on surfaces of the core material. A sandwich type structure may be formed. The core material may be a solid material, a foam, a honeycomb st... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481855 | Carbon foam abrasives The incorporation or blending of from about 1 to about 10% by volume of a “carbide precursor” powder, preferably on the order of | 01/27/2009 |
| 7452389 | Carbon foam abrasives The incorporation or blending of from about 1 to about 10% by volume of a “carbide precursor” powder, preferably on the order of | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449035 | Reinforced designed cellular coal Coal-based cellular products that can be custom designed to have integral stiffeners or load paths, directed heat transfer paths, and/or directed mass transfer paths and methods for their production are described. Such design and production is made possible by the a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435494 | Electrochemical cell electrodes Coal based carbon foams that are produced by the controlled heating of coal particulate in a mold and under a non-oxidizing atmosphere and subsequently graphitized have been found to provide excellent electrode materials for electrochemical cell applications. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7338542 | Designed cellular coal Coal-based cellular products that can be custom designed to have integral stiffeners or load paths, directed heat transfer paths, and/or directed mass transfer paths and methods for their production are described. Such design and production is made possible by the a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338703 | Metallic-polymeric composite materials Composites are provided having improved strength and rigidity, with respect to mass or volume, as compared to known polymeric composites or polymeric composites in combination with metal reinforcement. The composites of the present invention are metallic-polymeric c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7247368 | Stealth foam and production method Carbon foams exhibiting a dielectric constant of from about 2 to about 6 and simultaneously an electrical resistivity in the range of between about 1.E+00 ohm-cm and about 1.E+06 ohm-cm, demonstrate excellent radar emission absorptivity in the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7192537 | Radar emissions absorbing material Radar emission absorbing materials that are moldable or that may be coated on a surface are described. A moldable radar emission absorbing material may include commuted carbon foam particles blended with a moldable matrix. In other embodiments, a radar emission abso... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186948 | Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation A method for the fabrication of metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous joining by brazing, soldering or welding of aluminum matrix tape using a laser to melt the surface of the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously contacti... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170028 | Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation An apparatus for the fabrication of metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous joining by brazing, soldering or welding of aluminum matrix tape using a laser to melt the surface of the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously cont... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164096 | Continuous metal matrix composite consolidation A method for the fabrication of large metal matrix composite structures comprising the continuous joining by brazing or welding of aluminum matrix tape using an infrared laser to melt the surface of the tape while applying pressure to the tape and simultaneously con... | 01/16/2007 |
