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Carbon fibrils

Patent 5707916 Issued on January 13, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 13, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 694244 filed on 05/01/1991

US Classes:

502/180, Elemental carbon264/29.2, Filaments423/447.1, Fiber, fabric, or textile423/447.2, Product423/447.3, From gaseous reactants427/216, Metal base427/221, Resin, rubber, or hardenable oil containing coating427/249.4, Inorganic carbon base (e.g., graphite, etc.)427/255.24, Fiber or fibrous web or sheet based (e.g., strand, filament, fabric, cloth, etc.)428/367, Including free carbon or carbide or therewith (not as steel)428/368, In coating or impregnation428/376, Discontinuous or tubular or cellular core428/398, Tubular or cellular428/408, SELF-SUSTAINING CARBON MASS OR LAYER WITH IMPREGNANT OR OTHER LAYER502/159, Resin, natural or synthetic, polysaccharide or polypeptide502/182, And metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide502/185, Of Group VIII (i.e., iron or platinum group)502/416, Free carbon containing502/438Chemically reducing an oxide or product thereof

Examiners

Primary: Wood, Elizabeth D.
Assistant: Hailey, P. L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 117622 JP 07/13/1982
  • 152299 JP 08/13/1984

International Classes

B01J 021/18
B01J 020/02
B01J 023/00
D01F 009/12

Abstract

A volume of carbon fibrils that includes a multiplicity of fibrils having a morphology consisting of vermicular tubes that are free of a continuous thermal carbon overcoat and have graphite layers that are substantially parallel to the fibril axis and a process for preparing such fibrils.

Other References

  • "Filamentous Growth of Carbon Through Beazene Decomposition" by A. Oberlim et al.--Journal of Crystal Growth 32 (1976) No Month Available pp. 335-339--North Holland Publishing Co
  • "Formation of Filamentous Carbon from Iron, Cobalt and Chromium Catalyzed Decompositon of Acetylen" by R.J.K Baker et al.--Journal of Catalysts--vol. 30 (1973) No Month Available pp. 86-95 Academic Press In
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