Insulating structures

US10940669B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH · DE
• Aspen Aerogels, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Leslie Rikleen · Newark, US
• Michael Magyar · Newark, US
• Eric O'Bryan · Wilmington, US
• David Mihalcik · Northborough, US
• Owen R. Evans · Chelmsford, US
• Nicholas Anthony Zafiropoulos · Wayland, US
• George L. Gould · Mendon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 9, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2437/00
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Described herein are insulating structures that include at least one microporous layer including a plurality of pores, a porous layer adjacent to the microporous layer, and a monolithic aerogel structure extending through the plurality of pores of the microporous layer and through at least part of the porous layer. The microporous layer filters aerogel dust from cracked or damaged aerogel within the scaffold, slowing or preventing loss of dust from the insulating structures.