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Ferrofluid composition and method of making and using same

US4430239A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1983
Grant dateFeb 7, 1984
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F1/44
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stable liquid composition which comprises a colloidal dispersion of finely-divided, magnetic particles in a liquid polar carrier and a dispersing amount of a surfactant, which surfactant comprises a phosphoric acid ester of a long-chain alcohol, the alcohol compatible with the polar carrier, to provide a stable ferrofluid composition.

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