Patent · US Active

Anisotropic thermal and electrical applications of composites of ceramics and carbon nanotubes

US7481267B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
25References
46Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 2005
Grant dateJan 27, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 24, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/905
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Ceramic materials are converted to materials with anisotropic thermal properties, electrical properties, or both, by forming the ceramics into composites with carbon nanotubes dispersed therein and uniaxially compressing the composites in a direction in which a lower thermal or electrical conductivity is desired.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.