Microwave transmission assemblies fabricated from carbon nanostructure polymer composites
US9327969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Carbon nanostructures can be formed into polymer composites that are electrically conductive and highly reflective of microwave radiation, thereby facilitating transmission of the microwave radiation. Microwave transmission assemblies containing carbon nanostructures can include an elongate structure containing elongate opposing surfaces that extend the length of the elongate structure and that are spaced apart from one another with a channel region defined in between. The elongate opposing surfaces include a polymer composite containing a polymer matrix and a plurality of carbon nanostructures. Each carbon nanostructure can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched, crosslinked, and share common walls with one another.
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