Intellectual Property Law

US Patent 7897248 - Oriented nanofibers embedded in a polymer matrix

This patent from Rice University has early priority going back to 1999 and includes some basic claims to CNT-polymer composites. Claim 1 reads:

1. A composite comprising:

a polymer matrix reinforced with carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes are dispersed in the polymer matrix; and

 wherein the carbon nanotubes are integrated into the polymer matrix;

wherein the integration comprises alignment of the carbon nanotubes and formation of at least one type of linkage to at least a sidewall of the carbon nanotubes;

wherein the at least one type of linkage is selected from the group consisting of between the carbon nanotubes and the polymer matrix, between the carbon nanotubes, and combinations thereof.

Full post as published by TinytechIP on March 01, 2011 (boomark / email).