Thursday, April 26, 2012

US Patent 8163831 - Thermosets containing CNTs by extrusion

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8163831.html

This patent from Hyperion Catalysis includes some basic claims for the dispersion of carbon nanotubes into thermoplastics via extrusion. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of preparing a thermoset precursor comprising:

providing a thermoset precursor having a viscosity greater than 15 poise; and

extruding carbon nanotubes with said thermoset precursor.                             

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