Triton Systems, Inc.

Elecon, Inc.

United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

Ashland, Inc.

Frx Polymers, Inc.

Peter S Schuler

Dieter Freitag

Anant Singh

Hamid R Mojazza

Michael A Vinciguerra

Jae Ryu

R Ross Haghighat

Lawino Kagumba

Marc-Andre Lebel

Guy A Rossi

Charles L Johnson

Judy L C Ballance

Marc E Lebel

Kenneth J Welzyn

Jason A Vaughn

Enrico Lorenzini

Philip Stark

Ross Haghighat

An electrically conductive filler comprises particles having a base substrate and a conductive coating. In some embodiments, the base substrate is a metal, plastic, glass, natural or synthetic graphite, carbon, ceramics, fiber or fabric. In some embodiments, the coating provides improved electrical conductivity, and the coated particle has lower electrical resistance than the uncoated base particle. Other embodiments and methods of making and using the electrically conductive filler are also disclosed.

Nickel free conductive filler

Conductive, lightweight, corrosion-resistant fiber mats are described herein. More particularly a metalized fiber mat of non-woven fibers has a conductive metal coating of a uniform thickness and a corrosion-resistant metal coating of a uniform thickness. Methods of producing such fiber mats are also provided.

Metalized fiber mat

The invention relates to the use of amino terminated phosphonamides and their oligomers, as flame retardant additives for a variety of polymers to impart flame retardancy while maintaining or improving processing characteristics and other important properties.

Amino terminated phosphonamide oligomers and flame retardant compositions therefrom

A tether system for providing thrust to or power subsystems of an artificial satellite in a low earth orbit. The tether has three main sections, an insulated section connected to the satellite, a conducting section connected to the insulating section for drawing in and releasing electrons from the space plasma and a non-conducting section for providing a tension to the other sections of the tether. An oxygen resistant coating is applied to the bare wire of the conducting section as well as the insulated wires of the insulated section that prevents breakdown during tether operations in the space plasma. The insulated and bare wire sections also surround a high tensile flexible polymer core to prevent any debris from breaking the tether during use.

Electrodynamic tether

The present invention provides new polymer induction bonding technology. Induction heating technologies are utilized to weld, forge, bond or set polymer materials. The invention provides controlled-temperature induction heating of polymeric materials by mixing ferromagnetic particles in the polymer to be heated. Temperature control is obtained by selecting ferromagnetic particles with a specific Curie temperature. The ferromagnetic particles will heat up in an induction field, through hysteresis losses, until they reach their Curie temperature. At that point, heat generation through hysteresis loss ceases. This invention is applicable to bonding thermoplastic materials, wherein only the area to be heated has ferromagnetic particles in it; bonding of thermoset composites, which have been processed with a layer of thermoplastic material on one side; curing of thermoset adhesives or composite resins; or consolidating thermoplastic composites.

Temperature-controlled induction heating of polymeric materials

Disclosed are coatings, films, and articles of manufacture comprising or derived from compositions that are produced by a method for exchanging solvent in a mixture that includes water and an optionally substituted thiophene. Also disclosed are methods for making and using said coatings, films, and articles of manufacture, including electro-optical implementations.

Compositions produced by solvent exchange methods and articles of manufacture comprising same

Disclosed are compositions formed by a method for exchanging solvent in a mixture that includes water and an optionally substituted thiophene. Also disclosed are methods for making and using such compositions.

Compositions produced by solvent exchange methods and uses thereof

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Westwood, MA, United States of America

Peter S Schuler