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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Neograf Solutions, Llc, Lakewood, OH (US);
Deanna J. Burwell, Strongsville, OH (US);
Helen K. Mayer, Parma, OH (US);
Martin D. Smalc, Parma, OH (US);
Lawrence K. Jones, Parma, OH (US);
Gerald F. Hoffert, Euclid, OH (US);
Mark A. Sullivan, Richfield, OH (US);
Andrew D. Wild, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Craig A. Butrick, Mentor on the Lake, OH (US);
NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC, Lakewood, OH (US);
Abstract
A composite article is provided for use as a heat spreader, a cooling element or as part of the heating system for a wide variety of items. The composite article can include at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite or graphiiized polymer. A protective coating may be aligned or adhered with a surface of the sheet. The article may also include at least one of a fiber reinforced polymer, a fiber weave or fiber mat or combinations thereof, aligned with at least one of the first surface of the sheet or a second surface of the sheet. The composite article can include a plurality of strips of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite, of graphiiized polymer or combinations thereof, which are woven together and/or it can Include cut outs, slits or other perforations to provide flexibility, stretehabi Kiy, and breathability.