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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Heavy Metal Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Adam Bayne Hopkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Salvatore Torquato, Princeton, NJ (US);
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Heavy Metal LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to granular composite density enhancement, and related methods and compositions. The application where the properties are valuable include but are not limited to: 1) additive manufacturing ('3D printing') involving metallic, ceramic, cermet, polymer, plastic, or other dry or solvent-suspended powders or gels, 2) concrete materials, 3) solid propellant materials, 4) cermet materials, 5) granular armors, 6) glass-metal and glass-plastic mixtures, and 7) ceramics comprising (or manufactured using) granular composites.