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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Loon-Seng Tan, Centerville, OH (US);
Zhenning Yu, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Bingqian Zheng, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Hilmar Koerner, Beavercreek, OH (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Abstract
Applicants disclose a family of low-molecular-weight, main-chain thermotropic liquid-crystalline polyimides (TLC-PI) that are thermally crosslinkable and processes of making and using same. Such materials provide flexibility advantage when modifying ink materials to meet varying processing conditions in additive manufacturing of devices and components that require high-temperature polymers.