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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Alfred Greinke, Medina, OH (US);
Robert Anderson Reyolds, III, Bay Village, OH (US);
Assignee:
Graftech Inc., Lakewood, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 7/00 ; B05D 3/04 ; B05D 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 7/00 ; B05D 3/04 ; B05D 5/00 ;
Abstract
Intercalated graphite flake which has enhanced exfoliation volume characteristics at relatively low exfoliation temperatures, e.g., 600° C. and even lower, is made by adding an organic expansion aid to the intercalant solution and heating a blend of intercalated particles and an organic reducing agent in the temperature range of 25° to 125° C.