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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:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Steven R. Nutt, Irvine, CA (US);
Lev Vaikhanski, Encino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven R. Nutt, Irvine, CA (US);
Lev Vaikhanski, Encino, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J009/232 ; C08J009/236 ; C08J009/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Composite foam based on expandable microspheres reinforced with fibers is described. Also disclosed are methods of making microsphere foam reinforced with fibers and methods of use thereof. The disclosure provides foam that performs equally and better than the performance of most thermoplastic foams commercially available.