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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:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Enrique V. Barrera, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard Lee Yowell, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Brian Mitchell Mayeaux, Houston, TX (US);
Erica L. Corral, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Cesarano, Iii, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Enrique V. Barrera, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard Lee Yowell, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Brian Mitchell Mayeaux, Houston, TX (US);
Erica L. Corral, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Cesarano, III, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a ceramic nanocomposite comprising a nanostructured carbon component inside a ceramic host. The ceramic nanocomposite may further comprise vapor grown carbon fibers. Such nanostructured carbon materials impart both structural and thermal barrier enhancements to the ceramic host. The present invention is also directed towards a method of making these ceramic nanocomposites and for methods of using them in various applications.