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Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2009
Applicants:

Rick D. Lucas, St. Clairsville, OH (US);

Harry E. Danford, Bethesda, OH (US);

Janusz W. Plucinski, Glen Dale, WV (US);

Douglas J. Merriman, Wheeling, WV (US);

Jesse M. Blacker, Bridgeport, OH (US);

Inventors:

Rick D. Lucas, St. Clairsville, OH (US);

Harry E. Danford, Bethesda, OH (US);

Janusz W. Plucinski, Glen Dale, WV (US);

Douglas J. Merriman, Wheeling, WV (US);

Jesse M. Blacker, Bridgeport, OH (US);

Assignee:

Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, WV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/00 (2006.01); C08J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An infiltrated carbon foam composite and method for making the composite is described. The infiltrated carbon foam composite may include a carbonized carbon aerogel in cells of a carbon foam body and a resin is infiltrated into the carbon foam body filling the cells of the carbon foam body and spaces around the carbonized carbon aerogel. The infiltrated carbon foam composites may be useful for mid-density ablative thermal protection systems.


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