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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Applicants:
James H. Arps, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Kent Edward Coulter, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Inventors:
James H. Arps, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Kent Edward Coulter, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composite particle that is microscopically two-dimensional with a third nanoscopic dimension, and to methods of making same. The particle may include a support and a metal layer. The metal layer may be catalytically active such that the particle is adapted to act as a catalyst.