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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Dattatreya Panse, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Klaus Meindl, Putzbrunn, DE;
Inventors:
Dattatreya Panse, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Klaus Meindl, Putzbrunn, DE;
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mixture comprising an expandable graphite and a polymer resin is described wherein the polymer resin-expandable graphite mixture has a volume increase and structural integrity after exposure to heat. Methods are described for increasing the thermal protective performance (TPP) of textiles and laminates while optionally maintaining comfort, flexibility, and liquid protective properties.