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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Teresa M. Kruckenberg, La Mesa, CA (US);
Valerie A. Hill, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Anthony Michael Mazany, Amelica Island, FL (US);
Eloise Young, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
Song Chiou, Cerritos, CA (US);
Teresa M. Kruckenberg, La Mesa, CA (US);
Valerie A. Hill, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Anthony Michael Mazany, Amelica Island, FL (US);
Eloise Young, Moreland Hills, OH (US);
Song Chiou, Cerritos, CA (US);
Rohr, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Surface films, paints, or primers can be used in preparing aircraft structural composites that may be exposed to lightning strikes. Methods for making and using these films, paints or primers are also disclosed. The surface film can include a thermoset resin or polymer, e.g., an epoxy resin and/or a thermoplastic polymer, which can be cured, bonded, or painted on the composite structure. Low-density electrically conductive materials are disclosed, such as carbon nanofiber, copper powder, metal coated microspheres, metal-coated carbon nanotubes, single wall carbon nanotubes, graphite nanoplatelets and the like, that can be uniformly dispersed throughout or on the film. Low density conductive materials can include metal screens, optionally in combination with carbon nanofibers.