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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (Nasa), Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Margaret M. Stackpoole, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ehson M. Ghandehari, Livermore, CA (US);
Jeremy J. Thornton, Gardena, CA (US);
Melmoth Alan Covington, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2006.01); F16L 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2013.01); F16L 59/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low-density article comprising a flexible substrate and a pyrolizable material impregnated therein, methods of preparing, and devices using the article are disclosed. The pyrolizable material pyrolizes above 350 C and does not flow at temperatures below the pyrolysis temperature. The low-density article remains flexible after impregnation and continues to remain flexible when the pyrolizable material is fully pyrolized.