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US 10,533,270SUCROSE TREATED CARBON NANOTUBE AND GRAPHENE YARNS AND SHEETS
Godfrey Sauti
US
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A carbon material, comprising: a plurality of microscopic carbon structures that are interconnected to form a sheet or yarn, wherein 40 to 100 percent of the microscopic carbon structures are at least partially aligned with one another; a dehydrated sucrose binder formed by subjecting sucrose to a dehydration reaction, the dehydrated sucrose binder dispersed on at least some of the microscopic carbon structures; wherein the dehydrated sucrose binder binds adjacent microscopic carbon structures together and maintains alignment of the microscopic carbon structures. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the microscopic carbon structures comprise carbon nanotubes. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the sheet is a woven material. Currently amended
A rigid composite structure, comprising: T t he carbon material of claim 1 and a rigid matrix material, wherein the carbon material is provided in the rigid matrix material to form the rigid composite structure. Currently amended
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sheet or yarn with dehydrated sucrose binder
macroscopic carbon nanotube sheet
woven carbon material sheet
Materials described outside the worked examples.
carbon nanotube/graphene yarn or sheet (aligned, sucrose-bound)
dehydrated sucrose binder
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
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US 10,533,270Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A carbon material, comprising: a plurality of microscopic carbon structures that are interconnected to form a sheet or yarn, wherein 40 to 100 percent of the microscopic carbon structures are at least partially aligned with one another; a dehydrated sucrose binder formed by subjecting sucrose to a dehydration reaction, the dehydrated sucrose binder dispersed on at least some of the microscopic carbon structures; wherein the dehydrated sucrose binder binds adjacent microscopic carbon structures together and maintains alignment of the microscopic carbon structures. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the microscopic carbon structures comprise carbon nanotubes. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the sheet is a woven material. Currently amended
A rigid composite structure, comprising: T t he carbon material of claim 1 and a rigid matrix material, wherein the carbon material is provided in the rigid matrix material to form the rigid composite structure. Currently amended
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sheet or yarn with dehydrated sucrose binder
macroscopic carbon nanotube sheet
woven carbon material sheet
Materials described outside the worked examples.
carbon nanotube/graphene yarn or sheet (aligned, sucrose-bound)
dehydrated sucrose binder
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
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US 10,533,270Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A carbon material, comprising: a plurality of microscopic carbon structures that are interconnected to form a sheet or yarn, wherein 40 to 100 percent of the microscopic carbon structures are at least partially aligned with one another; a dehydrated sucrose binder formed by subjecting sucrose to a dehydration reaction, the dehydrated sucrose binder dispersed on at least some of the microscopic carbon structures; wherein the dehydrated sucrose binder binds adjacent microscopic carbon structures together and maintains alignment of the microscopic carbon structures. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the microscopic carbon structures comprise carbon nanotubes. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the sheet is a woven material. Currently amended
A rigid composite structure, comprising: T t he carbon material of claim 1 and a rigid matrix material, wherein the carbon material is provided in the rigid matrix material to form the rigid composite structure. Currently amended
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sheet or yarn with dehydrated sucrose binder
macroscopic carbon nanotube sheet
woven carbon material sheet
Materials described outside the worked examples.
carbon nanotube/graphene yarn or sheet (aligned, sucrose-bound)
dehydrated sucrose binder
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
Patent
Atlas literature
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US 10,533,270Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A carbon material, comprising: a plurality of microscopic carbon structures that are interconnected to form a sheet or yarn, wherein 40 to 100 percent of the microscopic carbon structures are at least partially aligned with one another; a dehydrated sucrose binder formed by subjecting sucrose to a dehydration reaction, the dehydrated sucrose binder dispersed on at least some of the microscopic carbon structures; wherein the dehydrated sucrose binder binds adjacent microscopic carbon structures together and maintains alignment of the microscopic carbon structures. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the microscopic carbon structures comprise carbon nanotubes. Currently amended
The carbon material of claim 1, wherein the sheet is a woven material. Currently amended
A rigid composite structure, comprising: T t he carbon material of claim 1 and a rigid matrix material, wherein the carbon material is provided in the rigid matrix material to form the rigid composite structure. Currently amended
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sheet or yarn with dehydrated sucrose binder
macroscopic carbon nanotube sheet
woven carbon material sheet
Materials described outside the worked examples.
carbon nanotube/graphene yarn or sheet (aligned, sucrose-bound)
dehydrated sucrose binder
Additional fabrication and treatment steps described in the patent.
macroscopic carbon nanotube yarn
rigid composite structure
carbon nanotubes
rigid matrix material
sucrose
C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
graphene sheets
sulfuric acid
H₂SO₄
macroscopic carbon nanotube yarn
rigid composite structure
carbon nanotubes
rigid matrix material
sucrose
C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
graphene sheets
sulfuric acid
H₂SO₄
macroscopic carbon nanotube yarn
rigid composite structure
carbon nanotubes
rigid matrix material
sucrose
C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
graphene sheets
sulfuric acid
H₂SO₄
macroscopic carbon nanotube yarn
rigid composite structure
carbon nanotubes
rigid matrix material
sucrose
C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
graphene sheets
sulfuric acid
H₂SO₄