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| 20090110897 | NANOTUBE MESH - A nanotube mesh and method for forming the nanotube mesh. The nanotube mesh has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a first plurality of nanotubes aligned in a direction approximately parallel to each other, the first layer having a length, a width, and a thickness of at least a dimension of a single nanotube. The second layer has a second plurality of nanotubes aligned in a direction approximately parallel to each other, the second layer having a length, a width, and a thickness of at least a dimension of a single nanotube, wherein the first layer is attached to the second layer at a set of points to form the nanotube mesh. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120148475 | AUGMENTED REACTOR FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF ULTRA-LONG CARBON NANOTUBES - Apparatus to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) of arbitrary length using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process reactor furnace is described, where the CNTs are grown axially along a portion of the length of the furnace. The apparatus includes a spindle and a mechanism for rotating the spindle. The spindle located within a constant temperature region of the furnace and operable to collect the CNT around the rotating spindle as the CNT is grown within the furnace. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130122214 | ALIGNING NANOTUBES - A method for aligning nanotubes. In one embodiment, a method is used to align nanotubes. A bath with nanotubes dispersed on the surface of a solution is provided. An attachment surface is provided to attach the nanotubes. The attachment surface is placed into the bath at an angle of around ninety degrees relative to a surface of the bath. The attachment surface is removed from the bath at a rate sufficient to apply a velocity to the nanotubes in the bath of nanotubes such that the nanotubes are aligned on the attachment surface in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction at which the substrate is removed to form a plurality of aligned nanotubes. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130264711 | NANOTUBE ELECTRONICS TEMPLATED SELF-ASSEMBLY - A fabricated substrate has at least one plurality of posts. The plurality is fabricated such that the two posts are located at a predetermined distance from one another. The substrate is exposed to a fluid matrix containing functionalized carbon nanotubes. The functionalized carbon nanotubes preferentially adhere to the plurality of posts rather than the remainder of the substrate. A connection between posts of the at least one plurality of posts is induced by adhering one end of the functionalized nanotube to one post and a second end of the functionalized carbon nanotube to a second post. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140212353 | AUGMENTED REACTOR FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF ULTRA-LONG CARBON NANOTUBES - Apparatus to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) of arbitrary length using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process reactor furnace is described, where the CNTs are grown axially along a portion of the length of the furnace. The apparatus includes a spindle and a mechanism for rotating the spindle. The spindle located within a constant temperature region of the furnace and operable to collect the CNT around the rotating spindle as the CNT is grown within the furnace. | 07-31-2014 |
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| 20140060731 | Method and System to Reduce Porosity in Composite Structures - In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a method to reduce porosity in a composite structure. The method adds an additive to a resin material to form an additive-resin mixture. The method combines the additive-resin mixture with reinforcement fibers to form a composite prepreg material, and in turn, a composite structure. The method heat cures the composite structure in a heating apparatus under a vacuum device at the resin cure temperature, heats the composite structure to an increased temperature above the additive phase transition temperature, and maintains the increased temperature for a time period sufficient. The method reduces the increased temperature back down to the resin cure temperature to allow the additive gas to undergo a phase transition to a condense phase, resulting in a substantially reduced vacuum pressure, resulting in a reduction in a porosity of the composite structure. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20150342059 | Nanotube Electronics Templated Self-Assembly - A fabricated substrate has at least one plurality of posts. The plurality is fabricated such that the two posts are located at a predetermined distance from one another. The substrate is exposed to a fluid matrix containing functionalized carbon nanotubes. The functionalized carbon nanotubes preferentially adhere to the plurality of posts rather than the remainder of the substrate. A connection between posts of the at least one plurality of posts is induced by adhering one end of the functionalized nanotube to one post and a second end of the functionalized carbon nanotube to a second post. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150343483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING A NANOTUBE MESH STRUCTURE - A system for use in producing a nanotube mesh structure is provided. The system includes a first nanotube collection apparatus including a first substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a first orientation on an attachment surface thereof, and a second nanotube collection apparatus including a second substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a second orientation on an attachment surface thereof. The first and second nanotube collection apparatuses are configured to combine the pluralities of nanotubes at an interface. The system also includes a first energy source configured to direct energy towards the interface between the pluralities of nanotubes, wherein the energy is configured to join the pluralities of nanotubes to form the nanotube mesh structure. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160046385 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN FORMING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM - A method of forming a lightning protection system for use with an aircraft is provided. The method includes selecting a configuration of at least one layer of electrically conductive material to be applied to a component of the aircraft, wherein the configuration is selected as a function of an amount of lightning protection to be provided thereto. The method also includes applying the at least one layer of electrically conductive material to the component via an additive manufacturing technique. | 02-18-2016 |
