Patents by Inventor Matthew Collins Weisenberger

Matthew Collins Weisenberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thermal interface material
    Patent number: 10358535
    Abstract: A flexible sheet of aligned carbon nanotubes includes an array of aligned nanotubes in a free standing film form not adhered to the synthesis substrate, with a matrix infiltrated interstitially into the nanotube array with access to the nanotube tips from both the top and bottom. That is, the infiltrant is purposely limited from over-filling or coating one or both exterior top and/or bottom surfaces of the array, blocking access to the tips. A typical matrix is a polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Matthew Collins Weisenberger, John Davis Craddock
  • CARBON NANOTUBE STUDDED CARBON FIBER TOW AND MATRIX PREPREG
    Publication number: 20140356613
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube studded carbon fiber tow and matrix prepreg includes a body comprising a tow of surface fibers and interior bulk fibers. The surface fibers are studded with carbon nanotubes and the carbon fibers are infiltrated with a matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicants: Materials Sciences Corporation, The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew Collins Weisenberger, John Davis Craddock, Richard Foedinger