Patents by Inventor Vicki C. Carver

Vicki C. Carver 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).

  • Electrically conductive palladium containing polyimide films
    Patent number: 4311615
    Abstract: This invention relates to improved lightweight, high temperature resistent, electrically conductive, palladium containing, polyimide films and methods of preparing same for use in aerodynamic and space application. A palladium (II) ion-containing polyamic acid solution is prepared by reacting an aromatic dianhydride with an equimolar quantity of a palladium II ion-containing salt or complex and the reactant product is cast as a thin film onto a surface and cured at approximately 300.degree. C. to produce a flexible electrically conductive cyclic palladium containing polyimide. The source of palladium ions is selected from the group of palladium II compounds consisting of LiPdCl.sub.4, Pd[S(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.2 Cl.sub.2,Na.sub.2 PdCl.sub.4, and PdCl.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Inventors: Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Frosch, Larry T. Taylor, Anne K. St. Clair, Vicki C. Carver, Thomas A. Furtsch