Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090042018 | System and Method For Dispersing Nanostructures in a Composite Material - According to one embodiment, a composite material includes nanostructures dispersed in a substrate that may be cured from an amorphous state to a hardened state. The composite material may be manufactured by placing the nanostructures in the substrate while in an amorphous state and applying an electric field to the nanostructures and the substrate while the substrate cures to a hardened state. | 02-12-2009 |
20090114890 | Nanocomposite Coating for Reflection Reduction - In some embodiments, a coating comprises a host material and a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in the host material to form a composite coating. The weight percentage of carbon nanotubes in the composite coating may be less than 2.5 percent. More than ninety-five percent of the plurality of carbon nanotubes may be single wall carbon nanotubes. | 05-07-2009 |
20100034669 | Reusable Vacuum Pumping Apparatus with Nanostructure Material - According to one embodiment, a vacuum system comprises a vacuum chamber, a construct of nanotubes, and a heat source. The vacuum chamber contains one or more gases. The construct of nanotubes is located proximate to the vacuum chamber and is operable to absorb or adsorb gases from the vacuum chamber. The hear source is located proximate to the construct of nanotubes and is operable to heat the construct of nanotubes such that the construct of nanotubes desorbs the gases from the vacuum chamber. | 02-11-2010 |
20100034731 | Fuel Removal System for Hydrogen Implanted in a Nanostructure Material - According to one embodiment, a method for removing a gas from a nanostructure material includes a providing gas that is implanted in a carbon nanostructure material. The nanostructure material is subjected to a microwave field to remove the hydrogen from the nanostructure material. | 02-11-2010 |
20100038595 | System and methods of dispersion of nanostructures in composite materials - Apparatus and methods according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with composite matrix material and reinforcement material, such as nanostructures. The nanostructures may be evenly dispersed and/or aligned in the matrix material through application of an electromagnetic field, resulting in a nanocomposite material. In one embodiment, the nanocomposite material is suitable for large scale processing. | 02-18-2010 |
20100095786 | Passive Hit Locator System And Method - A system for locating impacts comprises at least one array of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, each carbon nanotube operable to emit electrical activity when compressed. The system also comprises at least one sensor coupled to the at least one array configured to detect emitted electrical activity from the plurality of carbon nanotubes. Furthermore, a computer is configured to determine the location of an impact on the at least one array in response to the detected emitted electrical activity from the plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 04-22-2010 |
20100319526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING A BLAST WAVE - In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, a method to mitigate a blast wave includes detecting an imminent explosion that produces a blast wave. In response to this detection, the energy of a portion of this blast wave may be reduced by deploying a fluid in the path of the blast wave. | 12-23-2010 |
20110030113 | Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury - According to one embodiment, a helmet is adapted to be worn on the head of a human wearer. An absorbing layer is adjacent to the helmet. The absorbing layer is configured to absorb at least a portion of a radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic pulse. This RF electromagnetic pulse may originate from an explosion event, such as detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). | 02-10-2011 |
20110100795 | System and Method for Making Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes - Purified single-walled carbon nanotubes are created by placing a sample of unpurified single-walled carbon nanotubes in a chamber and irradiating the sample of unpurified single-walled carbon nanotubes in the chamber with a microwave field. Each purified single-walled carbon nanotube created is a semiconductor. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103424 | Electro-Magnetic Radiation Detector - According to certain embodiments, an electro-magnetic radiation detector includes a sensor coupled to multiple nanostructures and an electro-magnetic radiation indicating device. The nanostructures are adapted to absorb electro-magnetic energy and generate heat according to the absorbed electro-magnetic energy. The sensor is adapted to measure the heat generated by the plurality of nanostructures and to generate a first signal according to the measured heat. The electro-magnetic radiation indicating device is operable to receive the signal from the sensor and indicate a level of electro-magnetic energy absorbed by the plurality of nanostructures according to the received signal. | 05-05-2011 |
20110308379 | FLYER PLATE ARMOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a protective armor system may include a first armor layer. The protective armor system may also include a plate that is detachably coupled to the first armor layer. The protective armor system may also have a second armor layer that is separated from the plate by a gap. When the plate is struck by a projectile, it may be operable to increase the surface area of the tip of the projectile as the projectile accelerates the plate through the gap. | 12-22-2011 |
20110308380 | SHAPED CHARGE RESISTANT PROTECTIVE SHIELD - In one embodiment, a protective armor system includes first and second armor layers separated by a gap. The second armor layer has a hardness that is less the first armor layer. The protective shield is configured to disperse energy of a shaped charge, such as the energy within a penetrator generated by an explosively formed penetrator (EFP). | 12-22-2011 |