Electrically and Thermally Conductive Thermoplastic Polyurethane

Creator

• Constantine Tarawneh, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Robert Jones, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Anthony Villarreal, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• Harry Siegel, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Identifier

US20210146969A1.pdf

Files

Creation Date

5-20-2021

Patent Number

US 2021/0146969 A1

Assignee

The University of Texas System Board of Regents (UTRGV)

Description

Described herein is an electrically and thermally conductive thermoplastic polyurethane. The conductive thermoplastic polyurethane is formed in an injection-molded process from vapor grown carbon nanofibers and a modified form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The polymer pad encompassing the injection-molded insert may be used to replace an existing railcar adapter pad.

Application Number

17/097,450

Date Filed

November 2020

Physical Description

.PDF, 27 Pages, Text, Images

Recommended Citation

Tarawneh, Constantine; Jones, Robert; Villarreal, Anthony; and Siegel, Harry, "Electrically and Thermally Conductive Thermoplastic Polyurethane" (2021). Patents. 21.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/patents/21