Inventors:
Amy M. Heintz - Dublin OH, US
Anne-Claire Christiaen - Pataskala OH, US
Bhima Rao Vijayendran - Kuala Lumpur, MY
Joel D. Elhard - Hilliard OH, US
Ramanathan S. Lalgudi - Columbus OH, US
Wayne B. Robbins - Columbus OH, US
Abhishek Gupta - Charlotte NC, US
Jeffrey Cafmeyer - Columbus OH, US
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute - Columbus OH
International Classification:
H05B 3/02
H05B 3/10
B23K 13/08
B23K 15/02
D01F 9/12
G11B 11/105
B32B 17/10
B32B 9/00
B32B 19/00
US Classification:
219553, 219482, 428332, 428339, 428688, 977847, 4234472
Abstract:
An electrically conductive coating composition is provided for use on aircraft and other substrate surfaces to prevent the formation of ice or to melt ice. The conductive coating composition may include a nanomaterial such as carbon nanotubes dispersed in a solvent which may be applied to a substrate surface to form a thin film which is resistively heatable. The conductive coating may also comprise a nanomaterial formed from carbon nanotubes or fullerenes grafted to a polymer containing an active functional group which renders a substrate surface icephobic and is also resistively heatable.