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Composite Vehicle Components Including Carbon Spheres

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Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECH LLCPriority: May 24, 2016Filed: Oct 25, 2018Published: Feb 28, 2019
Est. expiryMay 24, 2036(~9.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Haibo ZhaoPatrick James Blanchard
C01B 32/05C01B 32/318C08K 7/18B01J 13/20B01J 4/002B01J 13/04B01J 19/06B01J 4/02C01P 2004/32B01J 2/06C01B 32/384C01P 2004/61C08K 2201/003C08K 7/22C08K 7/16C01P 2004/34C01B 32/20
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Abstract

A composite vehicle component. The composite vehicle component includes a polymer matrix and carbon spheres dispersed throughout the polymer matrix. The carbon spheres have a diameter of 10 to 400 μm and include at least 90 wt. % carbon.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composite vehicle component, comprising:
 a polymer matrix; and   carbon spheres dispersed throughout the polymer matrix, the carbon spheres having a diameter of 10 to 400 μm and including at least 90 wt. % carbon.   
     
     
         2 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 1 , wherein the carbon spheres are hollow carbon spheres. 
     
     
         3 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 2 , wherein each hollow carbon sphere has a gas-filled core. 
     
     
         4 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of each carbon sphere is 10 to 300 μm. 
     
     
         5 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 1 , wherein each carbon sphere is coated with a sizing. 
     
     
         6 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 1 , wherein in each carbon sphere includes crystallized carbon molecules. 
     
     
         7 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 1 , wherein the carbon spheres are solid carbon spheres. 
     
     
         8 . A composite vehicle component, comprising:
 a first carrier film including a first polymer layer and a first resin layer;   a second carrier film including a second polymer layer and a second resin layer; and   carbon spheres dispersed between the first and second carrier films and having a diameter of 10 to 400 μm and including at least 90 wt. % carbon.   
     
     
         9 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 8 , wherein the carbon spheres are hollow carbon spheres. 
     
     
         10 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 9 , wherein each hollow carbon sphere has a gas-filled core. 
     
     
         11 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 8 , wherein the diameter of each carbon sphere is 10 to 300 μm. 
     
     
         12 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 8 , wherein each carbon sphere is coated with a sizing. 
     
     
         13 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 8 , wherein in each carbon sphere includes crystallized carbon molecules. 
     
     
         14 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 8 , wherein the carbon spheres are solid spheres. 
     
     
         15 . A composite vehicle component, comprising:
 a solidified polymer matrix; and   carbon spheres dispersed throughout the solidified polymer matrix and including at least 90 wt. % carbon.   
     
     
         16 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 15 , wherein the carbon spheres are hollow spheres. 
     
     
         17 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 16 , wherein each hollow sphere has a gas-filled core. 
     
     
         18 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 15 , wherein each carbon sphere has a diameter of 10 to 300 μm. 
     
     
         19 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 15 , wherein each carbon sphere is coated with a sizing. 
     
     
         20 . The composite vehicle component of  claim 15 , wherein the carbon spheres are solid carbon spheres.

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