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US 5238672

MESOPHASE PITCHES, CARBON FIBER PRECURSORS, AND CARBONIZED FIBERS

Assignee

ASHLAND OIL, INC., ASHLAND, KY. A CORP. OF KY.

Filed

Jun 20, 1989

Granted

Aug 24, 1993

Location

CEREDO WV US

Abstract

Producing carbon fiber precursors and carbonized fibers comprise by treating a thin film of catalytic pitch at elevated temperature conditions, treating the resulting heavy isotropic pitch by agitating with an inert gas under elevated temperature conditions to form a mesophase pitch, forming green fibers from said mesophase pitch, stabilizing and optionally carbonizing said green fibers to obtain the desired product.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Feb 28, 1990

Rescinded

Jul 29, 1992

Duration

2 years, 5 months

Inventor

  • 1MICHAEL B. SUMNER

Record Details

Patent number
US 5238672
Application
07369442
Aerospace match
No
Dataset source
35 USC §181 SO records
Back to patent indexSource: USPTO 35 USC §181 secrecy order records