	US 12,410,282 B2
	Transparent polymer aerogels
Magi Mettry, Livermore, CA (US); and Tyler Martin Fears, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US)
Filed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,971.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312829 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. C08G 73/10 (2006.01); C08J 3/11 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01)

CPC C08G 73/1067 (2013.01) [C08J 3/11 (2013.01); C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 2379/08 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A product, comprising:

a polymer aerogel, the aerogel being physically characterized by having a transparency greater than or equal to 90% transmission of visible light through a 3 mm thickness of the aerogel, wherein the aerogel comprises at least one oligomer selected from the group consisting of: a polyamide, a polyimide, a polyacrylate, a polyvinyl, and a polythioether, wherein the aerogel includes fibers, wherein an average diameter of the fibers in the aerogel is less than or equal to 10 nm.