US 12,100,848 B2
Thin aerogel materials
Owen Evans, Chelmsford, MA (US); Nicholas Zafiropoulos, Wayland, MA (US); Shannon White, Hudson, MA (US); Wenting Dong, Marlborough, MA (US); and Wendell Rhine, Belmont, MA (US)
Assigned to Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Northborough, MA (US)
Filed by Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Northborough, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/528,371.
Application 18/528,371 is a continuation of application No. 18/160,369, filed on Jan. 27, 2023, granted, now 11,870,084.
Application 18/160,369 is a continuation of application No. 17/738,861, filed on May 6, 2022, granted, now 11,658,361.
Application 17/738,861 is a continuation of application No. 14/738,193, filed on Jun. 12, 2015, granted, now 11,380,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/015,757, filed on Jun. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0213593 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 50/138 (2021.01); B01J 13/00 (2006.01); H01M 6/36 (2006.01); H01M 6/50 (2006.01); H01M 50/116 (2021.01); H01M 50/117 (2021.01); H01M 50/121 (2021.01); H01M 50/122 (2021.01); H01M 50/124 (2021.01); H01M 50/131 (2021.01); H01M 50/133 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/138 (2021.01) [B01J 13/0091 (2013.01); H01M 6/36 (2013.01); H01M 6/5072 (2013.01); H01M 50/116 (2021.01); H01M 50/117 (2021.01); H01M 50/121 (2021.01); H01M 50/122 (2021.01); H01M 50/124 (2021.01); H01M 50/131 (2021.01); H01M 50/133 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing a reinforced aerogel composite, the method comprising:
combining a sol-gel solution and a reinforcement material;
applying pressure to the combined sol-gel solution and reinforcement, wherein the applied pressure defines a thickness of the combined sol-gel solution and reinforcement;
allowing the sol-gel solution to form a reinforced gel composite;
drying the reinforced gel composite to form a reinforced aerogel composite; and
wherein, responsive to the applied pressure, the reinforced aerogel composite has a thickness of from 0.75 millimeters (mm) to 10 mm and a thickness variation of less than 15%.