US 12,114,403 B1
Carbon nanotube heater composite tooling apparatus and method of use
Anna P. Skinner, Rockledge, FL (US); Kayla S. O'Neill, Madison, WI (US); Rachna C. Igwe, Melbourne, FL (US); Philip Cox, Cocoa Beach, FL (US); and Justin J. Hill, Cape Canaveral, FL (US)
Assigned to Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL (US)
Filed by Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/539,816.
Application 18/539,816 is a continuation of application No. 17/168,840, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,930,565.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05B 3/14 (2006.01); B29C 33/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 3/145 (2013.01) [B29C 33/02 (2013.01); B29C 33/3807 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); H05B 2203/005 (2013.01); H05B 2203/011 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01); H05B 2214/04 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool, comprising:
a main tool plate made from a material having a thermal conductivity less than 2 W/m-K and is part of said curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool;
a sealant layer directly applied onto the main tool plate and closes off surface porosity and is part of said curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool;
a carbon nanotube resistive heater that is a network of electrically connected carbon nanotubes encompassed within a binder material and is directly applied onto the sealant layer and is part of said curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool;
a plurality electrical conductors made from a thermoset or thermoplastic material in conjunction with a metal conductor and connected to the heater and is part of said curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool; and
a ceramic topcoat is applied on the heater and the electrical conductors and is part of said curing components out of autoclave and out of oven tool.