US5545250A
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Polytype electroconductive powders
Assignee: Milliken and Co
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Filing: 1994-10-12
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Granted: 1996-08-13
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Expires: 2014-10-12
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates broadly to a new class or type of electroconductive powders (ECP), designated as Polytype ECP (PECP), comprising intimate mixtures of several types of ECP powders. PECP mixtures possess a lower electrical resistivity, or a higher electroconductivity, than would be expected from the weighted average of the component ECP powders. PECP are multi-component and may contain many different types of ECP. ECP components of the PECP can be selected from at least one member of the group consisting of crystallites of tin oxide containing antimony in solid solution, crystallites of antimony-containing tin oxide with uniformly distributed amorphous silica, two dimensional networks of crystallites of antimony-containing tin oxide in a unique association with amorphous silica or silica-containing material, filler materials, metal coated powders, conventional ECP materials such as carbon, aluminum powder, among others.
Inventors
- 👤 Oswald R. Bergmann
- 👤 Carl Chen
- 👤 Howard W. Jacobson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:52
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/18; C08K3/20; C08K3/22; C08K3/01; C09; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/24; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/14; H01B1/16; H01B1/18; H01B1/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2911; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2989; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31667; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
An electroconductive composition consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of at least two components wherein at least one of the components consist of an electroconductive powder and another component comprises at least one non-conductive filler wherein the composition possesses a dry powder resistivity which is lower than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electroconductive composition consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of at least two components wherein at least one of the components consist of an electroconductive powder and another component comprises at least one non-conductive filler wherein the composition possesses a dry powder resistivity which is lower than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
An electroconductive powder composition consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of at least two components wherein one of said components comprises antimony-containing tin oxide and another of said components comprises a non-conductive filler, wherein the composition possesses a dry powder resistivity which is lower than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
An electroconductive powder composition consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of at least two components wherein one of said components comprises antimony-containing tin oxide and another of said components comprises a non-conductive filler, wherein the composition possesses a dry powder resistivity which is lower than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electroconductive powder composition comprising at least two components wherein one of said components comprises a non-conductive filler and said composition has an antimony content less than about 15%, a whiteness of more than about 20, and a lower dry powder resistivity than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electroconductive powder composition comprising at least two components wherein one of said components comprises a non-conductive filler and said composition has an antimony content less than about 15%, a whiteness of more than about 20, and a lower dry powder resistivity than the weighted average of said components.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The composition of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said component is selected from the group consisting of crystallites of antimony-containing tin oxide, uniformly distributed crystallites of antimony-containing tin oxide and silica, metal coated powders, and two-dimensional networks of antimony-containing tin oxide crystallites upon at least one core particle; wherein said core particle is selected from the group of mica, titanium oxide, silica, and silica shells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 2 or 3 wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, silica, mica, silica shells, and titanium oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the transparency of said composition is at least about 3% greater than the transparency values of said components.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the dry powder resistivity is at least 5% lower than the weighted average dry powder resistivity of the components.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein said composition consists essentially of a first component of mica platelets having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, a second component of amorphous silica having an antimony containing tin oxide layer, and a third component of a non-conductive filler.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein said composition consists essentially of a first component of mica platelets having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, a second component of titanium dioxide having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, and a third component of a non-conductive filler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein said composition comprises a first component of mica platelets having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, a second component of amorphous silica having an antimony containing tin oxide layer, and a third component of a non-conductive filler.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein said composition comprises a first component of mica platelets having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, a second component of titanium dioxide having an antimony-containing tin oxide layer, and a third component of a non-conductive filler.
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