THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOMATERIAL COATINGS ON FLEXIBLE FOAM OR FABRICS

    公开(公告)号:WO2022192043A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:PCT/US2022/018462

    申请日:2022-03-02

    Abstract: A flexible cellular foam or fabric product (1) is coated with a coating (4, 5, 150) including highly thermally conductive nanomaterials (18). The highly thermally conductive nanomaterials (18) may be carbon nanomaterials, metallic, or non-metallic solids. The carbon nanomaterials may include, but are not necessarily limited to, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets. The highly thermally conductive nanomaterials (18) may include but are not limited to nano-sized solids that may include graphite flakes, for example. When coated on a surface of flexible foam, the presence of nanomaterials (18) may impart greater thermal effusivity, greater thermal conductivity, and/or a combination of these improvements. The flexible foam product (1) may be polyurethane foam, latex foam, polyether polyurethane foam, viscoelastic foam, high resilient foam, polyester polyurethane foam, foamed polyethylene, foamed polypropylene, expanded polystyrene, foamed silicone, melamine foam, among others.

    BEDDING OR SEATING PRODUCT HAVING TOPPER WITH AT LEAST ONE THERMALLY ENHANCED FOAM COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:WO2022231699A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:PCT/US2022/019297

    申请日:2022-03-08

    Abstract: A three-layered topper (14) for a bedding or seating product has a first piece of foam (16, 40, 46, 54, 57, 59, 63, 74, 79, 83), a second piece of foam (20, 41, 47, 55, 60, 61, 66, 77, 81, 85) and a pocketed spring comfort layer (18) therebetween. The pocketed spring comfort layer (18) has individually pocketed mini coil springs (32). At least one of the foam pieces may be infused with metallic particles to improve thermal conductivity. Alternatively, at least one of the foam pieces may be infused with microencapsulated phase change materials to improve heat absorption. At least one of the foam pieces may have a coating (42, 48, 56, 62, 76) to further improve thermal conductivity or heat absorption.

    THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOMATERIALS FLEXIBLE FOAM

    公开(公告)号:WO2022015429A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:PCT/US2021/036158

    申请日:2021-06-07

    Abstract: A flexible cellular foam (1, 112, 114, 116, 122, 124) or composition (300a, 300b, 300c) contains a flexible foam structure that comprises a plurality of highly thermally conductive solids including nanomaterials (10, 42). The thermally conductive solids may be carbon nanomaterials (10, 42) or other metallic or non-metallic solids. The carbon nanomaterials (10, 42) may include, but are not necessarily limited to, carbon nanotubes and graphite nanoplatelets. The highly thermally conductive solids may include but are not limited to micro- sized solids that may include graphite flakes, for example. When mixed within flexible foam, the presence of nanomaterials may impart greater support factor, greater thermal conductivity, and/or a combination of these improvements. The flexible foam (1, 112, 114, 116, 122, 124) composition may be polyurethane foam, latex foam, polyether polyurethane foam, viscoelastic foam, high resilient foam, polyester polyurethane foam, foamed polyethylene, foamed polypropylene, expanded polystyrene, foamed silicone, melamine foam, among others.

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