US 7,550,097 B2
Thermal conductive material utilizing electrically conductive nanoparticles
Sandeep Shrikant Tonapi, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Hong Zhong, Schenectady, N.Y. (US); Davide Louis Simone, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); and Raymond Albert Fillion, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Albany, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Sep. 03, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/654,391.
Prior Publication US 2005/0045855 A1, Mar. 03, 2005
Int. Cl. H01B 1/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 252—512  [165/185; 106/1.18] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal interface composition, comprising:
a blend of a polymer matrix, wherein the polymer matrix comprises a curable polymeric composition,
at least one micron-sized filler, and
nanoparticles that are electrically conductive relative to the micro-sized filler,
wherein the thermal interface composition is thermally conducting and electrically non-conducting.