Patent ID: 11969963
Assignee: GENERAL NANO LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A light-weight, highly-conductive material useful for repairing a lightning protection system in an aircraft, the material comprising:
a nonwoven carbon fiber veil, the veil comprising:
a plurality of carbon fibers looped randomly throughout the veil; and
a binder material that binds the plurality of carbon fibers together forming the veil; and

a metal coating covering the entire surface of both the plurality of bound fibers and the binder material;
wherein the metal coating forms a highly-conductive network that follows the shape of the plurality of fibers in the veil;
wherein the areal weight of the material is in a range from at least 5 grams per square meter (gsm), up to 12 gsm; and
wherein the sheet resistance of the material is in a range from at least 0.5 ohms per square (Ω/□), up to 2Ω/□.