Patent ID: 9012021
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B29C,B82Y,C08G,C08J,C08L,D01F,D06M,H01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite member comprising: an insulating binder polymer; a plurality of continuous filaments disposed within the insulating binder polymer to provide a primary electric conduction path, wherein the continuous filaments are separated along their lengths by the insulating binder polymer and the insulating binder polymer prevents electrical contact between separate continuous filaments within the insulating binder; a catalytic metal attached along surfaces of continuous filaments of the plurality of continuous filaments; one or more conductive fillers distributed within the insulating binder polymer to interlink the plurality of continuous filaments to create a secondary electric conduction path in the composite member; wherein the one or more conductive fillers comprise: wherein the one or more conductive fillers are about 10 wherein the one or more conductive fillers have a total concentration of about 2% or less by weight based on a total weight of the composite member and have an aspect ratio of about 1.0 or higher; and wherein the plurality of continuous filaments has an equal or lower resistivity of the secondary electric conduction path, wherein each continuous filament has a resistance ranging from about 0.01 to about 1000 megaohms/cm, and wherein the composite member comprises one or more forms chosen from shafts, pillars, pipes, tubes, and hollow bodies.