US Patents & Aluminum FoamThere are an ever increasing number of opportunities for Cymat in the Aluminum Foam marketplace with currently 360 US Patents that either incorporate and/or reference the use of Aluminum Foam in their patented design. Actually a fair number within the last 8-12 monthes and new fields of use have opened across a spectrum of industries and major corporations.
Energy absorption / light-weight & Noise/Vibration properties of aluminum foam are being incorporated in a diverse array of new product designs such as
Headlamps (Valeo),
Car Hoods (Nissan), Vechicle Seats (Plasan), Sandwich type contruction panel haveing foam tube core (Boeing), Windshield Wiper (Bosch), Crumple Element (Siemens), Tire Cage (Goldcorp), Beam Deflector (Samsung), Foam Wall Combustor Construction (Pratt & Whitney) etc.
New areas that are developing rapidly for Alumininum Foam usage are exploiting the
Thermoconductivity property aspects for products such as
Hydrogen Generators,
Trapping Materials for Trace Detection Systems (GE),
Centrifugal Fans (Nidec), Plasma Reactor (Applied Materials) etc.
So Cymat get your samples out there, follow-up the leads, start a new business vertical.... Blast Mitigation, Automotive, Architectural & Beyond....interesting searching & reading!!!
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/search.html