PREPARATION OF STABLE CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS IN LIQUIDS - Patent 1495171

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EP 1 495 171 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02

(21)	Application number: 02804723.1

(22)	Date of filing: 06.12.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D01F 9/12

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/038643

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/050332 (19.06.2003 Gazette 2003/25)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO

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Priority:

12.12.2001 US 21767

(71)	Applicant: Ashland Inc.
	Lexington, KY 40509 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LOCKWOOD, Frances, E. Georgetown, KY 40324 (US) ZHANG, Zhiqiang Lexington, KY 40509 (US)

(74)	Representative: Popp, Eugen, Dr. et al
	MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNERPostfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)

(54)	PREPARATION OF STABLE CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS IN LIQUIDS