ENHANCING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF FLUIDS WITH GRAPHITE NANOPARTICLES AND CARBON NANOTUBE - Patent 1509585

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EP 1 509 585 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/09

(21)	Application number: 02775689.9

(22)	Date of filing: 30.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C10M 141/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/016888

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/106600 (24.12.2003 Gazette 2003/52)

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

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

(72)	Inventors:
	ZHANG, Zhiqiang Lexington, KY 40515 (US) LOCKWOOD, Frances, E. Georgetown, KY 40324 (US)

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

(54)	ENHANCING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF FLUIDS WITH GRAPHITE NANOPARTICLES AND CARBON NANOTUBE