ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,282, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (Livermore, Calif.).
"Transparent polymer aerogels" was invented by Magi Mettry (Livermore, Calif.) and Tyler Martin Fears (Pleasanton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A product includes a polymer aerogel. The aerogel is physically characterized by having a transparency greater than or equal to 90% transmission of visible light through a 3 mm thickness of the aerogel. The aerogel includes at least one oligomer selected from the group consisting of: a polyamide, a polyimide, a polyacrylate, a polyvinyl, and a polythioether. A method includes dissol...