Patent 7691911 was granted and assigned to ASPEN AEROGELS, INC. on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to cross-linked polyolefin aerogels in simple and fiber-reinforced composite form. Of particular interest are polybutadiene aerogels. Especially aerogels derived from polybutadienes functionalized with anhydrides, amines, hydroxyls, thiols, epoxies, isocyanates or combinations thereof.