Patent 8691883 was granted and assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. on April, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An aerogel-foam composite includes an open cell foam and an aerogel matrix polymer disposed in the open cell foam. The aerogel-foam composite has compression strength of about 15 megaPascals (MPa) or more. The open cell foam may be a polyurethane foam including a carbonate group (—OC(O)O—).