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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182603 | Cement compositions for applying to ceramic honeycomb bodies Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb bodies. The cement compositions can be applied as a plugging cement composition, segment cement, or even as after applied artificial skins or coatings. The cement compositions generally include an inorganic... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172612 | Electrical connector with grounding member A coaxial cable connector includes tubular post, a coupler secured over an end of the tubular post for securing the connector to an appliance, and an outer body secured to the tubular post. An electrical grounding path is maintained between the coupler and the tubul... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172468 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) in communication connections, including fiber optic components Radio frequency identification (RFID)-equipped communication components are disclosed. The communication components can include fiber optic components, such as fiber optic connectors and fiber optic adapters as examples. An RFID-equipped circuit is provided in the c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163346 | System and method for marking honeycombs and associating manufacturing data therewith Both a system and method for marking honeycomb structures is provided. The system includes a printing station having a print head moveable relative to a log that prints an identification mark for each structure to be cut from the log; an elevation mechanism that pos... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8148297 | Reticular cordierite composition, article and manufacture thereof A porous ceramic material is disclosed having a principal cordierite phase, the porous ceramic material exhibiting a normalized strength greater than 20 MPa. The cordierite phase has a reticular microstructure. A method for forming a porous ceramic body having a pre... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143180 | Honeycomb cement with ceramic-forming crystallizable glass and method therefor Disclosed are cements for ceramic honeycomb bodies. Such cements can be applied to a fired ceramic honeycomb body then fired, or can be applied to an unfired (green) honeycomb body and co-fired with the green honeycomb body. The cement can also be used to plug one o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142859 | Method of applying a cement mixture to a honeycomb body A method of applying a cement mixture to an exposed matrix of intersecting walls of a honeycomb body is disclosed. The method may include the steps of providing an applicator, feeding the cement mixture into applicator, forcing the cement mixture to exit the applica... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138925 | RFID systems and methods for automatically detecting and/or directing the physical configuration of a complex system A radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based configuration detection system for automatically detecting, directing, and/or configuring the physical configuration of a complex system constituted by a set of one or more types of mateable components. The RFID configur... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138441 | Step-down plunge electrodischarge machining A method of machining a pattern at a plurality of locations in a workpiece includes positioning a shaped electrode including the pattern at the plurality of locations in a sequence. In some embodiments, the sequence is random. The method further includes forming the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138108 | Aluminum titanate-containing ceramic-forming batch materials and methods using the same The present disclosure relates to aluminum titanate-containing ceramic-forming batch materials and methods using the same. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124213 | Flow-through sorbent comprising a metal sulfide A flow-through sorbent comprising at least 30 wt % of a metal sulfide, and a binder. The sorbent may be used, for example, for the removal of a contaminant, such as mercury, from a fluid stream. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119234 | Anisotropic porous ceramic article and manufacture thereof An aluminum titanate-based ceramic is provided having an anisotropic microstructure which includes the reaction products of a plurality of ceramic-forming precursors. The batch contains at least one precursor in fibrous form. The inorganic ceramic has low thermal ex... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111957 | +cylindrical polarization beams Generation of a cylindrically polarized light beam, and in particular, a hybrid-azimuthal-radial polarization beams, called HARP modes, generated from an input linearly polarized Gaussian beam using a spun optical waveguide device is taught. The HARP modes are compr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111452 | Wavelength conversion device with microlens and optical package incorporating the same An optical package is provided comprising a laser diode and a wavelength conversion device. The laser diode and the wavelength conversion device define an external laser cavity and the wavelength conversion device is tilted relative to the output face of the laser d... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103468 | Methods and devices for evaluating the operating characteristics of a DBR laser diode In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of evaluating the operating characteristics of a Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) laser diode is provided. According to the method, a diagnostic electrical current is injected into the wavelength... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102887 | Edge bonded optical packages Particular embodiments of the present disclosure bring an SHG crystal, or other type of wavelength conversion device, into close proximity with a laser source to eliminate the need for coupling optics, reduce the number of package components, and reduce package volu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101010 | Gas separation module A porous structure sealed at both ends for use in a gas separation module; and a method for separating components of a gas stream. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091337 | Exhaust treatment device having a reactive compound and conditioning the device via endothermic reaction An exhaust treatment device and a method of conditioning the device that include a reactive compound capable of undergoing an endothermic reaction are described. A method of manufacturing the device is also disclosed. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057889 | Method for producing anisoptropic bulk materials A method is disclosed for manufacturing an anisotropic material comprising providing a viscoplastic material having a yield stress, and a plurality of magnetic particles disposed therein, and then subjecting the viscoplastic material to a magnetic field for a time s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8037717 | Methods and apparatus for pulsed doping or drying a soot preform A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide preform includes providing a first process gas atmosphere to a soot preform contained in a vessel. The first atmosphere is held in the vessel for a first reacting time sufficient to at least partially dope or dry the so... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8022112 | Plasticized mixture and method for stiffening A plasticized ceramic-forming mixture and a method for stiffening the mixture, the mixture comprising a combination of inorganic powder, one or more plasticizing organic binders, a radiation-curable monomer, a photoinitiator, and water, and the method comprising sti... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020314 | Methods and apparatus for drying ceramic green bodies with microwaves Methods and apparatus for drying ceramic green bodies include providing one or more ceramic green bodies in a microwave heating chamber operatively connected to a microwave source and a PLC. The total mass of the ceramic green bodies present in the microwave heating... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007557 | High-strength low-microcracked ceramic honeycombs and methods therefor A low-microcracked porous cordierite honeycomb ceramic particulate filter having a high strength in combination with a very low pressure drop, a very high filtration efficiency, and a high thermal shock resistance. Little or no microcracking, a fine median pore diam... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002921 | Electrodes for electric double layer devices The disclosure provides a method comprising contacting a fibrous polymeric material and a carbon material to form a mixture, contacting the mixture with a liquid to form a slurry, and then forming a layer comprising the slurry. Also disclosed are layers formed from ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998898 | Sorbent comprising activated carbon, process for making same and use thereof A sorbent body adapted for abating toxic elements from a fluid stream, such as a carbon combustion flue gas stream or a syngas stream produced in coal gasification process, and process for making such sorbent. The sorbent body comprises an activated carbon matrix de... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991287 | Optical communication system with suppressed SBS An optical communication system and a communication network are disclosed herein capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over long distances with suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering. A method of transmitting optical signals ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989373 | Hermetic sealing material Sealing materials for use with membrane supports, and in particular to sealing materials that can be used to form a glassy coating on the exterior surface of a membrane support to prevent gases from entering or exiting the support via the support's exterior walls. | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980065 | Regeneration method for ceramic honeycomb structures A method for regenerating a diesel particulate filter includes elevating a temperature of a gas stream flowing into an inlet of the diesel particulate filter to greater than or equal to 450° of the inlet of the diesel particulate filter, wherein the gas stream at t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977266 | Aluminum titanate ceramic forming batch mixtures and green bodies with pore former A ceramic forming batch mixture including inorganic batch materials, such as sources of alumina, titania, and silica, a low amount of one or more pore formers including at least one starch; an organic binder; and a solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976769 | Method of manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure is disclosed wherein a green honeycomb body having a first contour is differentially altered such that the green honeycomb body has a second contour which is wider at a first end than at a second end. In one aspect, th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959883 | Engine exhaust gas reactors and methods Particulate pollutants such as carbonaceous particles are removed from an engine exhaust stream by passing the exhaust stream through an exhaust gas reactor, the exhaust stream first traversing a charging zone wherein the particles are charged via a corona discharge... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955126 | Electrical connector with grounding member A coaxial cable connector includes tubular post, a coupler secured over an end of the tubular post for securing the connector to an appliance, and an outer body secured to the tubular post. An electrical grounding path is maintained between the coupler and the tubul... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938662 | Seals and methods for sealing coaxial cable connectors and terminals Methods of connecting a coaxial connector and a terminal include providing a coaxial connector with a coupler, the coupler having a seal member in contacting relationship with the coupler such that the seal member is coaxial with the coupler about a longitudinal axi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7932201 | Ceramic materials for 4-way and NOx adsorber and method for making same Disclosed are ceramic articles comprising a sintered phase ceramic composition containing, as expressed on a weight percent oxide basis: a(Al2TiO5)+b(ZrTiO4)+c(Y2O3)+d(YPO4) wherein “a, b, c, and dâ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914875 | Polymer hybrid membrane structures Hybrid membrane structures that include: an inorganic porous support that includes first and second ends, and a plurality of inner channels having surfaces defined by porous walls and extending through the support from the first to the second ends; optionally, one o... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914724 | Methods for extruding a honeycomb article with a skin surrrounding a central cellular structure Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a circumferential skin surrounding a central cellular structure of an extruded honeycomb article. The method and apparatus may be used to produce defect-free skins and/or skins having large thickness and a high degree ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7875102 | Method for managing the use of flow-through monolithic sorbents for the sorption of a trace contaminant from a fluid stream A method for managing the use of flow-through monolithic sorbents for the sorption of a trace contaminant from a fluid stream, which comprises: providing two or more flow-through monolithic sorbents having a trace contaminant sorbed thereon, wherein the flow-through... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862764 | Method and applicator for selective electromagnetic drying of ceramic-forming mixture Electromagnetic (EM) drying of a plugged ware is provided that includes subjecting the ware to an axially non-uniform EM radiation field that causes more EM radiation to be dissipated in either of the plugged regions than in the unplugged region. The EM radiation fi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861556 | Method and apparatus for impulsively spinning optical fiber A method and apparatus for impulsively spinning optical fiber while the optical fiber is being drawn is disclosed herein. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7803303 | Methods and apparatus for plugging honeycomb structures A plugging apparatus for plugging channels in a honeycomb structure used to form a particulate filter. The apparatus includes an extrusion apparatus that holds plugging material and that has an opening through which the plugging material is extruded. An extrusion pl... | 09/28/2010 |
