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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105512 | Infiltrated carbon foam composites An infiltrated carbon foam composite and method for making the composite is described. The infiltrated carbon foam composite may include a carbonized carbon aerogel in cells of a carbon foam body and a resin is infiltrated into the carbon foam body filling the cells... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8003026 | Pitch-only densification of carbon-carbon composite materials Method for making carbon-carbon composite friction product, by: fabricating carbon fiber preform; heat-treating the carbon fiber preform; infiltrating the carbon fiber preform with a high carbon-yielding pitch using VPI (vacuum pressure infiltration) or resin transf... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998376 | Method for reducing variability in friction performance Method for producing carbon-carbon composite brake discs by: (a) providing annular nonwoven carbon fiber brake disc preforms; (b) carbonizing the brake disc preforms; (c) densifying the carbonized preforms by CVD/CVI (chemical vapor deposition/chemical vapor infiltr... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7938992 | CVI followed by coal tar pitch densification by VPI Method for manufacturing pitch-densified carbon-carbon composite brake discs from carbon fiber preforms, by the following sequential steps: (a) providing a carbon-carbon composite brake disc preform; (b) heat treating the preform; (c) subjecting the heat-treated pre... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927523 | Densification of C-C composites with pitches followed by CVI/CVD Method of manufacturing pitch-based carbon-carbon composite useful as a brake disc, by: (a) providing annular carbon fiber brake disc preform; (b) heat-treating the carbon fiber preform; (c) infiltrating the carbon fiber preform with pitch feedstock by VPI or RTM pr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7897072 | Densification of carbon fiber preforms with pitches for aircraft brakes Low cost isotropic and/or mesophase pitch is used to densify carbon fiber preforms by VPI and/or RTM equipment in place of CVI/CVD processing, for reduced manufacturing cycle times and costs and reduced need for expensive densification equipment. The process include... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7763192 | Resin transfer molding to toughen composite beam keys Method of manufacturing composite wheel beam key by: forming entirely from carbon fiber precursors or from carbon fiber precursors and ceramic materials a fibrous preform blank in a shape of a desired wheel beam key, wherein the fiber volume fraction of the preform ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7700014 | VPI-RTM-CVD brake disc preform densification Method of manufacturing dense carbon-carbon composite material by: infiltrating a fibrous preform with pitch to form pitch-infiltrated preform; carbonizing the pitch-infiltrated preform; injecting resin or pitch into the preform in a mold; oxygen stabilizing the fil... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7332195 | Chemical vapor deposition method Method for densifying a porous carbon preform (5). The method includes the steps of: (a) providing the apparatus (11); (b) charging the apparatus (11) with a plurality of stacks of annular porous carbon preforms (5), the preforms being se... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332112 | Apparatus and method for forming densified, carbon-carbon composites An apparatus and method for forming a densified carbon-carbon composite. The apparatus includes: a green part molding station for forming a green part; a carbonization station for carbonizing the green part; and an impregnation station for impregnating the carbonize... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7308759 | Method for production of a multi-layer carbon brush A method for production of a multi-layer carbon brush including at least two electrically-conducting functional layers made from carbon material and at least one insulation layer made from an electrically-insulating material, running between consecutive functional l... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276203 | Process for producing hollow comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials A process for producing hollow bodies comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials, in which a green body comprising compressible cores and a mouldable composition comprising binders and fiber material which is pressed with compression of the core is produced, the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261846 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic brake linings A ceramic brake lining which is reinforced with carbon fibers and has a matrix which consists essentially of silicon carbide together with silicon and/or carbon, wherein the reinforcing fibers used are long fibers having a mean length of at least 10 mm which are ali... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255725 | Porous inorganic membrane containing carbon; a process for its preparation; and use thereof A porous inorganic membrane comprises at least one inorganic phase having separating properties. Said membrane has a carbon content representing 0.05% to 25% by weight with respect to the mass of said inorganic phase and is selective to non-condensable gases. It is ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252795 | High thermal conductivite element, method for manufacturing same, and heat radiating system It is an object of the present invention to provide a high thermal conductive element that has improved thermal conductivity in the layer direction while retaining the high thermal conductivity characteristics in the planar direction possessed by graphite. The prese... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207424 | Manufacture of carbon/carbon composites by hot pressing A mixture of carbon-containing fibers, such as mesophase or isotropic pitch fibers, a suitable matrix material, such as a milled pitch is compressed while resistively heating the mixture to form a carbonized composite material. Preferably, the carbonized material ha... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195713 | Material for chromatography Granulated products are provided and include carbonaceous particles and a carbonized agent or binder. The agent or binder is preferably a synthetic resin, pitch component, or mixture thereof. Packing materials for packing columns used in chromatographic separations ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175798 | Cutting tool insert and method for producing the same An improved cutting tool insert and a method for the preparation of such cutting tool insert, having a sintered alumina and silicon carbide whisker composite material body, comprising the steps of milling and mixing the powdered starting materials of said composite ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172830 | Separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method for the same A separator for a fuel cell is manufactured by preparing a raw material powder, uniformly mixing the prepared raw material to be formed into a slurry, and charging the raw material powder derived from granulation into a metal mold for heat press forming. The raw mat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172723 | Method of producing a shaped composite material A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166237 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163653 | Method for producing ceramic brake disks, with an insert in the green body before the pyrolysis The invention relates to a method for producing ceramic brake disks from a green body consisting of a sheet molding compound (SMC) having reinforcing fibers, and the ensuing pyrolysis and melt infiltration. The aim of the invention is to create a single-element gree... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157019 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150837 | Isotropic pitch-based materials for thermal insulation Insulation materials suited to high temperature applications, such as the insulation of furnaces, are formed from a mixture of pitch carbon fibers, such as isotropic pitch carbon fibers, and a binder comprising a solution of sugar in water. The sugar solution is pre... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147214 | Humidifier for fuel cell using high conductivity carbon foam A method and apparatus of supplying humid air to a fuel cell is disclosed. The extremely high thermal conductivity of some graphite foams lends itself to enhance significantly the ability to humidify supply air for a fuel cell. By utilizing a high conductivity pitch... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144445 | Use of an adsorbent in solid foam form for the purification or separation of gases Process for purifying or separating a gas or gas mixture using a monolithic adsorbent for the separation or purification of gases or gas mixtures, having a cellular structure with open porosity in the form of a solid foam permeable to the gas molecules. The gas phas... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138190 | Composite containing reinforcing fibers comprising carbon Composite which contains reinforcing fibers comprising carbon and whose matrix comprises silicon carbide, silicon and copper, with the mass fraction of copper in the composite being up to 55%, processes for producing it, in particular by liquid infiltration of C/C i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115221 | Method for producing graphite powder with an increased bulk density A method for increasing the Scott density of synthetic and/or natural graphite powders of any particle size distribution, preferably of highly-pure graphite, by subjecting the graphite powder to an autogenous surface treatment. The powder is used, in particular, for... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086856 | Carbon baking furnace A carbon baking furnace comprising a refractory lined kiln defining a baking path, further comprising a means for substantially continuously receiving green carbon articles, means for packing said green carbon articles in a sacrificial medium, a means for substantia... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070755 | Pitch-based carbon foam and composites and use thereof A thermally conductive carbon foam is provided, normally having a thermal conductivity of at least 40 W/m·K. The carbon foam usually has a specific thermal conductivity, defined as the thermal conductivity divided by the density, of at least about 75 W·cm3 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067077 | Process for manufacturing friction material suitable for use as brake lining Carbon-silicon carbide brake preforms are manufactured by carbonizing a blend of carbon (e.g., polyacrylonitrile) fibers and thermosetting pitch resin, optionally along with a lubricant such as graphite,.to provide an intermediate product having open porosity and su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049021 | Conductive composition for solid polymer type fuel cell separator, solid polymer type fuel cell separator, solid polymer type fuel cell and solid polymer type fuel cell system using the separator 1. A conductive composition for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell separator comprising: 1) a conductive component composed of graphite particles and optionally fine graphite particles; and 2) a thermoplastic resin an... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045083 | Carbon layup tape with fugitive binder and method of use A unidirectional tape comprising carbon fibers and a fugitive binder is provided, as well as methods for forming the tape and composite parts using the unidirectional tape in a resin-transfer molding (RTM) process. A fugitive binder adheres fibers of the tape. The t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018526 | Carbonized pitch moldings prepared from synthetic mesophase pitch and heat-soaked isotropic pitch The present invention provides carbonized pitch articles and methods for producing the same. Synthetic mesophase pitch is mixed with partially anisotropic pitch, which may be selected from heat-soaked isotropic pitch and heat-soaked mixtures of isotropic pitch and m... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014681 | Flexible and porous membranes and adsorbents, and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a method for producing flexible and porous adsorbents based on oxidic and/or non-oxidic ceramic material containing carbon. The inventive method is characterized by the following steps: (a) producing a flat base matrix whose constituents are... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014151 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011888 | Process for protecting fiber-reinforced carbon-containing composites against oxidation Process for protecting fiber-reinforced, carbon-containing composites whose matrix comprises, at least in the outer layer, silicon carbide (SiC) and also silicon (Si) and/or silicon alloys against oxidation, which comprises the steps a) impregnation of the composite... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008534 | Material for chromatography Granulated products are provided and include carbonaceous particles and a carbonized agent or binder. The agent or binder is preferably a synthetic resin, pitch component, or mixture thereof. Packing materials for packing columns used in chromatographic separations ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008573 | Amorphous coke for special carbon material and production process for the same Provided are an amorphous coke for a special carbon material characterized in that it is an amorphous coke obtained by blending a coal tar base heavy oil and/or a petroleum base heavy oil with a resin and subjecting the mixture to thermal decomposition polycondensat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001544 | Method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites A method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites includes steps of producing a mat using carbon fiber, carbon fabric, carbon sheet, or staple fiber; laminating at least three layers of mats; producing a preform using the laminated mats with a needle punching meth... | 02/21/2006 |
