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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947213 | Method of making a textured electrolyte sheet for a fuel cell device According to one aspect of the present invention the fuel cell device includes an electrolyte sheet. The electrolyte sheet has a substantially non-porous body of a varied thickness, a relatively smooth surface and a more textured surface with multiple indentations t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947212 | Densification of ceria based electrolytes The fabrication of ceria based electrolytes to densities greater than 97% of the theoretical achievable density at temperatures below 1200° C., preferably approximately 1000° C., is disclosed. The electrolyte has a concentration of divalent cations minus an adjust... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7833469 | Preparation of yttria-stabilized zirconia reaction sintered products A method of making a solid electrolyte-YSZ product, where the method includes the step of providing a powdered mixture of zirconia, yttria and about 2%, by wt., or less of a metal oxide, where yttria-stabilized zirconia is not added to the mixture. The method also i... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7815843 | Process for anode treatment of solid oxide fuel cell—membrane electrode assembly to upgrade power density in performance test This invention describes the process for fabrication of a high conductivity and low resistance solid oxide fuel cell. An anode substrate is mainly prepared via tape casting technique and modified by abrasion and polish process. Electrolyte is fabricated onto the pol... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7575709 | Tape-cast sensors and method of making A method of making electrochemical sensors in which an electrolyte material is cast into a tape. Prefabricated electrodes are then partially embedded between two wet layers of the electrolyte tape to form a green sensor, and the green sensor is then heated to sinter... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7527761 | Preparation of yttria-stabilized zirconia reaction sintered products A method of making a solid electrolyte-YSZ product, where the method includes the step of providing a powdered mixture of zirconia, yttria and a metal oxide, where yttria-stabilized zirconia is not added to the mixture. The method also includes sintering the powdere... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7438837 | Method of producing solid electrolyte and solid electrolyte A method of producing a solid electrolyte (3, 13) is disclosed wherein solid electrolyte material is prepared having a composition expressed by a formula: (1-x) ZrO2 {xSc2O3 (where x is a number equal to or greater than 0.05 and equa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438789 | Decomposition cell A decomposition cell having a first metal plate with a first layer of dielectric and a second metal plate with a second layer of dielectric wherein each layer of dielectric is sprayed onto the metal plates in molten form using a thermal plasma spray process. The pla... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425284 | Inert anode for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis and method of making this anode The purpose of the invention is a process for making a solid part designed to form all or part of an anode for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis, containing a cermet formed from at least one metallic oxide such as a mixed oxide with spinel struc... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7396785 | Composition for ceramic substrate, ceramic substrate, process for producing ceramic substrate and glass composition A ceramic substrate composition is provided which can be co-fired with a low-melting metal and exhibits excellent dielectric characteristics at high frequencies, particularly tens of gigahertz. The ceramic substrate composition mainly contains a glass represented by... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378049 | Method for producing ceramic substrate and electronic component module using ceramic substrate A method for producing a ceramic substrate of the present invention includes a first process of providing holes in a shrinkage suppressing layer, a second process of filling the holes with a thick film material, a third process of laminating the shrinkage suppressin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361242 | Ceramic slurry composition and methods for producing ceramic green sheet and multilayer ceramic electronic device A ceramic slurry composition has a powdered ceramic uniformly dispersed therein without excessive damage thereto. A method for producing a ceramic green sheet using the ceramic slurry composition and a method for producing multilayer ceramic electronic devices are a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341639 | Electroceramic component comprising a plurality of contact surfaces A method produces a component having a ceramic base body and contact surfaces on opposite sides of the ceramic base body. The method includes forming first protective layers on the opposite sides of the ceramic base body in regions not to be covered by the contact s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337745 | Electrode, susceptor, plasma processing apparatus and method of making the electrode and the susceptor A susceptor 24 includes a heater 38 disposed in a planar state, upper and lower ceramic-metal composites 40A and 40B disposed so as to sandwich the heater 38 from above and from below, and a ceramic electrostatic chuck 28 fo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334329 | Method for pretreating a piezoelectric ceramic and method for adjusting an injection valve In a method for pretreating a piezoelectric ceramic (1) and a method for adjusting an injection valve (7), the piezoelectric ceramic (1) is exposed to environmental conditions, leading to a reduction of polarization and also a reduction of the l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275309 | Method of manufacturing electrical resistance heating element A method of manufacturing an electrical-resistance heating element includes forming sintered ceramics or calcined ceramics, forming an electrode on the sintered ceramics or the calcined ceramics, and forming a ceramic base material having mainly a high melting point... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265982 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a packaging substrate mounted with semiconductor chips; a heat dissipation metal plate having three or more sides and mounted with the packaging substrates; a frame provided along a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241477 | Methods of treating electrodes and gas sensors comprising the electrodes A method for forming an electrode comprises: combining a platinum precursor with a gold precursor to form an electrode ink; forming the electrode ink into an electrode precursor; firing the electrode precursor to form the electrode; treating the electrode in an envi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7215236 | Electric component, method for the production thereof and use of the same An electrical component having a base body includes a layer stack of mutually overlapping, electrically conductive electrode layers that are separated from one another by electrically conductive ceramic layers. The electrically conductive ceramic layers are composed... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214333 | Electrodes for solid state gas sensor A mixed potential electrochemical sensor for the detection of gases has a ceria-based electrolyte with a surface for exposing to the gases to be detected, and with a reference wire electrode and a sensing wire electrode extending through the surface and fixed within... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197912 | Gas sensor seal and method of producing same A gas sensor seal (40) comprising a body (122), an upper portion having a flange (124), and at least one channel (130). The flange (124) has an extension (131) that extends from the upper portion, a bend (129) which e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186368 | Method for producing an electrode that has a temperature-stabilized conductivity The invention relates to a method for the production of an electrode for use at high temperatures, in which an electrode green compact is formed from a ceramic slip. The slip is formed from at least one solid electrolyte material as well as a metal oxide powder. The... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160584 | Method for manufacturing ceramic glow plugs A method for manufacturing a ceramic glow pin which is formed of more than two layers arranged especially coaxially to the axis of the glow pin and symmetrically. The layers of the layer structure are manufactured by co-extrusion. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160500 | Method of fabricating a micro device The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a micro device, comprising the steps of pressing an upper mold formed with a plurality of recesses for molding a plurality of rods and a lower mold formed with a seat recess for molding a plate supporting the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144618 | Multilayer composite and method for preparing the same A multilayer composite includes an insulating substrate and patterned conductive layers and insulating layers alternately laminated on the insulating substrate. In a laminating process, a correcting insulating layer is formed on a laminate when a predetermined numbe... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128995 | Method of producing oxide ion conductor An La2O3 powder and an SiO2 powder are mixed with each other, and then heated. By heating, a porous material of LaXSi6O1.5X+12 (8≦X≦10) as a composite oxide is produced. Subsequently, the porous m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125622 | Method of producing oxide ion conductor A lanthanum oxide (La2O3) powder, a germanium oxide (GeO2) powder, and a strontium carbonate (SrCO3) powder are mixed in a ratio so that a composition of the obtained composite oxide LalXm(AO4 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109642 | Composite piezoelectric apparatus and method The present invention relates to composite piezoelectric apparatus, transducers and methods of manufacture. In an embodiment, a composite piezoelectric apparatus has a sacrificial base and pillar array. Different volume percents of piezoelectric material are used in... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098160 | Dielectric ceramic composition and ceramic electronic component employing the same A dielectric ceramics includes a main ingredient, and a supplemental ingredient in an amount of 0.05 to 2 wt % for the main ingredient. The main ingredient is expressed by xBiO3/2-yCaO-zNbO5/2 and is within a scope of a specified quadrilateral ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087336 | Process for producing a solid electrolyte layer on a substrate, in a fuel cell, and in a sensor A method for producing a solid electrolyte layer, of a fully stabilized zirconium oxide layer on a substrate includes adding a sintering additive to a ZrO2-starting material, a liquid phase is formed during a sintering process and liquid phase sintering is possible ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070879 | Fuel cell or electrodes with passive support An electrode suitable for use in a fuel cell includes a passive support having pores wherein the passive support has an asymmetric pore morphology with respect to at least one dimension of the passive support; and an electrode material positioned in the pores of the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063813 | Stacked ceramic body and production method thereof This invention provides a stacked ceramic body that prevents reaction between components of dielectric layers and components of electrode layers of an unsintered stacked body during sintering and in which both components do not easily form a liquid phase, and a prod... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048844 | Gas sensor and method for use thereof A sensor comprises: a pump cell comprising an inner pump electrode, an outer pump electrode, a pump cell electrolyte layer interposed between the inner pump electrode and the outer pump electrode and a cell isolation layer disposed on the inner pump electrode on a s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041240 | Method of manufacturing a high pressure discharge lamp vessel A vessel according to the present invention is made of a transparent or translucent material and includes a main portion and end portions which are integrated into the main portion, respectively. At least a central area of the main portion has a thickness smaller th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029777 | Fuel cell and passive support A fuel cell is disclosed that includes a passive support having a fine pore region disposed between a first coarser pore region and a second coarser pore region. An exemplary fuel cell has an electrolyte material positioned in the fine pore region and a first electr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014934 | Tubular flat plate fuel cells and method of making the same A solid oxide fuel cell employs an array of tubular flat plates that are sealed only at their extremities using compliant seals. The seals may be formed of talc and surround gas inlet and outlet openings in the tube extremities. Locating the seals remote from the hi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998188 | Fuel cell components One embodiment of the present invention is a fuel cell component that includes: (a) a membrane structure; (b) a fuel electrode disposed on one side of and in contact with the membrane structure; (c) an oxidizer electrode disposed on a second side of and in contact w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986865 | Method for manufacturing an electrostatic chuck A method for manufacturing an electrostatic chuck is disclosed wherein a sintered ceramic body having a dielectric layer made from Alumina (Al2O2) and Titanium Nitride (TiN) having a specific range of particle size is heat treated in an oxygen-rich environment in or... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984355 | Semiconducting ceramic material, process for producing the ceramic material, and thermistor A BaTiO3-type semiconducting ceramic material which has undergone firing in a reducing atmosphere and re-oxidation, wherein the relative density of the ceramic material after sintering is about 85–90%. A process for producing the semiconducting ceramic ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974516 | Method of making laminate thin-wall ceramic tubes and said tubes with electrodes, particularly for solid oxide fuel cells A method of fabricating a ceramic tube with electrodes thereon suitable for use as a tubular reaction chamber for a fuel cell. In one embodiment, the method includes wrapping a first electrode material around a mandrel, then wrapping a green ceramic material over th... | 12/13/2005 |
