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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137610 | Molding compound for producing a fireproof lining Disclosed is a molding compound for producing a fireproof lining, especially for a combustion chamber of a stationary gas turbine. The molding compound is characterized particularly by the fact that the molding compound is formed from more than about 50 percent by w... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7815844 | Metal, ceramic and cermet articles formed from low viscosity aqueous slurries A method for coating an inorganic substrate with an inorganic coating from low viscosity suspensions, and the articles produced thereby. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7758803 | Resorbable macroporous bioactive glass scaffold and method of manufacture A resorbable, macroporous bioactive glass scaffold comprising approximately 24-45% CaO, 34-50% SiO2, 0-25% Na2O, 5-17% P2O5, 0-5% MgO and 0-1% CaF2 by mass percent, produced by mixing with pore forming agents an... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7615184 | Metal, ceramic and cermet articles formed from low viscosity aqueous slurries Methods for producing metal, ceramic and cermet articles from low viscosity suspensions and the articles produced thereby. The articles include micro diameter hollow fibers, tubes having hollow walls, solid and hollow sheets, and open cell foams. The articles are us... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7517490 | Method of manufacturing ceramic green body A ceramic green body is formed by gelcasting. The ceramic green body is heated in the mold so that a solvent contained in the ceramic green body is moved to form a solvent film between the outer surface of the ceramic green body and the inner surface of the mold. Th... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7473391 | Methods for making molding material, molded body, and sintered body A method of manufacturing a sintered body is provided. A molding powder, a gel-forming material powder and a solvent are mixed at a temperature not higher than a dissolving point of the gel-forming material. A treatment of pulverizing agglomerates containing the mol... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465421 | Process of preparation of synthetic fire opal A synthetic fire opal and a process for its preparation. Synthetic fire opals have similar physical and chemical properties as natural fire opals. Synthetic fire opals are colored, hard, and transparent. The process of preparation of synthetic fire opal includes; mi... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7384988 | Method and device for fabricating aerogels and aerogel monoliths obtained thereby Method and devices for rapidly fabricating monolithic aerogels, including aerogels containing chemical sensing agents, are disclosed. The method involves providing a gel precursor solution or a pre-formed gel in a sealed vessel with the gel or gel precursor at least... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7294598 | Dielectric oxide materials A material made of a dielectric oxide of type Ca0.25Cu0.75TiO3 having a dielectric constant greater than 3,000. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291397 | Gas barrier substrate and method for manufacturing the same A gas barrier substrate includes a compound gradient layer. The compound gradient layer includes an inorganic material and a resin material. A content of the inorganic material in the resin material varies in a thickness direction. The gas barrier substrate also inc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273826 | Epoxidation catalyst The invention is a catalyst comprising a titanium or vanadium zeolite, a binder, and zinc oxide, wherein the catalyst is preparing an aqueous mixture of the zeolite, a binder source, and a zinc oxide source, and subjecting the mixture to rapid drying. The catalyst i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264652 | Filter for collecting chlorinated organic compound The collecting filter can capture and collect various chlorinated organic compounds in both particulate form and gaseous form contained in a fluid at the same time, and is easy to extract the collected chlorinated organic compounds therefrom. This collecting filter ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264878 | Laminated carbon foam sandwich for naval decking A laminate sandwich structure useful for, inter alia, decking for naval vessels, which includes a core formed of carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 7000 psi/g/cc. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258158 | Increasing stability of silica-bearing material Method and apparatus for prolonging the stability (working life) of a ceramic slurry and other aqueous mixture or dispersion containing a liquid silica-bearing or other component as well as the raw liquid silica-bearing component in ambient air over time by providin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238310 | Process for producing an inorganic monolithic molding The invention relates to the use of gelation moulds made from hydrophobicized glass tubes for the production of monolithic mouldings as sorbents for chromatography. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216509 | Sol-gel process for the production of high dimensions dry gels and derived glasses It is described a sol-gel process that allows to obtain dry gels, and possibly the corresponding dense glassy bodies, having higher dimensions compared to similar known processes. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201022 | Systems and methods for filling voids and improving properties of porous thin films Methods of reducing the intrusions or migrations of photolithography materials by introducing a sol-gel layer onto a porous thin film prior to applying the photolithography/photoresist material layer. Curing the sol-gel layer results in the sol-gel layer merging or ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192546 | Methods of forming shaped articles from suspensions The invention relates to methods of forming shaped articles from suspensions which include ceramic or metallic powder, or from solutions or suspensions which include one or more pharmaceutical substances or other components. The method comprises the steps of: (a) co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140201 | Method for producing silica particles A hydrous silica gel is dehydrated by freezing, thawing, and removing water separated by thawing, thereby yielding silica particles. In addition, the silica particles thus formed is washed and fired, thereby producing a synthetic quartz glass power. A water g... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125912 | Doped sol-gel materials and method of manufacture utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of preparing a solution for forming a doped gel monolith includes providing a first substance including a metal alkoxide. The method further includes providing a second substance including a catalyst. The method further includes providing a chemical includi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100400 | Manufacture of silica bodies using sol-gel techniques The use of large dense vitreous spherical (LDVS) silica powders for making sol-gel silica bodies has been found to have important advantages. Among these are higher gel strength, higher silica loading, more rapid aging and drying of the gel, a reduction in the amoun... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098503 | Circuitry and capacitors comprising roughened platinum layers In one aspect, the invention includes a method of forming a roughened layer of platinum, comprising: a) providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; b) flowing an oxidizing gas into the reaction chamber; c) flowing a platinum precursor into the reaction chamber ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087357 | Photoreactive resin composition, method for making circuit substrate using same, and method for making ceramic multilayer substrate using same A photoreactive resin composition contains (a) a powdered base metal, (b) an organic binder, (c) a photosensitive organic component, and (d) a polycarboxylic acid-based dispersing agent with a molecular weight of about 1,500 or less. Also disclosed is a method for m... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7043940 | Method for making thin fused glass articles A method suited for producing thin fused glass articles includes, in preferred aspects, preparing a dry gel having edges configured to reduce or eliminate warping of the gel during densification of the gel. Preferred aspects include partially densifying the gel, mac... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014799 | Method of forming mesoscopically structured material A low-cost, efficient method of preparing hierarchically ordered structures by filling a minimold with a microsphere-containing latex suspension, forming an close-packed array of microspheres within the minimold and filling void space in the array with a self-assemb... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014961 | Photomask assembly incorporating a porous frame A photomask assembly is described having a frame for supporting a transparent pellicle above a photomask substrate, defining a closed pellicle space overlaying the substrate. The frame is formed of a porous material configured to allow the pellicle space to be purge... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011726 | Method of fabricating thin dielectric film and thin film capacitor including the dielectric film A method of fabricating a thin dielectric film, a thin dielectric film formed according to the method, and a system including the thin dielectric film. The method includes: depositing a ceramic precursor material on a metal sheet, the ceramic precursor material incl... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003981 | Low phonon energy gain medium and related active devices Using sol-gel techniques, an optical gain medium has been fabricated comprising a glass ceramic host material that includes clusters of crystalline oxide material, especially tin oxide, and that is doped with active ions concentrated at the clusters. The active ions... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001568 | Method of removing liquid from pores of a sol-gel monolith A method processes a gel monolith comprising pores filled with liquid, an inner region, and an outer region. The method includes removing a portion of the liquid from the pores of the gel monolith while both the inner and outer regions of the gel monolith remain wet... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000885 | Apparatus and method for forming a sol-gel monolith utilizing multiple casting A mold is configured to form a gel monolith including a first gel portion and a second gel portion. The mold includes a base including a first hydrophobic surface. The mold further includes a tubular outer wall including a second hydrophobic surface, and the outer w... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984671 | Sinterable structures and method A method of producing an open, porous structure having an outer surface defining a shape having a bulk volume and having interconnecting openings extending throughout said volume and opening through said surface, and products resulting from the method. The method co... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964756 | Method for treating alumina honeycomb monoliths High-surface-area alumina honeycombs are subjected to a water vapor pre-treatment to obtain protection from cracking damage on subsequent exposure to aqueous media e.g., aqueous solutions for depositing catalysts on the honeycombs. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946013 | Ceramic exhaust filter An improved, efficient, and regenerable exhaust emission filter and filter system are provided which incorporate the use of an inorganic, non-woven fiber filter element. The filter is able to capture exhaust pollutants and particulates through the interwoven nature ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936306 | Chemical control over ceramic porosity using carboxylate-alumoxanes This invention relates generally to a method for controlling the pore size, pore size distribution and porosity of aluminum-oxide based ceramics through the choice of substituents on carboxylate-alumoxanes and aluminum-oxide nanoparticles. The method allows for the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923025 | Device for sintering a shaped body The invention concerns a device (1) for sintering of a porous mold body (2) in a gas-tight chamber (3), with the mold body (2) hanging loose from a link chain (7) so that it can be fed continuously to a heating zone (5). In ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902798 | High temperature gas seals A flexible seal for use in a solid oxide fuel cell stack is formed from a fiber matrix impregnated with a plurality of solid particles. The fibers and particles are preferably ceramic and may be formed from alumina or zirconia. The seal may be formed by dipping the ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899837 | Inorganic matrix compositions, composites and process of making the same A modified alkali silicate composition for forming an inorganic network. The modified alkali silicate matrix is made by reacting an alkali silicate (or its precursors such as an alkali hydroxide, a SiO2 source and water), an acidic oxoanionic compound suc... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6858170 | Silica-alumina catalyst carriers preparation The present invention relates to a process for preparing silica-alumina carriers preferably under the form of extrudates. Further, the present invention also provides hydrogenation catalysts prepared thereof. These catalysts are used in an improved process for the r... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6821474 | Method for preparing dielectric composite materials The invention allows the fabrication of small, dense beads of dielectric materials with selected compositions, which are incorporated into a polymeric matrix for use in capacitors, filters, and the like. A porous, generally spherical bead of hydrous metal oxide cont... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6797203 | Method of forming ceramic beads A method of forming substantially spherical ceramic beads that includes conveying an aqueous ceramic slurry to a nozzle tip that is immersed in an inert water-immiscible fluid layer. The nozzle tip is spaced a predetermined distance away from a rotating disk that is... | 09/28/2004 |
