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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396501 | Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers in superhard constructs. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7293597 | Non-oxidizable coating A substrate is coated by applying an essentially pure aluminum first layer to a surface of the substrate. At least a first portion of the first layer is oxidized so as to provide a protective coating of desired properties. The substrate may be a refractory metal-bas... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7238308 | Process for the infiltration of porous carbon composites A process form producing ceramic composites comprising metal carbides, which comprises the steps production of a porous carbon-containing intermediate body, infiltration of the intermediate body with the melt of a carbon-forming metal, reaction of at least part of t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211216 | Aluminum nitride ceramic, semiconductor manufacturing member, and manufacturing method for aluminum nitride ceramic An aluminum nitride ceramic including aluminum nitride grains and grain boundary phases comprises a grain boundary phase-rich layer including more amount of the grain boundary phases in a surface layer of the aluminum nitride ceramic than in an inside of the aluminu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169347 | Making a molding tool A die comprises metal-rich sections which form an inner wall and an outer wall of the die, respectively. Gradient sections are disposed adjacent to the metal-rich sections, respectively. Further, a ceramics-rich section is disposed between the gradient sections. A p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153379 | Methods of producing a ceramic matrix composite Methods are provided for producing a ceramic matrix composite by slurry infiltration. The methods involve placing a desized ceramic cloth lay-up into a non-ceramic cloth bag, sealing the bag to form a bagged ceramic preform, infiltrating the bagged ceramic preform w... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144548 | Method for binder extraction and sintering of green bodies in a state of weightlessness Gravitational sag and shape distortion by friction over supporting hardware during binder removal and sintering of green bodies made from sinterable particulate materials are overcome by processing in a supercritical fluid medium at a pressure whereby the density of... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141309 | High thermal conductive material having high thermal conductivity and process for producing the same A high thermal conductive material includes substantially silicon carbide and metal silicon, and preferably is formed by impregnating the space between the bonded silicon carbide crystals with the metal silicon. The production process comprises adding an organic bin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7067965 | Piezoelectric porcelain composition, piezoelectric device, and methods of making thereof A piezoelectric porcelain composition containing a complex oxide having a perovskite structure mainly composed of Pb, Zr, and Ti; and the following component (a) and/or (b), or component (A) and/or (B): (a) Ag and/or an Ag compound... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6986859 | Inorganic matrix compositions and composites incorporating the matrix composition A modified alkali silicate composition for forming an inorganic network matrix. 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 inorganic compos... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6924087 | Polymer microneedles A method for producing microneedles. The method including disposing a first layer of a radiation sensitive polymer on to a working surface and selectively irradiating the first layer such that the first layer has at least one irradiated region and at least one non-i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915554 | Process of molding and assembling three-dimensional ornaments In a process of molding and assembling a three-dimensional ornament, a mold having a recess in which is formed an opening is provided. A molding pattern is located inside the opening. A first material fills in the molding pattern to form a plurality of protruded dec... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6887304 | Method for producing a hollow fiber membrane module or a capillary membrane module The invention relates to a method for producing a hollow fiber membrane module or a capillary membrane module as well as a device having such a module. In the method, hollow fibers or capillaries are placed, in an unsintered state, in a mold structured for receiving... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6875473 | Woven fabric with a modified ester resin for use as a wet friction liner Woven fabric of continuous, untwisted carbon yarn is impregnated with a modified cyanate ester resin or oligomer, preferably at least about 10% by weight of the combined weight of the cured resin and fabric. The cured fabric may be employed as a wet friction materia... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6852271 | Flexible insulation blanket having secondarily bonded ceramic matrix composite layer A flexible insulation blanket having a smoothly surfaced, secondarily bonded, ceramic matrix composite (CMC) outer layer, and a method of producing a flexible insulation blanket having a secondarily bonded CMC layer by forming a CMC prepreg layer comprising a woven ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841119 | Method to obtain a refractory composite material based on carbide A method to obtain a refractory carbide-based composite material, in particular as an article of a predetermined shape includes the following steps: molding of a porous blank from a mixture of powders of at least one carbide-forming metal and/or non-metal and at lea... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840976 | Method of making wall-flow monolith filter A ceramic honeycomb wall-flow filter is prepared by plugging channels in a clay containing ceramic honeycomb by a method that has the following steps. First, a mixture of a dispersing liquid and ceramic powder is formed. Second, the mixture is inserted into at least... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837911 | Ceramic-made filter and process for production thereof A ceramic-made filter for capturing the particulates present in the exhaust gas discharged from diesel engines, wherein a ceramic particles layer made of heat-resistant ceramic particles is formed on a filter by coating, the heat-resistant ceramic particles having a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6800229 | Method for forming large-dimension ceramic tiles Method for forming large-dimension ceramic tiles comprising the following operative stages: feeding a determined quantity of powders into the mould cavity of a first pressing station; pressing said quantity of powders to obtain a slab of congruent material the thick... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6800182 | Sputtering target, process for its production and film forming method A sputtering target is provided that includes SiC and metallic Si and has an atomic ratio of C to Si of from 0.5 to 0.95 and a density of from 2.75×103 kg/m3 to 3.1×103 kg/m3. The sputtering target is capable of forming ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6770584 | Hybrid aerogel rigid ceramic fiber insulation and method of producing same A hybrid insulation material comprises of porous ceramic substrate material impregnated with nanoporous material and method of making the same is the topic of this invention. The porous substrate material has bulk density ranging from 6 to 20 lb/ft3 and i... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749798 | High density ceramic thick film fabrication method by screen printing A high density ceramic thick film is fabricated by providing vehicle comprising an organic binder and solvent, dispersing ceramic powders into the vehicle to be paste, forming the paste to thick film by screen printing, removing the organic binder from the film, app... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743383 | Process for the production of ceramic tiles The present invention is directed to an improved process for the production of ceramic tiles using industrial wastes. The invention particularly relates to an improved process for the production of ceramic tiles using industrial wastes such as iron ore slime, fly as... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6716376 | Method for producing a fiber composite The invention relates to a process for producing a fiber composite material containing fibers with a high hot strength, in particular based on carbon, silicon, boron and/or nitrogen, a pressing compound being produced from fibers, a binder and, if appropriate, fille... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6706658 | Catalyst for purification of aromatic acids One aspect of the invention relates to a catalyst composite containing an extruded catalyst support containing an extruded activated carbonaceous material having specifically a defined pore structure. For example, the extruded activated carbonaceous material may hav... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702979 | Method for producing special ceramic parts The invention concerns a method for producing special ceramic parts essentially having a curved or angular structure to cover the corners of walls that are in turn covered by other parts or flat tiles. The method basically involves extruding a tubular pro... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6562745 | Aging resistant, porous silicon Carbide ceramic igniter This invention relates to an aging resistant SiC igniter having a second layer of recrystallized SiC within the body.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6551535 | Extrusion coating process for catalytic monoliths A high throughput, automated process for coating ceramic monoliths used as catalytic converters that overcomes problems with coating monoliths individually in a mold. The monoliths are provided with end caps to cover the open functional ends, then loaded ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6503441 | Method for producing melt-infiltrated ceramic composites using formed supports A method for producing shaped articles of ceramic composites provides a high degree of dimensional tolerance to these articles. A fiber preform is disposed on a surface of a stable formed support, a surface of which is formed with a plurality of indentati... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6495072 | Method for making basis for a dental restoration A method for producing a ceramic material, subsequently including mixing ceramic material, such as oxidic ceramic material, which as a raw material essentially comprises aluminum oxide, zircon oxide and/or titanium oxide, and glass component; melting at l... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495073 | Method for the manufacture of medical, dental-medical, dental-technical and technical parts from ceramics For the manufacture of shaped parts (6) from ceramics, for example for dental-technical purposes, first of all a powdery ceramic raw material is compressed to form a ceramic green compact (4). The inner contour and/or the outer contour of the shaped parts... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471734 | Ceramic and process for the continuous sintering thereof A continuous process for the manufacture of a ceramic sintered compact wherein the process comprises the steps of: forming a green compact from a powder mixture comprising a first component comprising compounds which contain elements of silicon, aluminum,... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6447852 | Method of manufacturing a diamond composite and a composite produced by same The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a diamond composite from diamond particles, comprising the steps of forming a work piece, heating the work piece and controlling the heating temperature and heating time so that a certain desired... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444063 | Si-SiC material and SiC fiber-reinforced Si-SiC composite material A Si--SiC material of Si concentration-gradient type is obtained by melt-infiltrating Si into a molded material comprising SiC particles. The Si--SiC material has a porosity of 1.0% or less and in the Si--SiC material the Si concentration decreases gradua... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6387834 | Sintered silicon carbide body and method for producing the same A method for producing a sintered silicon carbide body which has excellent strength and the like and in which cracking and breaking are prevented is provided. In the method for producing a sintered silicon carbide body, metallic silicon is, in a vacuum at... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368663 | Ceramic-based composite member and its manufacturing method There is disclosed a hybrid treatment into which CVI treatment and PIP treatment are combined. A dense matrix is formed around a ceramic fiber by the CVI treatment, and a gap in the matrix is infiltrated/filled well with the matrix by the PIP treatment, s... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361735 | Composite ceramic article and method of making The invention relates to a method of forming a composite article comprising the steps of forming a plurality of green ceramic elements, wherein the green ceramic elements are arranged side by side, and the green ceramic elements are spaced from each other... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6322608 | Method for producing a component from a composite Al2O3/titanium aluminide material The invention relates to a process for producing a component from an Al2 O3 /titanium aluminide composite material. To produce the component, a shaped body is pressed from a starting mix of titanium, in particular as an oxide, carbon... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319437 | Powder injection molding and infiltration process A powder injection molding and infiltration process. A powder of a skeleton material having a relatively high melting point is mixed with a composite binder to form a mold mixture. The composite binder is comprised of at least two binder materials. The mo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315941 | Ceramic core and method of making Method of making a ceramic core for casting an industrial gas turbine engine airfoil having a large airfoil pitch by forming a precursor core (chill) of smaller dimensions than the final desired ceramic core, firing the chill, applying a thin ceramic skin... | 11/13/2001 |
