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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399443 | Carbon particle fiber assembly technique Carbon particles, such as, carbon fibrils and carbon nanotube molecules, may be assembled into substantially pure aligned fibers by a) dispersing the carbon particles within a curable liquid, b) aligning the carbon particles by flowing the mixture of curable liquid ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7150850 | Process for producing silicon carbide sinter jig The present invention provides a sintered silicon carbide jig production method capable of simply increasing the purity of a sintered silicon carbide jig. A method of producing a sintered silicon carbide jig comprising a process in which a second sintered body is he... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141204 | Method of forming ceramic articles An improvement in a method of forming ceramic articles comprising an oil component or extrusion aid, the improvement including removing a substantial portion of the oil component, prior to firing, by applying a solvent to the green ceramic article to dissolve the oi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6803086 | Porous honeycomb structure body, the use thereof and method for manufacturing the same There are provided a porous honeycomb structure body capable of satisfying a pressure loss and isostatic strength which are mutually contradictory properties simultaneously and a method for manufacturing the same. In a porous honeycomb structure body having partitio... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777360 | Ceramic material, method of producing same, and formed product thereof A ceramic material suitable for use in production of paving tiles, construction tiles, flooring in offices, flooring in machinery plants and so forth is obtained by a method comprising steps of mixing defatted bran derived from rice bran with a thermosetting resin b... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6652801 | Method for producing agglomerated boron carbide A method for producing agglomerated boron carbide, including the steps of providing a boron carbide powder precursor having particle sizes smaller than about 1 micron in diameter, mixing the boron carbide powder precursor with binder solution to form a sl... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6638572 | Heat resistant material for molds and other articles A particulate silicone based material and method for forming a heat resistant composite is provided. The particulate silicone based material is heated to a temperature between about 200° F. and about 400° F. The particulate silicone based material is co... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627143 | SiC--C/C composite material, uses thereof, and method for producing the same SiC--C/C composite materials having a suitable kinetic coefficient of friction, good corrosion resistance in strongly oxidizing and corrosive environments, good creep resistance and spalling resistance, and high hardness. The materials are hardly oxidized... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572814 | Method of fabricating a semiconductor wafer support chuck apparatus having small diameter gas distribution ports for distributing a heat transfer gas A method of fabricating a semiconductor wafer support chuck apparatus having a first sintered layer and a second sintered layer. The method comprising the steps of providing the first sintered layer having a plurality of gas distribution ports and providi... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6555036 | Control of combustibles during firing A process for automatically controlling combustible vapors during debinding and firing of ceramic products which includes establishing a maximum percentage of lower flammability limit (LFL) setpoint no greater than 50%; measuring continuously the percenta... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6447893 | Fibrous composite material and process for producing the same A fiber-composite material (7) is comprised of a yarn aggregate (6) in which yam (2A, 2B) including at least a bundle (3) of carbon fiber and a carbon component other than carbon fiber is three-dimensionally combined and integrally formed without separati... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6299823 | Method for manufacturing roller carrier of vibration balance device A method for manufacturing the roller carrier of a vibration balance device, the roller carrier is installed with at least one round track around a rotary axis thereof for carrying a plurality of rollers; characterized in that: the roller carrier is made ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6228299 | Gelcasting compositions having improved drying characteristics and machinability A gelcasting composition has improved drying behavior, machinability and shelf life in the dried and unfired state. The composition includes an inorganic powder, solvent, monomer system soluble in the solvent, an initiator system for polymerizing the mono... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6162386 | Method for manufacturing silicon nitride sintered body The present invention provides a silicon nitride sintered body having characteristics such as excellent wear resistance, a method for manufacturing the sintered body, and a cutting insert formed thereof. The silicon nitride sintered body is formed of a po... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126889 | Process of preparing monolithic seal for sapphire CMH lamp 845 A method of producing a ceramic-metal-halide (CMH) discharge lamp having a monolithic seal between a sapphire (single crystal alumina) arc tube and a polycrystalline alumina end cap. The method includes the steps of providing an arc tube of fully dens... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6027684 | Method for firing ceramic honeycomb bodies A method of fabricating a cordierite ceramic honeycomb structural body which includes the following steps: formulating a batch of raw materials comprising a mixture of kaolin clay, talc, alumina and other cordierite-forming materials, each included in the... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6004503 | Method of making a ceramic arc tube for metal halide lamps A method of making a ceramic arc tube for a metal halide lamp comprises the steps of forming as an integral unit a hollow body having one open end and a substantially closed end. The substantially closed end includes an outwardly extending capillary tube ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5948193 | Process for fabricating a multilayer ceramic substrate from thin greensheet Greensheets having enhanced flexibility and strength are prepared from a greensheet casting composition comprising alumina or other ceramic having a mean particle size of less than about 1 micron and being substantially unimodal, a binder resin, a solvent... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5910856 | Integrated hybrid silicon-based micro-reflector A light reflective device including an insulative substrate; a silicon wafer positioned over the insulative substrate and defining an opening and having a flexible beam portion having top and bottom surfaces which extend into the opening; a layer of ferro... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5868977 | Method of firing ceramic fomred body A method of firing a ceramic formed body, in which the ceramic formed body is fired by controlling a firing output state in such a manner that a high output state and a low output state are repeated reciprocally, is disclosed. In the method of firing a ce... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854379 | Thermal decomposition degreasing method and molded products thereof A low-cost thermal decomposition degreasing method capable of drastically reducing the time required for a degreasing process which involves heating, vaporization and thermal decomposition, while assuring the shape retention property of an injection molde... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854159 | Alumina sintered bodies and method for producing the same An alumina sintered body containing, as impurities, sodium oxide, potassium oxide, silicon oxide, calcium oxide, ferric oxide and titanium oxide in a total amount in the range from 100 to 10000 ppm, in which a total amount of the sodium oxide and potassiu... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5800611 | Method for making large area single crystal silicon sheets A single crystal silicon sheet is formed from a polycrystalline sheet by melting a relatively small portion of the sheet at an initial location and defining a single crystallographic orientation for the silicon by placing a small silicon seed crystal in c... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5793519 | Micromolded integrated ceramic light reflector A micromolded integrated ceramic light reflector which can be totally integrated with drive and control electronics embedded on the same substrate for use with image projection systems. Each light reflector can be molded to a size on the order of less tha... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5769917 | Process for producing low shrink ceramic bodies The disclosed invention is a ceramic composition and a process for forming thin tapes and bodies with minimal and controllable firing-induced shrinkage. The composition comprises a refractory component, a glass component and may also include a metal compo... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5766394 | Method for forming a polycrystalline layer of ultra hard material A polycrystalline diamond layer is bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate by this process. A layer of dense high shear compaction material including diamond or cubic boron nitride particles is placed adjacent to a metal carbide substrate. The partic... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5733498 | Method for producing silicon nitride reaction-sintered body A silicon nitride reaction-sintered body having a high mechanical strength without surface working can be produced by (1) forming a silicon powder mixture of at least two types of silicon powders having substantially independent particle size distribution... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5725829 | Method of firing ceramic formed bodies In a method of firing ceramic formed bodies including a binder by using a firing furnace having one or more burners in which a firing output changes alternately between a high output state and a low output state, an air ratio of the burner is maintained a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5700419 | Process for producing sintered ITO compact A sintered ITO compact having an ultra-high density of at least 7.08 g/cm3 is produced by a process wherein an aqueous slurry comprised of indium oxide, tin oxide, a binder, a dispersant and an aqueous medium is cast in a mold, and the thus-obt... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5698145 | Method for producing Mn-Zn ferrites A method for sintering Mn--Zn ferrite green compacts is provided which includes a first heating step of raising the temperature from room temperature to 600° C. within a period from 30 minutes to 5 hours, a second heating step of raising the temperature ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5411690 | Process for producing a tetragonal phase zirconia ceramic A process for producing a zirconia ceramic having a tetragonal phase crystal grain structure includes compacting a powder including zirconium oxide and dopant in the presence of binder to form a green part; and sintering the green part. The part is sinter... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5368795 | Use of ethylene/vinyl acetate polymer binders as drying pressing aids for ceramic powders Aqueous ceramic slurries suitable for use in the forming of sintered ceramic bodies are formed by combining a) ceramic particles, b) an aqueous polymer emulsion containing an ethylene/vinyl acetate polymer, and c) water. The slurry is dried to form a free... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5354527 | Process for making silicon carbide ceramic fibers A method for forming a polycrystalline ceramic fiber which comprises blending about 5 to about 25 weight percent polymer, about 70 to about 95 weight percent silicon carbide powder and greater than 1 weight percent sintering aid; forming a fiber from the ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5326518 | Preparation of sintered zirconia body A zirconia compound comprised of zirconia powder and an organic binder which flows smoothly in a molten state is injection molded in a sprue-runnerless fashion, removed of the binder, and fired, obtaining a high density zirconia sintered body.... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5204296 | Process for injection molding ceramics The process for fabricating ceramic bodies which comprises providing a particulate ceramic powder such as Si3 N4, and adding a sintering aid such as SiO2 and/or Y2 O3, and providing an aqueous solutio... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5194203 | Methods of removing binder from powder moldings A method of mixing a powder material and a binder in a predetermined ratio and kneading the mixture so that substantially whole surface of the powder particles are covered by the binder, molding the kneaded mixture into the shapes of desired products, the... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5080846 | Process for removing polyacetal binder from molded ceramic greenbodies A polyacetal binder is removed from an extruded or injection molded ceramic green body in less than 25 hours by a variable heating rate schedule in which the heating rate is reduced when the temperature of the green body reaches the point at which isother... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5059388 | Process for manufacturing sintered bodies Using an organic binder containing at least one water-soluble thermoplastic organic polymer and at least one water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer, the water-soluble thermoplastic organic polymer is extracted by debinding treatment in which a plas... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5033939 | Method of forming shaped components from mixtures of thermosetting binders and powders having a desired chemistry Shaped parts are formed from a powder having the desired chemistry of the finished part by mixing the powder with a thermosetting condensation resin that acts as a binder. The resin may be partially catalyzed, or additives or surfactants added to improve ... | 07/23/1991 |
