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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142749 | Readily-densified titanium diboride and process for making same Additions of substitutional transition metal elements are made to improve the densifiability of titanium diboride while eliminating or minimizing the presence of deleterious grain boundary phases in the resultant bulk titanium diboride articles. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7541013 | Method for manufacturing transition metal boride power The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transition metal boride powder. The method for manufacturing a transition metal boride powder includes: i) manufacturing a mixed powder by mixing a transition metal halogenide powder and an alkali metal b... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7273581 | Process for in-situ preparation of aluminia—(Ti,Zr) borides composite The present invention relates to an improved process for in-situ preparation of alumina-(Ti,Zr) borides composite. The present invention particularly relates to fast and in-situ process for synthesis and consolidation of Al2O3—Zr/Ti B2 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264849 | Roll-vortex plasma chemical vapor deposition method A chemical vapor deposition method includes a step of maintaining a hydrogen plasma at low pressure in a processing chamber. The processing chamber has a long, wide, thin geometry to favor deposition of thin-film silicon on sheet substrates over the chamber walls. T... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7177384 | Aluminum composite material, manufacturing method therefor, and basket and cask using the same A basket has a lattice-like section for accommodating individual used nuclear fuel in predetermined positions in a cask. The basket is made from aluminum composite material having good neutron absorption ability, excellent mechanical property and workability. The al... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7041150 | Preparation of alloys by the Armstrong method A method and apparatus for making alloys or ceramics by the subsurface injection of an equilibrium vapor of a boiling liquid of the ceramic or alloys constituents is disclosed. Various powders and products are disclosed. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008695 | Metal non-oxide coated substrates Layered metal non-oxide coated substrates are disclosed comprising a three dimensional inorganic substrate having a coating of metal non-oxide derived from a pre-associated coating on at least a portion of all three dimensions thereof, produced by a unique process h... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6967011 | Method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials The invention relates to a method of synthesizing high-temperature melting materials. More specifically the invention relates to a containerless method of synthesizing very high temperature melting materials such as borides, carbides and transition-metal, lanthanide... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6908599 | Process for the production of zirconium boride powder The present invention provides an improved process for the manufacture of zirconium boride by reacting boric acid, a Zirconium compound and magnesium and leaching the resulting product mixture to obtain zirconium boride with high purity. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6861038 | Ceramics and method of producing ceramics A method of continuously producing a non-oxide ceramic formed of a metal constituent and a non-metal constituent. A salt of the metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent are introduced into a liquid alk... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6689296 | Conductive paste A conductive paste for defogging heat wires of automobile windows contains a silver powder having particle size in the range of about 0.1 to 20 μm, a molybdenum compound such as molybdenum silicide or molybdenum boride, a glass frit having a softening po... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649040 | Wettable and erosion/oxidation-resistant carbon-composite materials A thermal treatment system for thermally treating a sterile medium is controlled via a foot actuated switch to thermally treat the sterile medium to a desired temperature and/or form (e.g., slush). The thermal treatment system includes a basin recessed in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6589448 | Ceramic ball for bearing and ceramic ball bearing using the same A ceramic bearing ball in which at least a portion of a constituent ceramic is formed of an electrically conductive inorganic compound phase, whereby a proper electrical conductivity is imparted to the ceramic. Thus, electrifying of a bearing ball is prev... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6036930 | Process for producing aluminum oxide fibers The present invention provides a process for producing aluminum oxide fibers and, particularly, a process for producing aluminum fibers that have a high aspect ratio and can be accurately aligned, said process for producing aluminum oxide fibers comprisin... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5672556 | Crystalline silicate compositions and method of preparation Crystalline silicate compositions having unique combinations of framework-confined uniform mesopores and textural mesopores and to a method for their preparation. The compositions typically possess a small particle size of ࣘ400 Å, a ratio of textural t... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5587140 | Process for producing powders of transition metal boride A process of producing a powder of a transition-metal boride includes producing metal boride particles in a molten metal by contacting a molten salt, to which at least one boron compound was added, with the molten metal containing a transition-metallic el... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5571759 | CrB2 -NbB2 ceramics materials Ceramic materials based on solid solutions of chromium diboride (CrB2) nd niobium diboride (NbB2).... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5443771 | Ceramic fibre and process therefor A process is described for producing ceramic fibres composed of titanium boride, zirconium boride or hafnium boride. The boride fibres are obtained by reacting a boron oxide precursor fibre with a titanium halide, zirconium halide or hafnium halide gas in... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5376309 | Boride materials for electronic elements and method of preparing the same Disclosed is a boride material for electronic elements, which is represented by a chemical formula of A1-x Ex B12 (where A is Zr of Hf, E is Sc or Y, and 0.1ࣘxࣘ0.9) and the crystal system of which is a cubic one at a t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5364607 | Borides and boride precursors deposited from solution Zirconium and hafnium boride precursor complexes are prepared by deposition from solution, and yield metal borides upon heating at mild temperatures and ambient pressure.... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5338523 | Method of making transition metal carbide and boride powders A process for the production of high purity, high surface area, submicron size transition metal carbides and borides which comprises mixing transition metal oxide with carbon in an amount sufficient to form the corresponding carbide or boride, heating the... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5275781 | Material made from highly reactive [sub-micron]amorphous titanium diboride powder and products made therefrom A material of manufacture comprising sub-micron particulate amorphous titanium diboride formed by a process which comprises the steps of forming a powdered reaction mixture of titanium oxide, boron oxide and magnesium, exothermically reacting the reaction... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5256608 | High hardness, wear resistant materials A powdered admixture of a boron, carbon, nitrogen or silicon derivative of a first metal is combined with a source of a second metal and, optionally, a source of a third metal or an iron-group metal, subjected to densification conditions (heat and pressur... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5223460 | High hardness, wear resistant materials A powdered admixture of a boron, carbon, nitrogen or silicon derivative of a first metal is combined with a source of a second metal and, optionally, a source of a third metal or an iron-group metal, subjected to densification conditions (heat and pressur... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5215945 | High hardness, wear resistant materials A powdered admixture of a boron, carbon, nitrogen or silicon derivative of a first metal is combined with a source of a second metal and, optionally, a source of a third metal or an iron-group metal, subjected to densification conditions (heat and pressur... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5194234 | Method for producing uniform, fine boron-containing ceramic powders Uniform, fine ceramic powder is prepared using an apparatus comprising (a) a cooled reactant transport member; (b) a reactor chamber; (c) a heating means; and (d) a cooling chamber. The reactant transport member comprises a wall defining a conduit that co... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5174975 | Method of preparing metal carbides, nitrides, borides and the like A process is provided for the preparation of metals, metal carbides, nitrides, borides, silicides, sulfides and phosphides by low temperature pyrolysis of a selected organometallic precursor. The precursor, in addition to containing organic ligands, conta... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5160698 | Process for producing metal borides using finely comminuted mixture of reactants A mixture of reactants having a particle size of about 200 microns is heated to convert said mixture comprising a metal compound, carbon, and a boron source to a metal boride having an average particle size of about 0.05 to about 0.5 micron. Said metal co... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160716 | Process for making highly reactive sub-micron amorphous titanium diboride power and products made therefrom A material of manufacture comprising sub-micron particulate amorphous titanium diboride formed by a process which comprises the steps of forming a powdered reaction mixture of titanium oxide, boron oxide and magnesium, exothermically reacting the reaction... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5149514 | Low temperature method of forming materials using one or more metal reactants and a halogen-containing reactant to form one or more reactive intermediates A low temperature process is described for forming a coating or powder comprising one or more metals or metal compounds by first reacting one or more metal reactants with a halide-containing reactant to form one or more reactive intermediates capable of r... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5110565 | Apparatus for producing uniform, fine ceramic powder Uniform, fine ceramic powder is prepared using an apparatus comprising (a) a cooled reactant transport member; (b) a reactor chamber; (c) a heating element; and (d) a cooling chamber. The reactant transport member comprises a wall defining a conduit that ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5087592 | Method of producing platelets of borides of refractory metals A method of producing platelets of refractory metal borides and the platelets so-produced. The method involves reacting an oxide of a refractory metal or a precursor thereof and B2 O3 or a precursor thereof with carbon or a carbon pr... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5032242 | Titanium diboride/boron carbide composites with high hardness and toughness A powder composition consisting essentially of an intimate mixture of boron carbide and titanium diboride, the mixture having an average particle size of less than about 0.5 micron, the particles being uniformly dispersed such that elemental analytical te... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5017525 | Production of ceramic materials and of precursor therefor A process for the production of a precursor which is a polymeric material comprising at least one metallic or non-metallic element, oxygen and carbon and from which a ceramic material, e.g. a carbide, nitride, boride, or silicide, may be produced by pyrol... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4950626 | Production of ceramic materials A process for the production of a refractory compound, e.g. a carbide or nitride, of a metallic or non-metallic element, by reacting a mixture of a compound of the metallic or non-metallic element having at least two groups reactive with hydroxyl groups a... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4921531 | Process for forming fine ceramic powders The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine powder materials and the products of that process. The process involves the in-situ precipitation of second phase particles, such as ceramic or intermetalics, within a metal matrix, fol... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4888166 | Process for making highly reactive sub-micron amorphous titanium diboride powder A method of producing submicron titanium diboride from an initial mixture of titanium oxide, boron oxide, and magnesium, by reducing the titanium dioxide and boron oxide with magnesium in an atmosphere including air to yield a resultant product containing... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4861735 | Production of ceramic materials A process for the production of a refractory boride or silicide which comprises producing an oxygen-containing polymeric product by reacting a compound of the metallic or non-metallic element having two or more groups reactive with hydroxyl groups and a c... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4851262 | Method of making carbide, nitride and boride powders A method of making metal carbide, nitride, or boride powders and mixtures thereof by direct reduction of metal compounds comprises (a) forming a reactant mixture, (b) heating the reactant mixture to temperatures that cause solid reactants to vaporize and ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4812425 | Purifying refractory metal borides The invention relates to the production of desirably purified refractory metal borides. The method can be used to purify even commercially available material. Careful attention is directed to the oxygen impurity level of the refractory metal boride and su... | 03/14/1989 |
