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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371471 | Electromagnetic noise suppressing thin film An electromagnetic noise suppressing thin film has a structure including an inorganic insulating matrix made of oxie, nitride, fluoride, or a mixture thereof and columnar-structured particles made of a pure metal of Fe, Co, or Ni or an alloy containing at least 20 w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365395 | Artificial dielectrics using nanostructures Artificial dielectrics using nanostructures, such as nanowires, are disclosed. In embodiments, artificial dielectrics using other nanostructures, such as nanorods, nanotubes or nanoribbons and the like are disclosed. The artificial dielectric includes a dielectric m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7279230 | Hybrid composite materials A fiber-reinforced metal-ceramic composite material having a hot ceramic side and a cool metal side and a graded ceramic-metal zone therebetween, wherein the ceramic content of said composite ranges from 100% at said hot ceramic side to 0% at said cool metal side an... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7223465 | SiC/SiC composites incorporating uncoated fibers to improve interlaminar strength The present invention is a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the component has a region of expected higher interlaminate stress during normal engine operation. The component includes both coated fiber tows and uncoated fiber tows arranged to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7150911 | Electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber and method for producing the same, and use thereof An electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber containing a vapor grown carbon fiber having a fiber diameter of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, wherein the surface thereof is partially or entirely coated with an electrical insulating material and a method of producing thereof i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7052763 | Multi-element connector An apparatus such as a connector or circuit includes a substrate having a plurality of conductive members and a plurality of non-conductive members. The conductive members include a plurality of conductive fibers in association with a polymer material. The conductiv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048996 | Temperature resistant material comprising short metal fibers A temperature resistant material, comprising a temperature resistant matrix and a set of short metal fibers, which characterized in that the set of short metal fibers represents at least 0.5% by weight of the temperature resistant material. The set of short metal fi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045207 | Friction bodies comprising metal-infiltrated, fiber-reinforced porous carbon Friction bodies made of a fiber-reinforced porous carbon material in which the reinforcing fibers are present in the form of woven fabrics, short fibers and/or long fibers and whose pores are filled with metals, wherein carbides of the metals filling the pores are p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979490 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic composite material comprising a matrix with a nanolayered microstructure A fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite material exhibiting increased matrix cracking strength and fracture toughness is produced by sequentially depositing a plurality of 5-500 nanometer-thick layers of a primary ceramic matrix material phase periodically separ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6958480 | Sample desorption/ionization from mesoporous silica Mesoporous silica is shown to be a sample holder for laser desorption/ionization of mass spectrometry. Supported mesoporous silica was prepared by coating an ethanolic silicate solution having a removable surfactant onto a substrate to produce a self-assembled, orde... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6919127 | Silicon carbide composites, and methods for making same Improved silicon carbide composites made by an infiltration process feature a metal phase in addition to any residual silicon phase. Not only are properties such as mechanical toughness improved, but the infiltrant can be so engineered as to have much diminished amo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911251 | Composite scintillator material and method of manufacture An optically nonisotropic composite material. The composite material includes two materials, a transparent bulk optical material and radiation absorbing or reflecting fibers embedded within the bulk material. The fibers are substantially parallel to one another and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6838162 | Fiber-bundle-reinforced composite material having a ceramic matrix, method for manufacturing a composite material and method for manufacturing elements formed of a composite material A composite material includes a ceramic matrix and two different fractions of fiber bundles, namely a reinforcing fiber bundle fraction and a matrix fiber bundle fraction having different average fiber bundle lengths. The fractions of fiber bundles are separated in ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6815037 | Carrier member made of a UV resistant fiber-reinforced composite material and process for producing thereof This invention provides a carrier member made of a UV resistant fiber-reinforced composite material where a UV resistant coating material is applied on the surface of the fiber-reinforced composite material and a process for producing thereof. A preferable fiber-rei... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6740607 | Substrate with stretch and heat sealing properties to make a multidirectional restraint module design The invention is directed to coating a plurality of polyurethane films onto a stretchable knit fabric substrate and heat sealing such substrates together to yield an air curtain or air bag having improved air-holding properties. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6391434 | Composite scintillator material and method of manufacture An optically nonisotropic composite material. The composite material includes two materials, a transparent bulk optical material and radiation absorbing or reflecting fibers embedded within the bulk material. The fibers are substantially parallel to one a... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6284358 | Textile preforms sheathed in a boron nitride coating, composites incorporating them and their preparation The present invention provides: fiber preforms sheathed in a boron nitride coating, said coating (generated on said previously-prepared fiber preforms) having a structure that is original: microporous and granular; thermostructural composite materials in which... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6217997 | Ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite material and method of producing the same According to a ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite material of the present invention, a ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite material 1 comprises a composite ceramic matrix, and a preform 5 resulting from a fiber bundle 3 obtain... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6197411 | Composite, metal matrix material part with a high rigidity and high stability in a longitudinal direction An elongated part, of composite, metal matrix material, respectively comprises 35 to 45 vol. % of a matrix based on aluminum or magnesium alloy and 65 to 55 vol. % of continuous carbon fibers, arranged in sheets parallel to the length thereof. At least ap... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6177146 | Densification of a porous structure (III) A method for the densification of an annular body having a porous structure and comprising layers of fabric, which includes locating a susceptor element within the porous body, the amount of the susceptor element occupying less than 5% of the volume of th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162544 | Kiln tool with good workability A kiln tool uses a fiber-composite material comprising a yarn aggregate in which yarn including at least a bundle of carbon fibers and a carbon component other than carbon fibers is three-dimensionally combined and integrally formed so as not to separate ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6153312 | Apparatus and methods for economically fabricating molded refractory articles using refractory mix displacing elements A method is disclosed for making a molded refractory article comprising the steps of providing a mold including a molding pattern, the mold and molding pattern defining a mold cavity; filling the mold cavity around the molding pattern with a mixture compr... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6013376 | Metal fibermat/polymer composite A shaped article having EMI shielding properties, having been shaped by thermoforming of a planar sheet, and having a shape requiring the planar sheet to exhibit a stretch ratio of at least about 300%, and up to about 500%. The article consists essentiall... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6001436 | Ceramic matrix composite turbocharger housing A heat-resistant, thermally insulative, ductile turbocharger housing for an internal combustion engine having a structure comprised at least partially of fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite (FRCMC) material. The FRCMC material includes a polymer-der... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5866244 | Ceramic structure with backfilled channels Ceramic structure and process for its preparation wherein the structure is omposed of a matrix having therein parallel and spaced reinforcing fibers and strands of backfilled ceramic material, the strands being parallel to the reinforcing fibers; and where... | 02/02/1999 |
| 4478904 | Metal fiber reinforced bioglass composites Bioglass for medical and dental implants can be reinforced with metal fibers to improve strength and ductility. The resulting composites may be used as implants without need to be coated on a substrate. A method of producing the same comprises the steps o... | 10/23/1984 |
