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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133578 | Microstructure and method of manufacturing the same A microstructure that comprises an insulating base material having through micropores filled with metal at a high filling ratio and that can be used as an anisotropically conductive member is provided. The microstructure comprises an insulating base material having ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8105683 | Treated refractory material and methods of making A treated refractory material includes a sintered porous refractory material having one or more protective materials disposed within pores of the refractory material, wherein the protective material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, chromium o... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8043694 | Impregnated ceramic foam made of recrystallized silicon carbide Porous ceramic part comprising a porous ceramic foam having a total porosity of between 50 and 92% and an intergranular porosity of at least 5%, walls of at least some of the cells of the ceramic foam being at least partly covered with an impregnation material. The ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025962 | Aluminum-silicon carbide composite and heat dissipation device employing the same An aluminum-silicon carbide composite suitable for a base plate for power module, having an aluminum-silicon carbide composite, with a front and a rear surface plane, that is a flat plate-shaped silicon carbide porous body impregnated with a metal mainly containing ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7838107 | Aluminum-silicon carbide composite An aluminum/silicon carbide composite prepared by infiltrating a flat silicon carbide porous body with a metal containing aluminum as the main component, including an aluminum alloy layer made of a metal containing aluminum as the main component on both principal pl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7794828 | Directional and areal thermal control coating, using aligned metal oxide mesostructures A thermal control coating derived from a sol-gel process includes a plurality of self-assembled mesopores (and/or mesotubes). The plurality of self-assembled mesopores are aligned with respect to a substrate and/or filled with a conductive material. The aligned and/... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7510763 | Substrate with a self-cleaning coating The invention relates to a transparent substrate based on glass or one or more polymers, or a ceramic or glass substrate, or a substrate made of architectural material of the type comprising a wall render, a concrete slab or block, architectural concrete, roof tile,... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7473465 | Honeycomb structure, porous body, pore forming material for the porous body, and methods for manufacturing the pore forming material, the porous body and the honeycomb structure A porous body includes skeleton particles directly binding with each other and forming inner surfaces and void spaces, each of the skeleton particles being one of a nitride ceramic, a carbide ceramic and an oxide ceramic, and inorganic compound components bound to t... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348069 | Ceramic substrate for thin-film electronic components, method for producing the substrate, and thin-film electronic component employing the substrate A first ceramic substrate includes a substrate (2) and a glaze layer (3), wherein the glaze layer has a surface having an Ra of 0.02 μm or less and a Ry of 0.25 μm or less. A second ceramic substrate is formed by subjecting a glass layer (24) ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338547 | EMI-absorbing air filter Electro-magnetic-energy absorbing materials are used to treat air filters, such as those used in association with electronic equipment thereby suppressing the transmission of electromagnetic interference (EMI) therethrough. Disclosed are processes and materials for ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329458 | Wiring member and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a wiring member comprising a sheet-like porous substrate provided with a large number of open-cells which are three-dimensionally branched and opened to a first major surface as well as to a second major surface of the porous substrate, and a conductive... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314648 | Toughened uni-piece, fibrous, reinforced, oxidization-resistant composite A composite thermal protection structure, for applications such as atmospheric re-entry vehicles, that can withstand temperatures as high as 3600° F. The structure includes an exposed surface cap having a specially formulated coating, an insulator base adjacent to ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309270 | Electron beam apparatus and spacer A spacer on which static electricity is restricted and an electron beam apparatus in which the spacer is provided. In the electron beam apparatus comprising an electron source provided with electron emission devices, a face plate provided with anodes and spacers ins... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297296 | Composite dielectric and manufacturing method therefor It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a dielectric having a high relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss minimized in high frequency bands. That is, the present invention relates to a composite dielectric comprising conductive particl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291410 | Orientation independent liquid fuel reservoir A fuel reservoir for a liquid fuel cell particularly useful for portable electronic devices or for a reformer, includes (a) a container defining a volume for holding a liquid fuel; (b) a wicking structure positioned within the volume and into which at least one port... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291383 | Supports for solid phase extraction A support for solid phase extraction is provided for preventing the fracture of the porous body of the support and the space between the porous body and its container, and for processing various amounts of liquids to be processed while maintaining the ease of passag... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282265 | Composite material having high thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion coefficient, and heat-dissipating substrate, and their production methods A composite material having a high thermal conductivity and a small thermal expansion coefficient, which is obtained by impregnating a porous graphitized extrudate with a metal; the composite material having such anisotropy that the thermal conductivity and the ther... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281964 | Method of producing spacer for an electron beam apparatus An electron beam apparatus including a hermetic container provided with an electron source, in which, when a first member is arranged in the hermetic container, at least part of the first member is coated with a film, and the film is configured in such a manner that... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282259 | Ceramic structures and methods of making them A ceramic structure having a scaffold with at least one opening and at least one porous filler material at least partially filling the at least one opening is described. The porous ceramic filler includes a plurality of pores. The pores have an average size in a ran... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283931 | Inspecting apparatus for semiconductor device An inspecting apparatus for a semiconductor device having a match plate; a contact module combined with the match plate, including a radiation unit contacting a semiconductor device, and a test unit pressing leads of the semiconductor device; and a thermally conduct... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279219 | Porous calcium phosphate ceramic and method for producing same A porous calcium phosphate ceramic comprising a support portion having pores, and ring-shaped portions formed in the pores, the ring-shaped portions having pluralities of fine pores so that they have a network structure. A method for producing a porous calcium phosp... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266909 | Insole embedded with germanium An insole embedded with germanium includes a upper layer, a lower layer and a germanium-plated blade interposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. The germanium-plated blade includes a metal sheet covered by a germanium-plated layer. The germanium element ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264877 | Sliding element for seals and their process of manufacturing Sliding element for seals includes 25 to 75 weight % carbonaceous impalpable powdery aggregate of non-graphitizing carbon and/or graphitizing carbon and 20 to 50 weight % synthetic resin as binder. The sliding element is blended with the range of 5 to 25 weight % ca... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261846 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic brake linings A ceramic brake lining which is reinforced with carbon fibers and has a matrix which consists essentially of silicon carbide together with silicon and/or carbon, wherein the reinforcing fibers used are long fibers having a mean length of at least 10 mm which are ali... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223356 | Method for preparing a thin ceramic material with controlled surface porosity gradient, and resulting ceramic material The invention concerns a method for preparing a thin ceramic material with controlled surface porosity gradient, including (A) infiltrating a porous pore-forming substrate of controlled thickness, with a ceramic material suspension; (B) evaporating the solvent; (C) ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7197819 | Method of assembling an electric power A method of assembling and providing an electric power apparatus. The method uses a heat resistant housing having a structure adapted to accommodate and retain a power circuit card and also including a bracket adapted to accommodate and constrain a rigid conductive ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186385 | Apparatus for providing gas to a processing chamber An apparatus for generating gas for a processing system is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for generating gas for a processing system includes a canister having at least one baffle disposed between two ports and containing a precursor material. The precurs... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172723 | Method of producing a shaped composite material A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173823 | Fluid cooled electrical assembly A heat producing, fluid cooled assembly that includes a housing made of liquid-impermeable material, which defines a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and an opening. Also included is an electrical package having a set of semiconductor electrical devices supported on a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168534 | Clutch or brake device formed of composite foam An improved clutch or brake device in which at least two members are mounted for relative rotation and engagement, the members having friction material rotatable therewith, and the friction material of the members having surfaces confronting each other, characterize... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166237 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163653 | Method for producing ceramic brake disks, with an insert in the green body before the pyrolysis The invention relates to a method for producing ceramic brake disks from a green body consisting of a sheet molding compound (SMC) having reinforcing fibers, and the ensuing pyrolysis and melt infiltration. The aim of the invention is to create a single-element gree... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160424 | Electrophoretically deposited hydrophilic coatings for fuel cell diffuser/current collector A method is provided for making a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer or diffuser/current collector, by electrophoretic deposition of a metal oxide selected from Type I or Type II, where Type I consists of metal oxides havi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161807 | Heat spreader module A heat spreader module includes a base, a heat spreader member arranged on the base, a thermal conductive layer arranged on the heat spreader member, a first joining member interposed between the base and the heat spreader member, and a second joining member interpo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157019 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147214 | Humidifier for fuel cell using high conductivity carbon foam A method and apparatus of supplying humid air to a fuel cell is disclosed. The extremely high thermal conductivity of some graphite foams lends itself to enhance significantly the ability to humidify supply air for a fuel cell. By utilizing a high conductivity pitch... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141296 | Cast polymer and method of making the same A composite material that includes from about 18 wt % to about 22 wt % of a thermosetting polymeric resin; and from about 82 wt % to about to about 78 wt % of an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler comprises a mixture of particles wherein about 20 parts b... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128963 | Ceramic composite body, method for fabricating ceramic composite bodies, and armor using ceramic composite bodies A ceramic composite body includes at least two layers: material layer A and material layer B. Material layer A contains phases of a metal and the carbide of this metal. Material layer B contains silicon carbide that has been loosely bound by sintering. A method for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104377 | Clutch for transmission of power The present invention relates to a clutch for transmission power. The clutch for transmission power according to the present invention includes flywheel, clutch cover and clutch disk assembly positioning between the flywheel and the clutch cover; moreover, the clutc... | 09/12/2006 |
