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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427428 | Interphase for ceramic matrix composites reinforced by non-oxide ceramic fibers A ceramic matrix composite material is disclosed having non-oxide ceramic fibers, which are formed in a complex fiber architecture by conventional textile processes; a thin mechanically weak interphase material, which is coated on the fibers; and a non-oxide or oxid... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7368406 | Whisker-reinforced ceramic containing aluminum oxynitride and method of making the same A ceramic body, as well as a method for making the same, wherein the ceramic body contains aluminum oxynitride and whiskers, (and optionally) one or more of titanium carbonitride, and/or alumina, and/or zirconia, and/or other component(s). ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7262145 | Whisker-reinforced ceramic containing aluminum oxynitride and method of making the same A ceramic body, as well as a method for making the same, wherein the ceramic body contains aluminum oxynitride and whiskers, (and optionally) one or more of titanium carbonitride, and/or alumina, and/or zirconia, and/or other component(s). ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250215 | Aluminum nitride sintered body containing carbon fibers and method of manufacturing the same An aluminum nitride sintered body containing carbon fibers is provided. This aluminum nitride sintered body is obtained by mixing carbon fibers and aluminum nitride together to form mixed powder, molding the mixed powder to form a compact, and heating and sintering ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246735 | Wire clamping plate A wire clamping plate is provided for a wire clamp that is adapted to contact a length of metallic wire when the wire clamp is applying a clamping force on the wire. The wire clamping plate comprises doped silicon carbide, which makes it electrically conductive and ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244686 | Bearings produced from silicon nitride substances containing sintering additives and SiO The present invention is directed to bearings produced from a silicon nitride material. The silicon nitride material consists of a sintering aid selected from the group consisting of Al2O3 and Y2O3, silicon dioxide, and op... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223414 | Silica-calcium phosphate bioactive composite for improved synthetic graft resorbability and tissue regeneration A resorbable silica-calcium phosphate bioactive composite that finds utility for drug delivery. The bioactive composite is loaded with a pharmaceutical composition and releases a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition for periods of up the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7157394 | Stoichiometrically balanced silicon nitride ceramic for high performance cutting tools A silicon nitride based ceramic, that is highly effective for use as a cutting tool for the high speed machining of cast irons, that is essentially a homogeneous mixture consisting of both crystalline and whisker forms of beta silicon nitride that are interstitially... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6916872 | Non-spherical nanopowder derived nanocomposites Nanocomposites from nanofillers with preferred form of whiskers, rods, plates and fibers are disclosed. The matrix composition described includes polymers, ceramics and metals. The composition disclosed include inorganic, organic and metallic. These nanocomposites a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905992 | Ceramic body reinforced with coarse silicon carbide whiskers and method for making the same A ceramic composite made by compacting a starting powder blend. The composite includes between about 50 volume percent and about 99 volume percent of a ceramic matrix; and between about 1 volume percent and about 50 volume percent as-processed silicon carbide whiske... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6803108 | Carbon fiber binder pitch Carbon fiber bundles may be dispersed into substantially single mono-filaments in pitch by stirring a mixture of fibers and pitch at a temperature at which the pitch has a viscosity of about 0.1 to about 5 poise. The resulting fiber pitch binder contains about 0.5 t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6699451 | Inorganic polymer based on aluminium and silicon An inorganic polymeric aluminosilicate material and a method for preparing the same, are disclosed. Instead of having a fibrous structure, the material has a structure consisting of spindles with a length in the range of from 10 to 100 μm and a width in ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6620756 | Ceramic matrix composite cutting tool material A reinforcing material is uniformly dispersed in a yttrium aluminum garnet matrix material for use as a machine tool material specially suited for machining Ti or a Ti alloy. The matrix material and the reinforcing material are present in proportions sele... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6605556 | High temperature composite material formed from nanostructured powders The present invention relates to high temperature composite materials formed from nano-sized powders suitable for use in the manufacture of jet engine components. The composite materials consist essentially of a matrix formed from a powdered material havi... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6596665 | Mullite bodies and methods of forming mullite bodies A mullite composition is comprised substantially of mullite grains that are essentially chemically bound wherein the composition has at least two adjoining regions that have substantially different microstructures. The composition may be produced by formi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6573210 | Metal-ceramic formed body and process for producing it A composite ceramic-metal material has an Al2 O3 matrix interpenetrated by a network of a ductile metal phase with a higher meltin temperature than aluminum and which makes up 15 to 80 vol. % of its total volume. The Al2 O... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6544913 | Alumina-silica ceramic A method of producing alumina-silica ceramic with mullite whisker structure has been produced as armor materials for protecting high velocity projectile. The mixing composition of starting powders consists of alumina, quartz, kaoline, feldspar and talc, a... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6534430 | Material for measuring static and dynamic physical parameters A sensor material for measuring physical parameters capable of configuring a sensor capable of directly measuring a high value of physical parameters such as high stress or high pressure without employing a pressure resistance container. The sensor materi... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6402951 | Composition based on a blend of inorganic fibers and inorganic fiber whiskers A filter media structure, which is capable of operating in the micro- and nanofiltration regime, offers: low cost, durability, high temperature and chemical resistance, high permeability, high flow rate, low pressure drop across the filter media, high mec... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6391811 | Pest resistant MoSi2-based materials containing in-situ grown ଲ-Si3N4 whiskers A MoSi2 pest resistant material includes in-situ grown ଲ-Si3 N4 whiskers. In addition to excellent pest resistance, the material provides a lower coefficient of thermal expansion for better match with continuous rein... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368993 | Method of fabricating a sintered ceramic composite The present invention relates to a sintered ceramic composite implant material and a fabrication method thereof. A sintered ceramic composite implant material includes an apatite matrix phase, a ceramic secondary phase located in the apatite matrix phase,... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6316377 | Rare earth oxide fluoride nanoparticles and hydrothermal method for forming nanoparticles A hydrothermal method for forming nanoparticles of a rare earth element, oxygen and fluorine has been discovered. Nanoparticles comprising a rare earth element, oxygen and fluorine are also described. These nanoparticles can exhibit excellent refractory p... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6306335 | Mullite bodies and methods of forming mullite bodies A mullite composition is comprised substantially of mullite grains that are essentially chemically bound wherein the composition has at least two adjoining regions that have substantially different microstructures. The composition may be produced by formi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6291376 | Bimodal silicon nitride BAS ceramic composites A composition and method of fabricating pressureless sintered 70 volume % silicon nitride--30 volume % barium aluminum silicate ceramic composites. The composites are made from 70 volume % silicon nitride, containing varying amounts and size distributions... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288000 | Pest resistant MoSi2-based materials containing in-situ grown ଲ-Si3N4whiskers A MoSi2 pest resistant material includes in-situ grown ଲ-Si3 N4 whiskers. In addition to excellent pest resistance, the material provides a lower coefficient of thermal expansion for better match with continuous rein... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6264045 | High performance filters comprising an inorganic composite substrate and inorganic fiber whiskers A filter media system, which is capable of operating in the microfiltration regime, offers: low cost, durability, high temperature and chemical resistance, no particulation, mechanical strength, separation efficiency, and biocompatibility. A filter media ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6204213 | Whisker reinforced ceramic cutting tool and composition thereof A ceramic composition produced by the consolidation of a blend of starting components. The composition comprises a matrix with one or more of the carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of hafnium, molybdenum, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium and tungs... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6184164 | Bimodal silicon nitride-bas ceramic composites A composition and method of fabricating pressureless sintered 70 volume % silicon nitride-30 volume % barium aluminum silicate ceramic composites. The composites are made from 70 volume % silicon nitride, containing varying amounts and size distributions ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6169048 | Method of manufacturing whisker-reinforced ceramics A method of making a whisker-reinforced ceramic body by hot pressing a preform to a disc, cutting the disc into blanks and grinding the blanks to bodies of desired shape and dimension is disclosed. The preform is prepared by dispersing 10-60% by volume of... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5972489 | Porous inorganic material and metal-matrix composite material containing the same and process therefor An in-situ porous inorganic material with a skeleton structure of aluminum borate whiskers, and a whisker-reinforced metal-matrix composite material including the porous inorganic material as a reinforcement, has aluminum borate whiskers distributed unifo... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5955390 | Whisker reinforced ceramic cutting tool and composition thereof A ceramic composition produced by the consolidation of a blend of starting components. The composition comprises a matrix with one or more of the carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of hafnium, molybdenum, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium and tungs... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948715 | Whisker-reinforced ceramic cutting tool material Oxide-based ceramic cutting inserts for chipforming machining of steel, comprising a ceramic oxide-based matrix of alumina and less than 10% by volume zirconia and 5-40% by volume of homogeneously dispersed whiskers based upon (Tax Hfy | 09/07/1999 |
| 5843526 | Protective compositions and methods of making the same The present invention is directed to compositions derived from polymers containing metal-nitrogen bonds, which compositions exhibit, among other things, desirable oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance and hydrolytic stability when exposed to adverse ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5762863 | Method of producing ceramic matrix composite material A ceramic matrix composite material comprising a matrix containing silicon carbide as the primary component and silicon nitride as the secondary component is disclosed. The silicon nitride includes not more than 1% by weight of iron and reinforcements mix... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5723392 | In-situ grown whisker reinforced ceramics In-situ Si3 N4 whisker growth mechanisms have enhanced the microstructure of ceramic materials such as SiC through controlled growth of elongated beta-type Silicon Nitride grains. During liquid phase sintering at temperatures not exc... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5688729 | Whisker-reinforced ceramic material There is now provided a ceramic material comprising of alumina, 10-50% by volume, preferably 20-35% by volume, silicon carbide whiskers, 1-25% by volume, preferably 5-20% by volume, most preferably 7-15% by volume, zirconia and 1-20% by volume, preferably... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5656561 | Pressureless sintering of whisker reinforced alumina composites A composite and pressureless sintering process for making whisker-reinforced alumina composites using about 1 to about 7.5 wt. % of a nitride modifier consisting essentially of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, or mixtures thereof that produces a sintere... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5616526 | Whisker-reinforced ceramic material There is now provided a ceramic material comprising of alumina, 10-50% by volume, preferably 20-35% by volume, silicon carbide whiskers, 1-25% by volume, preferably 5-20% by volume, most preferably 7-15% by volume, zirconia and 1-20% by volume, preferably... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5603877 | Method for preparing silicon nitride based ceramics Si3 N4 based ceramics are prepared by molding, calcining and sintering a powder mixture of columnar-shaped Si3 N4 particles having a particular size, a minor quantity of sintering aids and equiaxed Si3 | 02/18/1997 |
| 5585313 | Ceramic composite material with high heat-resistant property The present invention provides a SiC-MoSi2 infiltration material with high heat-resistant property, which can be used at 1500° C. under atmospheric condition, can be produced at lower manufacturing temperature, and can maintain high resistance... | 12/17/1996 |
