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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147632 | Controlled atmosphere when sintering a frit to a glass plate A method is described herein for controlling the oxygen level within an oven while sintering a frit to a glass plate where the sintered frit and glass plate are subsequently sealed to another glass plate to form a sealed glass package. Examples of the sealed glass p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8105453 | Method for producing multilayer ceramic substrate In a method for producing a multilayer ceramic substrate, a green ceramic laminate includes green conductive patterns arranged on a plurality of ceramic green sheets and portions to be formed into a plurality of multilayer ceramic substrates. Boundary-defining condu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097106 | Method for fabricating composite structures having reinforced edge bonded joints A ceramic matrix composite structure has a reinforced core for carrying loads. The core includes a web connected between the facesheets by edge bonded joints for transmitting compressive, tensile and shear loads. The edge bonded joints are laterally reinforced by br... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097105 | Extending lifetime of yttrium oxide as a plasma chamber material Two methods of extending the lifetime of yttrium oxide as a plasma chamber material are provided. One method comprises making a three-layer component of a plasma processing chamber by co-sintering a dual-layer green body where one layer comprises ceramic particles a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8043454 | Method of forming hermetic vias utilizing metal-metal oxides The invention is a method of making a hermetic via in a ceramic substrate that is comprised of noble metal powder in a glass-free paste that contains an admixture of a particulate phase of niobium pentoxide. The electrically conductive platinum provides excellent el... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016967 | Multilayer ceramic substrate, method for manufacturing the same, and method for reducing substrate warping In the manufacture of a multilayer ceramic substrate including a ceramic laminate by a so-called non-shrink process in which the ceramic laminate disposed between shrinkage control layers is fired, first and second surface conductive films formed on first and second... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7981228 | Joined body and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a joined body formed by unitarily joining two or more members to be joined by means of a bonding material layer formed of a bonding material composition. The bonding material composition contains flat particles, non-flat particles, and an inorganic... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955461 | Method for manufacturing a three-dimensional forming portion A mold having concave portions in a predetermined 3-D shape is prepared. A slurry is filled into the concave portions and the mold storing the slurry is then placed on an upper surface of a ceramic green sheet. A pressure inside the sheet is lowered through a pipe a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7922845 | Apparatus and methods for bonding carbon-carbon composites through a reactant layer An apparatus for bonding a first carbon composite to a second carbon composite through a reactant layer includes a housing, and a pair of conductive press plates electrically isolated from the housing. The press plates are adapted to position the two parts to be bon... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914636 | Synergistic process and recipe for fabrication of a high integrity membrane electrode assembly of solid oxide fuel cell A recipe and two sequential processes for fabrication of electrode substrates of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are described in this invention. The typical recipe consists of 50˜86 wt % electrolyte (8YSZ) or 50˜80 wt % anode electrode (NiO/8YSZ), 12˜22 wt % MEK ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7875140 | Method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic substrate A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic substrate includes: a) discharging a droplet of a conductive ink on each of a plurality of green sheets so as to draw a liquid pattern made of the conductive ink on each of the green sheets; b) drying the liquid patter... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862672 | Method for manufacturing honeycomb structure and extrusion-molding method for forming coupled honeycomb molded body A method is provided that includes extrusion-molding a raw material composition containing ceramic powder and a binder to manufacture a coupled honeycomb molded body having a shape in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb molded bodies, each having a number o... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7833370 | Method for manufacturing a ceramic multi-layered substrate A method for manufacturing a ceramic multi-layered substrate includes a first step of forming a green ceramic laminate including a plurality of stacked green ceramic base layers, a second step of firing the green ceramic laminate to sinter the green ceramic layers, ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828919 | Method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic electronic component and multilayer ceramic electronic component A method for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic component can prevent the occurrence of bubble trapping. In the method, when an external layer ceramic green sheet is pressure-bonded, for example, to a sheet made of a good quality paper having a rough surf... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819995 | Manufacturing method of multi-layer ceramic substrate There is provided a method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic substrate, the method including: providing a non-sintered multilayer ceramic substrate having a plurality of low temperature sintering green sheets laminated therein; disposing a hard-to-sinter constra... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7799158 | Method for producing crystallographically-oriented ceramic A method for producing a crystallographically-oriented ceramic includes the steps of forming a first sheet with a thickness of 10 μm or less containing a first inorganic material in which grain growth occurs at a first temperature or higher and a second sheet conta... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794557 | Tape casting method and tape cast materials A precursor tape casting method is one in which chemical precursors are converted into a final chemical phase from green tapes to products. Because chemical precursors are employed rather than the final powder materials, sintering is not required to form the materia... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7722731 | Joining of advanced materials by plastic deformation A method for utilizing plastic deformation resulting from grain boundary sliding with or without a novel joint compound that leads to the joining of advanced ceramic materials, intermetallics, and cermets. A joint formed by this approach is as strong as or stronger ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7695581 | LED reflector molding process, construction, and loader thereof A light emitting diode reflector molding process, and a construction thereof includes preparation of a first and a second green sheet structures respectively provided with a first and a second open patterns with the porosity of the second open pattern smaller than t... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695580 | Method of forming a ceramic to ceramic joint A method of joining at least two sintered bodies to form a composite structure, includes: providing a joint material between joining surfaces of first and second sintered bodies; applying pressure from 1 kP to less than 5 MPa to provide an assembly; heating the asse... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7648605 | Process for applying a thermal barrier coating to a ceramic matrix composite A method of bonding an insulation layer (26) to a CMC layer (22) by applying a compliant joining layer (24) between them in a series of steps (52-70) effective to bond the layers (22, 24, 26) with reduced differential shrink... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7632369 | Green sheet slurry, green sheet, production method of green sheet slurry, production method of green sheet, and production method of electronic device A green sheet slurry, characterized by including ceramic powder, a binder resin, a plasticizer and a solvent, wherein the binder resin contains a polyvinyl butyral resin, a polymerization degree of the polybutyral resin is 1000 or more and 1700 or less, a nominal va... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628878 | Ceramic material suitable for repair of a space vehicle component in a microgravity and vacuum environment, method of making same, and method of repairing a space vehicle component A precursor of a ceramic adhesive suitable for use in a vacuum, thermal, and microgravity environment. The precursor of the ceramic adhesive includes a silicon-based, preceramic polymer and at least one ceramic powder selected from the group consisting of aluminum o... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7547369 | Method of making multilayer structures using tapes on non-densifying substrates A method of applying a ceramic coating to a substrate comprises laminating one or more layers of a green ceramic tape to a rigid substrate using a tackifying resin to adhere the tape to the substrate. Upon firing, the tackifying resin ensures near zero shrinkage of ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540931 | Method of producing ceramic green sheet and method of producing electronic component using this ceramic green sheet An object of the invention is to provide a flat ceramic sheet including an internal electrode used for manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic part. Specifically, an electrode portion is formed on a surface of a transparent base member, and a photosensitive sl... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7494557 | Method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities in laminated dielectric structures A method of using sacrificial materials for fabricating internal cavities and channels in laminated dielectric structures, which can be used as dielectric substrates and package mounts for microelectronic and microfluidic devices. A sacrificial mandrel is placed in-... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7468112 | Method of producing a ceramic laminate A high reliability ceramic laminate suppresses delamination and cracks. Wide ceramic sheets are temporarily laminated by heat and pressure to form a pre-laminate which is cut to form a unit body. Unit bodies are laminated to obtain a ceramic laminate. Dewaxing remov... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7430795 | Method of making a slider A method of making a slider includes the steps of laminating the bottom-facing surface of a third layer to the upper-facing surface of a fourth layer, laminating the bottom-facing surface of a second layer to the upper-facing surface of the third layer in a heat-com... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412763 | Method of making an acoustic assembly for a transducer A method of making an acoustic assembly for use in a transducer includes forming a multi-layer assembly. The multi-layer assembly includes a first layer member and a second layer member. Each member includes a center portion, an edge portion and an aperture separati... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402219 | Method and device for the production of a multi-layered three-dimensional component The invention relates to a method and a device (12, 13) for producing a multi-layered three-dimensional component (14). In a first step, a layered geometrical structure is formed, said structure consisting of at least two webs (16) of an at leas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380328 | Method of forming an inductor The invention includes a stacked open pattern inductor fabricated above a semiconductor substrate. The stacked open pattern inductor includes a plurality of parallel open conducting patterns embedded in a magnetic oxide or in an insulator and a magnetic material. Em... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374628 | Method for manufacturing a cell-driving-type micro pump member A method for manufacturing a micro pump member, in which a plurality of cells formed in a base part are used as pressurizing chambers, and side walls forming the pressurizing chambers are constructed by piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements. The micro pump member ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371299 | Set of resin sheets and method for producing ceramic structure using the same, and ceramic structure A set of resin sheets includes a plurality of resin sheets. Each resin sheet is disposed in a site to be a surface recess or inner void in a ceramic green sheet to be laminated, and a plurality of such ceramic green sheets each with the resin sheet disposed therein ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367527 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from a sheet of insulation material, wherein the sheet of insulation material is arranged to form a series of undulations defining a seri... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40301 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364684 | Method of making an encapsulated microelectronic package having fluid carrying encapsulant channels A method of making a fluid cooled microelectronic package in which fluid is circulated through the package in fluid-carrying channels defined at least in part by voids in an encapsulant that surrounds the package components. Preferably, the encapsulant channels are ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357887 | Identifiable structures and systems and methods for forming the same in a solid freeform fabrication system Method and systems for producing three-dimensional objects. One exemplary method, among others, includes: forming an identifiable structure within the three-dimensional object. The identifiable structure within the three-dimensional object can be detected using a no... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353592 | Method of fabricating an RF substrate with selected electrical properties Method for fabricating a textured dielectric substrate (400) for an RF circuit. The method can include the step (104) of selecting a plurality of dielectric substrate materials, each having a distinct combination or set of electrical properties that is... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353585 | Method of poling ferroelectric materials A method of producing an actuator includes shaping a block of ferroelectric material to provide an active element of the actuator. The element includes a stack of ferroelectric layers with adjacent layers separated by electrodes arranged parallel to end faces of the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353577 | System and method for casting toilet bowls The present invention provides an improved system and method for casting toilets. In the disclosed method, at least one of a shell, engine and rim configuration for a toilet is provided, wherein the configuration is selected from a plurality of shell, engine and rim... | 04/08/2008 |
