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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332112 | Apparatus and method for forming densified, carbon-carbon composites An apparatus and method for forming a densified carbon-carbon composite. The apparatus includes: a green part molding station for forming a green part; a carbonization station for carbonizing the green part; and an impregnation station for impregnating the carbonize... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7198739 | Manufacture of thick preform composites via multiple pre-shaped fabric mat layers Preform for carbon-carbon composite part (55) comprising multiple layers of fibrous mats (51, 52, 53) wherein each mat (51, 52, 53) comprises random carbon-containing fibrous matrix (11) having polymeric binder distributed therein and whe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160622 | Oil repelling agent An oil repelling agent to coat a dynamic pressure device, such as a fluid dynamic pressure bearing device, includes a UV coloring agent, a fluorine-based polymer and a solvent. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the concentration of the UV coloring agent c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144932 | Low-friction, high-dispersion synthetic resin composition containing fine particles of RB ceramic or CRB ceramic and a method for its preparation A synthetic resin composition includes at least one synthetic resin and RBC or CRBC particles dispersed in the resin. A method for preparing a synthetic resin composition includes mixing RBC or CRBC particles with a synthetic resin at a temperature near the melting ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127242 | Inter device personal information transfer Personal information is transferred between an old appliance and a new appliance by use of communication capabilities of the appliances. A transfer facility on the old appliance is used to select the information to transfer. A receive facility on the new appliance i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6913716 | Method for manufacturing homogeneous green bodies from the powders of multimodal particle size distribution using centrifugal casting Disclosed is a method for manufacturing composite granules having a homogeneous particle distribution, comprising powders of multimodal particle size distribution and phenol resins, and a method for manufacturing green bodies having homogeneous microstructure withou... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6855279 | Weather-resistant exterior building material The invention provides a weather-resistant exterior building material which has been unavailable in the past with respect to characteristics of keeping harmful insects such as white ants, and so forth away therefrom, light weight, a long service life, insusceptibili... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6844378 | Method of using triaxial magnetic fields for making particle structures A method of producing three-dimensional particle structures with enhanced magnetic susceptibility in three dimensions by applying a triaxial energetic field to a magnetic particle suspension and subsequently stabilizing said particle structure. Combinations of direc... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6719956 | Carbon alloy products and a process for their production A carbonaceous material and a process of making the carbonaceous material is provided. A particulate of partially pyrolyzed carbon (PPC) base is formed on heating a carbon-containing feed material and a nucleating agent in the form of a interactive filler is include... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6099965 | Rigid porous carbon structures, methods of making, methods of using and products containing same This invention relates to rigid porous carbon structures and to methods of making same. The rigid porous structures have a high surface area which are substantially free of micropores. Methods for improving the rigidity of the carbon structures include ca... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6013684 | Method for recycling a cured phenolic resin into a molded article and a vacuum thermal insulator of the molded article There is disclosed a method for recycling a cured phenolic resin by (a) heating a cured phenolic resin to form a thermal decomposition product having a residue, (b) separating said residue from said thermal decomposition product, (c) pulverizing said sepa... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5935359 | Process for producing carbonaceous preform A carbonaceous preform, which is free from such drawbacks as delamination and is superior in formability and mass productivity, can be obtained by a process comprising the steps of fixing a laminate of stacked carbon fibers with a fixing jig in the absenc... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5916499 | Method for producing porous carbon material product The bran has been less usable and have not been treated as industrial resources. The present invention is a method for producing a porous carbon material product and a hard porous carbon material product which have wide variety of functionalities utilizin... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5846658 | Methods of preparing three-dimensional, macroscopic assemblages of carbon fibrils and the products obtained thereby A method of making randomly oriented carbons fibrils having a cylindrical constant diameter with c-axes perpendicular to their cylindrical axis, which are free of pyrolytically deposited carbon, with a diameter of between 3.5 and 70 nanometers, by dispers... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5814408 | Aluminum matrix composite and method for making same An aluminum matrix composite is provided comprising a preform formed from interwoven mats of graphitized vapor grown carbon fibers. The mats comprise semi-aligned, semi-continuous vapor grown carbon fibers which have been interwoven in situ during growth.... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5695816 | Process for the preparation of carbon fiber reinforced carbon composites The present invention aims at preventing or reducing the lowering in mechanical characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite due to stress orientation caused by the use of a thermosetting resin as a carbon matrix precursor resin to thereb... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5688155 | Carbon--carbon composites containing poorly graphitizing pitch as a binder and/or impregnant A unitary composite structure having improved flexural strength and a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion comprising a heterogeneous combination of a carbonaceous reinforcing material interbonded with a matrix material, wherein the said matrix materi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5636437 | Fabricating solid carbon porous electrodes from powders Fabrication of conductive solid porous carbon electrodes for use in batteries, double layer capacitors, fuel cells, capacitive dionization, and waste treatment. Electrodes fabricated from low surface area ( | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628945 | Multicomponent powder mixing process and compositions produced thereby A method for controlling chemical distribution of substances in a solid state (and products produced thereby), the method comprising the steps of mixing particles of a first powder and a triggerable granule facilitator to form first microcapsules, the fir... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5558954 | Preparation of carbon electrodes by polymer-precipitation The present invention provides a method of preparing carbon electrodes for use in electrochemical energy storage cells such as lithium ion batteries. The process involves a step of precipitating a polymer from a concentrated solution to yield a structure ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5554354 | Carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material and process for producing the same Disclosed herein is a carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material which comprises a carbon fiber reinforcement in the form of nonwoven fabric and a matrix composed of an adhesion promoting phase of vitreous carbon and a filling phase of soft carbon ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5540903 | Process for producing solvated mesophase pitch and carbon artifacts thereof This application relates to a process for making carbon artifacts from solvated mesophase pitch comprising quinoline insoluble materials. The process has a significant advantage over the art as it permits the use of otherwise unusable pitch feedstocks and... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5525276 | Method for manufacturing high strength isotropic graphite piston components A method for manufacturing a high strength isotropic graphite including a kneading step to mix an aggregate consisting of carbonaceous fine powder with a pitch binder a molding step to mold the raw material prepared by re-pulverizing the kneaded mixture u... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5411560 | Method of producing binderless pellets from low rank coal The invention relates to a method and apparatus of forming pellets and in particular spherical binderless pellets from lower rank coals. The method includes the steps of feeding a pelletizing means 10, with a lower rank feedstock, 1; rotating the coal in ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5236639 | Method of manufacture composite material of carbon fibers in a carbon matrix A carbon/carbon composite material is efficiently and economically produced while maintaining a certain degree of strength, by mechanically mixing a matrix carbon material and carbon fibers in proportions that are determined on the basis of the carbonizat... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5078927 | Process for making raw material bodies especially for the production of silicon or silicon alloys Raw material bodies such as briquettes, for use in the production of silicon or silicon alloys, are formed by mixing a pitch and caking coal at a temperature above 100° C. and up to 200° C. to form a pitch/coal alloy. This hot binder composition is mixe... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5059578 | Process for the production of molecular sieving carbon A molecular sieving carbon characterized by (A) having a structure in which a number of spherical carbonaceous particles having a particle diameter of 0.8 to 120 micrometers overlap and coalesce three-dimensionally at random, (B) in which continuous pathw... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5053278 | Carbonaceous granular heat insulator and process for preparing the same A granular carbonaceous heat insulator comprising a carbon black pellet the surface of which is coated with a carbon layer having a dense structure is disclosed. This heat insulator is prepared by adhering a binder solution to a carbon black pellet, heati... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4908167 | Method for producing form bodies, such as briquettes Form or pressed bodies, such as briquettes, are made of a mixture including at least two components. A first component is formed by at least one fine grained solid material which does not soften below 800° C. A second component is formed by at least one ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4882102 | Process for producing hard carbonaceous sheets An improved process for producing hard carbonaceous sheets, which comprises uniformly dispersing as a viscous binder in fine carbon powder a mixture of relatively readily polymerizable thermosetting resins such as monomers, prepolymers or low polymers exh... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4849021 | Process for producting coal fillers A process for producing coal fillers, which comprises the steps of: (a) carbonization step, which comprises carbonizing crushed coal particles having a particle size of not more than 10 mm and an ash content of not more than 10% by weight by thermal decomposit... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4847021 | Process for producing high density carbon and graphite articles Carbonaceous powders are blended with a high coking value pitch, e.g. mesophase pitch, formed into shaped bodies and then simultaneously compressed and baked in an envelope of finely divided, non-reactive particles, followed by graphitizing, if required, ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4769348 | Fabrication of refractory insulating materials consisting essentially of a carbon matrix containing a dispersion of SiC- or Si3 N4 -lined voids A process for fabrication of refractory insulating materials wherein essentially pure silica shells are mixed with a polymeric graphite precursor dissolved in a solvent. The resulting slurry is placed in a forming mold, and the solvent is evaporated to fo... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4670201 | Process for making pitch-free graphitic articles High density composites consisting of graphite and metal borides by pressing blended powders of pitch-free coke and boride powder. The pressing may be hot pressing at temperatures of about 2200° C. and pressure of about 1500 psi or cold pressing at about... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4666766 | Metallic foamed structure and means for producing same A structure of bead-like material held together by a medium molded into a desired shape with interstices formed between the beads forming a useful structure which can be metallic-coated and method for producing same.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4552863 | Process for the production of activated carbon using wood as a carbon source A process for producing granular activated carbon using wood as a carbon source is described. The process comprises pulverizing wood to produce a wood powder in a fine granular form, drying the wood powder to produce a dry wood powder having a water conte... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4544650 | Process for manufacturing hydrophobic adsorbents A composite mass with a major proportion of inorganic material and a minor proportion of organic material, preferably from industrial waste products, is activated by dehydration of its organic constituents whereupon the mass is subjected to a two-phase py... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4506028 | Process for preparing a fuel cell electrode substrate comprising carbon fibers An electrode substrate for a fuel cell having a high porosity, a good mechanical strength and electroconductivity and a sharp distribution of pore radii is prepared by a process comprising mixing 30 to 50% by weight of carbon fiber, 20 to 50% by weight of... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4492771 | Process for producing carbon material for de-sulfurization from a binder with a blend of noncoking and coking coal Carbon material for de-sulfurization excellent in adsorptibility and mechanical strength can be produced from coal by controlling the physical properties of the raw material coal before its shaping to particular ranges, and subjecting the shaped coal to c... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4483840 | Synthetic carbonaceous granules having high mechanical characteristics The invention relates to synthetic carbonaceous granules having high mechanical characteristics and, more particularly, the granules produced from anthracite fines. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these granules. These granu... | 11/20/1984 |
