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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173054 | Silicon carbide based porous material and method for production thereof A silicon carbide-based porous material is provided, including silicon carbide particles as an aggregate, metallic silicon and an oxide phase containing Si, Al and an alkaline earth metal. The silicon carbide-based porous material is high in porosity and strength an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7455798 | Methods for producing low density products A method of preparing a low-density material and precursor for forming a low-density material is provided. An aqueous mixture of inorganic primary component and a blowing agent is formed, the mixture is dried and optionally ground to form an expandable precursor. Su... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7381362 | Production method for ceramic porous material To provide a method for producing a ceramic porous material which has a high strength, though it has a high porosity, and which is excellent in permeability without dust generation. In a ceramic porous material having a three-dimensional mesh-like skeleton structure... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357982 | Polybenzazole fiber and use thereof The present invention relates to polybenzazole fibers or filaments, staple fibers, spun yarns, and woven or knitted fabrics containing in themselves an organic pigment having heat resistance as high as a thermal decomposition temperature of 200° C. or higher, and s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348289 | Catalyst body A catalyst body of the present invention includes: a porous carrier in which a large number of aggregate particles containing a main component of a nonoxide ceramic are bonded to one another while a large number of pores are disposed; and a catalyst layer carried on... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306642 | High CTE reaction-bonded ceramic membrane supports A porous ceramic support for a gas separation membrane formed by sintering a green body containing grains of a refractory ceramic oxide with a high coefficient of thermal expansion and grains of a reactive binder precursor. Upon sintering, the reactive binder precur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306762 | Method of producing ceramic foams A process for foaming ceramic foams, in which the ceramic foams are produced from a precursor or a mixture of precursors which contain at least one ceramic-forming element and liberates at least one volatile reaction product during an inorganic gelation process. In ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306753 | Method of making a thin porous layer The aim of the invention is to produce a thin porous layer, with a defined porosity and also, a high strength. Said aim is achieved, whereby such a layer with open porosity is produced from a mixture, comprising a sinterable powder with a predetermined powder partic... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303721 | Method for glazing ceramic articles obtained by slip casting Method of glazing ceramic articles, consisting of preparing a glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous; feeding the glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous, into the forming cavity of a porous mould, for the time required to create a g... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300898 | Low CTE cordierite body Disclosed is a sintered ceramic article that exhibits a primary crystalline phase of cordierite having an analytical oxide composition, expressed in weight percent on an oxide basis, of 49-53% SiO2, 33-38% Al2O3, 12-16% MgO and which... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278460 | Ceramic casting core and method A ceramic core for use in casting an article such as for example an airfoil, wherein the ceramic core has a pocket located at or near a region of the core that is otherwise associated with occurrence of a localized casting defect in the cast article. A covering is d... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264878 | Laminated carbon foam sandwich for naval decking A laminate sandwich structure useful for, inter alia, decking for naval vessels, which includes a core formed of carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 7000 psi/g/cc. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261755 | Heat-resistant filter layer, filter body, and process for producing the filter layer and the filter body Within the framework of the purification of exhaust gases of mobile internal combustion engines, filter materials are subjected to particularly high thermal and dynamic conditions. As a result, it is advantageous to use filter materials together in a stable and dura... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258723 | Particulate filter assembly and associated method A particulate filter assembly includes an electrode assembly, a particulate filter positioned in an electrode gap defined between two electrodes of the electrode assembly, a power supply electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, and a controller for controllin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258825 | Method for manufacturing a ceramic foam A filtering body is obtained for particulate of diesel engines, consisting of a ceramic foam that is produced, starting from a ceramic-material powder-based suspension (slurry), by preparing a perform of polymeric foam material and impregnating the said perform with... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250123 | Composite construction and manufacturing method thereof A composite construction 1 is obtained by coating the outer periphery of a core material 2 with a shell layer 3. The core material 2 is composed of a first sintered body that is obtained by bonding, with a binder metal, a first hard parti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234506 | Ceramic casting core and method A ceramic core for use in casting an article such as for example an airfoil, wherein the ceramic core has a pocket located at or near a region of the core that is otherwise associated with occurrence of a localized casting defect in the cast article. A covering is d... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229944 | Fiber structures including catalysts and methods associated with the same Fiber structures that include a catalytic material are provided. The fiber structures (e.g., membranes) may be formed of interconnected carbon fibers. The catalytic material may be in the form of nanosize particles supported on the fibers. In one method of the inven... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217386 | Preparation of nanocomposites of alumina and titania High-density composites of alumina and titania with nano-sized grains are prepared from aluminum titanate without the need to use nano-sized powder as a starting material. The preparation is achieved by high-energy ball milling of the aluminum titanate followed by s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199067 | Homogeneous bulky porous ceramic material A homogeneous bulky porous ceramic material is provided, the average pore diameter D50 of which is less than 4 μm and the closed porosity of which is less than 2 μm, and having a bubble point that matches the pore diameter measured on the material. A hollow fiber ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189276 | Foamed/porous metal and method of manufacturing the same A foamed/porous metal having fine bubbles in a matrix of aluminum or magnesium has shells of aluminum oxide or magnesium oxide formed between the matrix and the bubbles of carbon dioxide. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172830 | Separator for fuel cell and manufacturing method for the same A separator for a fuel cell is manufactured by preparing a raw material powder, uniformly mixing the prepared raw material to be formed into a slurry, and charging the raw material powder derived from granulation into a metal mold for heat press forming. The raw mat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160366 | Filter element An improved filter element which can be used in gas masks is formed of short lengths of porous monolithic carbon formed by partially curing a phenolic resin to a solid, comminuting the partially cured resin, extruding the comminuted resin, sintering the extruded res... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138345 | Carbon fiber reinforced base material, preform and composite material comprising the same A carbon fiber reinforced substrate comprising a fabric composed of carbon fiber bundles and a first resin adhering to the fabric. Each of the carbon fiber bundles comprises numerous continuous carbon filaments, has the tensile modulus of 210 GPa or more, and has th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125538 | Alumina and methods for preparing the same The invention provides alumina agglomerates of the type obtained by dehydrating an aluminum hydroxide or oxyhydroxide, agglomerating the alumina obtained, hydrothermally treating the agglomerates and calcining. The invention also provides a catalyst support, an adso... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122057 | Method and apparatus for engineered regenerative biostructures such as hydroxyapatite substrates for bone healing applications An engineered regenerative biostructure (erb) for implantation into a human body as a bone substitute, which includes an internal microstructure, mesostructure and/or macrostructure to provide improved bone in-growth, and methods for making the erb. Under one aspect... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122553 | Liposomal formulation of irinotecan The present invention is for novel compositions and methods for treating cancer, particularly, for treating cancer in mammals and more particularly in humans. The therapeutic compositions of the present invention include liposome entrapped irinotecan in which the li... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093645 | Ceramic casting core and method A ceramic core for use in casting an article such as for example an airfoil, wherein the ceramic core has a pocket located at or near a region of the core that is otherwise associated with occurrence of a localized casting defect in the cast article. A covering is d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090825 | Alumina agglomerates and preparation method thereof The invention relates to alumina agglomerates of the type obtained by dehydrating an aluminium oxyhydroxide or hydroxide, agglomerating the alumina thus obtained, hydrothermally treating the agglomerates and calcinating same. Said agglomerates are characterised in t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063812 | Consolidation and densification methods for fibrous monolith processing Methods for consolidation and densification of fibrous monolith composite structures are provided. Consolidation and densification of two- and three-dimensional fibrous monolith components having complex geometries can be achieved by pressureless sintering. The fibr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056849 | Nanoscale ordered composites of covalent ceramics for high-temperature structural applications via block-copolymer-assisted assembly and method of making A method of making nanoscale ordered composites of covalent ceramics through block copolymer-assisted assembly. At least one polymeric precursor is mixed with a block copolymer, and self-assembly of the mixture proceeds through an annealing process. During the annea... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053016 | Ceramic porous body and method of manufacturing glass usable as binder therefor A ceramic porous body is provided which uses a binder made of a glass that has excellent acid resistance and alkali resistance and which can be used for a long period of time as a filtration filter. The ceramic porous body is formed from ceramic particles that are b... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052517 | Delivery device for biological composites and method of preparation thereof An apparatus for the delivery of a biological composite and a method, kit, and system for preparing a biological composite is described herein. The biological composite includes both inorganic and biological materials. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033527 | Highly porous ceramics fabricated from preceramic polymer and expandable microspheres, and method for fabricating the same Disclosed herein are a highly porous ceramic having a high porosity of not less than 60% and a pore density of not less than 108 pores/cm3 fabricated from expandable microspheres and a preceramic polymer, and a method for fabricating highly por... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014689 | Body for isolating a constituent contained in a gas mixture The invention relates to bodies for separating out a component contained in a gas mixture. The gas mixtures may, for example, be crude gases which contain hydrocarbons, such as natural gas, or exhaust gas. According to the object which is set, the bodies according t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011732 | Magnetic transparent conducting oxide film and method of making Cobalt-nickel oxide films of nominal 100 nm thickness, and resistivity as low as 0.06 Ω·cm have been deposited by spin-casting from both aqueous and organic precursor solutions followed by annealing at 450° C. in air. An increase in film resistivity was found upo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008576 | Microporous ceramic materials and the producing method of the same Microporous ceramic materials used in structural materials, high-temperature filters, electrode materials or preform materials for infiltration by homogeneously mixing and molding a ceramic precursor powder polymer. The powder is saturated by introducing fluid to a ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998064 | Thermal insulating material and method of producing same A thermochemically stable oxidic thermal insulating material presenting phase stability, which can be used advantageously as a thermal insulating layer on parts subjected to high thermal stress, such as turbine blades or such like. The thermal insulating material ca... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997977 | Adsorptive duct for contaminant removal, and methods A duct for passage of air therethough; one particular use for the duct is as a passage for intake air for a vehicle engine. The duct has an interior, adsorptive region that is adapted to remove contaminants from the air stream passing therethrough. The adsorptive re... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977095 | Process for producing rigid reticulated articles A process for producing a rigid reticulated article involves coating a reticulated substrate which has open, interconnected porosity with a first dispersion comprising a ceramic or metal powder to form a first coating thereon; drying the coated reticulated substrate... | 12/20/2005 |
