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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351364 | Method of manufacturing a hybrid structure A method of manufacturing a hybrid structure (100) having a layer of CMC material (28) defining an interior passageway (24) and a layer of ceramic insulating material (18) lining the passageway. The method includes the step of casting the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335331 | Method for making ceramic plates Compositions and methods of making ceramic plates are described. The compositions are water-based slurries that include filler material, one or more clay components, one or more strength or processing additives, and/or a carbon source. The filler material can includ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331993 | Involuted endovascular valve and method of construction A prosthetic tri-leaflet valve formed by involuting a portion of a tubular structure inside itself. The valve can be made by a method comprising providing a tubular segment in which three equidistant longitudinal incisions are made in one end of the tube creating th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323133 | Method for producing micromanufactured items in ceramic materials A method for producing ceramic micromanufactured items comprises the following stages: a starting material constituting at least a micromanufactured item (1) is prepared and used to from the micromanufactured item (1); said starting material includes a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7276202 | Method of manufacturing ceramic bottle for plastic cork The present invention forms screw-like projection at the entrance of ceramic bottle and enables air-tightening with plastic cork, formed with screw-like projection in its body. It guarantees air tightening of ceramic bottle, and does not use imported cork, which dec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7187128 | Joined bodies, luminous containers and assemblies for high pressure discharge lamps A joined body is provided, including a first member having a first joining face and sapphire exposed at the first joining face and a second member having a second joining face and sapphire or polycrystalline alumina exposed at the second joining face. The first memb... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7101166 | Apparatus for extruding ceramic molding The extruding apparatus has the molding die to form the ceramic molding, the screw extruder containing the extrusion screw to knead and guide the ceramic material toward the molding die. The extrusion screw is comprised of the pressure screw part and the diffusion s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101165 | Extrusion molding apparatus for ceramic molded product An extrusion molding apparatus comprises a shaping die for producing a ceramic molded product, and a screw extruder having built therein an extruding screw (40) for mixing while leading a ceramic material forward. The extruding screw (40) includes a pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6992445 | High intensity discharge lamp with single crystal sapphire envelope Described is a high intensity discharge lamp including a lamp bulb envelope, first and second electrodes, a seal and a fill situated within the lamp bulb envelope. The lamp bulb envelope is composed of single crystal sapphire tubing. The lamp bulb envelope includes ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979421 | Method of making a ceramic arc tube A ceramic arc tube assembly and a method for making a ceramic arc tube are described which simplify the manufacture of ceramic arc tubes by reducing the number of handling and heat treatments required to assemble arc tubes prior to the final sintering operation. In ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972520 | Method of removing contaminants from a double-ended arc discharge tube A method of removing contaminants from a double-ended arc discharge tube includes the steps of providing at least one capillary channel at each end of the tube, where the ends of the tube are sealed closed except at the capillary channels, and introducing a flushing... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969951 | High pressure discharge vessel for an alumina high-intensity discharge lamp A discharge vessel or chamber for a high-intensity discharge lamp is provided, including a central body having a discharge space provided therein, two capillaries closing off respective end openings of the central body and an electrode positioned within each respect... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6924087 | Polymer microneedles A method for producing microneedles. The method including disposing a first layer of a radiation sensitive polymer on to a working surface and selectively irradiating the first layer such that the first layer has at least one irradiated region and at least one non-i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921881 | Ceramic joint body A ceramic joint body including a ceramic substrate and a ceramic body such as a cylindrical body firmly bonded to each other and excellent in corrosion resistance in the ceramic substrate for use for a semiconductor product producing/examining the step. The ceramic ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6846588 | Hollow inorganic membranes produced by metal or composite electrodeposition This invention relates to a method of producing a hollow inorganic membrane that is particularly suitable for solid oxide fuel cell applications, as well as producing hollow inorganic composite laminated membranes having at least one such hollow inorganic membrane. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6796869 | Ceramic arc tube by annealing A process for making an arc tube comprises the steps of sintering an arc tube composition to form the arc tube; annealing the arc tube in a vacuum; and sealing the arc tube with at least one electrode. Preferably, the arc tube annealed according to the present proce... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6764753 | Smokable films comprising a polyamide and a copolyester elastomer Smokable films, in particular tubular films, comprising i) an aliphatic polyamide and ii) a block copolyetherester elastomer are provided. A process for manufacturing these films is also provided. The films of the invention show excellent water vapor permeability at... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716512 | Honeycomb structure and process for production thereof A honeycomb structure having, in the axial direction, a number of through-channels separated by partition walls, which honeycomb structure contains refractory particles and a vitreous component and is porous. Although the honeycomb structure contains refractory part... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6699430 | Method and device for producing a sintered metal blank with internally disposed helical recesses A method of producing a substantially regular cylindrical body that consists of a deformable material, especially a sintered metal blank. The blank is provided with an interior helical recess. The blank is first produced with a substantially linear course... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696130 | Ceramic honeycomb structure and process for production thereof A ceramic honeycomb structure has an open frontal area of 50% to 85%, a porosity of 0.1% to 10%, and a proportion of the volume of pores of 1 μm or larger in diameter, in total pore volume, of 20% or more; a regenerative thermal oxidizer using the cerami... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6592808 | Cermet sintering of ceramic discharge chambers A method of making a ceramic discharge chamber comprising forming a plurality of preform chambers by assembling at least two ceramic components. The preform chambers are axially aligned within a tube, comprised of an alumina cermet. The tube containing th... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592804 | Method and apparatus for forming green ceramic arc tubes using pressurized fluid assisted injection molding A method and apparatus for forming a green ceramic arc tube for a metal halide lamp. A feedstock material comprising ceramic and a binder is prepared and injected into an inner cavity of a mold. The inner cavity of the mold has an inner surface that corre... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592695 | Binder system for ceramic arc discharge lamp A binder system for forming a ceramic body, such as a translucent arc tube for a metal halide lamp, comprises a hydrocarbon, such as a paraffin wax, a copolymer, such as poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), and optionally a surfactant. The binder system is m... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6524421 | Cold isopressing method A cold isopressing method in which two or more layers of material are formed within an isopressing mold. One of the layers consists of a tape-cast film. The layers are isopressed within the isopressing mold, thereby to laminate the layers and to compact t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503441 | Method for producing melt-infiltrated ceramic composites using formed supports A method for producing shaped articles of ceramic composites provides a high degree of dimensional tolerance to these articles. A fiber preform is disposed on a surface of a stable formed support, a surface of which is formed with a plurality of indentati... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6503353 | Method for making a catheter An intravascular catheter (10,110) having an elongated tubular body with a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The tubular body is formed with polymeric materials, preferably containing no radiopaque filler, and metallic... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6331267 | Apparatus and method for molding a core for use in casting hollow parts A mold for molding a core for use in casting hollow parts includes, a lower mold portion and an upper mold portion defining therein a cavity corresponding to the outer surface of the core. The lower mold portion includes a cutout disposed along a parting ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6221309 | Method of manufacturing fishing weight for preventing water pollution A method for manufacturing a fishing weight prevents environmental pollution. The method includes the steps of molding the fishing weight of a ceramic material and heating the molding material up to a predetermined temperature to convert the heated materi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217822 | Method of making straight fuel cell tubes A method and an apparatus for making straight fuel cell tubes are disclosed. Extruded tubes comprising powders of fuel cell material and a solvent are dried by rotating the extruded tubes. The rotation process provides uniform circumferential drying which... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210458 | Gas filter module having two-part filter and method of producing the same The gas filter module of the invention has: a housing which has a gas inlet port at one end and a gas outlet port at another end, and which is divided into two portions in a longitudinal direction; a filter body consisting of a porous ceramics member whic... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6183515 | Artificial bone implants A process for making bone implants from calcium phosphate powders is disclosed. This process involves selectively fusing layers of calcium powders that have been coated or mixed with polymer binders. The calcium powder mixture may be formed into layers an... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6126888 | Method for making strong mantles and other ceramic structures A method for making very strong gas mantles and other ceramic structures, and the resulting products, are provided. According to the method, an organic or composite structure is first pyrolyzed in the absence of oxygen to remove hydrogen, oxygen and nitro... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126889 | Process of preparing monolithic seal for sapphire CMH lamp 845 A method of producing a ceramic-metal-halide (CMH) discharge lamp having a monolithic seal between a sapphire (single crystal alumina) arc tube and a polycrystalline alumina end cap. The method includes the steps of providing an arc tube of fully dens... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6083452 | Near net shape fabrication of ceramic radomes A radome is fabricated by mixing a mass of ceramic powders, a dispersant chemical, a prepolymer material, and a solvent together to form a casting mixture, which is then cast into a mold having the shape of a radome. The prepolymer material in the casting... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6063465 | Polyester container and method for making same A polyester container made from a polymer having ethylene glycol moieties, isosorbide moieties and terepthaloyl moieties, and the method of making the container is described. The polyester container is suitable for holding liquids and solids, and may be h... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6063328 | Ceramic joint body and process for manufacturing the same A joint body containing a ceramic member composed of a main body and a disclike projection projected therefrom and a ceramic cylindrical body. The disclike projection is inserted inside the cylindrical body, and a relative density of the disclike projecti... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6033619 | Method for manufacturing ceramics having fine holes A method for manufacturing ceramics with fine hole(s) includes the steps of: forming independently ceramic compacts, said ceramic compacts having their shapes corresponding to the divided parts of one integrated body having at least one fine hole along wh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6004503 | Method of making a ceramic arc tube for metal halide lamps A method of making a ceramic arc tube for a metal halide lamp comprises the steps of forming as an integral unit a hollow body having one open end and a substantially closed end. The substantially closed end includes an outwardly extending capillary tube ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993985 | Fuel cell tubes and method of making same A method of manufacturing porous ceramic tubes for fuel cells with improved properties and higher manufacturing yield is disclosed. The method involves extruding a closed end fuel cell tube, such as an air electrode of a solid oxide fuel cell, in which th... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989420 | Porous ceramic filter, method of manufacturing the same, ceramic filter manufacturing extrusion molding die and extrusion molding apparatus using the die A ceramic filter containing at least one functional material and method of manufacturing, a ceramic filter whose surface through which a liquid to be purified flows into is densest and the average particle size of the filter continuously increases toward ... | 11/23/1999 |
