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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097546 | Composition for ceramic extrusion-molded body and method for manufacturing a ceramic extrusion-molded body A composition for ceramic extrusion-molded bodies includes a ceramic material, a water-soluble cellulose ether, a styrenesulfonate and water. A method for manufacturing a ceramic extrusion-molded body using the composition is also provided. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7951736 | SiC fiber-bonded ceramic and process for production of the same An SiC fiber bonded ceramic constituted of both a base material which comprises both inorganic fibers made mainly of a sintered SiC structure containing 0.01 to 1 wt % of oxygen (O) and at least one of Groups 2A, 3A and 3B metals and a 1 to 100-nm and carbon (C)-bas... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7897534 | Manufacture and use of engineered carbide and nitride composites Precursor materials and methods of making are disclosed. The precursor materials include at least one of a silica source, and a carbon source, with or without liquid and a binder The methods described include pyrolyzing the precursor material to form a carbonaceous ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7749931 | Ceramic optical parts and production methods thereof A ceramic material for an optical member which shows black, wherein the ceramic material comprises a reaction-sintered sintered ceramic body prepared by synthesizing a formed body of a mixture comprising a ceramic raw material and a component that accelerates blacke... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727919 | High resistivity silicon carbide A recrystallized silicon carbide body is provided that has a resistivity of not less than about 1E5 Ω cm and a nitrogen content comprising nitrogen atoms bonded within the body, wherein the nitrogen content is not greater than about 200 ppm. | 06/01/2010 |
| 7648932 | Molded porous ceramic article containing beta-SiC and process for the production thereof The invention relates to a process for the production of a molded porous ceramic article containing β-SiC, which process comprises the following steps: the preparation of a molded article containing silicon and carbon and the subsequent pyrolysis and siliconization... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7510990 | Sputtering target, optical thin film and manufacturing method thereof using the sputtering target, and optical recording medium A sputtering target contains Si and C as its major components and includes a texture in which a Si phase continuously exists in a net shape in gaps among SiC crystal grains. An average diameter of the Si phase is controlled to 1000 nm or less. The sputtering target ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7501370 | High purity silicon carbide wafer boats A high purity ceramic article having a typical pore size of at least about 15 μm and an active impurity concentration of less than about 400 ppm can be prepared by molding ceramic powder, sintering to vaporize any active impurity components, washing to dissolve any... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7442662 | High-heat conductive Si-containing material and its manufacturing method A highly heat-conductive Si-containing material containing a Si phase whose lattice constant at room temperature is controlled at a level of more than 0.54302 nm but 0.54311 nm or less. Firing is conducted using a kiln material containing no B compound. With this hi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442450 | Yttria sintered body, electrostatic chuck, and manufacturing method of yttria sintered body A yttria sintered body contains an amount of silicon carbide within a range of 5 to 40% by volume, has a volume resistivity at room temperature within a range of 1×101 to 1×1017 Ω·cm, and is adapted for application to an electrostatic chuck... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7410923 | SiC material, semiconductor device fabricating system and SiC material forming method A highly corrosion-resistant SiC material is formed on a base body by a CVD process. The SiC material contains β-SiC crystals so oriented that the ratio of the sum of peak intensities of x-ray diffraction for (220) and (311) planes of the β-Sic csystals to the sum... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7381681 | Method for increasing the strength of porous ceramic bodies and bodies made therefrom A porous ceramic body having increased strength is formed by exposing a porous ceramic body to a source of boron and heating the porous body to a sufficient temperature in an oxygen containing atmosphere to form the porous ceramic body. The porous ceramic body has a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381680 | Method for increasing the strength of porous ceramic bodies and bodies made therefrom A porous ceramic body having increased strength is formed by exposing a porous ceramic body to a source of boron and heating the porous body to a sufficient temperature in an oxygen containing atmosphere to form the porous ceramic body. The porous ceramic body has a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368405 | Process of making silicon—silicon carbide ceramic using biopreform, silicon—silicon carbide ceramic obtained thereby The present invention relates to a process of making silicon-silicon carbide ceramic using biopreform derived from monocotyledonous caudex plant stem. The present invention also provides a silicon-silicon carbide ceramic made using a biopreform derived from monocoty... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358317 | Polycarbosilane and method of producing the same A polycarbosilane, having a main chain in which silicon atoms and carbon atoms are alternately repeated, includes a repeating unit shown by a following general formula (1), a repeating unit shown by a following general formula (2), and a repeating unit shown by a fo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345849 | Magnetic head slider material, magnetic head slider, and method of manufacturing magnetic head slider material The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 150 parts by weight of titanium carbide and silicon carbide in total, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338202 | Ultra-high temperature micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors Novel micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors for use in ultra-high temperature environments are disclosed. The MEMS-based sensors are derived from a class of polymer-derived ceramics selected from the group consisting of SiCN, SiBCN and SiAlCN. The ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335330 | Method of producing sintered carbide A method of producing a sintered silicon carbide using a reaction sintering method, comprising: (1) dissolving and dispersing a silicon carbide powder in a solvent to produce a mixed powder slurry, (2) flowing the resulted mixed powder into a mold and drying it to o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7332221 | Boron carbide composite bodies, and methods for making same A composite body produced by a reactive infiltration process that possesses high mechanical strength, high hardness and high stiffness has applications in such diverse industries as precision equipment and ballistic armor. Specifically, the composite material featur... | 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 |
| 7276203 | Process for producing hollow comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials A process for producing hollow bodies comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials, in which a green body comprising compressible cores and a mouldable composition comprising binders and fiber material which is pressed with compression of the core is produced, the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244685 | Silicon carbide porous body, process for producing the same and honeycomb structure A silicon carbide porous body of the present invention, comprising silicon carbide particles and metallic silicon bonded together in such a manner that pores are retained between the silicon carbide particles and/or between the silicon carbide particle and metallic ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238308 | Process for the infiltration of porous carbon composites A process form producing ceramic composites comprising metal carbides, which comprises the steps production of a porous carbon-containing intermediate body, infiltration of the intermediate body with the melt of a carbon-forming metal, reaction of at least part of t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238305 | Thermally resistant adhesive A sol-gel material with metal particles which can be used as a conductive adhesive for systems that have a high operating temperature is disclosed. The material is especially suitable for appliances equipped with a flat heating element, such as steam irons. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235505 | Carbide and nitride ternary ceramic glove and condom formers A slip-cast article former containing ternary ceramics, particularly of carbide and nitride materials, having the formula Mn+1AXn(MAX), where M is a transition metal, A is an element from Groups IA and IVA of the periodic table, X is nitrogen o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235506 | Silicon carbide matrix composite material, process for producing the same and process for producing part of silicon carbide matrix composite material Silicon carbide matrix composite material (1) comprises silicon carbide matrix (2) as a host. The silicon carbide matrix (2) comprises first silicon carbide phase (3) of 0.1 to 10 μm average crystal grain diameter and second silicon carb... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226561 | Method of producing silicon carbide sintered body jig A method of producing a silicon carbide sintered body jig using a reaction sintering method, comprising: (a)dispersing a silicon carbide powder and an organic substance as a carbon source in a solvent, to produce a mixed slurry pow... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175686 | Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172723 | Method of producing a shaped composite material A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a m... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157393 | Carbide and nitride ternary ceramic glove and condom formers A slip-casted article former containing ternary ceramics, particularly of carbide and nitride materials, having the formula M.sub.n+1AX.sub.n (MAX), where M is a transition metal, A is an element from Groups IIIA and IVA of the periodic table, X is nitrogen or carbo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153338 | Advanced erosion resistant oxide cermets One embodiment of the invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Y, Fe, Mn, Group IV, Group V... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150850 | Process for producing silicon carbide sinter jig The present invention provides a sintered silicon carbide jig production method capable of simply increasing the purity of a sintered silicon carbide jig. A method of producing a sintered silicon carbide jig comprising a process in which a second sintered body is he... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150911 | Electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber and method for producing the same, and use thereof An electrical insulating vapor grown carbon fiber containing a vapor grown carbon fiber having a fiber diameter of 0.01 to 0.5 μm, wherein the surface thereof is partially or entirely coated with an electrical insulating material and a method of producing thereof i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144545 | Process for the production of ceramic bearing components The invention relates to a process for the production of ceramic bearing components in which a mixture of a metallo-organic compound and a chemically reactive filling substance is subjected to a pyrolysis reaction and the resulting product. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141309 | High thermal conductive material having high thermal conductivity and process for producing the same A high thermal conductive material includes substantially silicon carbide and metal silicon, and preferably is formed by impregnating the space between the bonded silicon carbide crystals with the metal silicon. The production process comprises adding an organic bin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128963 | Ceramic composite body, method for fabricating ceramic composite bodies, and armor using ceramic composite bodies A ceramic composite body includes at least two layers: material layer A and material layer B. Material layer A contains phases of a metal and the carbide of this metal. Material layer B contains silicon carbide that has been loosely bound by sintering. A method for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128962 | Metallic material that can be worn away by abrasion; parts, casings, and a process for producing said material A material that can be worn away by abrasion, and a method of making the same, includes a substantially oxide free metal alloy based on nickel or cobalt or a ceramic. The material further includes at least one of particles of solid lubricant, closed pores, or surfac... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128523 | Drainage pump and underwater bearing unit A drainage pump has a pump part in which blades mounted on a rotary shaft are arranged in a pump casing and an underwater bearing unit which uses pumped water mixed with hard particles as a lubricant and has a sliding bearing for journaling the rotary shaft. A porti... | 10/31/2006 |
