| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 264430000 | Producing or treating inorganic material, not as pigments, conductive enhancers, or fillers (e.g., ceramic, refractory material, etc.) | 20 |
| 20090194912 | MOLDING COMPOSITION AND METHOD USING SAME TO FORM DISPLACEMENTS FOR USE IN A METAL CASTING PROCESS - A method to form a displacement for use in a metal casting process, wherein the method provides a plurality of ceramic particles and a plurality of resin particles. The method grinds the plurality of ceramic particles until those ceramic particles comprise diameters less than 150 microns, and grinds the plurality of resin particles until those resin particles comprise diameters less than 100 microns, and forms a powder blend comprising the plurality of ground ceramic particles and the plurality of ground resin particles. The method then disposes the powder blend into a mold comprising a cavity defining the desired displacement. The method further densifies the blend, and cures the resin to form the displacement. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110266719 | LARGE CERAMIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The invention concerns a sintered ceramic component of silicon nitride or sialon suitable as rolling element in a bearing and a manufacturing method for making such ceramic components. The ceramic component has high density and a homogeneous and fine microstructure, giving the component excellent mechanical properties. Manufacturing of the sintered ceramic component by SPS is cost-effective and rapid. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110221101 | Resin-based molding of electrically conductive structures - A method for resin-based molding of electrical structures which possess desired properties of electrical conductivity, radio frequency (RF) energy reflectivity, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, while still retaining the basic physical and structural properties of the base (plastic) material. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120267831 | SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL BODY PROCESSING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL BODY PROCESSING DEVICE - A semiconductor crystal body processing method includes providing a semiconductor crystal body, sandwiching the semiconductor crystal body between a pair of conductive pressurizing tools, applying a pulse-like current between the pair of pressurizing tools to heat the semiconductor crystal body to a target temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which the semiconductor crystal body is plastically deformed by pressurization and lower than its melting point, and applying pressure and a pulse-like current between the pair of pressurizing tools to thereby maintain the temperature of the semiconductor crystal body at the target temperature and mold the semiconductor crystal body into a target shape by plastic deformation. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20100038826 | SHEET THICKNESS CONTROL - A method and apparatus for forming a sheet are disclosed. A melt is cooled and a sheet is formed on the melt. This sheet has a first thickness. The sheet is then thinned from the first thickness to a second thickness using, for example, a heater or the melt. The cooling may be configured to allow solutes to be trapped in a region of the sheet and this particular sheet may be thinned and the solutes removed. The melt may be, for example, silicon, silicon and germanium, gallium, or gallium nitride. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20080258347 | Method of enhancing moisture management and providing negative ion properties to fabric materials - The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the negative ion properties of a material and enhance its moisture management properties if necessary. The method of the present invention teaches the determination of the moisture properties of a material, development of a negative ion agent, and the application of that agent to the material, such steps leading to a material possessing negative ion properties and good moisture management. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100314804 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR RIBBONS FROM A GASEOUS FEEDSTOCK - The present invention provides a method for the production of semiconductor ribbons using exclusively a gaseous feedstock. A fine powder of semiconductor material is produced by decomposition, within the gas phase, of a gaseous feedstock. A layer of this semiconductor powder is uniformly distributed, compressed and flattened over a planar substrate, which is continuously moving in one direction. This said layer of semiconductor powder is, in the following stage, heated to a temperature sufficient to decompose the said gaseous feedstock on its surface. A continuous flow of the said gaseous feedstock over said powder layer is ensured so that a solid plate of semiconductor material grows over the said layer of semiconductor powder. After the growth stage, during which the solid plate has grown to a convenient thickness, the said solid plate of semiconductor material is separated from the said layer of semiconductor powder and substrate. This self supporting plate is then heated to a high temperature in an atmosphere containing gaseous feedstock to complete its growth and become a ribbon with the appropriate structural properties for further processing. The present invention is applicable, for example, in the industry of silicon ribbon production for photovoltaic application. | 12-16-2010 |
| 264431000 | Induction heating | 2 |
| 20090321996 | Silicon Electro-Magnetic Casting Apparatus and Operation Method of the Same - An operation method of an electro-magnetic casting apparatus for silicon takes into account: the measurements of the surface temperature of the ingot and the temperature of the heating furnace; the control of the induction frequency for the electro-magnetic casting; the control of the power source output of the heating means based on the measured surface temperature of the solidified silicon; and the control of the induction frequency of induction power source based on the measured induction frequency of the induction coil power source; thus, it becomes possible to secure remarkable safety and productivity in the continuous casting of the silicon ingot, thereby enabling to facilitate the production of a semiconductor polycrystal silicon ingot, which is applied to safety operation widely. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100148403 | Systems and Methods For Manufacturing Cast Silicon - Apparatus and methods are provided for manufacturing cast silicon. The systems and methods include a plurality of inductive coils configured to form a space to contain molten silicon, and configured to generate an electromagnetic field when an electrical current is supplied to the inductive coils to support the molten silicon so that a gap is maintained in a portion of the space between at least one substantially vertical wall of the molten silicon and at least one of the inductive coils, and when a portion of the molten silicon solidifies into a solid silicon ingot as the molten silicon is cooled by the cooling device, a concave liquid/solid interface is formed between the molten silicon and the solid silicon ingot. | 06-17-2010 |
| 264432000 | Microwave (e.g., 2.45 gigahertz, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090014918 | MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PRESS CURE PROCESSING OF FRICTION PADS - A method and apparatus is provided for forming an in-mold cured brake pad ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100078859 | METHOD FOR DRYING HONEYCOMB FORMED ARTICLE - There is provided a method for drying a honeycomb formed article | 04-01-2010 |
| 20080258348 | Method and applicator for selective electromagnetic drying of ceramic-forming mixture - Electromagnetic (EM) drying of a plugged ware is provided that includes subjecting the ware to an axially non-uniform EM radiation field that causes more EM radiation to be dissipated in either of the plugged regions than in the unplugged region. The EM radiation field is provided by a configurable applicator system that includes a feed waveguide and a conveyor path. The feed waveguide includes configurable slots. The configurable applicator system can be set to selectively vary the amount of EM radiation dissipated by each ware along the longitudinal axis of each ware as a function of ware position along the conveying path, thereby enhancing the EM drying process. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20120086153 | MANUFACTURING METHODS OF CERAMIC FIRED BODY, HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, AND EXHAUST GAS CONVERTING DEVICE, AND DRYING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a ceramic fired body includes forming a composition of ceramic raw material containing water to make a ceramic molded body. The ceramic molded body is irradiated with a microwave under a depressurized atmosphere of about 1 KPa or more and about 50 kPa or less to dry the ceramic molded body. The ceramic molded body is fired to make the ceramic fired body. | 04-12-2012 |
| 264433000 | Including extruding (e.g., spinning, etc.) | 2 |
| 20080265469 | Device and Method for Preparing Filament Yarn of Composite Nanofibers - Device and method for preparing filament yarn of composite nanofibers. The device includes pairs of electrospinning nozzles on a frame and filament guiding roller pair under the frame. The spouts of each pair of nozzles are oppositely facing. The method includes feeding polymer solutions to the pairs of nozzles, applying high DC voltage with opposite polarity respectively to each one of the pairs of nozzles, forming composite nanofibers by attracting nanofibers with opposite charge from each nozzle and striking together of the charged nanofibers, pulling/stretching the composite nanofibers to form filament yarn of composite nanofibers, drawing down the filament yarn of composite nanofibers from the first pair of nozzles and using it as a carrier to receive the nanofibers with opposite charge electrospun from the second pair of nozzles and coated by the same so as to form multi-layer (e.g., two- or more-layer) filament yarn of composite nanofibers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100164145 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING INORGANIC NANOFIBERS - A process of manufacturing inorganic nanofibers, without using an organic polymer, using a highly reactive metal alkoxide such as titanium alkoxide or zirconium alkoxide, in particular, a process in which inorganic nanofibers can be stably produced over a long period, is provided. It is a process of manufacturing inorganic nanofibers by electrospinning using a sol solution containing an inorganic component as a main component, characterized in that the sol solution contains a metal alkoxide having a high reactivity and a salt catalyst, and that the salt catalyst is an amine compound having an N—N bond, an N—O bond, an N—C═N bond, or an N—C═S bond. | 07-01-2010 |
| 264434000 | Including vitrifying or sintering (e.g., fusing, firing, burning, etc.) | 5 |
| 20090039562 | Method for producing an anti-scatter grid or collimator made from absorbing material - A method is proposed for producing an anti-scatter grid or collimator for a radiation type, which is formed from at least one base body of prescribable geometry having transmission channels or slits for primary radiation of the radiation type which extend between two opposite surfaces of the base body. The base body is formed from a structural material that strongly absorbs the radiation type, either using the injection molding technique or by way of the technique of stereolithography. The method can be used to produce an anti-scatter grid or collimator with high accuracy and with the aid of only a few steps. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20110260368 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC COMPONENTS - The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a ceramic material with pseudo-isotropic microstructure. The method for tailoring the microstructure for manufacturing of sintered ceramic components involves a spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. By performing the SPS process in at least two steps it is possible to separate densification from grain growth. An initial sintering step at a first temperature and a first pressure, followed by a controlled grain growth step at a higher temperature and lower pressure makes it possible to manufacture ceramic components with controlled microstructure and improved mechanical properties. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120306121 | CERAMIC METAL COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS - The invention relates to an orthopaedic implant made of a ceramic metal composite. The composite includes one phase that is a biocompatible metal or metal alloy and a second phase of ceramic particles examples of which include carbides, nitrides and/or oxides. In some embodiments, the implant comprises a homogeneous ceramic layer as part of a multilayered composition. In some embodiments, the multilayered composition comprises a homogeneous metal layer. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120119420 | Nano metric composite ceramic component - A method of synthesising a nano metric composite which has a core and shell structure includes preparing isometric metal oxide cores with an average diameter of less than 100 nm by a growth process via a liquid route. A double surfactant method is used which includes a first surfactant to obtain mono dispersal of the metal oxide cores and then a second surfactant to prepare the surface of the metal oxide cores, thereafter grafting a shell on each core. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110121493 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC FIRED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY - A method for manufacturing a ceramic fired body includes molding and degreasing a ceramic raw material to manufacture a ceramic degreased body. The ceramic degreased body is fired in a continuous firing furnace. The firing step includes preheating the ceramic degreased body up to a preheating temperature of at least about 1500° C. and at most about 2000° C. by resistance heating with a resistance heating mechanism. High-temperature firing includes heating the ceramic degreased body from the preheating temperature to a firing temperature of at least about 2000° C. and at most about 2300° C. by both the resistance heating with the resistance heating mechanism and direct energizing heating in which the ceramic degreased body is energized and heated. The temperature of the ceramic degreased body is held at the firing temperature. | 05-26-2011 |
