Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090137382 | Fine porosity low-microcracked ceramic honeycombs and methods thereof - Disclosed are high-porosity cordierite honeycomb substrates having fine pore size, narrow pore size distribution, little or no microcracking, and a high thermal shock resistance. The porous ceramic honeycomb substrates generally include a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite substrates. | 05-28-2009 |
20090220736 | Stabilized Low-Microcracked Ceramic Honeycombs And Methods Thereof - Disclosed are high-porosity cordierite honeycomb substrates having a narrow pore size distribution, little or no microcracking, and high thermal shock resistance. The porous ceramic honeycomb substrates generally comprise a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite substrates. | 09-03-2009 |
20100126132 | High-Strength Low-Microcracked Ceramic Honeycombs And Methods Therefor - A low-microcracked porous cordierite honeycomb ceramic particulate filter having a high strength in combination with a very low pressure drop, a very high filtration efficiency, and a high thermal shock resistance. Little or no microcracking, a fine median pore diameter, and a narrow pore size distribution contribute to high strength. A thin channel wall, high wall permeability, and narrow pore size distribution, contribute to low pressure drop. A fine pore diameter and narrow pore size distribution with a minimum of coarse pores contribute to high filtration efficiency. A high strain tolerance, MOR/E, contributes to high thermal shock resistance. Particulate filters disclosed herein can be useful as a hot gas particulate filter, and particularly as an internal combustion engine exhaust gas particulate filter, such as an exhaust gas filter for a gasoline direct injection engine. | 05-27-2010 |
20100156010 | FINE POROSITY LOW-MICROCRACKED CERAMIC HONEYCOMBS AND METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed are high-porosity cordierite honeycomb substrates having fine pore size, narrow pore size distribution, little or no microcracking, and a high thermal shock resistance. The porous ceramic honeycomb substrates generally include a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite substrates. | 06-24-2010 |
20100237007 | Cordierite Aluminum Magnesium Titanate Compositions And Ceramic Articles Comprising Same - Disclosed are ceramic bodies comprised of composite cordierite aluminum magnesium titanate ceramic compositions and methods for the manufacture of the same. | 09-23-2010 |
20100304082 | Lanthanum-Containing Cordierite Body And Method Of Manufacture - Lanthanum containing cordierite bodies are provided that exhibit high strength, little or no microcracking, and a high thermal shock resistance. Improved maintenance of low microcracking and high strength is obtained even after exposure to high temperatures. | 12-02-2010 |
20110130277 | Beta-Spodumene-Cordierite Composition, Article, and Method - Porous spodumene-cordierite honeycomb bodies of high strength but low volumetric density, useful for the manufacture of close-coupled engine exhaust converters, gasoline engine particulate exhaust filters, and NOx integrated engine exhaust filters, are provided through the reactive sintering of batches comprising sources of magnesia, alumina and silica together with a lithia source, such as a spodumene or petalite ore. | 06-02-2011 |
20120135186 | Cordierite Porous Ceramic Honeycomb Articles With Delayed Microcrack Evolution - A porous ceramic honeycomb article includes a primary cordierite phase and an intercrystalline glass phase. In an as-fired condition, the porous ceramic honeycomb article exhibits microcrack parameter Nb | 05-31-2012 |
20120177875 | High porosity ceramic honeycomb article containing rare earth oxide and method of manufacturing same - The present invention describes a high porosity (% P≧45%), refractory, ceramic article comprising a cordierite ceramic phase and at least about 0.1 wt.% of a rare earth oxide, such as yttrium oxide or lanthanum oxide. When compared to typical high-porosity cordierite articles, the articles of the present invention may exhibit relatively high strength, relatively low microcracking, relatively high strain tolerance (MOR/E), and/or relatively high thermal shock resistance (TSP). | 07-12-2012 |
20130152532 | BETA-SPODUMENE-CORDIERITE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, AND METHOD - Porous spodumene-cordierite honeycomb bodies of high strength but low volumetric density, useful for the manufacture of close-coupled engine exhaust converters, gasoline engine particulate exhaust filters, and NOx integrated engine exhaust filters, are provided through the reactive sintering of batches comprising sources of magnesia, alumina and silica together with a lithia source, such as a spodumene or petalite ore. | 06-20-2013 |
20130210608 | CORDIERITE ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM TITANATE COMPOSITIONS AND CERAMIC ARTICLES COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are ceramic bodies comprised of composite cordierite aluminum magnesium titanate ceramic compositions and methods for the manufacture of same. | 08-15-2013 |
20140001485 | GLASS-CERAMIC SUBSTRATES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING | 01-02-2014 |
20140105559 | FERRULE FOR A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR - A connector assembly for an optical waveguide includes an optical waveguide and a ferrule for receiving the optical waveguide. The ferrule has an exterior and a bore defined by an interior surface of the ferrule. The ferrule includes a main body formed from a first material and a layer of a second material on the interior surface of the ferrule. The first material includes at least one of a glass, a glass-ceramic, a ceramic, and a cermet. The second material includes a silica or silica-rich phase. | 04-17-2014 |
20140357474 | FORMED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION FOR CATALYST INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein are formed ceramic substrates comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the formed ceramic substrate comprises a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm. Also disclosed are composite bodies comprising at least one catalyst and a formed ceramic substrate comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the composite body has a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm, and methods for preparing the same. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357476 | FORMED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION FOR CATALYST INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein are formed ceramic substrates comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the formed ceramic substrate comprises a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm. Also disclosed are composite bodies comprising at least one catalyst and a formed ceramic substrate comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the composite body has a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm, and methods for preparing the same. | 12-04-2014 |
20140371062 | LOW THERMAL EXPANSION ALUMINUM TITANATE ZIRCONIUM TIN TITANATE CERAMICS - Disclosed herein is a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate. Also disclosed are porous ceramic honeycomb structures comprising a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate and methods of preparing a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate. | 12-18-2014 |