Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090102101 | Method of forming structured sintered articles - Disclosed is a method of forming a structured sintered article including providing a mixture comprising a sinterable particulate material and a binder, the binder comprising, as a function of total resin content of the binder, at least 50% by weight of a thermoplastic binder material and at least 5% by weight of a radiation-curable binder material; shaping the mixture with a mold to form a structure; setting the structure by cooling the structure or by allowing the structure to cool; separating the structure from the mold; irradiating the structure so as to at least partially cure the radiation-curable binder material, and debinding and sintering the structure so as to form a structured sintered article. Shaping may include forming a structure having one or more open channels, and sintering may include sintering in together in contact with at least one additional structure so as to cover or enclose the channels. | 04-23-2009 |
20090110907 | Membranes Based On Poly (Vinyl Alcohol-Co-Vinylamine) - Polymer membranes that include a crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinylamine), which membranes are non-porous or are porous with pores having a median pore size of 300 nm or less. Also disclosed are polymer membranes which include a crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinylamine) and which also include a second polyamine wherein the poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinylamine) and the second polyamine are crosslinked with one another. | 04-30-2009 |
20090142488 | Passivation of porous ceramic articles - An apparatus and method to passivate porous ceramic articles containing microcracks as described herein. The method includes circulating a fluid including a passivator through the porous ceramic article and depositing at least a portion of the passivator on the porous ceramic article. | 06-04-2009 |
20090202718 | PASSIVATION OF POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLES - An apparatus and method to passivate porous ceramic articles containing microcracks as described herein. The method includes circulating a fluid including a passivator through the porous ceramic article and depositing at least a portion of the passivator on the porous ceramic article. | 08-13-2009 |
20100234206 | Controlled Pore Size Distribution Porous Ceramic Honeycomb Filter, Honeycomb Green Body, Batch Mixture And Manufacturing Method Therefor - A porous ceramic honeycomb filter manufactured from an oxide-based ceramic material having a pore size distribution with d | 09-16-2010 |
20100276846 | METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURED SINTERED ARTICLES - Disclosed is a method of forming a structured sintered article including providing a mixture comprising a sinterable particulate material and a binder, the binder comprising, as a function of total resin content of the binder, at least 50% by weight of a thermoplastic binder material and at least 5% by weight of a radiation-curable binder material; shaping the mixture with a mold to form a structure; setting the structure by cooling the structure or by allowing the structure to cool; separating the structure from the mold; irradiating the structure so as to at least partially cure the radiation-curable binder material, and debinding and sintering the structure so as to form a structured sintered article. Shaping may include forming a structure having one or more open channels, and sintering may include sintering in together in contact with at least one additional structure so as to cover or enclose the channels. | 11-04-2010 |
20100285277 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A GLASS EDGE USING A MACHINABLE METAL ARMOR - The invention is directed to glass articles having improved resistance to edge fracture resulting from armoring the edges using metallic material adhesively bonded to the edges of the glass article. In one embodiment the metallic edge material is machinable to enable final finish of the part to specification tolerances. One of a plurality of layers of the metallic material can be applied to edge. | 11-11-2010 |
20110129640 | METHOD AND BINDER FOR POROUS ARTICLES - A method for making porous articles, including: depositing a powder mixture layer comprising a binder powder, and at least one structural powder; contacting the powder mixture layer and an aqueous liquid to selectively activate the binder powder and form a green layer; repeating the depositing and the contacting sequence at least one time; and de-powdering and drying of the resulting green body. The binder powder can include, for example, a protein that is soluble in water at or below about 25° C. The disclosure also provides articles, having high porosity and optionally intricate 3D structures, as defined herein. | 06-02-2011 |
20110195838 | ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMIC FORMING BATCH MIXTURES AND GREEN BODIES INCLUDING PORE FORMER COMBINATIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND FIRING SAME - A ceramic forming batch mixture including inorganic batch materials, such as sources of alumina, titania, and silica, a pore former combination including first and second pore formers with different compositions; an organic binder; and a solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing a ceramic article involving mixing the inorganic batch materials with the pore former combination having first and second pore formers of different composition, adding an organic binder and a solvent, forming a green body; and firing the green body. A green body having a combination of first and second pore formers with different compositions is disclosed, as are several methods for firing to produce ceramic articles such as aluminum titanate. | 08-11-2011 |
20110247312 | Coated Flow-Through Substrates and Methods for Making and Using Them - A coated flow-through substrate comprising a flow-through substrate and a sulfur-containing compound disposed as a coating on the flow-through substrate. The coated flow-through substrate may be used, for example, in the removal of a heavy metal from a fluid such as a gas stream. | 10-13-2011 |
20110291330 | REPLICATION METHOD AND ARTICLES OF THE METHOD - A lamination or replication method for making an article having a structured solid layer, including:
| 12-01-2011 |
20110314821 | Flow-Through Substrates and Methods for Making and Using Them - A flow-through substrate comprising a sulfur-containing compound distributed throughout the flow-through substrate structure. The flow-through substrate may be used, for example, in the removal of a heavy metal from a fluid such as a gas stream. | 12-29-2011 |
20120252664 | Methods For Coating Ceramic Catalyst Supports With Base Coatings And Ceramic Catalyst Supports Having Base Coatings - The disclosure relates to methods for coating ceramic catalyst supports with a base coating, said method comprising, in part, providing an aqueous mixture comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol homopolymer and at least one blocked isocyanate crosslinker, and to ceramic catalyst supports having a base coating comprising at least one polyvinyl alcohol homopolymer and at least one blocked isocyanate crosslinker. | 10-04-2012 |
20130090402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PHOTOREACTIONS USING LIGHT-DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBER - Systems and methods for performing photoreactions in a photoreactive material using scattered actinic light from at least one light-diffusing optical fiber are disclosed. The systems and methods include disposing a light-diffusing optical fiber relative to the photoreactive material. The light-diffusing optical fiber has a glass core, a surrounding cladding, and nano-sized structures situated either within the glass core or at the core-cladding boundary. The nano-sized structures are configured to scatter guided actinic light that travels in the light-diffusing optical fiber from an actinic light source. The scattered actinic light is provided throughout the photoreactive material and causes a photoreaction throughout the photoreactive material. | 04-11-2013 |
20130156391 | UNIFORM WHITE COLOR LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER - Light diffusing optical fibers for use in illumination applications and which have a uniform color gradient that is angularly independent are disclosed herein along with methods for making such fibers. The light diffusing fibers are composed of a silica-based glass core that is coated with a number of layers including both a scattering layer and a phosphor layer. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156392 | UNIFORM UV EFFICIENT LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER - Light diffusing optical fibers for use in ultraviolet illumination applications and which have a uniform color gradient that is angularly independent are disclosed herein along with methods for making such fibers. The light diffusing fibers are composed of a silica-based glass core that is coated with a number of layers including a scattering layer. | 06-20-2013 |
20130183454 | METHOD FOR COATING POLYMERS ON GLASS EDGES - The present disclosure is directed to a method, called herein the “wrap-around” method, of applying polymers to glass articles having one or a plurality of shaped edges. The glass articles have a selected length, selected width and selected thickness which define a first face, a second face and one or a plurality of edges. Circular and oval articles are deemed to have a single edge. Rectangular, square, hexagonal, octagonal, and other shapes having angled corners are deemed to have a plurality of edges defined by the faces and thickness of the glass. The glass articles can be either (1) flat or planar as shown in FIG. | 07-18-2013 |
20140147623 | Sacrificial Cover Layers for Laser Drilling Substrates and Methods Thereof - A method for forming a plurality of precision holes in a substrate by drilling, including affixing a sacrificial cover layer to a surface of the substrate, positioning a laser beam in a predetermined location relative to the substrate and corresponding to a desired location of one of the plurality of precision holes, forming a through hole in the sacrificial cover layer by repeatedly pulsing a laser beam at the predetermined location, and pulsing the laser beam into the through hole formed in the sacrificial cover layer. A work piece having precision holes including a substrate having the precision holes formed therein, wherein a longitudinal axis of each precision hole extends in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a sacrificial cover layer detachably affixed to a surface of the substrate, such that the sacrificial cover layer reduces irregularities of the precision holes. | 05-29-2014 |
20140218958 | UNIFORM ILLUMINATION LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER - Light diffusing optical fibers for use in ultraviolet illumination applications and which have a uniform intensity that is angularly independent are disclosed herein along with methods for making such fibers. The light diffusing fibers are composed of a silica-based glass core that is coated with a number of layers including a scattering layer. According to some embodiments multiple light diffusing fibers are bundle together and are situated inside a jacket. The jacket may incorporate scattering sites, or may include a scattering layer situated thereon. | 08-07-2014 |
20140272276 | Cellular Ceramic Article and Method For Manufacturing The Same - A method and apparatus to treat a dried unfired article comprising a ceramic precursor composition substantially held together by a binder, to be resistant to binder soluble solvent based processing. The method includes depositing a fluid on the article surface, and polymerizing the deposited fluid to form a polymer thin layer on the surface. The fluid may be an aerosol, a vapor, a fog, a mist, a smoke, or combinations thereof. An apparatus to perform the method and an article resistant to binder soluble solvent based processing are also provided. The article can be an unfired honeycomb body that includes a dried composition of ceramic precursor substantially held together by a binder and a layer disposed on a surface of the unfired honeycomb body. The surface to be exposed in the green state to a binder soluble solvent and the layer protects the binder from solubilization by the solvent. | 09-18-2014 |
20150037543 | POLYMER EDGE-COVERED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are various polymer-covered glass and glass-ceramic articles that exhibit improved adhesion between the polymer and the glass or glass-ceramic, along with methods for their manufacture and use. The improved articles generally include a glass or glass-ceramic substrate, a surface-roughened coating disposed on at least a portion of an edge of the glass or glass-ceramic substrate, and a polymer covering disposed on at least a portion of the surface-roughened coating. The surface-roughened coatings beneficially allow the polymer coverings to adhere better to the edge surfaces of the glass or glass-ceramic substrates relative to similar or identical articles that lack the surface-roughened coating. | 02-05-2015 |
20150064447 | ADHESIVE WITH EMBEDDED WAVEGUIDES FOR CURING - An optical device includes a support structure configured to retain an optical element using a cured adhesive composition that is disposed between a surface of the support structure and a surface of the optical element, wherein a structured optical particulate material is dispersed throughout the cured adhesive. The structured optical particulate material redirects curing radiation via a scattering mechanism to facilitate curing of portions of the adhesive compositions that cannot be directly exposed to the radiation, thereby facilitating rapid and more thorough curing than could otherwise be achieved without the structured optical particulate material. | 03-05-2015 |