| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 264645000 | Introducing material under pressure into mold (e.g., injection molding, etc.) | 12 |
| 20090206526 | SINTERING AIDS - Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein include a sintering aid composition that has a material useful for sintering, an amine, and optionally a carboxylic acid. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100044929 | METHOD OF FORMING A SPARK PLUG INSULATOR - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide methods for forming spark plug insulators, particularly asymmetrical spark plug insulators, without required machining after an initial heating or firing of the spark plug insulator. In one exemplary embodiment, a method of forming an asymmetrical spark plug insulator is. The method includes: forming a first mixture comprising a binder formed of water and agar; forming a second mixture comprising a ceramic material; combining the first mixture and the second mixture to form a molding compound; injection molding the molding compound to form an asymmetrical spark plug insulator having a initial net shape and size; and sintering the asymmetrical spark plug insulator to cause hardening of the asymmetrical spark plug, the sintered asymmetrical spark plug having a final net shape and size. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100117273 | PROCESS FOR HOT-FORGING SYNTHETIC CERAMIC - The embodiments of the invention are directed to a synthetic ceramic comprising pyroxene-containing crystalline phase, a clast, and a glass phase, wherein at least a portion of the synthetic ceramic is plastically deformable in a certain temperature range. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to 900-1400° C., to a temperature sufficient to initiate partial melting of at least a portion of the green ceramic material, transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press, pressing the heated green ceramic material in a die at 1,000 to 10,000 psi, and transferring the heated, pressed green ceramic material to a furnace for cooling to form the synthetic ceramic. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120153549 | Process for Producing Shaped Metal Bodies Having a Structured Surface - The present invention relates to a process for producing shaped metal bodies having a structured surface which can be used as joining elements in the “friction spot joining” process described in the EP application 09015014.5. The shaped metal bodies are produced by means of MIM technology, and are deformed further in the green state or in the brown state after injection moulding to give the desired components. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120193841 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWDER MOLDING - A system and a method of fabricating a complex three dimensional part are described. The system comprises a rapid prototyping machine configured to provide a disposable mold having a negative imprint of a complex three dimensional structure, a mixer, an injection molding machine, and a furnace system. A slurry comprising a powder and a binder is introduced into the disposable mold, the binder is cured, the disposable mold is removed, and the binder is removed, leaving an intact cured structure. The cured structure is sintered to fabricate the complex three dimensional part. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120235330 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALLIC OR CERAMIC SHAPED BODIES - A process for producing a metallic or ceramic shaped body from a thermoplastic material comprising
| 09-20-2012 |
| 20130062820 | BINDER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METALLIC OR CERAMIC MOLDINGS IN POWDER INJECTION MOLDING - The invention relates to binders for pulverulent metals, metal alloys or ceramics based on polyacetals, polyethers and polyesters, to thermoplastic compositions comprising these binders for the production of metallic or ceramic moldings, to the use thereof and to processes for production of moldings therefrom. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130200556 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CEMENTED CARBIDE PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a method for the production of cemented carbide based hard metal parts comprising hard constituents in a binder phase by using powder injection moulding or extrusion of a mixture of hard constituents and binder phase in organic binders having a melting point: mixing. The method includes the steps of mixing the powders of hard constituents and binder phase to form a mixture and heating the mixture of hard constituents and binder phase to a temperature. When the temperature of the mixture of hard constituents and binder phase is above the melting point of the organic binders, the organic binders are added in melted form, making sure that the temperature does not fall below the melting point of the organic binders. The parts are formed by powder injection moulding or extrusion. The organic binders are removed from the obtained parts by a debinding step and the parts are sintered. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140021660 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF POWDER INJECTION MOULDING, BASED ON THE USE OF ORGANIC YARNS OR FIBRES, ADVANTAGEOUSLY TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF SUPERCRITICAL CO2 - The invention relates to a feedstock for power injection molding, PIM, comprising: at least one inorganic powder, advantageously metallic or ceramic or made of cermet; a polymeric binder; organic fibres or yarns, advantageously polymeric, the fibres or yarns being made of a material different from that of the polymeric binder. It then relates to the method for producing such a feedstock, as well as the method for producing parts by means of the powder injection moulding (PIM) technique using said feedstock. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140077426 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWDER INJECTION-MOLDED BODY - A method of manufacturing a powder injection-molded body, the method including: mixing at least titanium hydrogen compound (TiHx) powder and a binder to prepare a molding mixture; powder-injecting the molding mixture to form a molded product; degreasing the molded product; and sintering the degreased molded product, wherein in the titanium hydrogen compound, the ratio of hydrogen(H) to titanium(Ti) is greater than 0.45 and less than 1.98. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140084522 | SURGICAL NEEDLE DRIVER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A surgical needle driver including a pair of jaws. The pair of jaws includes an upper jaw and a lower jaw, where the lower jaw has an outer surface facing an outer surface of the upper jaw. The outer surface of each jaw each has a plurality of polygonal pyramidal teeth configured to engage a surgical needle. Each of the plurality of polygonal pyramidal teeth has more than four exposed faces. A method of manufacturing the needle driver or components of the needle driver includes a powder injection molding process. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140197583 | CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND CERAMIC INJECTION-MOLDING PROCESS - A ceramic composition for an injection-molding process for producing a combustion chamber pressure sensor, in particular for producing an insulation punch of a combustion chamber pressure sensor, includes a ceramic component in a proportion of greater than or equal to 50% by weight and a glass component in a proportion of less than or equal to 50% by weight. The ceramic component includes aluminum oxide. The glass component includes silicon dioxide or a silicon dioxide precursor. The ceramic composition further includes an alkaline earth metal oxide or an alkaline earth metal oxide precursor. The ceramic composition allows production of an insulation punch having a particularly good insulation capability. A ceramic injection-molding process includes the ceramic composition. | 07-17-2014 |
