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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert R Baker, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427287 ; 264134 ; 264320 ; 264338 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a process for preventing the cracking of ceramic bodies during a hot pressing operation. The method is accomplished by applying a relatively thin layer of a release material to surfaces of the ceramic body which are to be load reaction surfaces during the hot pressing operation. A relatively thick layer of the release material is applied to surfaces of the ceramic body which are not to be load reaction surfaces during the hot pressing operation.