The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 29, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1989
Philip L Berneburg, Potomac, MD (US);
Roy W Rice, Alexandria, VA (US);
W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A ceramic composite valve for an internal combustion engine or the like is disclosed. The valve includes (a) an elongated valve stem shaped for insertion in the valve guide of an engine and comprising a ceramic sleeving which is packed with an axially aligned unidirectional cluster of ceramic reinforcing fibers; and (b) a ceramic bell shaped for mating with the valve seat of an engine and containing discontinuous ceramic fibers; one end of said sleeving being molded into the bell to form a valve-shaped structure; and said valve shaped structure being impregnated and rigidized with a matrix of carbon, other ceramic material, or both carbon and other ceramic material, and coated with a hard ceramic coating which is resistant to oxidation and wear. Also disclosed are various preform valves, and a method of making ceramic valves and preform valves.