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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:
Aug. 13, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bradley W Kibbel, Ferndale, MI (US);
Gerald E Sokol, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423346 ; 501 88 ;
Abstract
Method for rapidly growing silicon carbide whiskers having high aspect ratios comprising heating a carbon substrate to between about 1600.degree. C. and 1800.degree. C. and thereat contacting the substrate with a reactive atmosphere consisting essentially of gaseous species of silicon, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and a group II metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and barium.