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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. 19, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen-Bayerwerk, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423344 ; 501 97 ;
Abstract
Silicon nitride powder having a total oxygen content of less than 1.8% by weight and an isoelectric point in 0.001M aqueous KNO.sub.3 solution of below pH 4 is prepared by calcining Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 powder having an oxygen content of 0.4% by weight or less in an oxygen containing atmosphere at temperatures between 700.degree. and 1200.degree. C. for 15 to 90 minutes or by grinding such as Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 powder in water, lower alcohol or a water/alcohol mixture for 15 to 120 minutes.