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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. 03, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bijan Khazai, Midland, MI (US);
William G Moore, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ; C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419 12 ; 501 96 ; 423297 ;
Abstract
A mixture of reactants having a particle size of about 200 microns is heated to convert said mixture comprising a metal compound, carbon, and a boron source to a metal boride having an average particle size of about 0.05 to about 0.5 micron. Said metal compound is one which can be converted to the corresponding metal boride by reaction with carbon and a boron source under controlled conditions of time and temperature.