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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sai-Kwing Lau, East Amherst, NY (US);
Carl H McMurtry, Youngstown, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428367 ; 428378 ; 428389 ; 428698 ; 501 95 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a silicon carbide fiber carrying an aluminum nitride coating between about 1 and about 15 micrometers thick. The AlN coating serves as a debond layer which improves the fracture toughness of composite materials in which the coated fiber is a reinforcement phase.