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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Venkat S Venkataramani, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Lowell S Smith, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
Generla Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 / ; 252 / ; 501 32 ; 501134 ; 501136 ; 501137 ; 501 95 ; 428260 ; 428272 ; 428289 ; 428290 ;
Abstract
A piezoelectric or electrostrictive composite exhibiting anisotropic 3-3 connectivity with a dense ceramic phase and an infiltrate polymer phase. The ceramic phase is an interconnected ceramic lamelli structure that is arranged substantially parallel in one direction. The ceramic lamelli have greater connectivity in the z direction than in the x and y directions, while the connectivity in the x and y directions are essentially equal.