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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:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1995
John H Alexander, Goletta, CA (US);
Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for making a ceramic article having a cavity therein and at least one shelf portion protruding laterally into the cavity spaced from the cavity floor comprising the steps of constructing a laminated product using strips of tape comprising fusible ceramic particles and a binder, said strips being cut to predetermined dimensions and superposed so as to define a cavity with a floor and side walls, and with at least one horizontal shelf portion extending from a side wall into said cavity, the shelf portion being spaced above the floor; filling said cavity with a fugitive insert of multiple strips of tape to support the shelf portion; and firing the laminated product to fuse the particles and to burn off the fugitive insert to provide a ceramic article with a cavity and a shelf parallel to the cavity floor.
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