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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. 17, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jainagesh A Sekhar, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Naiping Zhu, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Micropyretics Heaters International, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 963 ; 264430 ; 264431 ; 264434 ; 501127 ; 419 45 ;
Abstract
A method for optimizing the performance characteristics of a combustion synthesized ceramic or metal ceramic product, including the steps of initially applying sufficient current to the product so as to raise the temperature of the product to a minimum of 50% of the melting point in degrees Kelvin, of the lowest melting phase in the product and thereby densifying the product. A method for enhancing the adherence of a ceramic or metal ceramic electrical heating element to an electrical terminal, and for improving the electrical properties of the resulting product is included.