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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
W James Corbett, Cumming, GA (US);
Christopher H Schiller, Cumming, GA (US);
John A MacPherson, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
NetShape Components, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2643282 ; 264629 ; 264645 ; 264669 ; 264670 ; 264317 ;
Abstract
A ceramic spinneret used for producing manufactured fibers and formed from a fine grained, essentially pure structural ceramic such as aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, composites of aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide known as toughed ceramics, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, or any fine grained essentially pure structural ceramic. Such spinnerets are formed as a single piece and contain non-circular capillaries suitable for forming shaped or void containing fibers.