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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. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D Steibel, Hamilton, OH (US);
Gregory S Corman, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Robert C Schikner, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Szweda, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ; C01B / ; B28B / ; B28B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 291 ; 264 295 ; 264 296 ; 264 297 ; 264624 ; 264625 ; 264626 ;
Abstract
Small diameter silicon carbide-containing fibers are provided in a bundle such as a fiber tow that can be formed into a structure where the radii of curvature is not limited to 10-20 inches. An aspect of this invention is directed to impregnating the bundles of fibers with the slurry composition to substantially coat the outside surface of an individual fiber within the bundle and to form a complex shaped preform with a mass of continuous fibers.