The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 22, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Abstract
The present invention provides a ceramic film with a variety of structures having one-dimensional through channels which can be utilized favorably in the separation of molecules or microparticles or as a support film for a catalyst with a large surface area or for a catalyst of high activity, and also provides a method for manufacturing this film efficiently and with good reproducibility, and the present invention relates to a ceramic film having one-dimensional through channels, which is a porous ceramic film having nanometer-size pores that go through one-dimensionally from one surface of the film to the other surface, characterized in that the porous ceramic film is formed on a substrate of glass, ceramic, or a heat-resistant metal; and relates to a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned ceramic film.