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:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Naoshi Masukawa, Nishikasugai-gun, JP;
Shuichi Ichikawa, Handa, JP;
Naoshi Masukawa, Nishikasugai-gun, JP;
Shuichi Ichikawa, Handa, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a honeycomb structured body having improved durability in a honeycomb structure body obtained by unitarily bonding a plurality of honeycomb segments. There is provided a honeycomb structure bodyincluding a plurality of honeycomb segmentseach having an outer wall, partition wallsdisposed in the outer wall, and a plurality of cellsseparated from each other by the partition wallsand extending in an axial direction, a bonding layerinterposed between the plurality of honeycomb segmentsto unitarily bond the honeycomb segments, and an intermediate layerinterposed between the bonding layerand the honeycomb segments. In the honeycomb structure body, pores having a diameter of 0.5 μm or more of the intermediate layeroccupies 25% by volume or less of the whole volume of the intermediate layer