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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Jerry Warmerdam, Nevada City, CA (US);
Joseph R. Cochran, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Ross Guenther, Nevada City, CA (US);
James L. Wood, Colfax, CA (US);
Robert D. Villwock, Austin, TX (US);
Jerry Warmerdam, Nevada City, CA (US);
Joseph R. Cochran, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Ross Guenther, Nevada City, CA (US);
James L. Wood, Colfax, CA (US);
Robert D. Villwock, Austin, TX (US);
CERAMEXT, LLC, Penn Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
The embodiments of the invention are directed to a synthetic ceramic comprising pyroxene-containing crystalline phase, a clast, and a glass phase, wherein at least a portion of the synthetic ceramic is plastically deformable in a certain temperature range. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to 900-1400° C., to a temperature sufficient to initiate partial melting of at least a portion of the green ceramic material, transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press, pressing the heated green ceramic material in a die at 1,000 to 10,000 psi, and transferring the heated, pressed green ceramic material to a furnace for cooling to form the synthetic ceramic.