Patents by Inventor Carina Smolders

Carina Smolders has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ceramic composite foams with high mechanical strength
    Publication number: 20030148089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic foam structure characterized in that it is produced by using a reaction bonded power. The invention also relates to a method for producing a ceramic foam structure, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: providing a reaction bonded power blend, producing a stable slurry of the powder blend in water or in a solvent, producing a foam, drying said foam, calcinating said foam, oxidizing said foam, and a final thermal treatment Using this method, ceramic foams having better mechanical properties compared to classical foams can be prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Jozef Cooymans, Carina Smolders, Jan Luyten