Patents Assigned to NetShape Components, Inc.
  • Ceramic spinnerets for the production of shaped or void containing fibers
    Patent number: 5932165
    Abstract: A ceramic spinneret used for producing manufactured fibers and formed from a fine grained, essentially pure structural ceramic such as aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, composites of aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide known as toughed ceramics, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, or any fine grained essentially pure structural ceramic. Such spinnerets are formed as a single piece and contain non-circular capillaries suitable for forming shaped or void containing fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: NetShape Components, Inc.
    Inventors: W. James Corbett, Christopher H. Schiller, John A. MacPherson