Patents Assigned to VPI & SU
  • Method of making in-situ whisker reinforced glass ceramic
    Patent number: 5186729
    Abstract: A heat processing procedure is used to create reinforcing whiskers of TiO.sub.2 in glass-ceramic materials in the LAS and MAS family. The heat processing procedure has particular application in creating TiO.sub.2 in-situ in a modified .beta.-eucryptite system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignees: Center for Innovative Technology, VPI & SU
    Inventors: Jesse J. Brown, Deidre A. Hirschfeld, K. H. Lee