Patents by Inventor Ajit Y. Sane
Ajit Y. Sane 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).
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Patent number: 8834604Abstract: A membrane for use in a high temperature gas processing system and method for making the same. The membrane includes a dense, gas impermeable layer and a first and second porous layer, wherein each of the first and second porous layers is a ceramic oxide material having a non-symmetrical load bearing skeleton of a plurality of pores having a graded porosity. Each porous layer provides a reduction of an oxygen partial pressure gradient across the dense layer and reduces resultant stresses in the dense layer that are small compared to its strength thereby improving long term mechanical durability of the dense layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Volt Research, LLCInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Thomas L. Cable
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Publication number: 20120067210Abstract: A membrane for use in a high temperature gas processing system and method for making the same. The membrane includes a dense, gas impermeable layer and a first and second porous layer, wherein each of the first and second porous layers is a ceramic oxide material having a non-symmetrical load bearing skeleton of a plurality of pores having a graded porosity. Each porous layer provides a reduction of an oxygen partial pressure gradient across the dense layer and reduces resultant stresses in the dense layer that are small compared to its strength thereby improving long term mechanical durability of the dense layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Ajit Y. SANE, Thomas L. CABLE
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Publication number: 20100282062Abstract: A hybrid armor architecture is provided that is effective against explosively-formed and other high-energy ballistic projectiles. The architecture includes at least one laminate reactive armor panel including a layer of non-explosively reactive material sandwiched between outer layers of a ductile material, an armor plate disposed behind the laminate reactive armor panel, and a flyer plate disposed behind the armor plate. The flyer plate or a portion thereof is configured to move toward and impact a body panel that is being protected on impact of a high-energy ballistic projectile with the flyer plate or the portion thereof, to thereby increase the total area of impact with the body panel relative to the projectile alone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Matthew T. Mullarkey, Samuel Robert Skaggs, Jeff Lennartz, Dan T. Moore, III, Mark Russell
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Publication number: 20080236378Abstract: Affixable armor that can be used to provide additional protection for a surface is described. The affixable armor includes polygonal ceramic tiles that can be attached directly to a surface, or first attached to a carrier sheet which is then attached to a surface. A visco-elastic polymer can be used to help absorb projectile impact. The ceramic tiles include a substantially conical or pyramidal deflecting front surface to provide additional protection. The ceramic tiles can be placed so that they are spaced to provide a gap with a width that is less than the diameter of an expected ballistic threat in order to provide additional projection. The affixable armor can be configured for rapid removal and replacement, or it may be permanently affixed to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Intellectual Property Holdings, LLCInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Jeff Lennartz, Matt Mullarkey, Dan T. Moore, James Eucker
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Patent number: 7147910Abstract: A method of forming a pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) article and an article having layers of PBN separated by layers of PBN having a dopant of sufficient concentration to induce peeling, the steps of introducing vapors of ammonia and a gaseous boron halide in a suitable ratio into a heated furnace reactor to cause boron nitride to be deposited in layers on a substrate, with at least one gaseous dopant injected into furnace at controlled periodic interval(s) such that at least two selected layers of boron nitride are doped with said gaseous dopant(s) at a minimum average concentration of 0.1 atomic wt % at a depth ranging from 1000 to 2000 angstroms in each selected layer, and with the selected layers spaced apart about 0.1 micron to 100 microns.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Jeffrey Lennartz, Arthur Moore, Thomas Devan
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Publication number: 20040177609Abstract: An exhaust manifold is provided having ceramic inner layer that is highly resistant to cracking from thermal cycling. In a preferred embodiment, the ceramic inner layer is slip cast from a slip composition having a major amount of fused silica which has an amorphous structure. The manifold also has a ceramic insulation layer, a strain isolation layer and an outer structural layer in various embodiments. According to one embodiment, the strain isolation layer is provided in the form of an intumescent mat that expands on heating and contracts on cooling up to a certain crossover temperature, above which it loses the ability to contract on cooling. In a preferred embodiment, a catalyst-coated support body is provided in the exhaust manifold. As exhaust gases pass through the manifold, noxious components of the exhaust gases begin to convert to environmentally benign species via the catalyst prior to reaching the catalytic converter. Methods of making an exhaust manifold also are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2004Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventors: Dan T. Moore, Ajit Y. Sane, Brucc O. Budinger, Scott A. Churby, Robert Perry Peck, Jeffrey J. Schroeder
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Publication number: 20040142212Abstract: A method of forming a pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) article and an article having layers of PBN separated by layers of PBN having a dopant of sufficient concentration to induce peeling, the steps of introducing vapors of ammonia and a gaseous boron halide in a suitable ratio into a heated furnace reactor to cause boron nitride to be deposited in layers on a substrate, with at least one gaseous dopant injected into furnace at controlled periodic interval(s) such that at least two selected layers of boron nitride are doped with said gaseous dopant(s) at a minimum average concentration of 0.1 atomic wt % at a depth ranging from 1000 to 2000 angstroms in each selected layer, and with the selected layers spaced apart about 0.1 micron to 100 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Jeffrey Lennartz, Arthur Moore, Thomas Devan
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Patent number: 6725656Abstract: An exhaust manifold is provided having substantially ceramic inner and insulation layers. The manifold preferably has a metal outer structural layer to impart strength to the manifold. The ceramic layers are made of ceramic fibers with the interstitial spaces between the fibers being filled with ceramic filler material. The preferred ceramic fibers are aluminosilicate fibers. The preferred ceramic filler material is alumina, silica, glass-ceramic or other metal oxide. A method of making an exhaust manifold having a substantially ceramic inner and insulation layer is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Dan T. Moore CompanyInventors: Dan T. Moore, III, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 6670025Abstract: A method of forming a pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) article and an article having layers of PBN separated by layers of PBN having a dopant of sufficient concentration to induce peeling, the steps of introducing vapors of ammonia and a gaseous boron halide in a suitable ratio into a heated furnace reactor to cause boron nitride to be deposited in layers on a substrate, with at least one gaseous dopant injected into furnace at controlled periodic interval(s) such that at least two selected layers of boron nitride are doped with said gaseous dopant(s) at a minimum average concentration of 2 atomic wt % at a depth ranging from 1000 to 2000 angstroms in each selected layer, and with the selected layers spaced apart about 0.1 micron to 100 microns apart.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Jeffrey Lennartz, Arthur Moore, Thomas Devan
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Publication number: 20030106311Abstract: An exhaust manifold is provided having substantially ceramic inner and insulation layers. The manifold preferably has a metal outer structural layer to impart strength to the manifold. The ceramic layers are made of ceramic fibers with the interstitial spaces between the fibers being filled with ceramic filler material. The preferred ceramic fibers are aluminosilicate fibers. The preferred ceramic filler material is alumina, silica, glass-ceramic or other metal oxide. A method of making an exhaust manifold having a substantially ceramic inner and insulation layer is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2001Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Dan T. Moore, Ajit Y. Sane
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Publication number: 20020182394Abstract: A method of forming a pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN) article and an article having layers of PBN separated by layers of PBN having a dopant of sufficient concentration to induce peeling, the steps of introducing vapors of ammonia and a gaseous boron halide in a suitable ratio into a heated furnace reactor to cause boron nitride to be deposited in layers on a substrate, with at least one gaseous dopant injected into furnace at controlled periodic interval(s) such that at least two selected layers of boron nitride are doped with said gaseous dopant(s) at a minimum average concentration of 2 atomic wt % at a depth ranging from 1000 to 2000 angstroms in each selected layer, and with the selected layers spaced apart about 0.1 micron to 100 microns apart.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: ADVANCED CERAMICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Jeffrey Lennartz, Arthur Moore, Thomas Devan
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Patent number: 5369063Abstract: A porous ceramic body of high structural strength and integrity is disclosed, along with the method of fabricating such, whereby a curable resin and a sinterable ceramic are mixed and then admixed to removable pore formers, then consolidated into a green body, the pore formers removed, and sintered into the porous ceramic body.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1992Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Metaullics Systems Co., L.P.Inventors: Alison W. Gee, Premachandran Krishnaswamy, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 5194407Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molten metal-resisting ceramic fiber composition includes mixing ceramic fibers, a frit, ceramic additives, a low temperature binder, and water. The mixture is formed into a desired shape, preferably by being extruded through a die. The shaped mixture is baked at low temperature, and then is fired at high temperature. During firing, the low temperature binder is oxidized and the frit is melted so as to substantially coat the fibers and fuse them into a porous matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1989Date of Patent: March 16, 1993Assignee: Stemcor CorporationInventors: Steven J. Waisala, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 5177035Abstract: A porous ceramic body of high structural strength and integrity is disclosed, along with the method of fabricating such, whereby a curable resin and a sinterable ceramic are mixed and then admixed to removable pore formers, then consolidated into a green body, the pore formers removed, and sintered into the porous ceramic body.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1990Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: The Carborundum CompanyInventors: Alison W. Gee, Premachandran Krishnaswamy, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 5154907Abstract: A process for the manufacture of high purity, ultra-fine aluminum nitride powder by the carbo-nitridization of alumina. Agglomerates uniform in both size, chemical composition and porosity are formed containing a stoichiometric mixture of alumina and carbon with the addition of a small amount of catalyst. The agglomerates are furnaced in a controlled manner in a well-mixed reaction vessel to achieve a uniform and consistent level of conversion. Milling of the as-reacted agglomerates under a controlled atmosphere will produce high purity, micron sized aluminum nitride powder.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1990Date of Patent: October 13, 1992Assignee: The Carborundum CompanyInventors: Jonathan J. Kim, Viswanathan Venkateswaran, Joel D. Katz, Carl H. McMurtry, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 5045111Abstract: The filtration of molten ferrous metal is accomplished by providing a porous ceramic filter preferably comprising particles of alumina and partially stabilized zirconia that are spaced by interconnected cells to form circuitous and tortuous pathways throughout the ceramic body. The filter is a disc-like structure that can have different surface configurations such as corrugations or a waffle design. The filter can be flat-surfaced with an array of cylindrical openings or counterboard openings extending completely through the filter, or with openings extending partially into the filter from the upper and lower sides of the filter. Several relatively thin filters can be arranged in tandem, if desired.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1990Date of Patent: September 3, 1991Assignee: The Carborundum CompanyInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Alison W. Gee, David J. Eichermiller
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Patent number: 5028036Abstract: The filtration of molten ferrous metal is accomplished by providing a porous ceramic filter preferably comprising particles of alumina and partially stabilized zirconia that are spaced by interconnected cells to form circuitous and tortuous pathways throughout the ceramic body. The filter is a disc-like structure that can have different surface configuration such as corrugations or a waffle design. The filter can be flat-surfaced with an array of cylindrical openings or counterbored openings extending completely through the filter, or with openings extending partially into the filter from the upper and lower sides of the filter. Several relatively thin filters can be arranged in tandem, if desired.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1989Date of Patent: July 2, 1991Assignee: The Carborundum CompanyInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Alison W. Gee, David J. Eichenmiller
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Patent number: 4868142Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molten metal-resisting ceramic fiber composition includes mixing ceramic fibers, a frit, ceramic additives, a low temperature binder, and water. The mixture is formed into a desired shape, preferably by being extruded through a die. The shaped mixture is baked at low temperature, and then is fired at high temperature. During firing, the low temperature binder is oxidized and the frit is melted so as to substantially coat the fibers and fuse them into a porous matrix.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1987Date of Patent: September 19, 1989Assignee: Stemcor CorporationInventors: Steven J. Waisala, Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 4693989Abstract: The invention relates to the production of desirably consolidated high purity refractory metal borides, carbides, nitrides, or mixtures, combinations of cermets thereof. In the preparation, a second stage reaction is conducted at reduced pressure and sintering temperature. Furthermore, it is carried out in the presence of sintering aid which can be initially present as a particulate material and, as such, may be incorporated with other reaction ingredients. Sintering aid, in a dual role, may serve not only as an assistant in the second stage reaction, but also as a reaction participant. Moreover, during such rection at sintering conditions, the sintering assistance is obtained by means of sintering aid vapor. High purity products of desirable microstructure can be achieved, having densities on the order of 90 percent or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1985Date of Patent: September 15, 1987Assignee: Eltech Systems CorporationInventor: Ajit Y. Sane
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Patent number: 4600481Abstract: A component for an aluminum production cell comprising a refractory matrix having a rigid porous structure substantially filled with aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1982Date of Patent: July 15, 1986Assignee: Eltech Systems CorporationInventors: Ajit Y. Sane, Douglas J. Wheeler, Dan Gagescu, Pierre E. Debely, Iudita L. Adorian, Jean-Pierre Derivaz