Patents by Inventor Brian Paul Kleinlein

Brian Paul Kleinlein 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).

  • Method of forming a ceramic to ceramic joint
    Patent number: 7695580
    Abstract: A method of joining at least two sintered bodies to form a composite structure, includes: providing a joint material between joining surfaces of first and second sintered bodies; applying pressure from 1 kP to less than 5 MPa to provide an assembly; heating the assembly to a conforming temperature sufficient to allow the joint material to conform to the joining surfaces; and further heating the assembly to a joining temperature below a minimum sintering temperature of the first and second sintered bodies. The joint material includes organic component(s) and ceramic particles. The ceramic particles constitute 40-75 vol. % of the joint material, and include at least one element of the first and/or second sintered bodies. Composite structures produced by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Ceramatec, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Ashton Cutler, Kent Neal Hutchings, Brian Paul Kleinlein, Michael Francis Carolan