Patents by Inventor Christian C. Prud'Homme

Christian C. Prud'Homme 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).

  • Stable liquid polymeric precursor to silicon nitride and process
    Patent number: 4397828
    Abstract: Stable, viscous polymers of silicon, nitrogen and hydrogen are formed by reacting a halosilane with ammonia in the presence of a solvent comprising an aliphatic ether, a chloromethane or mixtures thereof. After the solvent has been removed from the reaction product, the polymer can be poured into a container of desired shape and then can be sintered to form a uniform silicon nitride product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dietmar Seyferth, Christian C. Prud'Homme, Gary H. Wiseman