Patents by Inventor Helena Sofia MARQUES PINTO SOARES

Helena Sofia MARQUES PINTO SOARES 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).

  • Sintered ceramic material, powder composition for obtaining thereof, manufacturing process and ceramic pieces thereof
    Patent number: 10202307
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sintered ceramic material having high fracture toughness and bending strength, which is obtained from an yttria-stabilized Zirconia powder, the powder composition for obtaining said material, sintered ceramic pieces and manufacturing process thereof. One of the solutions of the present invention discloses a sintered ceramic material which is obtained from an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder, comprising between 1.8 and 2.1 mol % yttria, wherein the sintered ceramic material has a percentage of tetragonal phase greater than 90% at room temperature, a grain size between 0.1 to 0.25 ?m, the bending strength is between 1150-2100 MPa, and simultaneously a toughness greater than 10 MPa·m1/2. This material may be applied in different sintered ceramic pieces, including pieces for the automotive sector, for diverse machinery, ornamental applications such as timepieces or pieces for biomedical applications, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: INNOVNANO—MATERIAIS AVANCADOS, SA
    Inventors: Joao Manuel Calado Da Silva, Nuno Miguel Pinto Neves, Helena Sofia Marques Pinto Soares, Marisa Fernanda Batouxas Rodrigues, Rosa Filomena Duarte Vitoria Calinas
  • SINTERED CERAMIC MATERIAL, POWDER COMPOSITION FOR OBTAINING THEREOF, MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND CERAMIC PIECES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160368826
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sintered ceramic material having high fracture toughness and bending strength, which is obtained from an yttria-stabilized Zirconia powder, the powder composition for obtaining said material, sintered ceramic pieces and manufacturing process thereof. One of the solutions of the present invention discloses a sintered ceramic material which is obtained from an yttria-stabilized zirconia powder, comprising between 1.8 and 2.1 mol % yttria, wherein the sintered ceramic material has a percentage of tetragonal phase greater than 90% at room temperature, a grain size between 0.1 to 0.25 ?m, the bending strength is between 1150-2100 MPa, and simultaneously a toughness greater than 10 MPa·m1/2. This material may be applied in different sintered ceramic pieces, including pieces for the automotive sector, for diverse machinery, ornamental applications such as timepieces or pieces for biomedical applications, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Joao Manuel CALADO DA SILVA, Nuno Miguel PINTO NEVES, Helena Sofia MARQUES PINTO SOARES, Marisa Fernanda BATOUXAS RODRIGUES, Rosa Filomena DUARTE VITORIA CALINAS