Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Canfield

Kenneth A. Canfield 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).

  • Patent number: 4837187
    Abstract: A ceramic core for use in the investment casting of metals includes, prior to sintering, about 80 w/o to about 86 w/o of a ceramic filler material and about 14 w/o to about 20 w/o of a binder material. The ceramic filler material includes about 66 w/o to about 95 w/o Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 particles, about 1 w/o to about 20 w/o Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 particles, about 1 w/o to about 5 w/o of a grain growth inhibiting agent, and the balance a carbon-bearing fugitive filler material. Subsequent to sintering, the ceramic core has a microstructure characterized by the presence of substantially unreacted Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 particles having a polycrystalline composition consisting essentially of 3Y.sub.2 O.sub.3.5Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 on the surfaces of the Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Howmet Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Frank, Kenneth A. Canfield, Thomas R. Wright