Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Hamilton

Kenneth J. Hamilton 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).

  • Methods for predicting and controlling the shrinkage of ceramic oxides during sintering
    Patent number: 4774211
    Abstract: A method of predicting the fired shrinkage of a ceramic oxide slurry which comprises measuring the ionic impurity concentration in the ceramic oxide slurry. A ceramic oxide slurry which exhibits a predetermined fired shrinkage can be formulated by the step of adding a predetermined amount of at least one ionic dopant to the ceramic oxide slurry in another embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Hamilton, Jimmie L. Powell