Patents by Inventor Seu U-Chan Chung

Seu U-Chan Chung 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).

  • Die and piston of an SPS apparatus, SPS apparatus comprising same, and method of sintering, densification or assembly in an oxidizing atmosphere using said apparatus
    Patent number: 11833588
    Abstract: A die or piston of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, wherein the die or piston is made from graphite and the outer surfaces of the die or piston are coated with a silicon carbide layer with a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres, the silicon carbide layer being further optionally coated with one or more other layer(s) made from a carbide other than silicon carbide chosen from hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and titanium carbide, the other layer(s) each having a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres. A spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus comprising the die and two of the pistons, defining a sintering, densification or assembly chamber capable of receiving a powder to be sintered, a part to be densified, or parts to be assembled. A method of sintering a powder, densifying a part, or assembling two parts by means of a method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) in an oxidising atmosphere, using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Alexandre Allemand, Alain Largeteau, Seu U-Chan Chung, Yann Le Petitcorps, Jérôme Roger
  • Die and piston of an SPS apparatus, SPS apparatus comprising same, and method of sintering, densification or assembly in an oxidising atmosphere using said apparatus
    Patent number: 11642724
    Abstract: A die or piston of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, wherein the die or piston is made from graphite and the outer surfaces of the die or piston are coated with a silicon carbide layer with a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres, the silicon carbide layer being further optionally coated with one or more other layer(s) made from a carbide other than silicon carbide chosen from hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and titanium carbide, the other layer(s) each having a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres. A spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus comprising the die and two of the pistons, defining a sintering, densification or assembly chamber capable of receiving a powder to be sintered, a part to be densified, or parts to be assembled. A method of sintering a powder, densifying a part, or assembling two parts by means of a method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) in an oxidising atmosphere, using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Alexandre Allemand, Alain Largeteau, Seu U-Chan Chung, Yann Le Petitcorps, Jérôme Roger
  • DIE AND PISTON OF AN SPS APPARATUS, SPS APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD OF SINTERING, DENSIFICATION OR ASSEMBLY IN AN OXIDISING ATMOSPHERE USING SAID APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230133590
    Abstract: A die or piston of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, wherein the die or piston is made from graphite and the outer surfaces of the die or piston are coated with a silicon carbide layer with a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres, the silicon carbide layer being further optionally coated with one or more other layer(s) made from a carbide other than silicon carbide chosen from hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and titanium carbide, the other layer(s) each having a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres. A spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus comprising the die and two of the pistons, defining a sintering, densification or assembly chamber capable of receiving a powder to be sintered, a part to be densified, or parts to be assembled. A method of sintering a powder, densifying a part, or assembling two parts by means of a method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) in an oxidising atmosphere, using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Alexandre Allemand, Alain Largeteau, Seu U-Chan Chung, Yann Le Petitcorps, Jérôme Roger
  • DIE AND PISTON OF AN SPS APPARATUS, SPS APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD OF SINTERING, DENSIFICATION OR ASSEMBLY IN AN OXIDISING ATMOSPHERE USING SAID APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180311729
    Abstract: A die or piston of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, wherein the die or piston is made from graphite and the outer surfaces of the die or piston are coated with a silicon carbide layer with a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres, the silicon carbide layer being further optionally coated with one or more other layer(s) made from a carbide other than silicon carbide chosen from hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and titanium carbide, the other layer(s) each having a thickness of 1 to 10 micrometres. A spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus comprising the die and two of the pistons, defining a sintering, densification or assembly chamber capable of receiving a powder to be sintered, a part to be densified, or parts to be assembled. A method of sintering a powder, densifying a part, or assembling two parts by means of a method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) in an oxidising atmosphere, using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Alexandre Allemand, Alain Largeteau, Seu U-Chan Chung, Yann Le Petitcorps, Jérôme Roger