Elemental Carbon Containing Patents (Class 106/38.28)
  • Patent number: 10022747
    Abstract: A fabrication assembly comprises an apparatus that receives a composite substrate and a glass substrate having a surface with a release coating layer. A resin layer is deposited between the composite and glass substrates such that a first portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to a surface of the composite substrate and a second portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to the surface with the release coating layer to prevent aperture(s) from forming. A curing of the resin layer is conducted using electromagnetic radiation. A post-processing chamber receives the resin layer positioned between the composite substrate and the glass substrate and conducts another curing of the resin layer. The resin layer and the composite substrate are released from the glass substrate. Another deposition apparatus receives the resin layer and the composite substrate. A metallic coating is deposited to form a composite mirror object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael J. Zaldivar, Geena L. Ferrelli, Hyun I. Kim, Dhruv N. Patel
  • Patent number: 9956587
    Abstract: A fabrication assembly comprises an apparatus that receives a composite substrate and a glass substrate having a surface with a release coating layer. A resin layer is deposited between the composite and glass substrates such that a first portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to a surface of the composite substrate and a second portion of the resin layer is positioned adjacent to the surface with the release coating layer to prevent aperture(s) from forming. A curing of the resin layer is conducted using electromagnetic radiation. A post-processing chamber receives the resin layer positioned between the composite substrate and the glass substrate and conducts another curing of the resin layer. The resin layer and the composite substrate are released from the glass substrate. Another deposition apparatus receives the resin layer and the composite substrate. A metallic coating is deposited to form a composite mirror object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael J. Zaldivar, Geena L. Ferrelli, Hyun I. Kim, Dhruv N. Patel
  • Patent number: 8845802
    Abstract: A refractory coating for producing mold coatings by application to inorganically or organically-bound molding materials in lost molds or to cores for iron and steel casting is disclosed. The refractory coating can have a proportion by weight of 0.001% or more and less than 1% of inorganic hollow bodies, which partially or fully consist of crystalline material and have a softening point of 1000° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hüttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Stefan Jattke, Thomas Linke, Klaus Seeger
  • Patent number: 8778076
    Abstract: A foundry coating composition for molds and cores, a process for preparing coated foundry molds and cores, and coated molds and cores obtainable by the process. The foundry coating composition comprises a liquid carrier; a binder; and a particulate refractory filler. The particulate refractory filler comprises a first (relatively coarse) fraction having a particle size of d>38 ?m and a second (relatively fine) fraction having a particle size of d<38 ?m. No more than 10% of the total particulate refractory filler has a particle size of 38 ?m<d<53 ?m and no more than 50% of the second (relatively fine) fraction is constituted by calcined kaolin. The foundry coating composition is applied to molds and cores to assist in the removal of the casting from the mold and prevention of casting defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Foseco International Limited
    Inventors: Martinus Jacobus Haanepen, Frederik Willem Von Piekartz
  • Patent number: 8771412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refractory coating for producing mold coatings by application to inorganically or organically-bound molding materials in lost molds or to cores for iron and steel casting, wherein the ready-to-use refractory coating has proportion by weight of 0.001% or more and less than 1% of inorganic hollow bodies, which partially or fully consist of crystalline material and have a softening point of 1000° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hüttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Stefan Jattke, Günter Thomas Linke, Klaus Seeger
  • Patent number: 8236274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carbon black having an aggregate size distribution which has a (d90-d10)/d50 ratio of less than or equal to 1.1. The carbon blacks are produced by admixing hot air if desired to a gas mixture comprising a carrier gas and a carbon black feedstock, passing the gas mixture into a burner pipe, burning the gas mixture at the burner pipe openings, and drawing the flames under suction, together with the ambient air drawn in freely under suction from the outside, through a cooled, narrowing gap, and carrying out cooling, the cooled, narrowing gap having a height (h) to width (b) ratio of 1-100, the width (b) being 0.5 to 10 mm, and the flow rate at the narrowest point of the gap being 10-200 m/s. The carbon blacks of the invention can be used as non-reinforcing filler, reinforcing filler, UV stabilizer, conductive black, pigment or reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Carbon Black GmbH
    Inventors: Catharina Quitmann, Alfons Karl, Matthias Katzer, Kai Krauss, Michael Stanyschöfsky
  • Publication number: 20120126092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refractory coating for producing mold coatings by application to inorganically or organically-bound molding materials in lost molds or to cores for iron and steel casting, wherein the ready-to-use refractory coating has proportion by weight of 0.001% or more and less than 1% of inorganic hollow bodies, which partially or fully consist of crystalline material and have a softening point of 1000° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HUTTENES-ALBERTUS CHEMISCHE WERKE GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas JATTKE
  • Patent number: 8147605
    Abstract: A coating system for a mould for the directional solidification of silicon. The coating is applied as an aqueous slurry of silicon nitride particle, carbon black and microsilica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Elkem Solar AS
    Inventors: Ragnar Tronstad, Erik Enebakk
  • Patent number: 8071065
    Abstract: Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, high density carbon foam where a surface of the high density carbon foam may comprise a tool face or support tool face materials. The tools of the present invention may be lighter, more durable, and less costly to produce and/or use than conventional tools used for the production of composite parts, particularly those tools used for the production of carbon composites. Additionally, such tools may be reusable, repairable, and more readily modifiable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd
    Inventor: Thomas M. Matviya
  • Patent number: 8029711
    Abstract: A method for producing a core sand and/or mold sand for foundry purposes mixes a granular mineral mold base material with an additive and an inorganic binder. An inorganic swelling additive having a swelling index of at least 9, in other words a higher swelling index that that achieved for coal, is used as an additive. Alternatively, it is also possible to work with an inorganic additive, for example with macro-crystalline graphite, whereby the finished mixture of the mold base material, the additive, and the binder is compacted to a density increase of at least 20 g/dm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: S & B Industrial Minerals GmbH
    Inventors: Cornelis Grefhorst, Spyridon Tzintzos
  • Publication number: 20100133415
    Abstract: A coating system for a mould for the directional solidification of silicon. The coating is applied as an aqueous slurry of silicon nitride particle, carbon black and microsilica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: ELKEM SOLAR AS
    Inventors: Ragnar Tronstad, Erik Enebakk
  • Patent number: 7520742
    Abstract: A pillar with a high aspect ratio is transferred by a nanoprinting method. In order to form a fine structure on a substrate, a nanoprinting apparatus heats and presses the substrate and a mold with a fine concave-convex pattern formed thereon, the mold having a mechanism for transferring and applying a mold-releasing agent. A method for transferring a fine structure using the aforementioned nanoprinting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehisa Motowaki, Akihiro Miyauchi, Masahiko Ogino, Kosuke Kuwabara
  • Publication number: 20090025606
    Abstract: A method for producing a core sand and/or mold sand for foundry purposes mixes a granular mineral mold base material with an additive and an inorganic binder. An inorganic swelling additive having a swelling index of at least 9, in other words a higher swelling index that that achieved for coal, is used as an additive. Alternatively, it is also possible to work with an inorganic additive, for example with macro-crystalline graphite, whereby the finished mixture of the mold base material, the additive, and the binder is compacted to a density increase of at least 20 g/dm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Cornelis Grefhorst, Spyridon Tzintzos
  • Publication number: 20080206444
    Abstract: There is provided a film-forming product used for forming a film containing fullerenes as a main component. The film containing fullerenes as a main component may be used as a mold release agent and a lubricant as well as a colorant, a writing utensil, cosmetics and a mending material. The present invention relates to a film-forming product constituted of a molded product containing fullerenes as a main component. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the film-forming product has a bar shape, and used for forming a mold releasing film or a lubricating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsuo, Mitsuo Suzuki, Takaaki Niinomi
  • Patent number: 7348286
    Abstract: Ceramic composite material that has excellent mechanical properties within a range from room temperature to high temperature and high die release with respect to glass, resins, ceramics, and similar substances. The ceramic composite material is composed of a ceramic phase and a phase containing 2 to 98 wt. % carbon and/or boron nitride as the main component, and that has a mean particle size of 100 nm or less, wherein the thermal expansion coefficient is within a range of 2.0-9.0×10?6/° C. and the surface roughness after surface polishing is 0.05 ?m or less. The sintered body of the material is obtained by sintering a mixture of powdered starting materials at a sintering temperature of 800-1500° C. and a sintering pressure of 200 MPa or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Yoshimura, Tomoyuki Ueno
  • Patent number: 7273204
    Abstract: A mold 50 for forming optical lenses has a molding portion 10 having a molding surface 12, a thin film 30 is formed on the molding surface, which is made from SiCHxNy, wherein x is in the range of 0.02˜0.10, y is in the range of 0.05˜0.30. A method for manufacturing the mold is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ga-Lane Chen
  • Patent number: 6623662
    Abstract: A two-layer coating for the outer surface of the display screen of a color cathode ray tube (CRT) includes an inner carbon black-based layer and an outer silica-based layer. The inner layer is antistatic, while the outer layer is antireflective. To compensate for the increased absorption of blue light by the carbon black particles, which results in a color video image having a yellowish tint, a blue additive, such as a pigment or dye, is added to the coating to adjust its light absorbance characteristics and provide uniform light absorbance over the entire visible spectrum of 400-700 nm for improved color video image presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 6607173
    Abstract: A film is provided on a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication through surface modifications to the mold to provide non-stick characteristics and a mold surface that is resistant to abrasion or wear. Such surface modifications are particularly useful in a mold having a quartz planar surface adapted to contact a photocurable polymer material applied to a semiconductor wafer surface during a fabrication process. The planar surface of the mold is capable of allowing transmission of ultraviolet light therethrough to cure the polymer material. A non-stick film is formed on the planar surface of the mold by a coating or deposition process in order to modify the mold surface. The non-stick film can be formed of a fluoroalkylsilane compound, or a hard material such as diamond or diamond-like carbon. The non-stick film of diamond or diamond-like carbon provides protection against abrasion or wear on the planar surface of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Westmoreland
  • Patent number: 6523803
    Abstract: Surface modifications of a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication provide non-stick characteristics and a mold surface that is resistant to abrasion or wear. Such surface modifications are particularly useful in a mold having a quartz planar surface adapted to contact a photocurable polymer material applied to a semiconductor wafer surface during a fabrication process. The planar surface of the mold is capable of allowing transmission of ultraviolet light therethrough to cure the polymer material. A non-stick film is formed on the planar surface of the mold by a coating or deposition process in order to modify the mold surface. The non-stick film can be formed of a fluoroalkylsilane compound, or a hard material such as diamond or diamond-like carbon. The non-stick film of diamond or diamond-like carbon provides protection against abrasion or wear on the planar surface of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Westmoreland
  • Patent number: 6515041
    Abstract: A high energy radiation-curable composition comprising a partial hydrolysis-condensation product of (A) a mixture of an alkoxy containing organopolysiloxane and alkoxysilanes and (B) a multifunctional acrylate, and a resin molding coated with the composition. The composition forms coatings of superior curability, water repellency, water resistance, oil repellency, transparency, flexibility, and scratch resistance, especially on resin moldings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hayashi, Hideki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6446933
    Abstract: A film is provided on a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication through surface modifications to the mold to provide non-stick characteristics and a mold surface that is resistant to abrasion or wear. Such surface modifications are particularly useful in a mold having a quartz planar surface adapted to contact a photocurable polymer material applied to a semiconductor wafer surface during a fabrication process. The planar surface of the mold is capable of allowing transmission of ultraviolet light therethrough to cure the polymer material. A non-stick film is formed on the planar surface of the mold by a coating or deposition process in order to modify the mold surface. The non-stick film can be formed of a fluoroalkylsilane compound, or a hard material such as diamond or diamond-like carbon. The non-stick film of diamond or diamond-like carbon provides protection against abrasion or wear on the planar surface of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Westmoreland
  • Patent number: 6338753
    Abstract: Powder product for the protection of molds for centrifugal casting of cast iron tubes, and a method for its production. The powder contains a mixture of a silicon-based inoculating agent and a mineral powder, the silicon-based inoculating product comprising waste masses from synthesis of alkyl- or aryl- halosilanes, from which tin and optionally copper has been removed. The mineral powder may contain at least one material selected from the group consisting of carbon and a fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Pechiney Electrometallurgie
    Inventors: Thomas Margaria, Roland Siclari