Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition comprising: a base component comprising SrTiO₃; and a minor component comprising CaTiO₃, Y and Nb; said CaTiO₃ being present in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mol% and said Y and Nb being present in amounts of 0.1 to 0.4 mol% on Y₂O₃ and Nb₂O₅ bases, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition comprising: a base component comprising SrTiO₃; and a minor component comprising CaTiO₃, Y and Nb; said CaTiO₃ being present in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mol% and said Y and Nb being present in amounts of 0.1 to 0.4 mol% on Y₂O₃ and Nb₂O₅ bases, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition as defined in Claim 1 further comprising Mn, said Mn being present in an amount of 0.02 to 0.2 mol% on a MnO base based on said composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition as defined in Claim 2 further comprising SiO₂, said SiO₂ being present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.1 mol% based on said composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition as defined any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein said composition is compacted and sintered to cause Bi to be present at a grain boundary thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition comprising: a base component comprising SrTiO₃; and a minor component comprising CaTiO₃, BaTiO₃, Y and Nb; said SrTiO₃ comprising SrO and TiO₂ in a molar ratio of 0.970 to 1.000 : 1.000; said CaTiO₃ being present in amounts respectively corresponding to 0.1 to 20.0, 1.0 to 20.0, 5.0 to 20.0 and 10.0 to 20.0 mol% in relation to 1.000, 0.990, 0.980 and 0.970 mol which are representative amounts of said SrO; said BaTiO₃ being present in an amount of 0.05 to 3.0 mol% and said Y and Nb being present in amounts of 0.1 to 1.0 mol% and 0.1 to 0.4 mol% on Y₂O₃ and Nb₂O₅ bases, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition comprising: a base component comprising SrTiO₃; and a minor component comprising CaTiO₃, BaTiO₃, Y and Nb; said SrTiO₃ comprising SrO and TiO₂ in a molar ratio of 0.970 to 1.000 : 1.000; said CaTiO₃ being present in amounts respectively corresponding to 0.1 to 20.0, 1.0 to 20.0, 5.0 to 20.0 and 10.0 to 20.0 mol% in relation to 1.000, 0.990, 0.980 and 0.970 mol which are representative amounts of said SrO; said BaTiO₃ being present in an amount of 0.05 to 3.0 mol% and said Y and Nb being present in amounts of 0.1 to 1.0 mol% and 0.1 to 0.4 mol% on Y₂O₃ and Nb₂O₅ bases, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition as defined in Claim 5 further comprising Mn and SiO₂, said Mn being present in an amount of 0.02 to 0.20 mol% on a MnO base based on said composition and said SiO₂ being present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.6 mol% based on said composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductive ceramic composition as defined Claim 5 or 6, wherein said composition is compacted and sintered to cause Bi to be present at a grain boundary thereof.