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US3085886A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of preparing silicon nitride foam material

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-12-14
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1980-12-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Max F Grandey
  • 👤 Kulp John Frederick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:21
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/591; C04B38/00; C04B38/0022

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 55 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING A SILICON NITRIDE FOAM FROM A MIXTURE COMPRISING SILICON NITRIDE POWDER AND A SILICONE RESIN, THE STEPS OF HEATING THE MIXTURE ABOVE THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF THE SILICONE RESIN IN A NITRIDING ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE A BOND BETWEEN THE SILICON NITRIDE POWDER AND THE PRODUCT OF THE SILICONE RESIN DECOMPOSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING A SILICON NITRIDE FOAM FROM A MIXTURE COMPRISING SILICON NITRIDE POWDER AND A SILICONE RESIN, THE STEPS OF HEATING THE MIXTURE ABOVE THE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE OF THE SILICONE RESIN IN A NITRIDING ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE A BOND BETWEEN THE SILICON NITRIDE POWDER AND THE PRODUCT OF THE SILICONE RESIN DECOMPOSITION.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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