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Ceramics

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1963-01-23
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1983-01-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur V Somers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:25
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B33/00; C04B33/02; C04B33/13; C04B33/1305; B; B02; B02C; B02C23/00; B02C23/06; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
IN A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING CRAMICS, THE STEP OF DRY GRINDING IN A BALL MILL A PARTICULATE CERAMIC BATCH IN ADMIXTURE WITH A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN ORGANIC MATERIAL HAVING DEFLOCCULANT AND BINDER PROPERTIES, SAID MATERIAL HAVING SUFFICIENT DEFLUOCCULATING ABILITY TO PREVENT PACKING IN THE BALL MILL AND SUFFICIENT BINDING ABILITY TO AFFORD GREEN STRENTGH FOR A COMPACTED CERAMIC ARTICLE, THE WEIGHT RATIO OF GRINDING BALLS TO BTCH BEING AT LEAST 10 TO 1 TO PRODUCE A HIGH DENSITY, FREE FLOWING, FINELY DIVIDED CERAMIC POWDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
IN A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING CRAMICS, THE STEP OF DRY GRINDING IN A BALL MILL A PARTICULATE CERAMIC BATCH IN ADMIXTURE WITH A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN ORGANIC MATERIAL HAVING DEFLOCCULANT AND BINDER PROPERTIES, SAID MATERIAL HAVING SUFFICIENT DEFLUOCCULATING ABILITY TO PREVENT PACKING IN THE BALL MILL AND SUFFICIENT BINDING ABILITY TO AFFORD GREEN STRENTGH FOR A COMPACTED CERAMIC ARTICLE, THE WEIGHT RATIO OF GRINDING BALLS TO BTCH BEING AT LEAST 10 TO 1 TO PRODUCE A HIGH DENSITY, FREE FLOWING, FINELY DIVIDED CERAMIC POWDER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-28 1969-08-30 1970-03-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-28 1973-08-30 1974-03-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-28 1977-08-30 1978-03-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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