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Electric resistance elements of silicon carbide and metal silicide

Assignee: Kanthal AB
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Filing: 1963-06-17
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1983-06-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schrewelius Nils Gustav

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 11:59
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/58085; C04B35/58092; C04B35/56; C04B35/565; C04B35/573; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/6303; C04B35/6316; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/04; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/02; H01C7/022; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/10; H05B3/12; H05B3/14; H05B3/148; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/75; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/018

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
ELECTRIC RESISTANCE ELEMENT HAVING A CENTRAL ZONE ADAPTED TO BECOME INCANDESCENT WHEN CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND TERMINAL ZONE CONNECTED THERETO, SAID ZONES CONSISTING OF A RECRYSTALLIZED SKELETON OF SILICON CARBIDE PARTICLES THE PORES OF SAID SKELETON BEING FILLED OUT SO THAT THE POROSITY OF THE ELEMENT IS LESS THAN 5% BY VOLUME, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE PORE FILLING OF SAID CENTRAL ZONE PORTION OF THE SKELETON CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF SILICON CARBIDE FORMED IN SITU WHEREAS IN THE TERMINAL ZONE THE FILLING CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF MATERIAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MOLYBDENUM DISILICIDE AND MIXTURES OF SILICON CARBIDE AND MOLYBDENUM DISILICIDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
ELECTRIC RESISTANCE ELEMENT HAVING A CENTRAL ZONE ADAPTED TO BECOME INCANDESCENT WHEN CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND TERMINAL ZONE CONNECTED THERETO, SAID ZONES CONSISTING OF A RECRYSTALLIZED SKELETON OF SILICON CARBIDE PARTICLES THE PORES OF SAID SKELETON BEING FILLED OUT SO THAT THE POROSITY OF THE ELEMENT IS LESS THAN 5% BY VOLUME, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE PORE FILLING OF SAID CENTRAL ZONE PORTION OF THE SKELETON CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF SILICON CARBIDE FORMED IN SITU WHEREAS IN THE TERMINAL ZONE THE FILLING CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF MATERIAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MOLYBDENUM DISILICIDE AND MIXTURES OF SILICON CARBIDE AND MOLYBDENUM DISILICIDE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-04-11 1969-10-11 1970-04-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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