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Electroconductive paste to be baked on ceramic bodies to provide capacitors, varistors or the like
Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-06-06
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Granted: 1984-07-17
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Expires: 2003-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An electroconductive paste consists essentially of 100 parts by weight of zinc in finely divided form, from about 0.01 to 15.00 parts by weight of an organic titanium compound such as, typically, tetrakisstearoxytitanium, and a vehicle, such as alpha-terpineol containing ethylcellulose as an organic binder, for pasting the mixture of the zinc powder and the organic titanium compound. The paste may contain an additive or additives such as the oxides of some metallic elements. By being baked on ceramic bodies at a temperature above the melting point of zinc, the paste forms conductors or electrodes of ceramic capacitors, varistors or the like. The conductors or electrodes thus prepared from the zinc paste are approximately equivalent in electrical and mechanical properties to those fabricated from the familiar silver paste.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobutatsu Yamaoka
- 👤 Kazuo Sasazawa
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/005; H01G4/008; H01G4/0085; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/14; H01B1/16; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/28; H01C17/281; H01C17/283; H01C17/286; B; B22; B22F; B22F2998/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of forming a conductive electrode on a ceramic substrate to form a capacitor or the like, comprising the steps of: applying an electroconductive paste to said ceramic substrate, said paste comprising about 100 parts of zinc powder, from about 0.01 to 15.00 parts by weight of an organic titanium compound, and an organic vehicle for pasting the mixture of the zinc powder and the organic titanium; baking said ceramic substrate with the paste thereon to drive off the organic vehicle, whereby said organotitanium compound inhibits the oxidation of said zinc during said baking step, so that the unoxidized interiors of the zinc particles expand, breaking the oxide coatings thereon and are fused to one another, whereby an electrical conductor is formed of said zinc powders.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of forming a conductive electrode on a ceramic substrate to form a capacitor or the like, comprising the steps of: applying an electroconductive paste to said ceramic substrate, said paste comprising about 100 parts of zinc powder, from about 0.01 to 15.00 parts by weight of an organic titanium compound, and an organic vehicle for pasting the mixture of the zinc powder and the organic titanium; baking said ceramic substrate with the paste thereon to drive off the organic vehicle, whereby said organotitanium compound inhibits the oxidation of said zinc during said baking step, so that the unoxidized interiors of the zinc particles expand, breaking the oxide coatings thereon and are fused to one another, whereby an electrical conductor is formed of said zinc powders.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the zinc powder is of substantially spherical particles.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
24 words
The method of either of claims 1 or 2, wherein the zinc powder has a particle size ranging from about 0.1 to 30.0 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the organic titanium compound is selected from the class consisting of tetrakisstearoxytitanium, tetrabutoxytitanium, di-n-butoxydibenzyltitanium, di-i-propoxybisacetylacetonatetitanium, di-n-butoxybistriethanolaminatetitanium, and dihydroxybislactatetitanium.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
38 words
The method of claims 1 or 4, further comprising from about 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of an additive selected from the class consisting of lead, bismuth, prasedoymium, copper, cadmium, and the compounds of these metallic elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the compounds are oxides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the oxides of the metallic elements include red lead oxide, bismuth trioxide, praseodymia, black copper oxide, and cadmium oxide.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-07-17 | 1988-01-16 | 1988-07-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-07-17 | 1992-01-16 | 1992-07-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-07-17 | 1996-01-16 | 1996-07-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |