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Electrical heater retained in a porous ceramic structure
Assignee: Soken Inc
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Filing: 1982-07-29
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Granted: 1985-06-18
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Expires: 2002-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A ceramic structure including a metallic body such as an electric heater. The metallic body is retained in a retaining portion of the ceramic structure in such a manner that a minute cavity is provided around the metallic body. This ceramic structure is produced by forming an organic film around the metallic body, preparing a ceramic structure including the metallic body surrounded with the organic film in a retaining portion of the ceramic structure, and heating the resultant structure so as to decompose the organic film, whereby a minute cavity is formed around the metallic body.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Takagi
- 👤 Masahiro Tomita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:31
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/42; B01D46/4263; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2093; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/0211; F01N3/022; F01N3/0222; F01N3/023; F01N3/027; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/06; F01N2350/00; F01N2350/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/10; Y10S55/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
36 words
A porous ceramic structure having a minute cavity therein, an electrical heater placed in the cavity so as to define a constant space therearound and being retained therein by ceramic adhesive attached to the ceramic structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
A porous ceramic structure having a minute cavity therein, an electrical heater placed in the cavity so as to define a constant space therearound and being retained therein by ceramic adhesive attached to the ceramic structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A porous ceramic structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical heater is placed such that said constant space is from 1μ to 0.5 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A porous ceramic structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said porous ceramic structure is composed of a ceramic skeleton having a three-dimensional network structure and having open cells communicated with the outside of said porous ceramic structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A porous ceramic structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical heater is retained in only a portion of said porous ceramic structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A porous ceramic structure as claimed in claim 1, including a plurality of said minute cavities each containing an electrical heater, wherein said electrical heaters are concentrated at several portions in an end surface of the ceramic structure and the heater elements are densely mounted such that an electric density is locally concentrated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A porous ceramic structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said minute cavity that contains said electrical heater is formed in an end portion of the ceramic structure whereby the amount of ceramic adhesive retaining said electrical heater is minimized.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-17 | 1988-12-17 | 1989-06-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-17 | 1992-12-17 | 1993-06-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-17 | 1996-12-17 | 1997-06-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |