US Patent:
20210402646, Dec 30, 2021
Inventors:
- CORNING NY, US
William Joseph Bouton - Big Flats NY, US
Jacqueline Leslie Brown - Lindley NY, US
Timothy Joseph Curry - Orchard Park NY, US
Roman E. Hurny - West Seneca NY, US
Lanrik Wayne Kester - Savona NY, US
Thomas Dale Ketcham - Horseheads NY, US
John Albert Olenick - Buffalo NY, US
Kathleen Ritter Olenick - Buffalo NY, US
Jeremy Paananen - Middleport NY, US
Thomas Silverblatt - Amherst NY, US
Dell Joseph St Julien - Watkins Glen NY, US
Viswanathan Venkateswaran - Williamsville NY, US
Nathan Michael Zink - Painted Post NY, US
International Classification:
B28B 11/24
C04B 35/443
C04B 35/115
C04B 35/486
C04B 35/64
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.