US 11,953,264 B2
Manufacturing line, process, and sintered article
Michael Edward Badding, Campbell, 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); and Nathan Michael Zink, Painted Post, NY (US)
Assigned to Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/239,211.
Application 18/239,211 is a continuation of application No. 18/115,852, filed on Mar. 1, 2023, granted, now 11,768,032.
Application 18/115,852 is a continuation of application No. 17/468,752, filed on Sep. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,629,915, issued on Apr. 18, 2023.
Application 17/468,752 is a continuation of application No. 17/173,637, filed on Feb. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,148,321, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 17/173,637 is a continuation of application No. 17/076,044, filed on Oct. 21, 2020, granted, now 10,967,539, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 17/076,044 is a continuation of application No. 16/930,724, filed on Jul. 16, 2020, granted, now 10,875,212, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/930,724 is a continuation of application No. 15/218,689, filed on Jul. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,766,165, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 15/218,689 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2016/039708, filed on Jun. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/185,950, filed on Jun. 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0019209 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C04B 35/64 (2006.01); B28B 11/24 (2006.01); C04B 35/115 (2006.01); C04B 35/443 (2006.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); F26B 3/00 (2006.01); F26B 13/10 (2006.01); F27B 13/10 (2006.01); F27B 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC F26B 3/00 (2013.01) [B28B 11/243 (2013.01); C04B 35/115 (2013.01); C04B 35/443 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); F26B 13/10 (2013.01); F27B 13/10 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6025 (2013.01); C04B 2235/95 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9615 (2013.01); C04B 2235/963 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9653 (2013.01); F27B 9/28 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing ceramic tape, comprising:
conveying a tape consisting essentially of ceramic grains bound in an organic binder through a furnace;
burning off or charring the organic binder, thereby forming an unbound section of the tape;
partially sintering the ceramic grains to one another; and
after the partial sintering, tensioning the tape and further sintering the tape;
wherein length of the tape is at least 10 m, width is at least 10 mm, and thickness is at least 10 μm,
wherein the width is no greater than 20 cm and the thickness is no greater than 500 μm, and
wherein the ceramic comprises alumina, zirconia, lithium garnet, and/or spinel.