Patent ID: 11905220
Assignee: ROLEX SA
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A  G  B | IPC A  C

Claim 9:
10. The process for manufacturing a ceramic component as claimed in claim 1, wherein the process comprises:
firstly, preparing a base ceramic powder, then—performing the depositing of the at least one additional element or compound on the base ceramic powder by an atomic layer deposition (ALD), then
secondly, incorporating a binder comprising an organic material into the base ceramic powder comprising the at least one additional element or compound; then,
optionally, performing another depositing of a second at least one other additional element or compound, identical to or different from the at least one additional element or compound, on the base ceramic powder by at least one selected from the group consisting of a physical vapor deposition (PVD), a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and an atomic layer deposition (ALD);
or wherein the process comprises:
firstly, preparing a base ceramic powder, then
secondly, incorporating a binder comprising an organic material into the base ceramic powder in order to form the base ceramic powder with binder; then
performing the depositing of the at least one additional element or compound on the base ceramic powder with binder by an atomic layer deposition (ALD); then
optionally, performing another depositing comprising depositing a second at least one other additional element or compound, identical to or different from the at least one additional element or compound, on the base ceramic powder by at least one selected from the group consisting of a physical vapor deposition (PVD), a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and an atomic layer deposition (ALD).