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Patent US7828998 - Material having a controlled microstructure, core-shell macrostructure, and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDisclosed is a method for making a material having a controlled microstructure, the method including providing particles of a ceramic mineral material, the particles having a metal oxide dopant therein. The particles of the ceramic mineral material are consolidated into larger aggregates of a size relevant...http://www.google.com/patents/US7828998?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7828998 - Material having a controlled microstructure, core-shell macrostructure, and method for its fabricationAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7828998 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/775,671Publication dateNov 9, 2010Filing dateJul 10, 2007Priority dateJul 11, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20080015103, WO2008008828A2, WO2008008828A3Publication number11775671, 775671, US 7828998 B2, US 7828998B2, US-B2-7828998, US7828998 B2, US7828998B2InventorsWalter G. Luscher, John R. Hellmann, Barry E. Scheetz, Brett A. WilsonOriginal AssigneeCarbo Ceramics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (253), Non-Patent Citations (79), Referenced by (2), Classifications (18), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMaterial having a controlled microstructure, core-shell macrostructure, and method for its fabrication
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