Patent ID: 6852271

Claim:
A method of producing a smooth ceramic surface upon a quilted flexible insulation blanket comprising the steps of: impregnating at least one layer of woven ceramic fabric with a pre-ceramic material, said ceramic fabric having opposed inner and outer surfaces; layering said impregnated ceramic fabric upon a quilted flexible insulation blanket, wherein said blanket has opposed inner and outer surfaces which define a thickness of the blanket and wherein the fabric is layered upon the blanket such that the inner surface of said fabric is in intimate contact with the outer surface of said blanket; compressing the fabric layer and the blanket in the direction of thickness of the blanket by applying pressure to said outer surface of said fabric layer with a smoothly surfaced plate; and curing said pre-ceramic material while maintaining compression of said blanket to form a ceramic matrix within the fabric layer and the outer surface of the blanket.