Ceramic or glass-ceramic article and methods for producing such article

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9556525
APP PUB NO 20120237745A1
SERIAL NO

13389789

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The present invention relates to a method of producing a (shaped) ceramic or glass-ceramic article, involving the steps of: (a) providing a powder or a powder mixture comprising ceramic or glass-ceramic material, (b) depositing a layer of said powder or powder mixture on a surface, (d) heating at least one region of said layer by means of an energy beam or a plurality of energy beams to a maximum temperature such that at least a part of said ceramic or glass-ceramic material in said at least one region is melted and (e) cooling said at least one region of said layer so that at least part of the material melted in step (d) is solidified, such that the layer is joined with said surface in said at least one region. The invention also relates to ceramic or glass-ceramic articles and their use.

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  • BEGO BREMER GOLDSCHLAGEREI WILH. HERBST GMBH & CO. KG;FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.;NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO;INNALOX BV;NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO INNALOX BV

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dierkes, Stephan Bremen, DE 12 320
Faber, Anne Jans Veldhoven, NL 3 140
Meiners, Wilhelm Aachen, DE 17 694
Welters, Mark P M Venlo, NL 1 4
Wilkes, Jan Duesseldorf, DE 19 188
Wissenbach, Konrad Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid, DE 13 859

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