ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,992, issued on June 17, was assigned to FUKAMI PATENT OFFICE, P.C. (Osaka, Japan).
"Mixed member of SiC and Si and production method" was invented by Mayumi Nakamoto (Tamano, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixed member of SiC and Si, the mixed member being formable without using a resin as a medium irrespective of its shape. To achieve the object, a feature of the mixed member of SiC and Si (SiC/Si mixed member) lies in that a SiC member (filler) in a chip form or powdery form is dispersed in a Si member (base material) having a polycrystalline structure. Further, the SiC/Si mixed member with such a feature can be configured ...