Materials for Refractories and Ceramics: A Study of Patents and Patent Applications

I: Raw Materials.- 1. Aluminium-Based Materials.- 2. Silicon-Based Materials.- 3. Materials Predominantly Based on Zirconium.- 4. Materials Predominantly Based on Boron.- 5. Lithium-Based Materials.- 6. Carbides of Metals or Metalloids Other Than Those Referred to in the Previous Chapters.- 7. Various Compositions Mainly Used as Catalysts or Catalyst Components.- 8. Miscellaneous.- II: Intermediate Products and Green Bodies.- 9. Ceramic and Hard Materials, Intermediates, Based on Aluminium and Aluminium Oxides.- 10. Silicon-Based Intermediates.- 11. Intermediates Mainly Based on Zirconium or Zirconium-Containing Compositions.- 12. Intermediates Mainly Containing Boron.- 13. Intermediates Mainly Containing Molybdenum, Titanium and Tungsten Compounds.- 14. Intermediates Mainly Consisting of Lithium and Yttrium.- 15. Intermediates Mainly Consisting of Silicium Dioxide, Silicates and Ceramics, with a Great Variety of Metal Components.- 16. Treatments for Materials, e.g. Carbon, Graphite and Other Organic or Inorganic Substances for Influencing the Properties of Refractories and Ceramics (for example coating).- 17. Ceramic Intermediates Based on Natural Clay and Minerals.- 18. Special Treatments (by electron bombardment, electroarc, explosion, irradiation, etc.).- III: Finished Products and Components Made of Refractory and Ceramic Materials.- 19. Electric, Electronic and Ion-Conducting Products and Components.- 20. Gas Turbine Parts, Machine Tools, Parts of Blast Furnaces and Various Steel Foundry Equipment and Other Applications.- IV: Equipment Used for the Production of Ceramic Refractory Materials and Articles.- 21. Structural Elements, Materials and Some Special Features of Equipment.- V: Miscellaneous.- Alphabetical List of Applicants.