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4L037 | INORGANIC FIBERS | |
D01F9/08 -9/32 |
D01F9/08-9/32 | AT | AT00 POSTTREATMENTS |
AT01 | AT02 | AT03 | AT05 | ||||||
. Chemical processing | . . Inorganic materials | . . Organic materials | . Physical and mechanical processing | |||||||||
AT11 | AT12 | AT13 | AT15 | AT16 | AT17 | AT18 | AT19 | |||||
. Activated charcoal | . . Chemical pre-treatments | . . . Inorganic materials | . . . Organic materials | . . . Phosphorus (P), and metallic compounds | . . Characteristic active atmospheres | . . . Use of ambient other than water vapor | . . Multi-stage processes | |||||
CS | CS00 CHEMICAL STRUCTURES OF INORGANIC FIBERS |
CS01 | CS02 | CS03 | CS04 | CS05 | CS06 | CS09 | CS10 | |||
. Carbon | . . Nonflammable fibers | . . Carbon fibers | . . Graphite fibers | . . . Intercalation complexes | . . Activated charcoal (F, n) | . Metals | . . Single-element materials (F, n) | |||||
CS11 | CS12 | CS13 | CS14 | CS15 | CS16 | CS17 | CS18 | CS19 | CS20 | |||
. . . Iron (Fe) | . . Multi-element materials (F, n) | . . . Iron (Fe, n)) | . . Amorphous materials (F, n) | . . . Iron (Fe, n)) | . Ceramic fiber (glass) | . . Oxides (F, n) | . . . Aluminum oxide (alumina group) (Al2O3) | . . . Aluminum oxide + silicon dioxide (Al2O3 + SiO2) (two compounds) | . . . Aluminum oxide + silicon dioxide (Al2O3 + SiO2 +) (three or more compounds) (F, n) | |||
CS22 | CS23 | CS24 | CS27 | CS28 | CS29 | CS30 | ||||||
. . . Al2O3 + (a compound other than Silicon dioxide (SiO2) (F, n) | . . . Silicon dioxide (SiO2) group (excluding Al2O3) (F, n) | . . . Zirconium oxide (Zr02) | . . Natural minerals | . . Carbides | . . . Silicon carbide (SiC) | . . . . Inclusion of other compounds | ||||||
CS31 | CS32 | CS34 | CS35 | CS36 | CS37 | CS38 | ||||||
. . Nitrides | . . . Silicon nitride (SiN) | . Calcium (Ca) salts) | . . Phosphates | . Titanates | . Other inorganic fibers | . Composite structures (compositions of separate compounds) | ||||||
CT | CT00 COMMON TECHNIQUES FOR PS-PG |
CT01 | CT02 | CT03 | CT04 | CT05 | CT06 | CT07 | CT08 | CT09 | CT10 | |
. Heating means other than gases | . . Electrical | . . . Weld heating | . . . . Welding on processed articles | . . . Plasma, arc, high frequency and microwave heating | . . Laser beams, sunlight, infrared rays, and light | . . Solid heating means (i.e., fluidized beds) | . Supply and exhaust gas and circulation of processed gas | . . Air supply and exhaust gas | . . Circulation (i.e., supply of exhaust gas in a separate process) | |||
CT11 | CT12 | CT13 | CT14 | CT15 | CT16 | CT17 | CT18 | |||||
. . Control of gas float (i.e., commutation) | . . Float speed (i.e., supply of gases) | . . Processing of exhaust gases | . . Gas-sealing | . . . Use of fluids | . . . . Liquids | . . . . . Other than water | . . . Structures for opening of supply or withdrawing processed articles | |||||
CT21 | CT22 | CT23 | CT25 | CT27 | CT28 | CT29 | CT30 | |||||
. Processed article retention or transfer | . . Retention of wind up | . . . Bobbin structures and materials | . . Loading containers | . . Transfer retention | . . . Belt-equipped apparatus (i.e., conveyor belts) | . . . Suspension | . . . Rotating rolls | |||||
CT31 | CT32 | CT33 | CT35 | CT36 | CT38 | CT40 | ||||||
. . . . Suspended diagonally on multiple pairs of rolls | . . . . . Roll arranged inside furnace | . . . . Roll structures | . . . Supply of transfer retention means to processed articles | . . . . Hooks for threads | . . . Processed article guides and transfer control | . Furnace structures and arrangements | ||||||
CT41 | CT42 | CT43 | CT44 | CT45 | CT47 | CT48 | CT49 | CT50 | ||||
. . Vertical | . . Horizontal | . . Hollow cylindrical tubes | . . Multiple-step arrangements | . . . Combinations of furnaces with different forms | . . Integrated processes | . Device materials | . . Ceramics | . . Carbon | ||||
FA | FA00 MANUFACTURED FORMS AND STRUCTURES |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA06 | FA07 | FA08 | FA09 | FA10 | |
. Filaments and fibers | . Staple and short fibers (i.e., spinning threads) | . Fiber structure (i.e., cross section) (F) | . . Hollow or with different shapes | . Fibers classified by characteristics (F) | . Fiber strength or elasticity | . . Strength is greater than 450 kg/mm2 (4.4 GPa) | . . . Strength is greater than 500 kg/mm2 (4.9 GPa) | . . Coefficient of elasticity is greater than 30t/mm2 (294 GPa) | . . . Coefficient is greater than 45t/mm2 (441 GPa) | |||
FA11 | FA12 | FA14 | FA15 | FA16 | FA17 | FA18 | FA19 | FA20 | ||||
. . Elasticity is greater than 1.5% | . Other material properties | . Fabrics | . . Woven fabrics | . . Knitted materials | . . Unwoven materials | . . Paper | . . Organizational characteristics (e.g., appearance or density) | . Other forms or structures (F) | ||||
PA | PA00 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING INORGANIC FIBERS |
PA01 | PA02 | PA03 | PA04 | PA05 | PA06 | PA07 | PA08 | PA09 | PA10 | |
. Gas phase methods (C, V, D) | . . Use of a solid surface | . . . Materials or structures (F) | . . . . Cylindrical forms or ceramics | . . . Nucleus-forming materials (F) | . . . . Iron (Fe), cobalt (Co) or nickel (Ni) | . . . Nucleus-forming methods (i.e., seeding) | . . Use of a floating surface | . . . Use of a nucleus-forming compound | . . Raw materials | |||
PA11 | PA12 | PA13 | PA14 | PA15 | PA17 | PA18 | PA19 | |||||
. . . Organic materials | . . . . Paraffins | . . . . Aromatics | . . . . Substituents, including elements other than carbon (C) or hydrogen (H) | . . . . Articles that contain silicon (Si) | . . . Inorganic materials | . . . . Articles that contain carbon ioxide (CO2) and silicon (Si) | . . Raw-material supply methods | |||||
PA21 | PA22 | PA24 | PA25 | PA26 | PA28 | PA29 | PA30 | |||||
. . Product removal means | . . Multi-step processes | . . Heating means | . . . Interior heating | . . . Exterior heating | . . Devices | . Formation of mechanical fibers | . . Cutting | |||||
PA31 | PA32 | PA33 | PA34 | PA36 | PA37 | PA38 | PA39 | PA40 | ||||
. Melting (Note PF) | . . Use of solid cooling agents | . . Use of liquid refrigerants | . . . Fluids | . Regeneration methods and chemical reaction methods | . Impregnation methods | . Head fiber methods | . . Use of salts | . . . Inorganic salts | ||||
PA41 | PA42 | PA43 | PA44 | PA45 | PA46 | PA47 | PA49 | PA50 | ||||
. . Sol methods | . . . Organic silicon hydrolysis | . . Viscosity-adjusting agents | . . . Use of polymers | . . . . Polyether PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) | . . Head polymer method | . . . Polymetalloxan | . . . Silicon (Si) containing P phosphorous (P) | . . . . Polymer manufacturing methods | ||||
PA52 | PA53 | PA54 | PA55 | PA56 | PA57 | PA58 | PA59 | PA60 | ||||
. . . Cellulose and natural polymers, excluding wools | . . . Acryl copolymers (LP) | . . . . Polymers that contain oxygen (O) | . . . . . Polymers that contain carboxyl groups | . . . . Polymers that contain sulfur (S) | . . . . Polymers that contain nitrogen (N) | . . . . Polymers that contain chlorine (Cl) | . . . . Polymers that contain phosphorous (P) | . . . . Molecular weight of more than 200,000, and characteristic molecular distribution | ||||
PA61 | PA63 | PA64 | PA65 | PA67 | PA68 | PA69 | PA70 | |||||
. . . . Polymer methods | . . . . Fiber manufacturing methods (Note: PF) (F) | . . . . . Wet thermal expansion and dry thermal expansion | . . . . . Dry-wet thread-spinning methods | . . . . Head fiber material properties (F) | . . . . . Primary properties of matter (orientation or density) | . . . . . Secondary properties of matter (strength) | . . . . . Chemical (water ratio) | |||||
PC | PC00 CARBONIZATION PROCESSES |
PC01 | PC02 | PC03 | PC04 | PC05 | PC06 | PC07 | PC08 | PC09 | PC10 | |
. Preprocesses | . . Chemical (Note: PF30 - 50) | . . Mechanical or physical (opening) | . . Converging, focusing, and making infusible | . Carbonization | . . Containing compounds other than inert gases | . . Means other than gases | . . Multiple-stage processes | . . . 300 - 800 degrees Celsius or more (two stages) | . . . . Specific conditions of 300 - 800 degrees Celsius | |||
PC11 | PC12 | PC13 | PC14 | PC15 | PC20 | |||||||
. . . . Specific conditions of > 800 degrees Celsius | . . Tension | . . . Stretching | . . . Relaxation | . . . . Limited shrinkage and fixed length is assigned in case this term is assigned. | . Devices | |||||||
PF | PF00 COMMON ELEMENTS OF FILAMENT-FORMATION BY SPINNING OF THREAD (NOTE: PA32 - 34) |
PF01 | PF02 | PF03 | PF04 | PF05 | PF06 | PF07 | PF08 | PF09 | PF10 | |
. Centrifugal thread-spinning | . . Use of a rotator with a spinning hole | . . . Combined use of air-flow | . . Means for taking over and winding filaments | . . Absence of a spinning hole | . . . Flowing down to the rotator | . Blowing | . Other spinning methods | . Spinning devices | . . Spinning devices with a characteristic front of the spinning cap | |||
PF12 | PF13 | PF14 | PF15 | PF16 | PF18 | PF19 | PF20 | |||||
. . Spinning caps (i.e., hole configurations) | . . . Caps plates | . . . . Hole section | . . . . Direction or length of hole | . . . Heating means | . Post-discharge filament processing means | . . Atmosphere immediately after discharge | . . . Heating and thermal insulation tubes | |||||
PF22 | PF23 | PF24 | PF26 | PF27 | PF28 | PF29 | PF30 | |||||
. . Mechanical and physical means for taking over or improving | . . . Air-flows | . . . Rollers | . Chemical processes | . . Oil agent adhesion | . . . Multiple-step | . . . Level of adhesiveness | . . Chemical characteristics of processing agents | |||||
PF31 | PF32 | PF33 | PF34 | PF35 | PF36 | PF37 | PF38 | PF39 | PF40 | |||
. . . Nonmacromolecular compounds | . . . . Organic compounds (elements other than carbon (C ) and hydrogen(H) | . . . . . Organic compounds that contain nitrogen (N) | . . . . . . Organic compounds that contain nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) | . . . . . Organic compounds that contain phosphorus (P) | . . . . Inorganic compounds (i.e., elements) | . . . . . Oxides | . . . . . Salts | . . . . . Water (H2O) | . . . Polymers | |||
PF41 | PF42 | PF43 | PF44 | PF45 | PF46 | PF47 | PF48 | PF49 | PF50 | |||
. . . . Polymers that consist only of carbon (C ), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) | . . . . . Polyethers and PVA (polyvinyl alcohols) | . . . . Natural polymers | . . . Compounds that contain silicon (Si) | . . . . Compounds that contain silicon (Si) and nitrogen (N) | . . State (compounds and bonding forms) | . . . Solids or slurries | . . . Gaseous or atomized forms | . . Two components | . . Three or more components | |||
PF51 | PF52 | PF53 | PF54 | PF56 | PF57 | PF58 | PF59 | PF60 | ||||
. . Application purposes (F) | . . . Convergence, fuzz-prevention, and static electricity prevention | . . . Oxidation and cyclization improvements | . . . Melting or opening prevention | . Mechanical and physical treatments (F) | . . Tangling, twisting or untwisting (e.g., knits) | . . Opening | . . Fluids | . . Treated article connection and supply | ||||
PG | PG00 GRAPHITIZATION PROCESSES |
PG01 | PG02 | PG03 | PG04 | PG05 | PG06 | PG07 | PG10 | |||
. Preprocesses | . . Chemical (Note: PF30 - 50) | . . Mechanical and physical | . Graphitization | . . Containing compounds other than inert gases | . . With means other than gases | . . Tension | . Devices | |||||
PP | PP00 RAW MATERIALS OF PITCH FIBERS |
PP01 | PP02 | PP03 | PP04 | PP05 | PP06 | PP07 | PP08 | |||
. Raw materials of pitch | . . Coal | . . Oil | . . . Oil refining | . . . Oil residues | . . Mixing pitch (e.g., oil and coal) | . . Mixing pitch (e.g., oil and coal) | . . Additives | |||||
PP11 | PP12 | PP13 | PP14 | PP15 | PP16 | PP17 | PP18 | PP19 | PP20 | |||
. Pitch treatments | . . Distillation fractioning (a)(Note: PP27) | . . . Depressurization (b) | . . Solvent fractioning (c) | . . . Paraffins (d) | . . . Aromatics (e) | . . . Elements other than carbon (C)and hydrogen (H) (f) | . . . . Halogens (g) | . . . . Nitrogen (N) (h) | . . Separation of solids (i) | |||
PP21 | PP22 | PP23 | PP24 | PP25 | PP26 | PP27 | PP28 | |||||
. . Hydrides (j) | . . . Solvents (k) | . . . Catalysts (l) | . . Thermal treatments (e.g., thermal polymers) (m) | . . . Depressurization (n) | . . . Pressure (o) | . . . Combined use of distillation (p) | . . . . Gas blowing (q) | |||||
PP31 | PP32 | PP33 | PP34 | PP35 | PP37 | PP38 | PP39 | PP40 | ||||
. . Characteristic flow, entry, or exit of material | . . Mesophase separation (r) | . . Processing sequence (F) (a) through (r) | . . Devices | . . . Film evaporation | . Pitch properties | . . Mesophase pitch | . . . 90% or more mesophase | . . Potential mesophase | ||||
PP41 | ||||||||||||
. . Isotropic pitch | ||||||||||||
PS | PS00 FLAME-PROOFING, SINTERING, AND MAKING INFUSIBLE |
PS01 | PS02 | PS03 | PS04 | PS05 | PS07 | PS08 | PS10 | |||
. Fluid oxidizing agents | . Gaseous oxidizing agents | . . Use of inert gases and compounds other than oxygen O2 | . . . Sulfur (S) | . . . Hydrogen (H) | . Means and auxiliary means other than liquids and gases | . . Electrolytic irradiation | . Multiple-stage processing | |||||
PS11 | PS12 | PS13 | PS14 | PS15 | PS16 | PS17 | PS18 | PS19 | PS20 | |||
. . Conditions specified by process | . . . Temperature gradients and rates of increase | . . . . With positive and negative temperature gradients | . . . Use of different oxidizing agents | . . . Oxidation ratio (oxygen bonding) (density) | . Tension | . . Stretching | . . Relaxation | . . . Limited shrinkage and fixed length | . Characteristics of devices | |||
UA | UA00 USES |
UA01 | UA02 | UA03 | UA04 | UA05 | UA06 | UA07 | UA09 | UA10 | ||
. Use of specific characteristics | . . Electrical or magnetic characteristics | . . . Insulating | . . . Conductive | . . . . Superconductive | . . Heat-related characteristics | . . . Heat-insulating characteristics | . . Strength, ductility, or coefficient of elasticity | . . . Inorganic matrices (F) | ||||
UA12 | UA14 | UA15 | UA17 | UA18 | UA20 | |||||||
. . . Organic matrices (F) | . . Chemical and physical characteristics | . . . Filtering | . Mechanical elements (friction member; packing) | . Medical | . Other uses |