C04B 35/486
Fine ceramics
C04B35/486 (Fine ceramics) appears on 1,766 US grants and 1,952 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C04B- Granted patents
- 1,766
- Published applications
- 1,952
- Assignees
- 863
- Inventors
- 4,280
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 23 | 5 |
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| 2003 | 25 | 24 |
| 2004 | 25 | 48 |
| 2005 | 25 | 55 |
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| 2009 | 33 | 57 |
| 2010 | 41 | 84 |
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| 2018 | 64 | 115 |
| 2019 | 81 | 137 |
| 2020 | 102 | 116 |
| 2021 | 81 | 121 |
| 2022 | 85 | 135 |
| 2023 | 81 | 111 |
| 2024 | 98 | 125 |
| 2025 | 81 | 97 |
| 2026 | 49 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods of making nanopowders, nanoceramic materials and nanoceramic components15 Sep 2026US 12,735,363 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Zirconia composition, partially sintered material and sintered material and methods for production thereof, and laminate25 Aug 2026US 12,714,651 B2Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
- Organic formulations for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects containing sinterable materials25 Aug 2026US 12,715,036 B2Tritone Technologies Ltd.
- Zirconia pre-sintered body18 Aug 2026US 12,709,578 B2Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
- Aluminum-doped lithium ion conductor based on a garnet structure18 Aug 2026US 12,712,200 B2Schott AG
- Process for improving flash sintering of ceramics and improved ceramics8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308072 A1The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Ceramic and metal materials with controlled microstructures, and systems and methods for fabrication and use thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274753 A1University of Maryland, College Park
- Ceramic particles for use in a solar power tower17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276244 A1Carbo Ceramics Inc.
- Stabilized solid garnet electrolyte and methods thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279900 A1Corning Incorporated
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing a dental milling block with a graduated color and/or translucency profile27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248599 A1The Argen Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nanocrystalline apatites and composites, prostheses incorporating them, and method for their production242US 6,013,591 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000
- Alumina-zirconia abrasive165US 4,457,767 ANorton Company · 1984
- Synthesis and processing of monosized oxide powders142US 4,543,341 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1985
- Pump with shaftless impeller142US 4,806,080 AEbara Corporation · 1989
- BN coating of ceramic fibers for ceramic fiber composites139US 4,642,271 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1987