Parkhurst & Wendel, L.L.P.
Joined articles, corrosion-resistant joining materials and process for producing joined articles
 A joined article is constituted by a first member made of aluminum nitride joined to each other through a joining layer, wherein a second member is made of a material selected from a ceramic material or a metal, and the joining layer involves a continuous phase made of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, aluminum and nickel as a main component and 10% by weight of at least one active metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, titanium, zirconium and hafnium relative to the joining layer. 
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
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Ryusuke Tomoyuki
Ushikoshi Fujii