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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084100 | Method for the manufacture of a coating Using this method, a coating (1) is manufactured on a substrate (2), which forms a surface of a base body. In this method a layer (3) with ceramic coating material is applied to the substrate in a process chamber (6) using a plasma beam (... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8001927 | Plasma spraying device and a method for introducing a liquid precursor into a plasma gas stream The invention relates to a plasma spraying device (1) for spraying a coating (2) onto a substrate (3) by a thermal spray process. Said plasma spraying device (1) includes a plasma torch (4) for heating up a plasma gas (5) in... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992799 | Device and method for the management of data A system for the data management of a thermal spraying apparatus with a spray gun (2) is made available, wherein the system includes a decentrally arranged device (1) with a memory (4), in order to detect process parameters and to store data of ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7892609 | Thermal spraying apparatus and also a thermal spraying process The invention relates to a thermal spraying apparatus (1) for coating a surface (2) of a substrate (3) by means of a coating material (4). The thermal spraying apparatus (1) includes a spray pistol (5) with a heating device ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891315 | Powder supply system The invention relates to a powder supply system (1) for supplying a processing apparatus (2) with a granular substance (3). In this arrangement the powder supply system (1) includes a main container (4) and a powder conveying syste... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874262 | Masking system for the masking of a crank chamber of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a masking system (1) for the masking of a crank chamber (2) of an internal combustion engine (3) during a surface treatment of a cylinder running surface (4, 41, 42) of a cylinder bore (5, 51, 52) of a cyli... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7678428 | Plasma spraying method A method of forming a thermally insulating layer system on a metallic substrate surface is disclosed. The method includes: forming a plasma beam; introducing a coating material in the form of a powder having particles in the range between 1 and 50 μm, carried by a ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7578451 | Apparatus for thermal spraying The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal spraying (1) including a spray gun (2) with a burner (3), wherein an operating media (5) can be supplied to the spray gun (2) via a feed line (4), and a base part (6) ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7482035 | Method of coating a substrate by a thermal application of the coating material A method of coating a substrate by thermal application of the coating materials using a plasma jet is disclosed. The properties of the plasma jet are determined by controllable process parameters. The coating material and a process gas mixture are injected into the ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7449249 | Spray powder The invention relates to a spray powder for coating a substrate (2), in particular for coating a bearing part (2) of a bearing apparatus, the spray powder having at least the following composition: zinc=5% to 30% by weight, tin=1% to 10% by weight, sil... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7390577 | Spray powder The invention relates to a spray powder for coating a substrate (2), in particular for coating a bearing part (2) of a bearing apparatus, the spraying powder having at least the following composition: carbon=0.1% to 1.5% by weight, manganese=0.1% to 8%... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357068 | Material and process for thermal coating, surface layer and also compressor with a surface layer of the material The invention relates to a material based on an oxide ceramic for the manufacture of a surface layer (5) by means of a thermal coating process including aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide, with the material additionally containing chromium oxide for the simul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342196 | Plasma spraying apparatus and also a method for monitoring the condition of a plasma apparatus The invention relates to a plasma spraying apparatus (1) including a plasma torch (2) for heating up a spray powder (3) in a heating zone (4) and a metering unit (5) for metering the spray powder (3), the metering unit (5... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7019249 | Method and an apparatus for arc spraying A method is proposed for arc spraying by means of a spray gun (1). The spray gun includes two electrically conductive spray wires (2) and at least one first supply device (3) for supplying a fluid (4), with an electrical voltage being app... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6817051 | Guide apparatus for a workpiece having a porous surface coating and a method for the polishing of such a workpiece The guide apparatus in accordance with the invention for the guiding of a workpiece (2), in particular of a rotationally asymmetrical workpiece (2), having a porous surface coating (3) in a polishing container (4) has two guide members ( | 11/16/2004 |
| 6701882 | Surface layer for the working surface of the cylinders of a combustion engine and process of applying the surface layer A surface coating of the working surface of a cylinder of a combustion engine is disclosed, having the combination of the following characteristics: The coating is applied by plasma spraying; the surface of the coating comprises a plurality of open pores;... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6578539 | Surface layer forming a cylinder barrel surface, a spraying powder suitable therefor and a method of creating such a surface layer A surface layer for forming a cylinder barrel wall of a combustion engine block is proposed. The surface layer has separate phases of components that are separated from the phase of the remaining materials. The surface layer is produced by plasma spraying... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572931 | Method of applying a ferrous coating to a substrate serving as a cylinder working surface of a combustion engine block To improve the machining and processing, respectively, as well as the tribologic properties of ferrous coatings for the working surfaces of combustion engine cylinder blocks applied by a plasma spraying operation, a ferrous coating having a content of bou... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6572704 | Apparatus for protecting cylinder walls of an engine block during a thermal coatings operation Disclosed is an apparatus for protecting the walls of a row of cylinders of an engine block from contamination when the walls of the other row of cylinders of the engine block are thermally coated. For this purpose, the apparatus comprises a plurality of ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6551730 | Aluminum oxide based thick layers produced by plasma jet spraying Al2 O3 based layers having a total thickness of more than 0.3 mm are produced on a substrate by plasma jet spraying, said Al2 O3 based layers having a laminar sandwiched structure wherein at least one Al2 | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548195 | Coating for the working surface of the cylinders of combustion engines and a method of applying such a coating Ferrous coatings of the cylinder working surfaces of combustion engine blocks have a content of bound oxygen in the amount of between 1 to 4% by weight. They are characterized by extraordinary properties as far as tribology and the possibility of processi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6503577 | Method of thermally coating a cylinder barrel of a cylinder block of a combustion engine A method for thermally coating the cylinder barrels of a cylinder block of a combustion engine is disclosed. Air flows through the cylinder bore whose barrel is to be coated. This air flow is generated by means of extraction, whereby the air is extracted ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6457939 | Profiled surface used as an abradable in flow machines The profiled surface is used as an abradable (1) in flow machines such as gas turbines where blade tips (2) move over the profiled abradable in a predetermined direction (v) to produce a partial abraded surface which is formed by material removal or ablat... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6386140 | Plasma spraying apparatus A plasma spraying apparatus is provided comprising a plasma gun shaft member and a plasma gun head member, connected to the plasma gun shaft member and adapted to create a plasma torch escaping radially from the head member. In order to enable the plasma ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6357386 | Assembly for controlling the gas flow in a plasma spraying apparatus A plasma spraying assembly comprising a treatment chamber and a plasma spraying device located in the interior thereof is disclosed that further comprises an assembly for controlling the gas flow in the interior of the treatment chamber. In order to preve... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6137078 | Nozzle for use in a torch head of a plasma torch apparatus The nozzle is provided with a plurality of cooling channels running from an annular channel located in an inlet region of the nozzle through the nozzle in longitudinal direction up to an outlet region of the nozzle. The powder supply channels provided for... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113991 | Method for coating a carbon substrate or a non-metallic containing carbon To provide a substrate consisting of carbon or non-metallic materials containing carbon with a layer of a metal having a high melting point, first an undercoat layer is applied to the substrate by plasma spraying in an inert atmosphere. The undercoat laye... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5944901 | Indirect plasmatron The indirect plasmatron comprises a neutrode assembly comprising a plurality of plate-shaped electrode members which are electrically insulated from each other. In its interior, the neutrode assembly defines an elongated plasma channel. The outlet apertur... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5912471 | Apparatus and method for monitoring the coating process of a thermal coating apparatus In order to render it possible to give a forecast relating to the quality of a coating layer applied to a substrate by a thermal coating apparatus, an apparatus is provided, comprising a plurality of sensors and/or comprises optical means, in order to sep... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5897059 | Nozzle for use in a torch head of a plasma torch apparatus A nozzle for the head of a plasma torch comprises a central aperture and is provided with a plurality of cooling channels uniformly distributed around the central longitudinal axis of the nozzle in a polar configuration. Each of the cooling channels compr... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5853815 | Method of forming uniform thin coatings on large substrates A plasma system forms a dense, uniform coating of metallic oxide or other material on a relatively large substrate of metal foil or other composition located a substantial distance from the plasma gun so that the plasma stream covers the entire width of t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5679167 | Plasma gun apparatus for forming dense, uniform coatings on large substrates A plasma system forms a dense, uniform coating of metallic oxide or other material on a relatively large substrate of metal foil or other composition located a substantial distance from the plasma gun so that the plasma stream covers the entire width of t... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5582537 | Apparatus for and method of sand-blasting the inner walls of bores, tubes, pipes and the like The invention provides an apparatus for sand-blasting the inner walls of bores, tubes, pipes and the like, comprising a housing with a first tube member for feeding blasting material and a second tube member for feeding pressurized air. The second tube me... | 12/10/1996 |
