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Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070243406 | Sliding bearing and method of manufacture A sliding bearing includes a relatively soft first metallic material incorporated into a matrix of a relatively harder second metallic material. The first material is soluble in the second material. Particles of the first material are coated with a protective barrier co... | 10/18/2007 |
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| 20070026255 | Plain bearing composite material The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material comprising a steel carrier layer and a bearing coating which is applied to the carrier layer in such a way that it cannot be removed and consists of lead-free aluminium bearing alloy consisting of between 4.4 a... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060263625 | Laminated composite material, production and use thereof The invention relates to the use of lead-free sliding layers in the laminated composite materials for slide bearings or bushes. According to the invention, the laminated composite material comprises a support layer, an antifriction layer (3) produced from a coppe... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060216539 | Sliding member A sliding member has a coating layer deposited on a base material through an intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a lead-free metal, and the coating layer is formed of Bi or a lead-free Bi alloy; and wherein a grain in the intermediate layer b... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060099443 | Metal plating coating film having sliding function and article coated therewith The present invention is an electrodeposited film substantially containing no lead, characterized by applying an alloy layer or a simple metal layer with an Hv value of not less than 60 to an under layer, and an alloy layer or a simple metal layer with an Hv value of no... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060070466 | Sliding body and process for producing a sliding body, and its use The invention relates to a process for producing a sliding body, comprising a base body and a slide plate with a running surface arranged on the base body, wherein the slide plate and the base body are joined to one another by means of capacitor discharge welding. It is... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20050221110 | Plain bearing and method of manufacturing the same A plain bearing is provided which has an Sn-and-Si-rich layer formed of an Al alloy containing Sn and Si, and a base material which does not contain Sn. The Sn-and-Si-rich layer have the sliding surface having an area ratio of Sn phase grains in a range of 6 to 40% and ... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050078901 | Bearing device and method of manufacturing the bearing device A bearing device is provided with a bearing ring and a shaft body that is made of carbon steel including pearlite having a cementite layer structure, and has an end portion caulked onto the bearing ring, and in this device, at least in the end portion of the shaft body,... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050069448 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1-50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5-20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sintering the m... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050051975 | Thermal spray membrane contact material, contact member and contact part, and apparatuses to which they are applied To provide a thermal spray membrane contact material, contact member and contact part and an apparatus to which they are applied, showing excellent seizure resistance and wear resistance even under high surface pressure/low speed sliding, high speed/high temperature sli... | 03/10/2005 |