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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120003102 | DENSE VERTICALLY CRACKED THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS This invention relates to dense, vertically cracked thermal barrier coatings made from high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powders. The high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder consisting essentially of less than about 0.01 weight percent... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110262770 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING MATERIAL, THERMAL BARRIER COATING, TURBINE MEMBER, AND GAS TURBINE A thermal barrier coating material that exhibits superior high-temperature crystal stability to YSZ, as well as a high degree of toughness and an excellent thermal barrier effect. Also provided are a thermal barrier coating, which has a ceramic layer formed using the th... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110008643 | Manufacture of Shape-Memory Alloy Cellular Materials and Structures by Transient-Liquid Reactive Joining This invention discloses a method, using pure niobium as a transient liquid reactive braze material, for fabrication of cellular or honeycomb structures, wire space-frames or other sparse builtup structures or discrete articles using Nitinol (near-equiatomic titanium-ni... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110003170 | COATING SYSTEMS CONTAINING BETA PHASE AND GAMMA-PRIME PHASE NICKEL ALUMINIDE A coating and process for depositing the coating on a substrate. The coating is a nickel aluminide overlay coating of predominantly the beta (NiAl) and gamma-prime (Ni3Al) intermetallic phases, and is suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a bond... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100119867 | PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR CANS AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF A plated steel sheet for cans with excellent secondary adhesion of an organic film and high corrosion resistance is provided, that is, a plated steel sheet for cans, which is a plated steel sheet having a alloy tin layer and a metallic tin layer in sequence from the ste... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100112372 | COMPONENT HAVING A CERAMIC BASE THE SURFACE OF WHICH IS METALIZED A component having a ceramic base the surface of which is covered in at least one area by a metalized coating, the ceramic base being spatially structured and the partial discharge resistance between at least two layers of a metalized structure produced from the same or... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100104430 | Component with a Protective Layer The invention relates to a component having a substrate and a protective layer, which consists of an intermediate NiCoCrAlY layer zone on or near the substrate and an outer layer zone which is arranged on the intermediate NiCoCrAlY layer zone, which is characterized in ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20090283309 | CERAMIC-METAL BONDED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BONDED BODY AND SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE BONDED BODY Problem is to provide a ceramic-metal composite and a semiconductor device that exhibits high bonding strength, heat cycle resistance, durability, and reliability even if the ceramic-metal composite is used in a power module. A ceramic-meta... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090220818 | FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL WHEREIN PIEZOELECTRIC FIBER HAVING METAL CORE IS EMBEDDED The object is to provide a functional composite material which is adaptable to environmental changes. The present invention provides a method for producing a functional composite material comprising a step wherein an insert layer is formed ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090214889 | DOUBLE SILVER LOW-EMISSIVITY AND SOLAR CONTROL COATINGS A low-emissivity multilayer coating includes, in order outward from the substrate, a first layer including a layer containing titanium oxide, a layer containing silicon nitride, or a sublayer layer containing titanium oxide in combination with a sublayer containing sili... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20080213617 | Coated articles This invention relates to articles coated with a thermally sprayed coating of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity oxides... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080199722 | THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR This invention relates to coatings for a metal or non-metal substrate comprising (i) a thermal sprayed bondcoat layer applied to said substrate comprising an alloy of MCrAlM′ wherein M is an element selected from nickel, cobalt, iron and mixtures thereof, and M′ is ... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080150064 | Plastic electronic component package A plastic package for an image sensor or other electronic component which comprises a plastic body, preferably of LCP material, molded around a leadframe and defining a cavity in which the image sensor is to be disposed. A lid assembly is provided having a transparent g... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20070148439 | Communication state activation material, communication state activation sheet and communication state activation apparatus The present invention is a communication state activation material characterized in that a composition containing at least zirconium oxide and thorium oxide is contained. Preferably, the composition further contains at least one component selected from among aluminum ox... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070015002 | Oxygen-donor and catalytic coatings of metal oxides and metals A method to fabricate thin, penetrating coatings of metal oxides with oxygen storage capability is disclosed. The application of these coating in diesel exhaust particulate oxidation, carbonization prevention in ethylene cracking pipes etc. is also disclosed. In this me... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070003779 | Nanoscale indium tin mixed oxide powder Mixed oxide powder containing indium and tin, with a proportion of indium oxide of between 90 and 98 wt. % and a BET surface area of 40 to 120 m2/g, which is in the form of aggregates having an average circumference of less than 500 nm, consists of at least 9... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060275620 | Synthesis of tetragonal phase stabilized nano and submicron sized nanoparticles Novel, monodispersed, spherical ZrO2 particles in the size range of approximately 10 to approximately 600 nm exhibiting metastable tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature and novel methods of preparation. The ZrO2 particles are approximate... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060251916 | High temperature component with thermal barrier coating and gas turbine using the same There is provided a high temperature component with a thermal barrier coating, which can be used as a high temperature component for a gas turbine, an aircraft gas turbine engine, or the like. A top coat is formed of a ceramic on a bond coat, the bond coat being formed ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060240273 | Member coated with thermal barrier coating film and thermal spraying powder The present invention provides a member coated with thermal barrier coating film having a metal substrate, the surface of which is covered with an adhesive layer (bond coat layer) composed of a heat resisting alloy and a thermal barrier film layer (thermal barrier coati... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060234088 | Sputtering target, sintered compact, electrically conductive film produced by using the same, and organic EL device and substrate used for the same A sintered article is fabricated which contains one or more of indium oxide, zinc oxide, and tin oxide as a component thereof and contains any one or more types of metal out of hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, lanthanide oxide, and bismuth oxide. A backing plate is attach... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060204778 | Thin film filter having negative temperature drift coefficient A structure of a film filter includes a plurality of film layers made of a film stack material and a substrate wafer which said film layers are deposited on at a temperature substantially higher than a room temperature and retained to after being cooled to the room temp... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060159948 | Resin product with plating film and manufacturing method thereof After a silicatizing flame, a titanium oxidizing flame, or an aluminum oxidizing flame is blown together with an oxidizing flame onto the surface of a resin base material to perform surface modification treatment, dry plating or wet plating is performed on the surface o... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060099441 | Diffusing substrate Diffusing substrate (20) comprising a glass substrate (21) and a diffusing layer (22) deposited on the said glass substrate, characterized in that the glass substrate (21) has a light transmission at least equal to 91% calculated over the 380... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060099442 | Protective coating for substrates that are subjected to high temperatures and method for producing said coating As a rule, chromium-oxide forming materials for high temperatures, in particular chromium-based alloys or chromium-rich alloys based on iron (ferritic steel), are used as interconnector materials that are subjected to high temperatures. At SOFC operating temperatures, s... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060014041 | Multilayer coating excellent in wear resistance and heat resistance A multilayer coating according to the present invention comprises an alumina coating formed, directly or through an intermediate layer, on a hard coating composed of a metallic compound formed on the base material, and the Vickers hardness of the hard coating after alum... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050271893 | Controlled vapor deposition of multilayered coatings adhered by an oxide layer An improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of multilayered films/coatings on substrates is described. The method is used to deposit multilayered coatings where the thickness of an oxide-based layer in direct contact with a substrate is c... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050271891 | Metal-ceramic joined article and production method A metal-ceramic joined article comprises a ceramic member, a thin metal layer joined onto the surface of the ceramic member and a surface layer, formed on the surface of the thin metal layer, having the function to prevent carbon and/or nitrogen diffusing into the thin ... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050266266 | Nickel aluminide coating with improved oxide stability In one embodiment of the invention, a NiAl overlay bond coating composition comprises a NiAl alloy. The alloy comprises Zr and at least one modifying element in an amount effective to form a stabilized oxide structure comprising stabilized zirconia including a substanti... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050260435 | Heat-insulating layer made of complex perovskite The invention relates to a heat-insulating layer made of a heat-insulating material which has a complex perovskite structure, having a melting point greater than 2500° C. and a thermal coefficient of expansion greater than 8*10−6 K−1 in additi... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050238907 | Highly oxidation resistant component An oxidation resistant component is disclosed comprising a substrate and a protective layer. The protective layer consists of an inner MCrAlY layer contiguous with the substrate and an outer layer consisting of at least Ni and Al and having a β-NiAl structure ... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050221109 | Thermal barrier coating, manufacturing method thereof, turbine part and gas turbine A thermal barrier coating enabling to prevent peeling of layer in a high temperature use and still having a high thermal barrier effect, a turbine part coated by this thermal barrier coating and a gas turbine comprising this turbine part are provided. The thermal barrie... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050214563 | Modified bond coat for increasing the cyclic spallation life of thermal barrier coating Method of stabilizing adherence of a ceramic layer to a bond coat of a TBC system, comprising incorporating silicon into the bond coat and maintaining cobalt present in the bond coat at a minimum level. ... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050214564 | Honeycomb structure thermal barrier coating A device having an improved thermal barrier coating (46) and a process for manufacturing the same. A support structure (28) for retaining a ceramic insulating material (46) on a substrate (16) is formed by the deposition of a support structur... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050196636 | Decorative article, method of manufacturing same, and timepiece A decorative article 1 includes a substrate 2 formed mainly of plastic material, an oxide coating 3 formed mainly of metal oxide material provided on the substrate 2, and a metal coating 4 formed mainly of metal material provided on a ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050191515 | Very low thermal expansion composite Disclosed are composites having very low coefficients of thermal expansion and methods of preparing the composites. Also disclosed are composites having negative coefficients of thermal expansion. Applications of the composites to a wide variety of uses, such as electro... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050191513 | Thin film coating having transparent base layer The invention provides thin film coatings that have a transparent base layer. For example, the invention provides low-emissivity coatings with a transparent base layer. In certain embodiments, a silicon dioxide base layer is used. Methods of producing thin film coatings... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050170200 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM A TBC system suitable for protecting the surface of a substrate subjected to a hostile thermal environment. The TBC system comprises a bond coat on the substrate surface, an alumina scale on the bond coat, and a multilayer TBC comprising a thermal-sprayed first ceramic ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050153160 | DURABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATING HAVING LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY This invention provides a thermal barrier ceramic coating for application to a metallic article, with the ceramic coating having a formula of RexZr1-xOy with Z dissolved in wherein Re is a rare earth element selected from the group consi... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050112398 | Strengthened bond coats for thermal barrier coatings A strengthened bond coat for improving the adherence of a thermal barrier coating to an underlying metal substrate to resist spallation without degrading oxidation resistance of the bond coat. The bond coat comprises a bond coating material selected from the group consi... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050084705 | Protective layer for a body, and process and arrangement for producing protective layers Many applications, in particular in the domestic sector, require bodies which have a protective layer with a high scratch resistance and thermal stability. One typical example is glass-ceramic cooking surfaces of modern cooking hobs. The i... | 04/21/2005 |