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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744706 | Solder alloy for bonding oxide material, and solder joint using the same The invention provides a solder alloy for bonding an oxide material, including more than 0% but not more than 1.0% of Mg and the balance being substantially Bi and Sn. Preferably, the alloy includes 0.01 to 0.6% of Mg, 35 to 86% of Bi, and the balance being substant... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7422994 | Platinum-copper-tungsten fuel cell catalyst A composition for use as a catalyst in, for example, a fuel cell, the composition comprising platinum, copper and tungsten, or an oxide, carbide and/or salt of one or more of platinum, copper and tungsten, wherein the sum of the concentrations of platinum, copper an... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404866 | Sliding member and method for manufacture thereof A sliding member includes a superficial portion forming a sliding surface. The superficial portion includes an oxygen-containing alloy containing at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten in an amount of from 2 to 80... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381369 | Free cutting alloy Provided is free cutting alloy excellent in machinability, preserving various characteristics as alloy. The free cutting alloy contains: one or more of Ti and Zr as a metal element component; and C being an indispensable element as a bonding component with the metal... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371295 | Shape memory alloy and method for producing same A shape memory alloy comprises Co, Ni and Al with a two-phase structure comprising a β-phase having a B2 structure and a γ-phase having an fcc structure, at least 40% by area of crystal grain boundaries of the β-phase being occupied by the γ-phase. The shape mem... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361412 | Nanostructured soldered or brazed joints made with reactive multilayer foils Self-propagating formation reactions in nanostructured multilayer foils provide rapid bursts of heat at room temperature and therefore can act as local heat sources to melt solder or braze layers and join materials. This reactive joining method provides very localiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314594 | Hydrogen storage alloy A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which, when used in a battery, has high drain (power) performance and charge acceptance that are excellent, and in addition, cracks are few, and cycle life performance are excellent, to be used in large batteries, in particular f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7297214 | Free cutting alloy Provided is free cutting alloy excellent in machinability, preserving various characteristics as alloy. The free cutting alloy contains: one or more of Ti and Zr as a metal element component; and C being an indispensable element as a bonding component with the metal... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294214 | Medical devices Alloy compositions suitable for fabricating medical devices, such as stents, are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the compositions have small amounts of nickel, e.g., the compositions can be substantially free of nickel. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273662 | High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-NiAl alloy compositions An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267794 | Ductile medium-and high-density, non-toxic shot and other articles and method for producing the same Density-enhanced compositions that are comprised of at least iron and tungsten, and articles, including firearm projectiles, formed therefrom. The articles have a density that exceeds that of steel, and which may be less than, equal to, or greater than that of lead.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256971 | Process and structure to fabricate CPP spin valve heads for ultra-high recording density A CPP-GMR spin value sensor structure with an improved MR ratio and increased resistance is disclosed. All layers except certain pinned layers, copper spacers, and a Ta capping layer are oxygen doped by adding a partial O2 pressure to the Ar sputtering ga... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244320 | Methods for repairing gas turbine engine components Systems and methods for repairing Thermo-Span® gas turbine engine components are described herein. Embodiments of these methods minimize post-weld residual stresses in a weld repaired Thermo-Span® component by solution heat treating the component by heating the co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7211541 | Mg—Ni hydrogen storage composite having high storage capacity and excellent room temperature kinetics A hydrogen storage composite material having a Mg—Ni based alloy with a coating of a catalytically active metal deposited on at least a portion of a surface of said Mg—Ni based alloy. The coating is less than about 200 angstroms thick and preferably is formed fr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198867 | Electrochemical generation, storage and reaction of hydrogen and oxygen An electrolytic apparatus for using catalyst-coated hollow microspheres to produce gases, store them, and to make them available for later use. The apparatus uses catalyst-coated hollow microspheres in reversible electrochemical processes and reactions, such as thos... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180163 | Support with integrated deposit of gas absorbing material for manufacturing microelectronic, microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices The specification teaches a device for use in the manufacturing of microelectronic, microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices (microdevices) in which a contaminant absorption layer improves the life and operation of the microdevice. In a preferred embodiment th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118636 | Precipitation-strengthened nickel-iron-chromium alloy An Fe—Ni—Cr alloy formulated to contain a strengthening phase that is able to maintain a fine grain structure during forging and high temperature processing of the alloy. The alloy contains a sufficient amount of titanium, zirconium, carbon and nitrogen so that ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7048813 | Foil-form soldering metal and method for processing the same The present invention provides a processing method capable of continuously working an Au—Sn soldering metal having a foil form in room temperature. The foil-form soldering metal containing from 10% by weight to 90% by weight of Au and balance comprising Sn is subj... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041180 | Method for joining workpieces using soldering alloy A method of joining workpieces using a solder alloy. The alloy contains either at least 1% or a maximum of about 10% by weight of an element or a mixture of elements selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, and tantalum;... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6986951 | Cobalt-based alloy for the coating of organs subject to erosion by liquid The present invention relates to a cobalt-based alloy for the coating of organs subject to erosion by liquid comprising chromium 28–32% by weight, tungsten 6–8% by weight, silicon 0.1–2% by weight, carbon 1.2–1.7% by weight, nickel 3–6% by weight, molybden... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984458 | Method for treating organs subject to erosion by liquids and anti-erosion coating alloy The present invention relates to a method for treating organs subject to erosion by liquids, in particular vapour turbine components, which contemplates laser plating with a cobalt-based alloy comprising chromium from 28 to 32% by weight; tungsten from 5 to 7% by we... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6943497 | Discharge lamp provided with a getter In a discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel surrounded by an outer bulb filled with nitrogen, a hydrogen getter is used comprising more than 80% by weight of Zr and Co and one or more elements chosen from the rare earth elements. The getter effectively removes... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938481 | Sight glass and low temperature method of manufacturing the same An improved lower cost sight glass and a method for producing the same is disclosed, whereby the sight glass is made by placing a transparent component in secure contact with a metallic ring. The contact may optionally be effectuated by temporarily altering the rela... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929726 | Sputtering target, Al interconnection film, and electronic component A sputtering target consists essentially of 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one kind of element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al, and the balance of Al. The element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al is uniformly dispersed in the target textur... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926778 | Austenitic stainless steel excellent in high temperature strength and corrosion resistance, heat resistant pressurized parts, and the manufacturing method thereof An austenitic stainless steel suited for ultra supercritical boilers, which consists of C: 0.03-0.12%, Si: 0.1-1%, Mn: 0.1-2%, Cr: not less than 20% but less than 28%, Ni: more than 35% but not more than 50%, W: 4-10%, Ti: 0.01-0.3%, Nb: 0.01-1%, sol. Al: 0.0005-0.0... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923934 | Titanium aluminide, cast made therefrom and method of making the same TiAl alloy includes 46 to 50 at % of Al, 5 at % or less of combination of Mo, V and Si, provided that Si content is 0.7 at % or less, and Mo content satisfies an equation of −0.3x +17.5 at % or less where x represents Al (at %), and the remainder being Ti and inev... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921442 | Nickel-based heat-resistant alloy The present invention relates to a Ni base alloy having sufficient strength at high temperatures and high corrosion resistance at high temperatures in a high-temperature composite corrosive environment in which chlorination or sulfidation occurs simultaneously with ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916444 | Wear resistant alloy containing residual austenite for valve seat insert This invention related to a novel iron base alloy using residual austenite to improve wear resistance for valve seat insert material for internal combustion engines. The residual austenite is stable even after heat treatment and liquid nitrogen chilling. The alloy c... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913657 | Hard precious metal alloy member and method of manufacturing same A hard precious metal alloy member is constituted of a gold alloy, which has a gold Au content of from 37.50 to 98.45 wt %, and contains a hardening additive in a range of not less than 50 ppm but less than 15,000 ppm, wherein the hardening additive is constituted o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908468 | Devices for nuclear spin tomography magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) The subject invention relates to a material for magnetic resonance imaging, and apparatus incorporating such material. The subject material can comprise cobalt, nickel, and chromium and can be used in nuclear spin tomography MRI. In specific embodiments, the subject... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866816 | Wear and corrosion resistant austenitic iron base alloy A unique austenitic iron base alloy for wear and corrosion resistant applications, characterized by its excellent sulfuric acid corrosion resistance and good sliding wear resistance, is useful for valve seat insert applications when corrosion resistance is required.... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863746 | White gold compositions without nickel and palladium The present invention discloses a white gold composition consisting essentially of copper, silver, zinc, and manganese, and further consisting of small amounts of tin, cobalt, silicon/copper and boron/copper. More particularly, the white gold composition of the pres... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6852176 | Wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant cobalt-based alloys A Co-based alloy comprising 13-16 wt % Cr, 20-30 wt % Mo, 2.2-3.2 wt % Si, and balance Co, with a Cr:Si ratio of between about 4.5 and about 7.5, a Mo:Si ratio of between about 9 and about 15, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance in both oxidizing and reducing ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841011 | Iron base high temperature alloy and method of making The present invention is directed to an iron, aluminum, chromium, carbon alloy and a method of producing the same, wherein the alloy has g good room temperature ductility, excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and ductility. The alloy includes about 10 to ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835252 | Gold colored alloy used for dentistry and jewelry A corrosive and tarnish resistant alloy comprising 13 to 25 percent by weight of gold, 20 to 36 percent by weight of silver, 23 to 32 percent by weight of copper, 16 to 25 percent by weight of zinc, and 1 to 4 percent by weight of silicate. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6776728 | Weight member for a golf club head A weight member for a golf club head is made of a WFeNi alloy by a precision casting process. The WFeNi alloy includes wt 15%-40% of iron, wt 30%-60% of nickel, wt 15%-30% of tungsten, wt 1.5%-10.0% of chromium, and wt 0.5%-5.0% of molybdenum. Chromium improves the ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773663 | Oxidation and wear resistant rhenium metal matrix composites An alloy and metal matrix composite (MMC) based on a refractory metal such as rhenium resists oxidation by the inclusion of alloying substances with affinity for oxygen or other oxidizing substances. Rhenium enjoys excellent high temperature strength but oxidizes at... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758764 | Weight member for a golf club head A weight member for a golf club head is made of a WFeNi alloy by a precision casting process. The WFeNi alloy includes nickel 30-60 wt %, tungsten 15-30 wt %, chromium 1.5-10.0 wt %, and iron that is the remaining portion. Chromium improves the rust resisting proper... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749803 | Oxidation resistant rhenium alloys An alloy based on a refractory metal such as rhenium resists oxidation by the inclusion of alloying substances with affinity for oxygen or other oxidizing substances. This alloy has excellent high temperature strength and will resist oxidation. The alloy includes ox... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6737194 | Non-pyrophoric hydrogen storage alloy A low temperature hydrogen storage alloy which is not pyrophoric upon exposure to ambient atmosphere, particularly even after hydrogen charge/discharge cycling. ... | 05/18/2004 |
