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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177926 | Amorphous Fe100-a-bPaMb alloy foil and method for its preparation Amorphous Fe100-a-bPaMb foil, preferably in the form of a free-standing foil, process for its production by electrodeposition or electroforming of an aqueous plating solution, and its uses as a constitutive element of a transformer, ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8052810 | Metal structure and fabrication method thereof A metal structure according to the present invention is unlikely to become brittle and has excellent hardness and creep resistance, characterized in that annealing has been applied at a temperature not more than the temperature at which crystals of the metal materia... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7708843 | Method for making a coated steel part having very high resistance after heat treatment The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutti... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7517417 | Tantalum PVD component producing methods A method for producing a tantalum PVD component includes a minimum of three stages, each of which include a deformation step followed by a high-temperature anneal. The deformation occurs in air and at a component temperature less than or equal to 750° F. in at leas... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7442267 | Anneal of ruthenium seed layer to improve copper plating A ruthenium-containing thin film is formed. Typically, the ruthenium-containing thin film has a thickness in a range of about from 1 nm to 20 nm. The ruthenium-containing thin film is annealed in an oxygen-free atmosphere, for example, in N2 forming gas, ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7341758 | Method for preparing and ultrasonically testing a thermal-spray coated article An article having a thermal-spray coating thereon is prepared by thermally spraying a coating material onto a surface of a substrate article. The coated article is nondestructively tested by directing a transmitted ultrasonic signal into the coated article, receivin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335426 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332817 | Die and die-package interface metallization and bump design and arrangement A die metallization and bump design/arrangement, and a die-package interface metallization and bump design/arrangement are described herein. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314519 | Vapor-phase epitaxial apparatus and vapor phase epitaxial method A vapor-phase growth apparatus including a reaction furnace, a wafer container disposed in said furnace, a gas supply member, and a heating member, wherein the apparatus is designed to form a grown film on a front surface of the wafer by supplying a source gas in a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312578 | Plasma lighting bulb with metal provided in grooves formed on surface thereof A plasma lighting bulb is disclosed. The plasma lighting bulb includes a bulb emitting light, being formed of a transparent material, and having a plurality of grooves having a predetermined depth formed on a surface of the bulb, and a metal formed in the grooves, w... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282132 | Zinc oxide film treatment method and method of manufacturing photovoltaic device utilizing the same A film of zinc oxide electrochemically deposited from an aqueous solution is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 400° C. in a nitrogen or inert gas atmosphere that contains oxygen, thereby obtaini... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270019 | Collecting line assembly for monitoring and locating leaks An assembly for monitoring and locating leaks in an installation includes a collecting line formed of a material that is impermeable to a substance to be monitored. The collecting line has a multiplicity of openings spaced apart in its longitudinal direction. The op... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258754 | Method of fabricating a bare aluminum conductor A method of fabricating a bare aluminum electrical conductor including a step of heat treating the conductor while wound on a winding form. The method comprises the step of coating the outer surface of the aluminum conductor with an inorganic powder material prior t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7229253 | Fatigue-resistant components and method therefor A metallic component is by at least one peripheral edge. The component includes at least one elongated treated zone having a length substantially greater than its width. This treated zone is spaced away from and disposed generally parallel to the peripheral edge of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192656 | Zinc galvanizing method for a single surface of a metal tube A zinc galvanizing method for a single surface of a metal tube includes a first step of preparing metal tubes, a second step of galvanizing the metal tubes, a third step of acid washing, a fourth step of washing the metal tubes with water, and a final fifth step of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192494 | Method and apparatus for annealing copper films A method and apparatus for annealing copper. The method comprises forming a copper layer by electroplating on a substrate in an integrated processing system and annealing the copper layer in a chamber inside the integrated processing system. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192495 | Intermediate anneal for metal deposition The present teachings and illustrations describe a process for forming a plurality of conductive structures in or on a substrate. In one embodiment, the process comprises forming a plurality of recesses in or on the substrate, wherein the plurality of recesses inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179541 | Heat treatment method for a cold-rolled strip with an Ni and/or Co surface coating, sheet metal producible by said method and battery can producible by said method A method for heat treatment of a cold rolled strip with a surface coating of Ni and/or Co and incorporated non-metallic elements C and/or S, if need be with the addition of Fe, In, Pd, Au and/or Bi, whereby the cold rolled strip has a low carbon content. Since the c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147931 | Metal strip product A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip substrate is provided. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147932 | Metal strip product A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile strength of the steel s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147729 | Method and apparatus for induction heat treating electrical contacts A method and apparatus are provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention for heat-treating electrical contacts. The method and apparatus include plating a core wire with at least one conductive coating to form an electrical contact that experience... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144481 | Endless steel band for a belt press Endless steel band for belt presses, especially double belt presses, with a thickness between 2 mm to 4 mm, preferably 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm, which is turned around on drums of the belt press, and whose surface has a maximum medium roughness up to RZ 50.5 μm, in which a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138065 | Method for removing at least one area of a layer of a component consisting of metal or a metal compound The invention relates to a method for removing an area of a layer of a component consisting of metal or a metal compound. According to prior art, corrosion products of a component are removed in a first step by applying a molten mass or by heating in a voluminous po... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125458 | Formation of a silicon germanium-on-insulator structure by oxidation of a buried porous silicon layer A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a structure comprising a Si-containing ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109111 | Method of annealing metal layers A method of annealing a metal layer on a substrate in a chamber is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate with a metal layer thereon in a chamber, removing atmospheric gases from the chamber, providing process gas to the chamber, and annealing the me... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101447 | Tantalum sputtering target with fine grains and uniform texture and method of manufacture A method for producing a tantalum sputtering component includes a minimum of three stages each of which include a deformation step followed by an inert atmosphere high-temperature anneal. Temperatures of each of the anneal steps can be different from one another. A ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078111 | Brazing sheet product and method of its manufacture Disclosed is a brazing sheet product including a core metal sheet (1), on at least one side of the core metal sheet (1) a clad layer (2) made of an aluminium brazing alloy comprising silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, and o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063820 | Photoelectrochemical air disinfection A system for disinfecting a fluid containing microorganisms or chemical contaminants includes a plurality of photocatalyst surfaces secured to a solid surface upon which a fluid to be disinfected contacts. A structure for removing a portion of the photogenerated ele... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052794 | Fuel cell separator, manufacturing method thereof and fuel cell A separator is provided with a substrate portion having a predetermined concave-convex shape, an underlying coating layer formed on the substrate portion, a first coating layer coating the substrate portion and the underlying coating layer, and a second coating laye... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048814 | Halogen-resistant, anodized aluminum for use in semiconductor processing apparatus We have discovered that the formation of particulate inclusions at the surface of an aluminum alloy article, which inclusions interfere with a smooth transition from the alloy surface to an overlying aluminum oxide protective film can be controlled by maintaining th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033463 | Substrate plating method and apparatus A method and apparatus plate a substrate to form wiring by efficiently filling a fine recess formed in a semiconductor substrate with plating metal without a void or contamination. The plating of the substrate to fill a wiring recess formed in the semiconductor subs... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022647 | Methods of fabricating cermet materials and methods of utilizing same Methods of fabricating cermet materials and methods of utilizing the same such as in filtering particulate and gaseous pollutants from internal combustion engines having intermetallic and ceramic phases. The cermet material may be made from a transition metal alumin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001499 | Method for electroplating a body-centered cubic nickel-iron alloy thin film with a high saturation flux density A process for electroplating and annealing thin-films of nickel-iron alloys having from 63% to 81% iron content by weight to produce pole pieces having saturation flux density (BS) in the range from 1.9 to 2.3 T (19 to 23 kG) with acceptable magnetic anis... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001471 | Method and apparatus for low-temperature annealing of metallization microstructures in the production of a microelectronic device A method for filling recessed microstructures at a surface of a microelectronic workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, with metallization is set forth. In accordance with the method, a metal layer is deposited into the microstructures with a process, such as an e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6982011 | Method for producing improved cold-rolled strip that is capable of being deep-drawn or ironed, and cold-rolled strip, preferably used for producing cylindrical containers and, in particular, battery containers The invention relates to a method for producing improved cold-rolled band that is capable of being deep-drawn or ironed and that has a carbon content of less than 0.5 weight %. The invention also relates to a cold-rolled band that can be produced by such a method, a... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6982012 | Method of manufacturing steel sheet having excellent workability and shape accuracy A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet containing, in mass %, C: 0.02 to 0.04%, Si: at most 0.4%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, P: at most 0.15%, S: at most 0.03%, Al: at most 0.50%, N: at most 0.01%, and Mo: 0.01-1.0%. The method includes performing hot rough rollin... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974636 | Protective coating for turbine engine component A turbine engine component comprising a substrate made of a nickel-base or cobalt-base superalloy and a protective coating overlying the substrate, the coating formed by electroplating at least two platinum group metals selected from the group consisting of platinum... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966539 | Valve spring retainer A lightweight valve spring retainer with a wear resistant spring seat or seats is provided. The spring seats may be defined in part by a tungsten carbide layer. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967065 | Separator of proton exchange fuel cell and its manufacturing method A separator of a proton exchange fuel cell. In a cell stack of a proton exchange fuel cell, the cell stack composed by laminating a plurality of unit cells and a plurality of separators, each of the unit cells composed of an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932892 | Apparatus and method for electrolytically depositing copper on a semiconductor workpiece A process for applying a metallization interconnect as to a semiconductor workpiece having a barrier layer deposited on a surface thereof is set forth. The process includes the forming of an ultra-thin metal seed layer on the barrier layer. The ultra-thin seed layer... | 08/23/2005 |
