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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177955 | Electrodeposition of FeCoNiV films with high resistivity and high saturation magnetization for magnetic head fabrication A magnetic layer that may serve as a top pole layer and bottom pole layer in a magnetic write head is disclosed. The magnetic layer has a composition represented by FeWCoXNiYVZ in which w, x, y, and z are the atomic % of F... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7431815 | Method to reduce ferric ions in ferrous based plating baths A process for cathodically reducing unwanted Fe+3 ions to needed Fe+2 ions in an acidic ferrous based plating bath without reducing agents is disclosed. An auxiliary potential of 0.1 to 0.3 volts vs. SCE is applied between the working electrode... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425255 | Method for producing alloy deposits and controlling the nanostructure thereof using negative current pulsing electro-deposition Bipolar wave current, with both positive and negative current portions, is used to electrodeposit a nanocrystalline grain size deposit. Polarity Ratio is the ratio of the absolute value of the time integrated amplitude of negative polarity current and positive polar... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7381318 | Method of manufacturing biaxially textured metallic layer featured by electroplating on the surface of single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal surface, and articles therefrom Disclosed herein are a biaxially textured pure metal or alloy layer deposited by electroplating process on the surface of a single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal substrate, and a method for manufacturing the biaxially textured pure metal or alloy laye... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7327540 | Hard biased materials for recording head applications A hard bias layer that forms an abutting junction with a free layer in a GMR element and is comprised of FePtCu or FePtCuX where X is B, C, O, Si, or N is disclosed. The FePtCu layer has a composition of about 45 atomic % Fe, 45 atomic % Pt, and 10 atomic % Cu and d... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267757 | Magnetic head utilizing a CoNiFe alloy with 60-80 weight percent Fe and method for production therefor At least one of lower and upper magnetic cores is composed of magnetic films each of which contains two or more elements of Co, Ni, and Fe, which are formed by electroplating in a plating bath with pH 2 or less, and which have a saturation magnetic flux density of 2... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7245462 | Magnetoresistive element having reduced spin transfer induced noise A method and system for providing a magnetic element is disclosed. The method and system include providing a ferromagnetic pinned layer, providing a free layer, and providing a spacer layer between the pinned layer and the free layer. The pinned layer and free layer... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235165 | Electroplating solution and method for electroplating An electroplating solution may be formulated as an aqueous solution of oxalic acid, trisodium phosphate and ammonium sulfate. Such solutions may be used for both brush plating and bath plating, and are suitable for use with a variety of plating metals and substrate ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229701 | Chromium and active elements modified platinum aluminide coatings The present invention provides a chromium and active elements modified platinum aluminide coating that may be used on a surface of a gas turbine engine component such as a turbine blade. The coating may be used as a protective coating that impedes the progress of co... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208073 | Media for use in plating electronic components Improvements in methods for plating metal on substrates are obtained by providing media in the plating solution in sizes that are less than 60% to 80% smaller than the average dimension of the substrates to be plated. It is also advantageous for the substrates and m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179360 | Soft magnetic film having improved saturated magnetic flux density, magnetic head using the same, and manufacturing method therefore A lower magnetic pole layer and/or an upper magnetic pole layer are formed of a CoFeα alloy in which the component ratio X of Co is 8 to 48 mass %, the component ratio Y of Fe is 50 to 90 mass %, the component ratio Z of the element α (the element α is at least o... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160582 | Method for forming on a metallic substrate a sulphur-free metallic coating The invention concerns a method wherein the substrate (5) to be coated is immersed in an autocatalytic chemical deposit bath (4), for example nickel, contained in a stainless steel vessel (1) and wherein can be optionally mixed a suspended MCrAl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138043 | Method for applying a metal layer to a light metal surface A process for applying a metal layer to surfaces of light metals is proposed, in which iron is electrolytically deposited on the surfaces from a deposition bath containing Fe(II) compounds using dimensionally stable anodes insoluble in the deposition bath. The proce... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135103 | Preparation of soft magnetic thin film A soft magnetic thin film of CoFe alloy having a high Br and low Hc is prepared by furnishing a plating tank including cathode and anode compartments which are separated by a diaphragm or salt bridge so as to permit charge transfer, but inhibit penetration of Fe ion... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122105 | Use of siderophores to increase the current efficiency of iron plating solutions A method of electroplating iron or an iron alloy with a solution containing an iron-chelating agent to catalytically cycle the undesirable Fe(III) species back to Fe(II) for electroplating. The iron-chelating agents may be siderophores, specifically, for example, de... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087315 | Method for forming plating film A method for forming a plating film, comprising the steps of: applying a plating film onto an object to be plated at a first current density for a predetermined period in a plating bath having a cathode capable of varying current and an anode and; and maintaining th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069641 | Method for preparing composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor The present invention discloses a method for preparing a conductive polymeric composite material having carbon black utilized to a structure for composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor. The method first provides a metal laminated materia... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994919 | Brazing product and method of manufacturing a brazing product The invention relates to a brazing sheet product including a core sheet, on at least one side of the core sheet a clad layer of an aluminum alloy including silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, and further including on at least one outersurface of... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923897 | Method for producing electrolytically coated cold rolled strip, preferably for use in the production of battery sheaths, and battery sheath produced according to this method The invention relates to a method for producing an electrolytically coated cold rolled strip, preferably for use in the production of battery sheaths. The cold rolled strip is provided with a cobalt or a cobalt alloy layer by an electrolytic method. The aim of the i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908689 | Ruthenium-aluminum underlayer for magnetic recording media A magnetic recording medium containing a B-2 structured ruthenium-aluminum underlayer comprising a (200) crystallographic orientation with a thickness from about 50 Å to about 800 Å, and a magnetic layer with a Co(11.0) crystallographic orientation, and a method... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893738 | Electrodeposited copper foil for PCB having barrier layer of Zn-Co-As alloy and surface treatment method of the copper foil An electrodeposited copper foil to be laminated on an insulation substrate for a printed circuit board, comprising a barrier layer of ternary alloy of Zn—Co—As formed on the copper foil, is provided. Further, a surface treatment method of an electrodeposited cop... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6861157 | Article for high temperature service and method for manufacture Articles for use in a high-temperature, oxidative environment, methods for manufacturing such articles, and a material system for protecting articles in such an environment are provided where, for example, one article comprises a substrate and a protective layer dis... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6805975 | Steel sheet for procelain enameling and method for production thereof, and enameled product and method for production thereof Steel sheet for porcelain enameling capable of realizing excellent enamel adhesion with the steel sheet by direct-on enameling once is provided by using a Ti-added steel sheet; there are also a method for producing the same, as well as a porcelain enamel product and... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797415 | Cobalt-nickel-iron alloy thin film and method of forming the same, and thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same A track width defining layer for defining a write track width of a thin-film magnetic head is made of a CoNiFe film formed through electroplating. The CoNiFe film contains 60 to 75 weight % cobalt, 10 to 20 weight % nickel, and 10 to 20 weight % iron, and has a crys... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794063 | Thin film magnetic head and method of fabricating the head The present invention provides a thin film magnetic head having sufficient recording performance on a recording medium imparted with a large coercive force. According to the present invention, a plated magnetic thin film can be obtained in which a crystal grain size... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790332 | Method for the galvanic deposition of nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys with periodic current pulses A method for galvanically depositing nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys in a galvanic bath includes using electrolytes containing nickel compounds or cobalt compounds. At least one anode and at least one cathode of the bath are subject to periodic curren... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783653 | Solar selective absorption coatings A new class of solar selective absorption coatings are disclosed. These coatings comprise a structured metallic overlayer such that the overlayer has a sub-micron structure designed to efficiently absorb solar radiation, while retaining low thermal emissivity for in... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782650 | Nodular nickel boron coating The invention is directed to a nodular nickel boron coating having lubricating properties. Nodular and columnar boron coatings made by the above methods disclosed in the above patents have a low coefficient of friction. The above process results in a columnar struct... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773573 | Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate A metal plating bath containing alcohol compounds that inhibit or retard the consumption of plating bath additives. The additives are chemical compounds that improve the brightness of the plated metal, the physical properties of the plated metal especially with resp... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773568 | Metal alloy compositions and plating methods related thereto The present invention provides inter alia electroplating compositions, methods for use of the compositions and products formed by the compositions. Electroplating compositions of the invention are characterized in significant part by a grain refiner/stabilizer addit... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6736954 | Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate A metal plating bath and method of plating a metal on a substrate where the metal plating bath contains heteroatom organic compounds that prevent or inhibit the consumption of metal plating bath additives. The metal plating bath additives improve the brightness of p... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6699379 | Method for reducing stress in nickel-based alloy plating An improved plating method in combination with a low-temperature thermal treatment is disclosed. The method for reducing the stress in the nickel-based alloy plating comprises the steps of: (a) adding ceramic particles into a plating bath containing solub... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6689413 | Using plated surface for recording media without polishing Ultra smooth as-deposited composite nickel coatings for use in an information storage system are provided. The composite nickel coatings include an electrolessly deposited nickel layer formed on a sputter deposited nickel layer. The composite nickel coati... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6635165 | Method for coating workpieces The invention relates to a method for coating workpieces. According to said method, an alloy containing at least phosphorus and nickel is precipitated from an electrolyte to produce a functional, especially corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant metallic ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6620304 | Bath system for galvanic deposition of metals A bath system for galvanic deposition of metals includes a solution containing at least one metal, especially a precious metal and/or precious metal alloy in the form of a water-soluble salt, at least one water-soluble protein material or amino acid and/o... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6605196 | Method of forming magnetic layer pattern and method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head Provided are a method of forming a magnetic layer pattern and a method of manufacturing a thin film magnetic head, which can reduce the number of manufacturing steps and thus reduce the manufacturing time. A precursory nonmagnetic layer and a precursory b... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599411 | Method of electroplating a nickel-iron alloy film with a graduated composition In the NiFe electroplating method of the present invention, the atomic percent (at. %) composition of Ni and Fe in NiFe electroplated material is controlled by selection of the duty cycle of the electroplating current during the electroplating process. Ge... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6562220 | Metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths The use of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of alkyl and alkanol sulfonic acids as additives in pure metal and metal alloy sulfate electroplating baths has a number of unexpected benefits including wider useful c... | 05/13/2003 |
