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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743967 | Chromium-free welding consumable A chromium-free welding consumable and a method of welding stainless steel to reduce the presence of chromium emissions. The consumable is made from an alloy that reduces the emission of chromium during a welding process, and include predominantly nickel, with betwe... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7278829 | Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6994920 | Fusion welding method and welded article A fusion welding method is provided for fusion welding at juxtaposed interface surfaces a first member, for example made of a first metal based on at least one of Ru, Rh, Pd, and Pt, with a second member made of a second metal, for example a high temperature alloy b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6982123 | Method for repair of a nickel-base superalloy article using a thermally densified coating A nickel-base superalloy article, such as a gas turbine stationary flowpath shroud that has previously been in service, is repaired by applying a restoration coating to a surface of the article. The restoration coating is applied by providing a precursor mixture, wh... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6968991 | Diffusion bond mixture for healing single crystal alloys A diffusion bond mixture paint and method for repairing a single-crystal superalloy article that minimizes the amount of braze alloy applied to the article. The amount of boron and eutectic brittle borides of the wide gap brazing processes is minimized, resulting in... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945448 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a structur... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6901648 | Method of manufacturing a nickel-base alloy welding filler metal A welding filler metal is manufactured by casting a nickel-base alloy as an extrusion rod having a diameter of from about 0.2 inch to about 0.5 inch. The extrusion rod has at least about 12 grains in the cross section of the extrusion rod. The extrusion rod is extru... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866730 | Metallic-based adhesion materials A material and method for adhering at least two materials that includes the step of interposing at least one intermediate layer between the two materials and associated adhesion material. The materials to be adhered exhibit at least one characteristic dissimilarity ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6720086 | Liquid interface diffusion bonding of nickel-based superalloys A liquid interface diffusion bonded composition comprises a metal honeycomb core such as a nickel-alloy honeycomb core and a nickel-alloy facing sheet bonded thereto. The composition and method of this invention are useful in applications where high strength, heat r... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6682780 | Protective system for high temperature metal alloy products A method for protecting low-carbon steel and stainless steel from coking and corrosion at elevated temperatures in corrosive environments, such as during ethylene production by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons or the reduction of oxide ores, by coating the stain... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6602777 | Method for controlling the formation of intermetallic compounds in solder joints The present invention relates to a method for controlling the formation of the intermetallic compounds in solder joints, The types of the intermetallic compounds between the SnAgCu solders and the Ni-bearing substrate can be controlled by adjusting the co... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6544668 | Ductile filler metal alloys for welding nickel aluminide alloys Nickel aluminum alloys are welded utilizing a nickel based alloy containing zirconium but substantially free of titanium and niobium which reduces the tendency to crack.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541075 | Method for forming a thermal barrier coating system An article includes a substrate and an adhesion layer overlying the substrate. The adhesion layer includes a first phase including particles, and a second phase including braze alloy that bonds the particles to the substrate. The article further includes ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6489584 | Room-temperature surface weld repair of nickel-base superalloys having a nil-ductility range A near-surface defect in a nickel-base superalloy article having a nil-ductility range is weld repaired with a low-power, directional, spatially confined heat source. During the weld repair procedure, the body of the article is maintained at room temperat... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6410165 | Crack resistant weld A welding method that enables the joining of at least two dissimilar, metallic alloys to form a weld that is free of cracks is disclosed. The method incorporates a pure (99.00% minimum by weight) nickel fill-wire, integrally assembled into the joint betwe... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6333484 | Welding superalloy articles A process is provided for welding a nickel or cobalt based superalloy article to minimize cracking by preheating the entire weld area to a maximum ductility temperature range, maintaining such temperature during welding and solidification of the weld, rai... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6213383 | Method of consolidating NI-TI alloy parts in a pair of spectacles A Ni--Ti alloy part (6) constituting a frame for a pair of spectacles is inserted in and then caulked to a bore (3) formed in a joint piece (2) that is made of a resistance-weldable or resistance-brazeable titanium material. The joint piece (2) has a weld... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209777 | Fusion welding method for binding surfaces of two metals A fusion welding method for binding the surfaces of two metals including the steps of (a) coating a layer of a powdery media capable of forming eutectics with both the two metals for lowering the melting points of the two metals, onto at least one of the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206269 | Soldering of a semiconductor chip to a substrate The present invention relates to a method of soldering a semiconductor chip to a substrate, such as to a capsule in an RF-power transistor, for instance. The semiconductor chip is provided with an adhesion layer consisting of a first material composition.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6193141 | Single crystal turbine components made using a moving zone transient liquid phase bonded sandwich construction A method of bonding together at least two long, metal alloy segments, of turbine components, such as turbine blade segments (18, 19, 20 and 21) by: putting a melting point depressant between the segments at bond planes (34) between contracting segments; f... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6131800 | Method for coating and welding stator vanes of a gas turbine A method of applying a surface coating to a stator vane (1) of a gas turbine, the stator vane (1) comprising a platform (3) with an outer surface (4) connected to the stator of the gas turbine and an airfoil (2) connected to the platform (3), the method c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6000601 | Welding method A welding method for improving the durability and strength of fusion weld joints in metal structures; the method is especially beneficial for metal structures fabricated from nickel-titanium alloy (nitinol) and for medical devices.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5993931 | Hermetic solder lid closure A method for leak testing of a hermetic package closure comprises the steps of: creating a pocket in a lid; plating the lid; placing solder in the pocket; melting the solder in the pocket; drilling a hole through the solder and the plated lid creating an ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951792 | Method for welding age-hardenable nickel-base alloys In a method for welding age-hardenable nickel-base alloys, a workpiece (5) made from an age-hardenable nickel-base alloy (1, 2) is welded with filler material of the same composition as the base material. The weld metal (3) which is formed in so doing is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5722868 | System and method for manufacturing x-ray tubes having glass envelopes utilizing a metal disk Systems and methods are disclosed for exhausting and combined exhausting and seasoning of x-ray tubes having glass envelopes for high performance x-ray system having a rotating anode therein. The system and methods include providing a glass tubulation hav... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5683822 | Liquid-phase diffusion bonding alloy foils for joining heat-resistant metals in oxidizing atmospheres Alloy foils for liquid-phase diffusion bonding of heat-resisting metals in an oxidizing atmosphere comprise 6.0 to 15.0 percent silicon, 0.1 to 2.0 percent manganese, 0.50 to 30.0 percent chromium, 0.10 to 5.0 percent molybdenum, 0.50 to 10.0 percent vana... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5549767 | Heat treatment and repair of cobalt base superalloy articles An improved method is described for repairing Co-base superalloy gas turbine engine components by applying a mixture of base alloy powder and base alloy powder with a melting point depressant to the surface of the component and heating at 2250°-2300° F.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5492263 | Method for wire bonding an aluminum wire to a lead of an electronics package A method is provided for wire bonding an aluminum wire to a surface of a lead of an electronics package. The method entails a nickel plating process and an ultrasonic bonding process which together cooperate to form a reliable and highly repeatable joint ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5413876 | Nickel aluminide alloys with improved weldability Weldable nickel aluminide alloys which are essentially free, if not entirely free, of weld hot cracking are provided by employing zirconium concentrations in these alloys of greater than 2.6 wt. % or sufficient to provide a substantial presence of Ni--Zr ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5395584 | Nickel-base superalloy compositions Nickel-base superalloy composition for the repair, coating or rebuilding of the surface of a superalloy substrate, such as a single crystal nickel-base superalloy, to impart thereto surface areas having improved high temperature properties such as hot cor... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5361971 | Intermediate-temperature diffusion welding Two pieces (42, 46) are Joined together by providing a gold bonding layer (44) overlying a nickel layer (40) on a first piece (42) to be bonded and providing a gold bonding layer (50) on a second piece (46) to be bonded. The gold layer (50) on the second ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5323954 | Method of bonding titanium to a cobalt-based alloy substrate in an orthophedic implant device A femoral component of a knee prosthesis, including a cobalt-based alloy substrate and a titanium fiber metal pad bonded thereto by means of an interlayer of a cobalt-based alloy including nickel. More specifically, a method of bonding a titanium porous s... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5320690 | Process for repairing co-based superalloy using co-based brazing compositions A cobalt base, high temperature brazing alloy having a composition, by weight of: ______________________________________ Nickel from about 8.5% to about 12.5% Chromium from about 24% to about 40% Tungsten from about 0% to abou... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5248079 | Ceramic bonding method A method for coating a ceramic with a strong, adherent, substantially defect-free, and thermomechanically shock resistant metallized layer for practical use at over 630° C. comprising selecting a ceramic metallizing composition; preparing the composition... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5221039 | Liquid phase diffusion bonding using high diffusivity element as insert material A liquid phase diffusion bonding method using an insert material such as B,C,Si and Hf having a high diffusivity and a melting point higher than that of the base metal is disclosed. During the bonding, the insert material is not melted, but the insert mat... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5205465 | Method for replacing worn airseal lands on engine compressor or turbine disks A method is taught for the replacement of turbine disk airseal lands, whereby a replacement land ring is solid state bonded to the disk in place of a worn or damaged land.... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5145105 | Diffusion bonding process A diffusion bonding process provides a metallurgical bond between at least two metallic bodies having either iron or nickel as a component, utilizing a cobalt base alloy diffusion bondable to the metallic bodies at a temperature below the liquidus of eith... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5106010 | Welding high-strength nickel base superalloys A process is provided for welding a gamma-prime precipitation-strengthened nickel base superalloy by heating the weld area and adjacent region to a ductile temperature, welding while maintaining the entire weld area and adjacent region at the ductile temp... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5102029 | Microwave integrated circuit package to eliminate alumina substrate cracking and method A MIC package housing that reduces or completely eliminates alumina substrate cracking due to thermal expansion rate differences between the housing and the alumina by using a low-expansion iron-nickel alloy, such as commercially available Carpenter 49, m... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5071059 | Method for joining single crystal turbine blade halves Single crystal, nickel based superalloy turbine blades are formed by fusion welding together two matched blade halves. The matched blade halves are joined by an electrospark deposition process which deposits a weld filler metal along the matched faying su... | 12/10/1991 |
