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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075838 | Composite metal molding and method for manufacturing thereof A compression molding which is high in both dimensional accuracy and mechanical strength is difficult to manufacture by a powder molding process. Especially, a molding including a soft magnetic material with high soft magnetic properties is difficult to manufacture.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7419527 | Increased density particle molding Novel powders or particles are formed by associating them with relatively small proportions of hydrolysable liquid material. The resulting particle/liquid mass is placed in a mold and sintered under conditions of heat and pressure that enables at least some of the h... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416578 | Powder metal composition The invention concerns a powder metal composition comprising an iron based powder and a lubricant and/or binder comprising at least one secondary amide of the general formula: R1—NH—CO—R2, wherein R1 and R2 are the s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7378052 | Method and apparatus for producing free-form products A method and apparatus for producing products from a powered base material, by means of so-called free form fabrication, wherein the powder granules are bound together into a solid product. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371271 | Composite soft magnetic sintered material having high density and high magnetic permeability and method for preparation thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a composite soft magnetic sintered material that has high density, high mechanical strength and high relative magnetic permeability at high frequencies and, in order to achieve this object, the present invention provi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364692 | Metal matrix composite material with high thermal conductivity and low coefficient of thermal expansion Metal-matrix composites with combinations of physical and mechanical properties desirable for specific applications can be obtained by varying and controlling selected parameters in the material formation processes, particularly by increasing the microstructural hom... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7309373 | Method of making a ceramic body of densified tungsten carbide A method of making tungsten carbide and a method of making a densified tungsten carbide-containing ceramic body with a transverse rupture strength greater than 300,000 psi are disclosed. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7211218 | Polycrystalline diamond carbide composites Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) carbide composites of this invention have a microstructure comprising a plurality of granules formed from PCD, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, or mixture thereof, that are distributed within a substantially continuous second matrix... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172714 | Use of state-change materials in reformable shapes, templates or tooling Techniques for generating a stable, force-resisting positive or negative representation of a shape. A state-changeable mixture includes uniform, generally ordered, closely-spaced solid bodies and a liquid carrier medium, with the liquid filling any voids or intersti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172725 | W-Cu alloy having homogeneous micro-structure and the manufacturing method thereof In W—Cu alloy having a homogeneous micro-structure and a fabrication method thereof, the method includes forming mixed powders by mixing tungsten powders with W—Cu composite powders; forming a compact by pressurizing-forming the mixed powders; forming a skeleton... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172785 | Process for deposition of metal on a surface The invention relates to a process for depositing a metal on a material. The process comprises the steps of: immersing the material in deposition solution comprising the metal; inducing a material vibration in the deposition solution having a frequency corresponding... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7141207 | Aluminum/magnesium 3D-Printing rapid prototyping A 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping process using Al/Mg particles coated with a metal (i.e. copper, nickel, zinc, or tin) that (1) prevents oxidation of the Al/Mg particles, and (2) either alone, or when alloyed with the aluminum or magnesium core metal, melts below the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105201 | Versatile processes for preparing and using novel composite particles in powder coating compositions Methodology for constructing composite particles from ingredients comprising two or more particulate components. The resultant particles are usefully incorporated into powder coating compositions. The approach also finds utility in other applications, including but ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7033413 | Soft magnetic powder material, soft magnetic green compact, and manufacturing method for soft magnetic green compact A soft magnetic powder material which includes an iron system powdered particle having an insulating coat with high insulation performance, a polyamide system resin, and a thermoplastic resin having a melting point equal to or higher than 200° C. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989062 | Heat treatment of iron-based components The present invention concerns a method of improving the properties of powder metallurgically produced SMC compacted body consisting of a soft magnetic material of insulated powder particles and a lubricant, to a stress relieving heat treatment in a furnace until th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6933056 | Exhaust manifold and method of making the same An exhaust manifold (10) of the present invention comprises a liner (12) that includes inner surface (14) defining manifold passages and an outer surface (16). The exhaust manifold (10) includes a shell (18) of a homogeneous... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916443 | High differential pressure electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell capable of operating in pressure differentials exceeding about 2,000 psi, using a porous electrode. The porous electrode comprises a catalyst adsorbed on or in a porous support that is disposed in intimate contact and fluid communication with... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6869566 | Method of fabricating metallic glasses in bulk forms The method of the present invention incorporates an amorphous metal powder coated with a ductile crystalline metal or alloy. The coated powder is consolidated to form a dense compact of isolated or continuous amorphous metal particles within a continuous ductile met... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6820323 | Method of firing magnetic cores A method of firing magnetic cores includes the steps of attaching a powder to the surface of a plurality of flattened-ring compact bodies made of a magnetic material, arranging the plurality of flattened-ring compact bodies adjacently so that the axes of flattened t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6746507 | Production method of composite material and composite material produced by the production method There are disclosed a method for producing a composite material composed of a dispersing agent and a matrix, and a composite material produced by the method. The matrix is formed by the steps of coating a metal-coated dispersing agent to form a metal-coated layer on... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740287 | Method for making articles from nanoparticulate materials A method of fabricating nanostructure bodies by integrating the steps of attriting precursor nanometer-sized particulate materials, desorbing the exposed surfaces of the attrited nanoparticulates, adsorbing a surfactant on at most 50% of the desorbed surfaces and di... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723280 | Method of suppressing the oxidation characteristics of nickel A method of providing a resistance to oxidation of Nickel at high temperatures by combining Ni powder with five percent Pt resinate, and heating the same to a temperature of 500° C. to 1300° C. Electro-conductive components serving as electrodes and the like compr... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6673307 | Method of making cemented carbide The present invention relates to a method of making a cemented carbide by mixing powder of WC and possibly other powders forming hard constituents and binder phase and pressing agent, drying, pressing and sintering whereby; the mixing is wet mixing with n... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641917 | Spray powder and method for its production A spray powder to be used for forming a coating, which comprises from 80 to 97 wt %, based on the total weight, of a cermet powder and from 3 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight, of a metal powder, wherein the metal powder comprises Cr and Ni in a total... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6639787 | Modified oxygen reduced valve metal oxides Pressed material such as anodes are described and formed from oxygen reduced oxide powders using additives, such as binders and/or lubricants. Methods to form the pressed material are also described, such as with the use of atomizing, spray drying, fluid ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6625872 | Method for sintering magnetic core A method for easily sintering a magnetic core while preventing damage to the magnetic core caused by deformation or other problems, includes preparing a flattened tubular compact by forming the compact to have a flattened tubular shape and a through hole.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6592958 | Optical recording medium and sputtering target for fabricating the recording medium An optical recording medium is provided with a recording layer made of a phase-change recording material including Ag, In, Sb, and Te as the main constituent elements, with the respective atomic percents of a, b, c, and d thereof being in the relationship... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585931 | Molten carbonate fuel cell anode and method for manufacturing the same A manufacturing method of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) anode includes the steps of: forming a Ni coating solution for coating a surface of alumina powder by mixing nickel acetate and ethanol in a predetermined ratio, adding distilled water to the m... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6573225 | Amide wax lubricant for warm compaction of an iron-based powder composition The invention concerns a metal powder composition for warm compaction comprising an iron-based powder and lubricant powder consisting of a polycarboxylic acid amide wax having a melting point peak in the range of 180° to 210° C.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6562290 | Process for the production of composite components by powder injection molding, and composite powders suitable for this purpose The invention relates to a process for the production of metallic and metal-ceramic composite components by powder injection molding of a system comprising a metal composite powder, a binder and optionally a ceramic component, where the metal composite po... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6544352 | Method for the compaction of soft magnetic powder Disclosed is a method for the compaction of a soft magnetic powder capable of manufacturing a green compact which has attained high density and high strength, is excellent in mechanical properties and magnetic properties, and does not cause a reduction in... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537389 | Soft magnetic, deformable composite material and process for producing the same A magnetically soft, moldable composite material include powder grains coated with nonmagnetic thermoplastic compounds or with molecular precursors for ceramics or with intermetallic compounds, the magnetic properties of the magnetically soft composite ma... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6468680 | Cemented carbide insert with binder phase enriched surface zone The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide insert with a binder phase enriched surface zone. The WC-grains have an average grain size in the range 1.0-3.5 μm, preferably 1.3-3.0 μm and the number of WC-grains larger than 2 times the aver... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6447569 | Diamond containing edge material A blade material, containing diamond particles below about 100 μm in diameter, is formed as a cutting material where the diamond particles serve as cutting agents while being fixed in a retaining matrix. The retaining matrix substantially includes Titani... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419877 | Compressed soft magnetic materials The invention concerns a process for the preparation of a compressed soft magnetic powder core comprising the steps of compacting an iron based powder the particles of which are insulated by a chromium containing layer, at a pressure between 300 and 1500 ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409796 | Method for production of tantalum and niobium powders with highly developed surface A method of treatment a metal powder to increase its surface area is presented. The metal powder to be treated is selected from a group consisting of tantalum, niobium and mixtures thereof. The method utilizes mechanical alloying applied to an initial sel... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6368423 | Process for producing amorphous magnetically soft body The invention improves the thermal conductivity of the material powder to be fired and also makes it possible to produce an amorphous magnetically soft body within a shortened period of time. The amorphous magnetically soft body is produced by preforming ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6346132 | High-strength, high-damping metal material and method of making the same A composite material includes a metallic second phase dispersed in a metallic matrix material. The metallic second phase has a grain structure that is at least partially martensitic. The second phase material is preferably an alloy of nickel and titanium,... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6328817 | Powder for permanent magnet, method for its production and anisotropic permanent magnet made using said powder There is provided a powder for permanent magnet comprising needle-like fine particles of Fe or Fe--Co alloy as a base material, a hard magnetic layer and a separation layer of an oxide of rare earth element provided outside said hard magnetic layer.... | 12/11/2001 |
