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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7645484 | Method of forming a metal carbide or metal carbonitride film having improved adhesion A method for forming a metal carbide or metal carbonitride film on a substrate using a vapor deposition process. The method includes comprises introducing a first process material, such as a film precursor, to the substrate followed by introducing a second process m... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7435363 | Method for manufacturing diamond film A method for manufacturing a diamond film is provided. The material with a low thermal decomposition point is used as a substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the substrate by coating or deposition, and then a diamond film is coated thereon, fitting the shape of the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7357975 | Carbon-containing hard coating and a method for depositing a hard coating onto a substrate The carbon-containing hard coating (1) according to the invention comprises nano-crystalline grains being separated from each other by grain boundaries, wherein said hard coating comprises aluminum (Al), at least one additional metal (Me1, Me2), carbon (C) and at le... | 04/15/2008 |
| RE40082 | Coated inserts for rough milling Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of κ-Al2O3 ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323219 | Apparatus and method for applying diamond-like carbon coatings The invention relates to a coating and apparatus and method for applying the same, said coating including Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) applied by chemical vapor deposition using a pulsed DC biased power supply, typically having an initial metal layer and followed by a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311946 | Methods for depositing metal films on diffusion barrier layers by CVD or ALD processes A process is described for depositing a metal film on a substrate surface having a diffusion barrier layer deposited thereupon. In one embodiment of the present invention, the process includes: providing a surface of the diffusion barrier layer that is substantially... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7285312 | Atomic layer deposition for turbine components A method and superalloy component for depositing a layer of material onto gas turbine engine components by atomic layer deposition. A superalloy component may have a ceramic thermal barrier coating on at least a portion of its surface, comprising a superalloy substr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276301 | Surface-coated cermet cutting tool with a hard coating layer exhibiting excellent chipping resistance A surface-coated cermet cutting tool with a hard-coating layer having excellent chipping resistance. The hard coating layer is formed on a surface of a tool substrate that constitutes the surface-coated cermet cutting tool. The hard coating layer includes(a) as the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273665 | Surface-coated cermet cutting tool with hard coating layer having excellent chipping resistance There is provided a surface-coated cermet cutting tool with a hard-coating layer having excellent chipping resistance. The surface-coated cermet cutting tool is formed by coating, on a surface of a tool substrate made of WC-based cemented carbide or TiCN-based cerme... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7214406 | Low-temperature plasma deposited hydrogenated amorphous germanium carbon abrasion-resistant coatings A method of forming a hydrogenated amorphous germanium carbon (α-GeCx:H) film on a surface of an infrared (IR) transmissive material such as a chalcogenide is provided. The method includes positioning an IR transmissive material in a reactor chamber of a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198820 | Deposition of carbon- and transition metal-containing thin films A process depositing a carbon- and transition metal-containing thin film on a substrate involves placing a substrate within a reaction space and sequentially pulsing into the reaction space a transition metal chemical and an organometallic chemical. Following each c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7150897 | Method of making a cemented carbide tool and a cemented tool According to the present invention there is now provided a cemented carbide body provided with at least one wear resistant layer, which body contains a toughness increasing surface zone. Increase in toughness is obtained due to the presence of a surface zone having ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132128 | Method and system for depositing material on a substrate using a solid precursor A system and method is disclosed for vaporizing a solid precursor and transporting the precursor vapor to a process chamber. The film precursor vaporization system is coupled to the process chamber and positioned directly above the substrate. A precursor valve syste... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7087266 | Thermal barrier coating and process therefor A thermal barrier coating, or TBC, and method for forming the TBC. The TBC is formed of a thermal-insulating material that contains yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) alloyed with at least a third oxide. The TBC is formed to also contain elemental carbon, and may pote... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7052585 | Coated article including titanium oxycarbide and method of making same A coated article is provided which includes a layer including titanium oxycarbide. In order to form the coated article, a layer of titanium oxide is deposited on a substrate by sputtering or the like. After sputtering of the layer including titanium oxide, an ion be... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022403 | Adhesive composite coating for diamond and diamond-containing materials and method for producing said coating The inventive coating for diamond and diamond-containing materials represents a coupling of an internal layer, made of tungsten carbide, with an external tungsten layer, both layers being fluorine alloyed. The inventive coating makes it possible to ensure a good adh... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960280 | Method of forming a surface coating having high surface hardness on a metal, alloy or ceramic substrate The present invention provides a method of forming a surface coating having a micro-Vickers hardness of about 1600 kgf/mm2 or more on a substrate made of metal, alloy or ceramic. The method comprises subjecting the substrate to a reactive plasma process w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6827977 | Method of making window unit including diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate. Then, a protective layer is formed on the substrate over the DLC inclusive layer... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827975 | Method of coating cutting tools Methods of coating cutting tool inserts including a hard substrate and a plurality of coatings are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises applying a first coating of at least 2 microns to at least a portion of the hard substrate and applying a second coa... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824823 | Coated cutting tool and method for producing the same There are disclosed a coated cutting tool which comprises a base material of a hard alloy comprising a hard phase of tungsten carbide and at least one material selected from a carbide, nitride and carbonitride of a metal selected from the Group 4, 5 and 6 of the Per... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6800552 | Deposition of transition metal carbides The present invention relates generally to a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films. In particular, the invention concerns a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD), in which a transition metal sour... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6723391 | Method for producing cutting tools Method for producing cutting tools provides a first hard material coating on a first region of a tool base body containing at least one cutting edge, using a plasma vacuum coating process. A second hard material coating is provided on a second region which is adjace... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6656520 | Surface coated non-carbon metal-based anodes for aluminum production cells A non-carbon, metal-based, high temperature resistant, electrically conductive and electrochemically active anode of a cell for the production of aluminum has a metal-based substrate to which an adherent coating is applied prior to its immersion into the ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6599584 | Barrier coated plastic containers and coating methods therefor Methods and systems are provided for making a coated plastic container, such as for packaged beverages, possessing a gas barrier and having enhanced resistance to loss in barrier due to handling abuses expansion of walls of the container. The system compr... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599572 | Process for growing metalloid thin films utilizing boron-containing reducing agents A process for growing an electrically conductive metalloid thin film on a substrate with a chemical vapor deposition process. A metal source material and a reducing agent capable of reducing the metal source material to a reduced state are vaporized and f... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6524402 | Passivation method for metallic articles of nickel and iron-based superalloy A passivation method for the metallic surface of a nickel and iron-based superalloy which is used as the constituent material of reactor or furnace walls is described, in which the superalloy is coated on at least one of its surfaces which comes into cont... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6482262 | Deposition of transition metal carbides The present invention relates generally to a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films. In particular, the invention concerns a method of depositing transition metal carbide thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD), in which a transition... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6413585 | Thermochemical treatment, in halogenated atmosphere, of a carbon-containing material The invention concerns (1) thermochemically treating by pack-cementation a carbon-containing material, which may have an open porosity, to generate a refractory carbide coating on its surface and, if the material is porous, within the material; and (2) th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6376015 | Thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article and a method of application thereof A multi-layer thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article includes a metallic matrix coating containing particles, a MCrAlY alloy bond coating on the metallic matrix coating, a thin oxide layer on the MCrAlY alloy bond coating and a columnar grain ce... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6235416 | Composite body and production process A composite in which a substrate body is coated with a single layer or multiple layers and at least one layer has two or three phases comprised of cubic ZrCN and monoclinic or tetragonal ZrO2. The composite can be in the form of a lathe or mill... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6214729 | Metal complexes with chelating C-, N-donor ligands for forming metal-containing films A method of forming a film on a substrate using transition metal or lanthanide complexes. The complexes and methods are particularly suitable for the preparation of semiconductor structures using chemical vapor deposition techniques and systems.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214108 | Method of manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal and silicon carbide single crystal manufactured by the same Micropipe defects existing in a silicon carbide single crystal are closed within the single crystal. At least a portion of the micropipe defects opened on the surface of the silicon carbide single crystal (SiC substrate) is sealed up with a coating materi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210726 | PVD Al2O3 coated cutting tool The present invention describes a coated cutting tool for metal machining. The coating is formed by one or more layers of a refractory compound of which at least one layer of fine-grained, crystalline γ-phase alumina, Al2 O3, with a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207102 | Method of sintering cemented carbide bodies A method of sintering cemented carbide bodies includes heating said bodies to the sintering temperature in a suitable atmosphere and cooling. If said cooling at least to below 1250° C. is performed in a higher speed i.e. at more than 20° C./min cemented... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6183820 | Method of internally coating a metal tube by explosive evaporation of the coating substance A method of coating an inner face of a metal tube with an electrically conducting coating material includes the steps of positioning a wire, made of the coating material, generally axially in an interior of the tube, along the inner face thereof; and pass... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6146697 | MT CVD process The present invention comprises a method for coating at least one substrate with a carbonitride-containing coating by a MT CVD process which includes heating a substrate or substrates to a reaction temperature in a reaction chamber and then introducing in... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6003336 | Method of manufacturing a die for press-molding optical elements A die for press-molding glass optical elements which can press-mold glass optical elements having high melting points and various shapes repeatedly, which includes a base material having high strength on which a cutting layer having heat resistance and fr... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5952046 | Method for liquid delivery chemical vapor deposition of carbide films on substrates A method of forming a carbide material on a substrate, comprising vaporizing a carbide source reagent to form a carbide source reagent vapor, and contacting the carbide source reagent vapor with the substrate to deposit the carbide material on the substra... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5914439 | Diffusion barrier for bores of glass fiber spinners providing high corrosion and oxidative resistance at high temperatures A durable, corrosion-resistant glass fiber spinner is prepared by applying as a barrier layer a uniform layer of an alloy, compatible with the material of the spinner, on the walls of the spinner bores. A layer of platinum group metal is applied over the ... | 06/22/1999 |
