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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182881 | Methods for reducing stress when applying coatings, processes for applying the same and their coated articles A process for applying a coating to an axially split component includes the steps of installing at least one expansion or contraction device to at least one half of an axially split component; expanding at least one half to change a radius and maintain a constant cu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7622160 | Method for concurrent thermal spray and cooling hole cleaning A method for applying a thermal barrier coating to an article having cooling holes and concurrently cleaning obstructions, such as TBC overspray or other debris, from those holes is disclosed. A thermal barrier coating is applied to a first surface of an article hav... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7604845 | Method for coating internal member having holes in vacuum processing apparatus and the internal member having holes coated by using the coating method A method of forming a coating film of ceramic material on a surface of an internal member disposed in a vacuum processing apparatus, the surface of the internal member having holes formed therein. The method involves: (A) filling the holes of the internal member wit... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7544393 | Substrate table, production method therefor and plasma treating device The susceptor of a plasma treating device, or the electrostatic chuck of a substrate table, is formed by ceramic thermal spray method. A thermally sprayed ceramic layer is pore-sealed by methacrylic resin. Resin raw material mainly containing methyl methacrylate is ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7524537 | Spray coating apparatus and fixtures A system for applying a sprayed coating includes a spray mechanism operative to spray a liquefied coating material; a target system including a rotatable spray target wheel; and one or more device-holding fixtures configured to be mounted onto the spray target wheel... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7442665 | Preparation and screening of crystalline inorganic materials Methods and apparatus for the preparation and use of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by delivering components of materials to predefined re... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7351450 | Correcting defective kinetically sprayed surfaces Disclosed is a method for repairing defects in kinetically sprayed surfaces. The typical defects comprise isolated or connected conical shaped holes in the kinetic spray coating. The repair involves thermally spraying a molten material into the defective area to fil... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347663 | Abrasion resistant surface treatment method of a rotary member, runner, and fluid machine having runner The invention provides a method for performing abrasion resistant surface treatment on a surface of a rotary member. The abrasion resistant surface treatment method is characterized by including steps of: dividing the surface of the rotary member into a plurality of... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338699 | Island projection-modified part, method for producing the same, and apparatus comprising the same In film-forming devices and plasma-processing devices, filmy matter adheres to the surfaces of the inner parts and it peels to cause dust and particles in the devices. In the devices, the dust and particles contaminate the objects for film formation thereon or the o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328506 | Method for forming a plated microvia interconnect A method for forming a plated microvia interconnect. An external dielectric layer (EDL) is mounted on a surface of the substrate and is in direct mechanical contact with a conductive element included in the surface. An opening formed in the EDL exposes the conductiv... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322102 | Isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same An isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same are proposed. An upper plate and a lower plate with predetermined shape are provided and an accommodation space is defined therein. A flattened heat pipe is bent into the pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302990 | Method of forming concavities in the surface of a metal component, and related processes and articles A method of forming at least one concavity of a selected size and shape within a surface of an internal passageway of a metallic component comprises: depositing a ceramic-based material by a direct-write technique onto a ceramic core which is suitable for forming th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303923 | Biochemical and immunochemical assay device We describe an assay device which comprises (a) a substrate comprising: (i) a porous material capable of chromatographically transporting a liquid and (ii) one or more test reagents for an assay provided on the porous material; and (b) a water-impermeable coating po... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279078 | Thin-film coating for wheel rims A process for coating a non-uniform, thin-film, dichroic pattern to a wheel rim or motorcycle part. The thin-film coating adds a colored or iridescent pattern to the wheel rim or motorcycle part, while maintaining other characteristics, such as brilliance, shine, du... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276264 | Methods for coating conduit interior surfaces utilizing a thermal spray gun with extension arm Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun adapt... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250222 | Layer system A system for bonding layers (1) of different chemical compositions, such as bonding a thermal barrier layer to a metal substrate on a surface of a gas turbine component. A substrate (4) made either of a ceramic material or particularly of a metal super... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7220446 | Management technique of friction coefficient based on surface roughness, substrate for information recording medium, information recording medium and manufacture method thereof There are disclosed an information recording medium substrate having a surface roughness of Rmax 15 nm or less, and an information recording medium, particularly an information recording medium substrate and information recording medium in which for surfaces of the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179507 | Thermal spray compositions for abradable seals A thermal spray composition and method of deposition for abradable seals for use in gas turbine engines, turbochargers and steam turbines. The thermal spray composition includes a solid lubricant and a ceramic preferably comprising 5 to 60 wt % total of the composit... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163747 | Component comprising a masking layer Masking layers for components according to the prior art react with the base material of the component and/or are difficult to remove again. The component according to the invention has a masking layer which can very easily be removed following coating of the compon... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160573 | Method of manufacturing a color filter A method of forming a color filter is provided. The method includes providing a mixture of a color filter material and a compressed fluid; providing at least a partially controlled environment for retaining a substrate, the at least partially controlled environment ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7133100 | Method for treating surface of organic insulating film using helium plasma and method of fabricating thin film transistor substrate using the same A fabricating method of a thin film transistor substrate according to the present invention includes the steps of forming on a substrate material a thin film transistor array including a plurality of signal lines; forming an organic insulating film on the substrate ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124507 | Method of manufacturing a heat pipe wick with structural enhancement Heat pipe wick structure wherein a stout sheet of perforated material overlays a high performance wick material such as stainless steel felt affixed to a substrate. The inventive structure provides a good flow path for working fluid while maintaining durability and ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125586 | Kinetic spray application of coatings onto covered materials Disclosed is a process for applying a kinetic spray coating of powder particles onto a substrate covered in a plastic-type material without first removing the plastic-type material. In one use of the process a mask is used to enable a single kinetic spray pass to bo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109087 | Absorber layer for DSA processing A method of processing a substrate comprising depositing a layer comprising amorphous carbon on the substrate and then laser annealing the substrate is provided. Optionally, the layer further comprises a dopant selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, boron, ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7067178 | Substrate table, production method therefor and plasma treating device The susceptor (10) of a plasma treating device, or the electrostatic chuck (12) of a substrate table is formed by ceramic thermal spray method. A ceramic spray layer (12A) is pore-sealed by methacrylic resin (12D). Resin raw material main... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029637 | Apparatus for ozone production, employing line and grooved electrodes An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first gro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005404 | Substrates with small particle size metal oxide and noble metal catalyst coatings and thermal spraying methods for producing the same A substrate having a catalytic surface thereon characterized as a coating of metal oxide and noble metal particles in the nominal diameter size distribution range of | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6997371 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974606 | Thermoplastic coating for composite structures A method of thermoplastic coating composite structures includes heating a tool. A thermoplastic layer is deposited onto the heated tool by thermal spraying a thermoplastic on the heated tool. Composite material is applied onto the thermoplastic layer. The thermoplas... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955209 | Method and arrangement implementing heat treatment after the execution of sprayform techniques A method and arrangement for implementing post-heat treatment after spray forming is ended to achieve stress control in the manufacture of a spray formed metallic tool involves providing a spray-formed metallic tool by applying a spray-forming material on a mold sub... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935022 | Advanced microelectronic heat dissipation package and method for its manufacture Heat dissipation during the operation of integrated circuit chips is an old problem that continues to get worse. The present invention significantly ameliorates this by placing an embedded heat pipe directly beneath the chip. Using powder injection molding, the lowe... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924002 | Coating and coating process incorporating raised surface features for an air-cooled surface A coating and coating process for incorporating surface features on an air-cooled substrate surface of a component for the purpose of promoting heat transfer from the component. The coating process generally comprises depositing a first metallic coating material on ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923919 | Liquid crystal polymers for flexible circuits A process for providing a metal-seeded liquid crystal polymer comprising the steps of providing a liquid crystal polymer substrate to be treated by applying an aqueous solution comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and a solubilizer as an etchant composition for the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923241 | Method and arrangement for controlling stresses based on one-dimensional modeling in sprayform techniques Method and apparatus for controlling stresses in a spray form process makes use of one dimensional modeling in which characteristics of a geometrical point are quantified by iterative detection, such as taking a surface temperature reading using a pyrometer. This te... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916502 | Systems and methods for coating conduit interior surfaces utilizing a thermal spray gun with extension arm Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun adapt... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6887529 | Method of applying environmental and bond coatings to turbine flowpath parts A method for coating an article such as a turbine engine shroud with an environmental or bond coating, such as a MCrAlY composition, to produce a surface finish suitable for machining to predetermined dimensions and specifications. The method of applying an environm... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887528 | High temperature abradable coatings Method of producing a profiled abradable coating on a substrate in which an abradable ceramic coating composition is applied to a substrate using direct-write technology, or plasma sprayed onto the substrate through a mask or by use of a narrow foot-print plasma gun... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884471 | Method of producing a light-scattering layer on a glass or glass ceramic body The invention discloses a method of producing a light-scattering layer on a transparent body, in particular consisting of glass or a glass ceramic. The light-scattering layer is produced by thermal spraying a material such as aluminum oxide, titanium oxide etc. onto... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6884470 | Application method for abradable material A method for applying a highly porous alumina material that is useful in the hot section of a jet aircraft engine. In order to apply the porous alumina, an aluminum-based metal/alumina material known in the art is first placed onto an aircraft engine component subst... | 04/26/2005 |
