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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7767267 | Method of producing a coated valve retainer During engine operation, valve retainers and valve springs are constantly rubbing and impacting each other resulting in heat and wear. The purpose of this invention is to provide a surface coating onto the valve retainer to reduce the friction with the valve spring ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763325 | Method and apparatus for thermal spraying of metal coatings using pulsejet resonant pulsed combustion An apparatus and method for thermal spraying a metal coating on a substrate is accomplished with a modified pulsejet and optionally an ejector to assist in preventing oxidation. Metal such as Aluminum or Magnesium may be used. A pulsejet is first initiated by applyi... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7682667 | Method of thermal spraying An adhesion strength of spray coating comparable to that obtained in a conventional combination of blast treatment and gas flame spraying can be realized even if roughening is conducted with the use of simple tools by performing in advance such a roughening treatmen... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7645493 | Composite wires for coating substrates and methods of use A composite wire for producing a wear resistant and corrosion resistant coating on a substrate by thermal spraying, spray and fuse, or welding techniques are disclosed. The physical properties of the coating are particularly suited for high-temperature erosion-corro... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7341763 | Thermal spraying device and thermal spraying method A thermal spraying device with a first blowing mechanism for lengthening a droplet formed near the tips of thermal spraying materials by arc, and a second blowing mechanism for a blowing a tip portion of the lengthened droplet to atomize it into droplets and to scat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341533 | CVT housing having wear-resistant bore A continuously variable transmission (CVT) includes an aluminum housing member having a bore formed therein. A rotatable pulley member is supported on a bearing within the bore. The bore includes a layer of thermal spray coating for improved wear resistance so that ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332199 | Thermal spraying of a piston ring The invention relates to a piston ring coated with a coating material by a thermal spray process, exposed to heat treatment of the coating material at an elevated temperature and for a time effective to at least partially diffuse the coating material into the piston... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312152 | Lactate-containing corrosion inhibitor The corrosion of aluminum-based metal films may be minimized by applying a lactate-containing solution to the aluminum-based metal films before the aluminum-based metal films are etched. The lactate-containing solution is applied to the aluminum-based metal film bef... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282112 | Method and apparatus for an improved baffle plate in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved baffle plate for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of the baffle plate advantageously provides for a uniform processing plasma in the process space with substantially minimal erosion of the baff... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279227 | Spraying piston ring A thermal spray coated piston ring having improved initial running-in propery, and having scuffing resistance and wear resistance is provided. The spray coating film (3) of the piston ring (1) contains from 2 to 40 mass % of Sn and from 5 to 50 mass % ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7230203 | Protective cap for a contact pipe in a welding torch in addition to a welding torch equipped with said cap The invention relates to a protective cap for at least one contact pipe of a welding torch, the pipe or pipes having a respective bore for guiding and contacting a respective welding rod that is fed through the pipe or pipes. The cap comprises a housing consisting o... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215006 | Plating seed layer including an oxygen/nitrogen transition region for barrier enhancement An interconnect structure which includes a plating seed layer that has enhanced conductive material, preferably, Cu, diffusion properties is provided that eliminates the need for utilizing separate diffusion and seed layers. Specifically, the present invention provi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214413 | Method and device for generating an activated gas curtain for surface treatment The invention relates to a surface treatment device comprising: electrodes (24a, 24b) that are used to initiate an electric arc of stabilised plasma (14); a stabilising channel (12) which is disposed in a body (10) in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191558 | Dynamic process for enhancing the wear resistance of ferrous articles A dynamic process for increasing the wear life of ferrous articles subjected to a high-temperature environment created by combustion of a propellant or fuel comprises selecting the propellant or fuel so that its combustion products include relatively large amounts o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7166200 | Method and apparatus for an improved upper electrode plate in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved upper electrode for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of an electrode plate coupled to an upper assembly advantageously provides gas injection of a process gas with substantially minimal erosion... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124960 | Electric arc wire burner The invention relates to an electric arc wire burner for spraying an electric arc, comprising at least two burner tubes (3) for feeding electrodes which are embodied in the form of wire (5). Said electrodes are guided through the burner tube (3)... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105205 | Densification of thermal spray coatings A thermal spray mixed with a substrate using a non-consumable cylindrical rotating tool. The process may be repeated to create a composite-like coating or material. The coating or material may be machine to improve surface quality. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094987 | Hollow thermal spray electrode wire having multiple layers An electrode wire for use in a thermal spray process. The electrode wire is formed with a first layer of a first material formed as tubular outer layer and a second layer of a second material, different from the first material, formed as a tubular inner layer locate... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073974 | Process and apparatus for highway marking A system for forming and applying a coherent refractory mass on the surface of a road wherein one or more non-combustible materials are mixed with one or more metallic combustible powders and an oxidizer, igniting the mixture so that the combustible metallic particl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073492 | Cylinder crankcase, procedure for manufacturing the cylinder bushings for the cylinder crankcase, and procedure for manufacturing the cylinder crankcase with these cylinder bushings A light metal cylinder crankcase for combustion engines has cylinder bushings with a running layer that forms the running surface and a rough, external bonding layer for bonding the cylinder bushings to the cylinder crankcase while pouring the cylinder crankcase. At... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056467 | Method of producing thin sheet of Al-SiC composite material Disclosed herein is a method for producing a thin sheet of an Al—SiC composite material, which comprises the steps of: mixing aluminum powders and SiC powders to give spraying powders; and plasma-spraying the spraying powders on a graphite substrate to form a thin... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056596 | Method for coating a surface of a track component, in addition to a track component A method for coating a surface of a track component with a coating containing aluminum by means of an arc spraying process. In order to form a coating that exhibits a high resistance to sliding and abrasive wear, aluminum and silicon are applied to the surface in a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052527 | Thermal spray composition and method of deposition 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 comprises a mixture of metal-clad solid lubricant particles and unclad solid lubricants particles... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043069 | Quality assurance during thermal spray coating by means of computer processing or encoding of digital images A thermal spray coating method for creating a coating layer on a surface of a substrate is monitored by determining characteristics of the thermal spray coating as it affects the quality of the coating layer by recording, controlling, and monitoring through a digita... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041200 | Reducing particle generation during sputter deposition In a magnetron sputtering chamber, a substrate is placed in the chamber and a deposition shield is maintained about the substrate to shield internal surfaces in the chamber. The deposition shield has a textured surface that may be formed by a hot pressing process or... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026016 | Method of fabricating free standing objects using thermal spraying The method of fabricating free standing objects using thermal spraying, preferably of a metal, in the following process. A wire mesh is formed into a three dimensional shape of the desired finished product and the shaped mesh is then thermally sprayed with a coating... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019249 | Method and an apparatus for arc spraying A method is proposed for arc spraying by means of a spray gun (1). The spray gun includes two electrically conductive spray wires (2) and at least one first supply device (3) for supplying a fluid (4), with an electrical voltage being app... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014883 | Apparatus and method for forming a composite structure A method for forming a composite structure is disclosed. The method includes four steps. Step one calls for applying a primer (104) to a surface (102) of a tool (100). Step two requires applying a coating (106) to primer (104). Ste... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6972115 | Apparatus and methods for the production of powders Metallic powders are formed by the electrically exploded wire (EEW) process. An apparatus (20) for manufacturing such powders includes a closed loop recirculating gas path between a reaction chamber (100) and an extractor (32). A wire (31... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6949299 | Spray formed articles made of boron steel The present invention relates to a method of spray forming a boron steel metal article, and to the formed article. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises (a) providing a spray forming pattern, (b) spraying metallic particles onto the spray forming pattern,... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933461 | Tips and contact members having ridges for use in a contact start plasma arc torch A tip for a plasma arc torch includes a ridge for improved electrical contact with a starting member. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924249 | Direct application of catalysts to substrates via a thermal spray process for treatment of the atmosphere Disclosed is a method for direct application of a catalyst to a substrate for treatment of atmospheric pollution including ozone. The method includes applying a catalytic metal to a substrate utilizing a thermal spray process. The process can be utilized to apply a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924007 | HVOF wire spray system In a thermal spray process, a wire is fed into a flame-jet to heat said wire to the melting point, atomize and projected high velocity the droplets so formed against a surface to buildup a coating of material on the surface. The wire is fed into the flame by alignin... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921463 | Method of manufacturing electrode for lithium secondary cell An electrode for a lithium secondary cell capable of attaining excellent charge/discharge characteristics with high discharge capacity is obtained by properly controlling a component of a collector diffusing into active material layers formed on both sides of the co... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6903302 | Method for manufacturing valve seat using laser cladding process A method for manufacturing valve seats using a laser cladding process is provided that includes forming a casting material on which the valve seats are to be formed; fabricating a valve seat target position on which laser cladding will be performed, the valve seat t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902627 | Cleaning chamber surfaces to recover metal-containing compounds In a method of cleaning metal-containing deposits such as tantalum from a surface of a process chamber component, such as a metal surface, the surface is immersed in a cleaning solution. In one version, the cleaning solution is a solution having HF and HNO3 | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902768 | Method of producing thermally sprayed metallic coating with additives The cylinder walls of light metal engine blocks are thermally spray coated with a ferrous-based coating including aluminum using an HVOF device. A ferrous-based wire is fed to the HVOF device to locate a tip end of the wire in a high temperature zone of the device. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888088 | Hardfacing materials & methods A method for applying wear resistant material to a substrate, the substrate comprised of material with a substrate coefficient of thermal expansion, the method including applying the wear resistant material to the substrate with application apparatus, the wear resis... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887530 | 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... | 05/03/2005 |
