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Class 427/528 - Metal or metal alloy substrate


Subclass of Class 427 - Coating processes
Definition: Processes wherein the substrate (base or work-piece) which
No. of patents: 200
Last issue date: 07/19/2011


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7981483Method to improve electrical leakage performance and to minimize electromigration in semiconductor devices
Embodiments of methods for improving electrical leakage performance and minimizing electromigration in semiconductor devices are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. ...
07/19/2011
7842353Manufacturing process of electrodes for electrolysis
A process for manufacturing electrodes for electrolysis, including steps of forming an arc ion plating (AIP) undercoating layer including valve metal or valve metal alloy containing a crystalline tantalum component and a crystalline titanium component on a surface o...
11/30/2010
7713591Longitudinal patterned media with circumferential anisotropy for ultra-high density magnetic recording
An apparatus and method is disclosed for orienting the magnetic anisotropy of longitudinal patterned magnetic recording media. A disk-shaped longitudinal granular magnetic recording medium is provided having a high orientation ratio in the circumferential direction....
05/11/2010
7592051Nanostructured low-Cr Cu-Cr coatings for high temperature oxidation resistance
This invention is directed to a method of preventing oxidation of copper alloys at high temperatures by deposition of a nano-structured, low-chromium copper-chromium protective coating to copper-alloy components. The coatings of the present invention are applied by ...
09/22/2009
7455890Ion implantation of turbine engine rotor component
A turbine engine rotor component, such as a compressor or turbine disk or seal element, is protected from corrosion by implanting aluminum or chromium ions, or mixtures thereof, on the surface of the component. Additional metal ions, such as rare earth and reactive ...
11/25/2008
7374642Treatment process for improving the mechanical, catalytic, chemical, and biological activity of surfaces and articles treated therewith
A continuous, uninterrupted two-step treatment process capable of forming nanometer scale physical structures on the surface of articles fabricated from metallic, ceramic, glass, or plastic materials, and then depositing a thin conformal coating on the nanostructure...
05/20/2008
7371467Process chamber component having electroplated yttrium containing coating
A component capable of being exposed to a plasma in a process chamber has a structure having an electroplated coating comprising yttrium-containing species. The electroplated coating is resistant to corrosion in the plasma, and can have a compositional gradient of y...
05/13/2008
7360798Threaded joint for steel pipes
A threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin 1 and a box 2 each having a contact surface comprising a threaded portion 3 or 4 and an unthreaded metal contact portion 8 is provided with improved anti-galling propertied by formi...
04/22/2008
7341648Method for coating piston rings for internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a method for coating piston rings (10) for internal combustion engines, wherein at least the bearing surface of the piston ring is provided with an anti-abrasion and anti-corrosion coating (12) by means of a PVD or electroplati...
03/11/2008
7339764Method of designing patterned magnetic recording medium and patterned magnetic recording medium
A method of designing a patterned magnetic recording medium including a magnetic film with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy which is patterned into dots form includes steps of setting values to dot pattern periods Px and Py, a thickness “tâ€...
03/04/2008
7320815Method for forming oriented film, oriented film, substrate for electronic device, liquid crystal panel, and electronic device
A method for forming an oriented film is provided for forming an oriented film on a base material by irradiating the surface of the base material where the oriented film will be formed with an ion beam comprising nitrogen ions from a direction inclined at a prescrib...
01/22/2008
7300684Method and system for coating internal surfaces of prefabricated process piping in the field
The coating of internal surfaces of a workpiece is achieved by connecting a bias voltage such that the workpiece functions as a cathode and by connecting an anode at each opening of the workpiece. A source gas is introduced at an entrance opening, while a vacuum sou...
11/27/2007
7294404Graded photocatalytic coatings
The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont...
11/13/2007
7291252Electrocoating chrome-plated steel
Steel cabinet parts and other steel objects are electrocoated in a cationic resin-containing bath. The steel objects are chromium-coated, free of phosphate and preferably free of chromium oxide. The products are not significantly subject to filiform corrosion, and t...
11/06/2007
7250196System and method for plasma plating
An exemplary system and method for plasma plating are provided to generate a deposition layer on a substrate. The method for plasma plating includes positioning a substrate within a vacuum chamber, positioning a depositant in a filament within the vacuum chamber, re...
07/31/2007
7158346Heat assisted magnetic recording film including superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix
Heat assisted magnetic recording systems with composite recording films are disclosed. The magnetic recording films include superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix. The matrix provides antiferromagnetic coupling with...
01/02/2007
7153651Flow-through optical assay devices providing laminar flow of fluid samples, and methods of construction thereof
An optical assay device for the detection of an analyte of interest in a sample comprising a support containing channels, an optically functional layer positioned on the support such that the optically functional layer and the support allow for laminar flow of the s...
12/26/2006
7147931Metal strip product
A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip substrate is provided. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile s...
12/12/2006
7147932Metal strip product
A coated steel strip product with a dense and hard abrasion resistant coating on one side or both sides of said strip. The thickness of said coating is in total maximally 25 μm, the hardness of said coating is at least 600 HV and the tensile strength of the steel s...
12/12/2006
7132222Magnetic etching process, especially for magnetic or magnetooptic recording
Process for writing on a material, in which said material is irradiated by means of a beam of light ions, such as for example He+ ions, said beam of light ions having an energy of the order of or less than a hundred keV, wherein this material comprises a ...
11/07/2006
7122100Porous getter devices with reduced particle loss and method for manufacturing same
A method for reducing the loss of particles from the surface of porous getter bodies is taught herein. The method consists in producing on the surface of the porous getter a thin layer of a metal or metal alloy with a deposition technique selected among the depositi...
10/17/2006
7046476Method apparatus and system for accessing discontinuous media tracks
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for accessing discontinuous media tracks. The apparatus, in one embodiment, accesses discontinuous media tracks of a storage medium having one or more independently formed storage regions thereon. Each storage region ma...
05/16/2006
7038225Method and apparatus for electron beam processing of substrates
Embodiments of the invention generally provide an electron beam substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an electron beam substrate processing system where a spindle shaft used to rotate substrates during processing includes two...
05/02/2006
6979831Method and apparatus for a formatter following electron beam substrate processing system
Embodiments of the invention generally provide an electron beam substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an electron beam substrate processing system where a spindle shaft used to rotate substrates during processing includes at ...
12/27/2005
6964731Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces
A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a glass sheet is provided bearing a sputtered water-sheeting coating comprising silica on an exterior surface and b...
11/15/2005
6948230Integrated circuit inductors
The invention relates to an inductor comprising a plurality of interconnected conductive segments interwoven with a substrate. The inductance of the inductor is increased through the use of coatings and films of ferromagnetic materials such as magnetic metals, alloy...
09/27/2005
6942929Process chamber having component with yttrium-aluminum coating
A substrate processing chamber component is a structure having an integral surface coating comprising an yttrium-aluminum compound. The component may be fabricated by forming a metal alloy comprising yttrium and aluminum into the component shape and anodizing its su...
09/13/2005
6938668Manufacturing medical devices by vapor deposition
A method of forming a medical device, the method including the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a metallic layer on the substrate by a vapor deposition process, and removing the metallic layer from the substrate. The metallic layer thus removed is the medi...
09/06/2005
6939446Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces
A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a water-sheeting coating 20 comprising silica is sputtered directly onto an exterior surface of the glass. T...
09/06/2005
6937421Patterned media having offset tracks
An information recording system includes a storage medium, such as a magnetic or an optical medium, that is formed to have a plurality of adjacent tracks. Each track includes a plurality of storage elements that are arranged substantially along the track in a regula...
08/30/2005
6910260Integrated circuit inductors
The invention relates to an inductor comprising a plurality of interconnected conductive segments interwoven with a substrate. The inductance of the inductor is increased through the use of coatings and films of ferromagnetic materials such as magnetic metals, alloy...
06/28/2005
6861089Method of inhibiting production of projections in metal deposited-film
A method of inhibiting production of projections in a metal deposited-film according to the present invention is characterized by using a vapor deposition apparatus comprising, in a vacuum-treating chamber, an evaporating section for a depositing material, and an ac...
03/01/2005
6829121Magnetoresistive element, memory element having the magnetoresistive element, and memory using the memory element
A magnetoresistive film includes a nonmagnetic film, and a structure in which magnetic films are formed on the two sides of the nonmagnetic film. At least one of the magnetic films is a perpendicular magnetization film. A magnetic film whose easy axis of magnetizati...
12/07/2004
6797335Method for deposition of wear-resistant coatings and for increasing the lifespan of parts
This invention relates to metallurgy and machine building, more specifically to the development of a method that improves service life, durability and repair of machine components by applying coatings to working surfaces followed by special treatment of the surfaces...
09/28/2004
6773556Method for energy barrier equalization of magnetic recording media and media obtained thereby
A thin film magnetic recording medium, comprising: at least one ferromagnetic thin film recording layer comprising magnetic particles with substantially uniform barriers to magnetization reversal, formed by a process comprising steps of: (a) providing ...
08/10/2004
6670308Method of depositing epitaxial layers on a substrate
An epitaxial article and method for forming the same includes a substrate having a textured surface, and an electrochemically deposited substantially single orientation epitaxial layer disposed on and in contact with the textured surface. The epitaxial ar...
12/30/2003
6663920Ion implantation method for fabricating magnetoresistive (MR) sensor element
A method for forming a magnetoresistive (MR) layer first employs a substrate over which is formed a magnetoresistive (MR) layer formed of a magnetoresistive (MR) material. There is then ion implanted selectively, while employing an ion implant method, the...
12/16/2003
6660340Diamond-like carbon film with enhanced adhesion
A method and apparatus for enhancing the adhesion of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film to a substrate and for producing a strongly adhered DLC film on a substrate. The adhesion is enhanced by ion beam pre-processing of the substrate prior to DLC film forma...
12/09/2003
6649031Corrosion resistant coated fuel cell bipolar plate with filled-in fine scale porosities and method of making the same
A corrosion resistant coated fuel cell plate and method of making the same are embodied in a metal plate provided with a multilayered conductive coating and then with an overcoating which fills in fine scale porosities in the coating. In one preferred emb...
11/18/2003
6635124Method of depositing a thermal barrier coating
A process of forming a ceramic coating on a component. The process generally entails placing the component in a coating chamber containing oxygen and an inert gas, heating a surface of the component to a temperature of about 100 to about 150° C., and the...
10/21/2003
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