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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137761 | Method of coating and induction heating a component A method of coating a component is disclosed. The method includes applying a coating composition to a surface of the component. The method also includes providing an induction coil having a coil configuration corresponding to the surface. The method further includes... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7404990 | Non-thermal process for forming porous low dielectric constant films Low dielectric materials and films comprising same have been identified for improved performance when used as interlevel dielectrics in integrated circuits as well as methods for making same. In certain embodiments of the invention, there is provided a low-temperatu... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387815 | Metallization of substrate(s) by a liquid/vapor deposition process A process for depositing a substantially pure, conformal metal layer on one or more substrates through the decomposition of a metal-containing precursor. During this deposition process, the substrate(s) is maintained at a temperature greater than the decomposition t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387822 | Process of making a composite mat A method for the production of a laminated composite mat is disclosed. The method involves impregnating a fibre mass with a liquid binder system and subjecting the so-obtained impregnated fibre mass to a drying step while the impregnated fibre mass is deposited as a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7335397 | Pressure gradient CVI/CVD apparatus and method An apparatus and method for densifying porous structures inside a furnace using pressure gradient CVI/CVD. The apparatus includes a stack of porous structures where each porous structure has an aperture therethrough. The apparatus also includes at least one ring-lik... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332195 | Chemical vapor deposition method Method for densifying a porous carbon preform (5). The method includes the steps of: (a) providing the apparatus (11); (b) charging the apparatus (11) with a plurality of stacks of annular porous carbon preforms (5), the preforms being se... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285307 | Process for producing catalyst-coated membranes and membrane-electrode assemblies for fuel cells The present invention provides a continuous process for producing catalyst-coated polymeric electrolyte membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells. The process of the invention uses an ionomer membrane having a polymeric backing film on the back side... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7241470 | Method for monitoring the course of a process using a reactive gas containing one or several hydrocarbons The method applies to a process such as cementation or chemical vapor infiltration or deposition, the process being carried out in an oven and the method comprising setting operating parameters of the oven, introducing a reagent gas into the oven, the reagent gas co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223447 | Method of coating welded tubes Method of coating the seam of a welded tube with an adherent metal coating, including applying a nonadherent metal coating to the inside and outside of the welded seam, externally heating the seam area with the seam located in the lower portion of the tube to genera... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7157144 | Giant remnant polarization in laser ablated SrBiNbOthin films on Pt/TiO/SiO/Si substrates SrBi2Nb2O9 (SBN) thin films are deposited on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrates using off-axis pulsed laser deposition technique. Off-axis laser ablation avoids plasma damaging of the surface of SBN thin films and is favorable to grow films ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7033650 | Method of producing a nanotube layer on a substrate In a method of producing a nanotube layer on a substrate by using a CVD process, the substrate is placed in a reaction chamber, which is flushed with a carbon-containing gas. Subsequently, the substrate is heated by an induction process to a temperature at which car... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014884 | Coated film forming method and apparatus therefor A coated film forming method is capable of readily forming a coated film of a thermoplastic material on a coated region of an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder. A nozzle, through which a molten paste of a thermoplastic material kept molten is discharged, is dis... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011869 | Multi-stage processes for coating substrates with multi-component composite coating compositions A process for coating a substrate is provided which includes the following steps: (a) applying a waterborne base coat composition to a surface of the substrate; (b) applying infrared radiation at a power density of... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012227 | Method for applying or repairing a coating on a substrate by inductive heating A method of applying or repairing a coating on a substrate by inductive heating. A susceptor element is applied on the coating and the element and the substrate are inductively energized to cause the substrate and the coating to be heated. The susceptor element is r... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001544 | Method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites A method for manufacturing carbon-carbon composites includes steps of producing a mat using carbon fiber, carbon fabric, carbon sheet, or staple fiber; laminating at least three layers of mats; producing a preform using the laminated mats with a needle punching meth... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994886 | Methods for calefaction densification of a porous structure The invention relates to a film-boiling densification method for a porous structure (mixed gas-liquid method) (5) consisting in immersing of the porous structure into a liquid precursor, a hydrocarbon, for example, and heating the system in order to deposit t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953605 | Method for densifying porous substrates by chemical vapour infiltration with preheated gas A method for densification of porous by CVI in which substrates are loaded into a loading zone of an oven and heated to a temperature at which a desired matrix material is formed from a precursor gas(es). A reative gas containing the precursor gas(es) is admitted in... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6911234 | Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method are provided with coating gas distribution and exhaust systems that provide more uniform coating gas temperature and coating gas flow distribution among a plurality of distinct coating zones disposed along the length of... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6767627 | Hard film, wear-resistant object and method of manufacturing wear-resistant object A hard film comprises an oxide film of corundum crystal structure having a lattice constant in the range of 4.779 to 5.000 Å and a thickness not smaller than 0.005 μm, and an alumina film of corundum crystal structure formed on one of surfaces of the oxide film. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6713736 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing cylindrical member A cylindrical member including a cylindrical substrate and at least one coating layer thereon is formed through an applying step of applying a coating liquid on the cylindrical substrate and a drying step of drying the coating liquid that has been applied in the app... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6689995 | Apparatus and method for healing a workpiece of metal The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for heating a workpiece of an inductively heatable material, for example a turbine blade. Such a turbine blade consists of a massive blade base and a low-mass blade leaf. To enable the blade base and blad... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6607787 | Process for producing a coating on a refractory structural member A process for producing a coating on a refractory structural member, in which a noble metal alloy is applied as a coating material to the refractory structural member. The noble metal alloy contains, among other constituents, an oxidizable substance, whic... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602446 | Electrically conductive paste and method of forming circuit An electrically conductive paste is provided in that complexes A each made up of an electrically conductive filler 1 and a heating element 3 adapted to generate heat on electromagnetic induction are compounded with a resin 5.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6532683 | Drying method for woven glass fabric A process for the drying of woven glass fabric to be used in a reinforcing laminate in sensitive electronic equipment is disclosed. The process implements a drying technique utilizing microwave energy for drying.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524662 | Method of crystallizing amorphous silicon layer and crystallizing apparatus thereof The present invention is related to a method of crystallizing an amorphous silicon layer and a crystallizing apparatus thereof which crystallize an amorphous silicon layer using of electric fields and plasma. The present invention includes the steps of de... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521503 | High temperature drop-off of a substrate A substrate to be processed in a high temperature processing chamber is preheated to avoid the problems associated with thermal shock when the substrate is dropped onto a heated susceptor. Preheating is effected by holding the substrate over a susceptor m... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6498016 | Rapid method for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay This invention relates to a rapid and efficient method for carrying out enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of minute quantities of biomolecules such as antigen, antibody etc. This invention particularly relates to microwave mediated immobiliz... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6395209 | Deposited plastic film The present invention relates to a deposited plastic film comprising: a deposited plastic film comprising: a plastic film; a coating layer which is formed on at least one surface of said plastic film and comprises a cured resin composition obtained by curing a resi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6177146 | Densification of a porous structure (III) A method for the densification of an annular body having a porous structure and comprising layers of fabric, which includes locating a susceptor element within the porous body, the amount of the susceptor element occupying less than 5% of the volume of th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162509 | High frequency induction fusing A self-fusing alloy thermal spray coating or a vitreous ceramic coating is fused to a complicated metal shape or convoluted metal surface, such as a waterwall panel having a plurality of tubes interconnected by a plurality of membranes, without significan... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6153270 | Process for application of an inorganic coating to an electrically conducting body A process of applying an inorganic coating to an electrically conducting body, in particular a metallic workpiece, is characterized with respect to a precisely controllable temperature variation with short temperature changes in an economical and energy-s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6030666 | Method for microwave plasma substrate heating A method of microwave heating of a substrate in a plasma processing chamber wherein a heatup gas is supplied into the processing chamber, the heatup process gas is energized with microwave power to heat an exposed surface of the substrate, a reactant gas ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6017391 | Mechanism and process for coating threaded articles having varying external configurations A mechanism and process for coating tapped holes in specialty articles having varying external configurations, such as metal stampings. The specialty article is positioned in a preselected orientation at a loading station, and is then engaged by a carriag... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5885722 | Method for applying coating materials to overlapped individuals sheets A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sh... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5846611 | Chemical vapor infiltration process of a material within a fibrous substrate with creation of a temperature gradient in the latter The substrate (30) is placed in an enclosure (34) and is heated by direct electromagnetic coupling with an induction winding (38) to enable a temperature gradient to be established within the substrate, so that the substrate has a higher temperature in it... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5837328 | Method for providing in-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5747096 | Method for measuring the depositions, densification of etching rate of an electrically conductive body A method for determining the instantaneous and cumulative mass rate of change of a conductive body in a deposition, densification or etching process through the use of a gaseous, liquid or particulate solids precursor. In one application, porous solid str... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5662969 | Hot coating by induction levitation A coating apparatus and method for applying a coating to a workpiece, comprising: a vessel to contain molten metal; an induction coil disposed about said vessel; and, temperature regulation means; wherein, in use, said induction coil induces a magnetic field within... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5618591 | Method of coating an inside of a pipe or tube A method of coating an interior surface of a metal tube with a coating material including the steps of filling the tube with a fluid degradable transport material containing a dispersion of the coating material, rotating the tube, and induction heating th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5599592 | Process for the metallization of plastic materials and products thereto obtained A positive metallization process for metallizing a plastic composite piece containing a polymer and grains of one or more oxides, includes three successive steps. The first step consists of irradiating the plastic piece surface to be metallized with a lig... | 02/04/1997 |
