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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173266 | Thermal barrier coating with thermoluminescent indicator material embedded therein A coating material (20) for coating a machine component (10), especially a gas turbine or a part thereof, comprises a mixture of at least a refractory material and an indicator material having an optical emission (e.g. fluorescence) spectrum which vari... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163396 | Ceramic powder, ceramic layer and layer system with pyrochlore phase and oxides A layer system is disclosed. The layer system includes a substrate and a ceramic outer layer. The ceramic outer ceramic layer is produced from a ceramic powder. The ceramic powder include a phrochlore phase according to the empirical formula AxBy | 04/24/2012 |
| 8129029 | Erosion-resistant plasma chamber components comprising a metal base structure with an overlying thermal oxidation coating An article which is resistant to corrosion or erosion by chemically active plasmas and a method of making the article are described. The article is comprised of a metal or metal alloy substrate having on its surface a coating which is an oxide of the metal or metal ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124240 | Protective film structure of metal member, metal component employing protective film structure, and equipment for producing semiconductor or flat-plate display employing protective film structure A protective film structure of a metal member for use in an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor or the like, the protective film structure including a first coating layer of faultless aluminum oxide formed by direct anodic oxidation of a base-material metal ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119250 | Flexible substrate, method of fabricating the same, and thin film transistor using the same A flexible substrate for a TFT includes a metal substrate having a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion, and a buffer layer on the metal substrate, the buffer layer including a silicon oxide or a silicon nitride, wherein the predetermined coefficient of th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101280 | Alkali-resistant coating on light metal surfaces An article which comprises a surface of light metal. The surface is provided with an alkali-resistant protective coat comprising (a) an oxide layer which comprises silicon and boron as a basecoat and (b) an oxide layer which comprises silicon as a vitreous topcoat. | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097344 | Electronic device housing An electronic device housing is provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate, a metallic coating formed on the substrate, and a top paint coating formed on the metallic coating. The top paint coating contains nano-titanium dioxide powder. The top pai... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092915 | Products produced by a process for diffusing titanium and nitride into a material having generally compact, granular microstructure A method for diffusing titanium and nitride into a base material having a generally compact, granular microstructure (e.g., carbide). The method generally includes the steps of providing a base material having a generally compact, granular microstructure; providing ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076005 | Energy conversion and storage films and devices by physical vapor deposition of titanium and titanium oxides and sub-oxides High density oxide films are deposited by a pulsed-DC, biased, reactive sputtering process from a titanium containing target to form high quality titanium containing oxide films. A method of forming a titanium based layer or film according to the present invention i... | 12/13/2011 |
| RE43025 | Mixed composition interface layer and method of forming An interface forming method includes forming a first layer containing a first chemical element and chemisorbing on the first layer an interface layer containing at least one monolayer of the first chemical element intermixed with a second chemical element different ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062759 | Thermal barrier coating systems including a rare earth aluminate layer for improved resistance to CMAS infiltration and coated articles Thermal barrier coating systems for use with hot section components of a gas turbine engine include an inner layer overlying a bond coated substrate and a top layer overlying at least a portion of the inner layer. The inner layer includes a thermal barrier material ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053083 | Layered structure and its manufacturing method This invention is intended to provide a layered structure in which Al alloy is directly connected to transparent oxide conducting layer without increasing electrical contact resistance between the two, with wiring resistance held low and galvanic corrosion being les... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029907 | Production of wear-resistant layers on barrier-layer-forming metals or their alloys by means of laser treatment Disclosed is a method for producing wear-resistant layers on materials of barrier-layer-forming metals, such as aluminum, magnesium and titanium and their alloys and mixtures, preferably aluminum or its alloys, by means of laser treatment, the material surface being... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017247 | Self cleaning aluminum alloy substrates Self-cleaning aluminum alloy substrates and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a substrate is provided, the substrate including an aluminum alloy body, an anodic oxide zone having micropores within a surface of the aluminum alloy body, the ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003221 | Metallocenyl dendrimer, organic memory device using the same and fabrication method of the organic memory device Disclosed are a metallocenyl dendrimer, an organic memory device using the metallocenyl dendrimer and a method for fabricating the organic memory device. The metallocenyl dendrimer may be composed of a dendrimer and metallocenes as redox species linked to the dendri... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989078 | Halogen-free trivalent chromium conversion coating Trivalent chromium conversion coatings are provided on a metal substrate wherein the trivalent chromium conversion coating has a halogen content of 1 atom % maximum. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989079 | Insert-molded cover and method for manufacturing same An exemplary insert-molded cover (10) for electronic devices includes a metallic body (11), a plastic antenna lid (12) integrally formed with the metallic body and an oxide film (12) formed on a surface (111) of the metallic body f... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989077 | Metal strip product A coated steel product comprises a metallic strip material which has a coating comprising an electrically insulating layer doped with sodium. The thermal expansion coefficient of said metallic strip material is less than 12×10−6 K−1 in the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7968205 | Corrosion resistant multilayer member A corrosion resistant member to be exposed to a halogen-containing gas atmosphere or a halogen-containing gas plasma atmosphere, comprising a substrate and a plurality of layers deposited thereon including a layer of rare earth fluoride providing the outermost surfa... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955706 | Composite armor tile based on a continuously graded ceramic-metal composition and manufacture thereof A cermet armor material for highly effective ballistic performance which is comprised of a layer of base metal in which is deposited a layer or layers of ceramic and a compatible metal such that the deposited metal in combination with the base metal forms a continuo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935428 | Component with a coating for reducing the wettability of the surface and method for production thereof The invention relates to a component made from a substrate with a coating, whereby that coating forms a surface of the component with reduced wettability. The invention further relates to production of said component. The coating which forms a surface with projectio... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927709 | Wear-resistant coating and a component having a wear-resistant coating A wear-resistant coating, in particular an erosion-resistant coating for a component that is exposed to fluidic loads, is disclosed. The wear-resistant coating has one or more multilayer systems applied repeatedly to the surface to be coated, where each of the appli... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7910218 | Cleaning and refurbishing chamber components having metal coatings A component of a process chamber is refurbished and cleaned to remove an intermetallic compound from the component. The component has a structure having a coating that includes a first metal layer over the intermetallic compound. To refurbish the component, the firs... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910219 | Composite armor tile based on a continuously graded ceramic-metal composition and manufacture thereof A cermet armor material for highly effective ballistic performance which is comprised of a layer of base metal in which is deposited a layer or layers of ceramic and a compatible metal such that the deposited metal in combination with the base metal forms a continuo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910220 | Surfaces and coatings for the removal of carbon dioxide Apparatus suited for removing carbon dioxide from gases are disclosed. The apparatus may employ bodies having a photocatalytic film. Associated methods and compositions are also disclosed. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906217 | Vapor deposited film by plasma CVD method A vapor deposited film is formed on a base material surface by a plasma CVD method where an organic metal compound and an oxidizing gas are used as a reactive gas. The vapor deposited film has three sections of a base material side adhesive layer having 5% or more c... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887923 | Plasma-sprayed layers of aluminium oxide Plasma-sprayed layers of aluminium oxide on a substrate are produced by using a pyrogenically produced aluminium oxide, for example selected from the group consisting of borosilicate and steel, as starting powder. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875360 | Steel strip coated with zirconia A flexible metallic strip product including a ferritic chromium strip steel material having a coating of an electrically insulating layer of zirconia stabilized with yttrium, said coating being intended to receive a second coating of an electrically conducting layer... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858201 | Titanium oxide photocatalyst, method for producing same and use thereof A titanium oxide-based photocatalyst which can exhibit excellent photocatalytic properties in response to visible light while maintaining its inherent activity in response to ultraviolet light and which is suitable for mass production contains bismuth as a first add... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851067 | Tool with a coating A coated metal article such as, e.g., a tool, which article comprises a body part comprising a substantially carbon-free precipitation-hardened iron-cobalt-molybdenum/tungsten-nitrogen alloy and carries a coating. The coating has been applied by a PVD method and/or ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838120 | Anodic oxide film An object of the present invention is to obtain an aluminum or aluminum alloy member having a uniform and dense anodic oxide film having sufficient corrosion and impact resistances. Provided is an anodic oxide film which has been formed on the surface of aluminum or... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829195 | Fluorination pre-treatment of heat spreader attachment indium thermal interface material The formation of electronic assemblies including a heat spreader coupled to a die through a thermal interface material formed from an indium preform, is described. One embodiment relates to a method including providing a preform comprising indium, the preform includ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820299 | Method to produce an element subject to wear, and element subject to wear thus obtained Method to produce an element (10) subject to wear, such as a mechanical member, an abrasion or crushing tool or suchlike, comprising a metal matrix (14) and at least a core (12) of ceramic material. The method comprises a preliminary step wherei... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7803464 | Surface-coated cutting tool A surface-coated cutting tool comprising a substrate, and a coating formed thereon, characterized in that the coating includes a first coating containing TiCN and a second coating containing α-type Al2O3, the first coating is interposed betwee... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794846 | Titanium part for internal combustion engine A titanium part for use in an internal combustion engine includes a ceramic layer on its surface. The ceramic layer has a thickness that is greater than about 10 nm but equal to or less than about 750 nm and includes either silicon or aluminum. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776448 | Conversion coatings including alkaline earth metal fluoride complexes An aqueous composition for pretreating and depositing a coating on metal substrates is provided. The coating composition includes from about 1,500 to about 55,000 ppm based on the aqueous composition of a Group IIA dissolved metal ion, from about 100 to about 200,00... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771836 | Golden ornament and process for producing the same A golden ornament includes a base material; a Ti coating film which is formed on a surface of the base material in an atmosphere of an inert gas other than nitrogen and whose Ti atom content is constant in the thickness direction; a TiN gradient coating film which i... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758968 | Component with thermal barrier coating and erosion-resistant layer The invention relates to components of a steam turbine comprising a thermal insulation layer and a metallic anti-erosion layer that is applied to the thermal insulation layer. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740948 | Thermal barrier coatings This disclosure addresses the issue of providing a metallic-ceramic overlay coating that potentially serves as an interface or bond coat layer to provide enhanced oxidation resistance to the underlying superalloy substrate via the formation of a diffusion barrier re... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740947 | Particulate metal alloy coating for providing corrosion protection Coatings containing particulate metal alloy are disclosed. The coatings provide corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The coatings contain zinc-metal-containing alloy in flake form, most particularly an alloy flake of zinc and aluminum. The... | 06/22/2010 |
