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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163397 | Method and apparatus for providing hermetic electrical feedthrough A method and apparatus suitable for forming hermetic electrical feedthroughs in a ceramic sheet having a thickness of ≤40 mils. More particularly, the method yields an apparatus including a hermetic electrical feedthrough which is both biocompatible and electroche... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8092916 | Steel wire rod An FeO layer including fine crystal grains having random orientation is formed as inner layer scale on the surface of the steel wire rod containing C: 0.05-1.2 mass % (hereinafter referred to as “%”), Si: 0.01-0.50%, Mn: 0.1-1.5%, P: 0.02% or below, S: 0.02% or ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8021758 | Aluminum phosphate compounds, coatings, related composites and applications Composites comprising an aluminum phosphate-based coating component and methods for sealing porous substrate surfaces. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7989080 | Method and apparatus for providing hermetic electrical feedthrough A method and apparatus suitable for forming hermetic electrical feedthroughs in a ceramic sheet having a thickness of ≦40 mils. More particularly, the method yields an apparatus including a hermetic electrical feedthrough which is both biocompatible and electroche... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7820300 | Article of manufacture and process for anodically coating an aluminum substrate with ceramic oxides prior to organic or inorganic coating An article of manufacture and a process for making the article by the anodization of aluminum and aluminum alloy workpieces to provide corrosion-, heat- and abrasion-resistant ceramic coatings comprising titanium and/or zirconium oxides, and the subsequent coating o... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7732056 | Corrosion-resistant aluminum component having multi-layer coating A method of providing a corrosion-resistant coating on a surface of an aluminum component comprises anodizing the surface of the aluminum component to form an anodized aluminum oxide layer and sputter coating a sputtered layer on the anodized aluminum oxide layer. A... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727637 | Structure of coating layer for heat-cooker The present invention relates to a coating layer structure for heat-cookers, and more particularly, to a coating layer structure for heat-cookers wherein said structure has been produced by forming an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer on the surface... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7405010 | Metal/rubber composite for tire A metallic body of carbon steel covered with an adhesive layer capable of adhering to a rubber matrix based on diene elastomer. The carbon content of the steel is between 0.35 and 1.2% by weight. The adhesive layer is formed of a metallic layer bearing aluminum oxid... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7371426 | Method for repairing components using environmental bond coatings and resultant repaired components According to an embodiment of the invention, a repaired component is disclosed. The repaired component comprises an engine run component having a base metal substrate, a portion of the base metal substrate between about 1-3 mils in thickness and an overlying bond co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368398 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction chamber with a structure allowing pressure reduction, a shower head for supplying a processing gas into the reaction chamber including a gas diffusion plate in which through holes are formed, and a substrate suppo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332021 | Coating composition A coating composition comprising an aqueous mixture containing acid-stable particles and one or more fluoroacids. The amount of the acid-stable particles in the coating composition is from 0.005% to 8% by weight on a dry weight basis. The acid-stable particles can b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326441 | Coating systems containing beta phase and gamma-prime phase nickel aluminide A coating and process for depositing the coating on a substrate. The coating is a nickel aluminide overlay coating of predominantly the beta (NiAl) and gamma-prime (Ni3Al) intermetallic phases, and is suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311966 | Porous insulating film and its laminates A porous insulating film comprising a highly heat resistant resin film having a fine porous structure with a mean pore size of 0.01-5 μm in at least the center of the film, and a porosity of 15-80%. A laminate is prepared by forming a heat resistant adhesive layer ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300707 | Aluminium composite structure having a channel therein and method of manufacturing the same To provide an aluminium composite structure having a highly airtight channel therein, including: a core material having a concave groove on a surface; a covering material made up of aluminium or aluminium alloy which covers the surface of the core material other tha... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276293 | Far-infrared radiator and method for producing method The present invention discloses a far infrared radiator used in various types of heating equipment. This far infrared radiator is comprised of a base material 1 composed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and an electrolytic colored film 2 formed on this b... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267859 | Thick porous anodic alumina films and nanowire arrays grown on a solid substrate The presently disclosed invention provides for the fabrication of porous anodic alumina (PAA) films on a wide variety of substrates. The substrate comprises a wafer layer and may further include an adhesion layer deposited on the wafer layer. An anodic alumina templ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250192 | Sprayable noble metal coating for high temperature use directly on aircraft engine alloys A method of applying a heat-rejection coating directly on a substrate of a metallic component is disclosed. The steps include supplying a metallic component, such as of a gas turbine engine, before applying a reflective-coating mixture onto the component, wherein th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244514 | Corrosion resistant part A corrosion resistant part comprises an aluminum alloy part main body, an alumite layer disposed on the part main body, and a corrosion resistant layer disposed on the alumite layer. The part main body has a normal portion and a flawed portion so that the alumite la... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240821 | Method for joining at least two adjoining work-pieces by friction stir and/or friction stir spot welding A method for weldbonding at least two work-pieces together includes applying an adhesive to a first surface of a first work-piece, and bringing the first surface of the first work-piece into contact with a surface of a second work-piece. The first work-piece and sec... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229675 | Protective coating method for pieces made of heat resistant alloys The invention relates to metallurgy and mechanical engineering, in particular to the development of methods for providing metallic pieces with protective coatings with a view to improving the performance characteristics thereof. In accordance with the inventive meth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225966 | Welded joints with polymer sealant An assembly, such as an aircraft component, is formed with a weld joint by, for example, using friction stir welding, FSW, to form a lap joint between a stiffer and the interior surface of the skin of the component. A sealant layer, such as a monomer sealant/adhesiv... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223477 | Coating powders having enhanced flexability Coating powders having a low curing temperature are comprised of an acid functional acrylic resin having an acid number between about 40 and 220, triglycidyl isocyanurate, and a curing catalyst comprising tetrabutyl ammonium bromide. Such coating powders have a stoi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7189460 | High reflectance mirror A high reflectance mirror having a high reflectance in a visible-light region, being excellent in durability such as a moisture resistance, a saltwater resistance, etc. and having small dependence on incident angle (i.e., the fluctuation of the reflectance depending... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175676 | Process for manufacturing high-stability crystalline anodic aluminum oxide for pulse discharge capacitors A process for producing high stability crystalline anodic aluminum oxide includes anodizing an anodic foil, hydrating the foil, and forming a barrier oxide layer on the foil. Anodizing the anodic foil produces nano-porous amorphous oxides which can then be converted... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153567 | Composite structure and method and apparatus for forming the same A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151058 | Etchant for etching nitride and method for removing a nitride layer using the same In a method for removing a nitride layer of a semiconductor device, an etchant including about 15 to about 40 percent by volume of hydrofluoric acid, about 15 to about 60 percent by volume of phosphorous acid, and about 25 to about 45 percent by volume of deionized ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149155 | Channeled dielectric re-recordable data storage medium A re-recordable data storage medium is disclosed. One embodiment of the medium includes a dielectric material and a filler material. The dielectric material is organized in columnar channels over which memory cells are logically distributed. The filler material is w... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135075 | Corrosion resistant coating with self-healing characteristics An aqueous solution for depositing an inorganic corrosion resistant coating on a metal substrate is disclosed. The aqueous solution comprises a film-forming agent, a supplemental anion, and a substrate activator. The film-forming agent is a vanadate salt that forms ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125610 | Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte without a pre-anodizing hydration step A capacitor comprising an aluminum anode and a dielectric layer comprising phosphate doped aluminum oxide and process for making the capacitor. The capacitor has a CV Product of at least 9 μF-V/cm2 at 250 volts. Furthermore, the capacitor is formed by th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122900 | Semiconductor device and method manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to this invention comprises a substrate 100 in which semiconductor elements are formed, a first conductor 301 at least a portion of the peripheral surface of which is made of a material comprising copper as a main ingre... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066228 | Metal/rubber composite for tire A (metal/rubber) composite comprising a rubber matrix reinforced with a metallic body adhering to the rubber matrix by means of an adhesive interphase; the rubber matrix is based on diene elastomer; the metal is a carbon steel, the carbon content of which is between... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063935 | Support for lithographic printing plate and presensitized plate and method of producing lithographic printing plate Disclosed is a support for a lithographic printing plate, wherein an adhering amount of a rare-earth element atom to a surface thereof is 0.1 to 20 mg/mg2, and a presensitized plate provided with an image recording layer on the support for a lithographic ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055732 | Semiconductor processing apparatus including plasma-resistant, welded aluminum structures We have discovered a method of producing a complex-shaped aluminum alloy article, where welding has been employed to form the article, where an anodized aluminum coating is produced over a surface of the article including the weld joint, and where the anodized alumi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048814 | Halogen-resistant, anodized aluminum for use in semiconductor processing apparatus We have discovered that the formation of particulate inclusions at the surface of an aluminum alloy article, which inclusions interfere with a smooth transition from the alloy surface to an overlying aluminum oxide protective film can be controlled by maintaining th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045217 | Plated component for use in an outdoor environment A plated component used in an outdoor environment comprises a component main unit, a metal coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit, and an oxide coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037635 | Presensitized plate The present invention provides a presensitized plate, comprising: an aluminum plate having an aluminum purity of not less than 99 wt %; and a photosensitive layer formed on the surface of said aluminum plate, wherein a fatigue fracture strength of the presensitized ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033447 | Halogen-resistant, anodized aluminum for use in semiconductor processing apparatus We have discovered that the formation of particulate inclusions at the surface of an aluminum alloy article, which inclusions interfere with a smooth transition from the alloy surface to an overlying aluminum oxide protective film, can be controlled by maintaining t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025248 | Method for manufacturing a titanium sheet and a shaped component consisting of the titanium sheet The invention relates to a roll-bonded titanium sheet (6), a shaped component manufactured therefrom (10) and a method for manufacturing the titanium sheet (6) and the shaped component (10). In order to achieve a high-temperature-resistan... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026059 | Copper foil for high-density ultrafine printed wiring boad The present invention is to provide an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier which comprises a release layer, a diffusion preventive layer and a copper electroplating layer laminated in this order, or a diffusion preventive layer, a release layer and a copper electr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022384 | Reflective film, reflection type liquid crystal display, and sputtering target for forming the reflective film A reflective film used as a reflective electrode or a reflector, comprising an Ag-based alloy containing rare earth metals. The reflective film has high reflectivity and high durability. ... | 04/04/2006 |