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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350387 | Tooling assembly A tooling assembly 10 having a first set of blades which are formed from a first material and a second set of blades which are formed from a second material. More particularly, each carbide blade of each member 62, 64, 66, and 68 is operatively ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7287405 | Drill resistant lock A drill resistant lock (30) comprises a bolt member (33) for fitting into a similar sized and shaped slot (35) to secure closure of entry to a property, a locking mechanism (31, 32) associated with a bolt member (33), whereby relea... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268021 | Lead frame and method of manufacturing the same A lead frame having a structure that can discharge hydrogen adsorbed during deposition and can reduce a galvanic potential difference between plating layers and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes forming a Ni plating layer formed of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7172821 | Coating material having corrosion resistance and wear resistance A coating material has a first layer deposited on a base material and a second layer deposited on the first layer. The first layer is made of a Ni-base alloy or a Co-base alloy containing carbon as an unavoidable impurity. The second layer is made of a hard material... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7132172 | Composite material for use in the manufacture of electrical contacts and a method for its manufacture An electrically conductive composite material for use in the manufacture of electrical contact components, consisting of a metal strip and a contact layer made of a silver or tin contact material, which contact layer is applied at least to one side of the metal stri... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7067200 | Joined bodies and a method of producing the same A joined body and method of producing the joined body are provided. A first member containing at least a ceramic and a second member containing at least one of a metal and a metal composite are joined with each other via a metal adhesive. The metal adhesive contains... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017793 | Repair process In accordance with the present invention, a process for repairing metal workpieces, such as turbine engine components, is provided. The process comprises the steps of forming a braze paste containing a first nickel base alloy material containing boron and chromium a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6953987 | Composite integrated circuit device having restricted heat conduction A composite integrated circuit is formed by being molded with a mold resin, including a seat member of a lead frame, a substrate attached on the seat member of the lead frame, a heater element, and a temperature-restricted element. Here, the heater element and the t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6670049 | Metal/ceramic composite protective coating and its application An environmental coating is applied to the surface of a titanium-base alloy substrate to protect the surface from oxidation, corrosion, erosion, and other damage. The coating is a mixture of a metal and a ceramic, each selected to contribute to the protec... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6579623 | Composite material member for semiconductor device and insulated and non-insulated semiconductor devices using composite material member To provide a composite material member for semiconductor device, an insulated semiconductor device and non-insulated semiconductor device using the composite material member, which are effective for obtaining a semiconductor device that alleviates thermal... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6033789 | High speed cutting tool The tool includes at least one cutting edge formed by a compacted mixture of carbide containing alloy steel and an oxide containing ceramic material, preferably zirconium oxide in an amount of 0.01-15 wt % of the mixture, preferably in the region of 1 to ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6007922 | Chromium boride coatings A new family of chromium boride coatings having excellent adhesive wear and corrosion resistance is disclosed. The coatings comprise hard, ultrafine, chromium boride particles dispersed in a metal matrix, the particles having an average particle size of l... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004683 | Plural layered metal repair tape A base metal repair tape includes a first layer formed braze alloy bonded together with fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene, a second layer formed from powdered base metal comprising oxygen-sensitive superalloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5966585 | Titanium carbide/tungsten boride coatings A new family of titanium carbide/tungsten boride coatings having excellent wear and corrosion resistance is disclosed. The coatings comprise hard, ultrafine, titanium carbide particles and tungsten boride precipitates dispersed in a metal matrix, the two ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5523169 | Metal repair tape for superalloys A base metal repair tape includes a first layer formed from powdered base metal bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and a second layer comprising a brazing alloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. This is used to re... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5510193 | Supported polycrystalline diamond compact having a cubic boron nitride interlayer for improved physical properties Metal carbide supported polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compacts having improved shear strength and impact resistance properties, and a method for making the same under high temperature/high pressure (HT/HP) processing conditions. A sintered polycrystalline... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5510194 | Perforated plate filter media and related products Perforated plates for use as filter media and devices for fluid injection and extrusion have a multiplicity of holes of a uniform size and a selected diameter as small as 0.5 micron. The plates are made by a "wire drawing" process wherein a sacrificial wi... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5506061 | Method for the preparation of metal matrix composite materials A method for preparing deagglomerated fibres and/or particles and for providing the fibres and/or particles with a substantially uniform protective coating, the fibres and/or particles being of a material selected from the group consisting of carbides oxi... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5455118 | Plating for metal matrix composites The present invention describes a plated component and plating method in which the plating adheres to the reinforcement particles on the surface of a composite component. This allows the component to be processed above 400° C. without blistering. The pla... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5356721 | Component for noise-damped transmission It is the object of the invention to reduce the propagation of noises, in particular shifting noises, in mechanical transmissions. The invention consists in the use of a sintered shaped part formed in an individualized configuration as a noise-damped comp... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5302464 | Method of plating a bonded magnet and a bonded magnet carrying a metal coating A closely adherent metal coating having a uniform thickness and substantially free from pinholes is formed on the porous surface of a bonded magnet to improve its oxidation and corrosion resistance without lowering its magnetic properties. The coating is ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5298336 | Multilayer composite sliding material having excellent seizure resistance property The present invention provides a multilayer composite sliding material with excellent seizure resistance property having a steel plate or a steel plate having surfaces plated with copper or the like; a bond layer having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, form... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5176964 | Diffuse black plasma sprayed coatings The present invention resides in an optically black article comprising a substrate and an optically black coating adhered to the substrate. The coating has an absorptivity of at least about 0.92 and an emissivity of at least about 0.85, obtained by plasma... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5079099 | Microstructurally toughened metal matrix composite article and method of making same A microstructurally toughened ceramic-particle-reinforced metal-matrix composite article is disclosed. The article exhibits a complex microstructure. The article exhibits high tensile strength, high elastic modulus and high impact resistance. A process fo... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4978582 | Resistance-weldable composite The invention concerns three-layer composites with their plastic core so uniformly enriched with an appropriate percentage by volume of a ferrosilicon with an appropriate particle size that the composites can be securely joined to each other and to sheets... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4939038 | Light metallic composite material and method for producing thereof A light metallic composite material containing therein fine granular additives dispersed in a matrix of a light metallic material, which composite material has a light weight, high mechanical strength, and excellent characteristics such as high damping ab... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4863804 | Superconductor wire and methods of constructing same Superconductor wire, and methods of constructing same, including one or more filaments formed of submicron-particle superconductor powder each surrounded by an encapsulating sheath having a composite wall. The composite wall includes a ductile outer skin ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4847044 | Method of fabricating a metal aluminide composite A softer metal such as aluminum, or a metal forming a metal aluminide, or an alloy containing these metals is added to a metal aluminide composite during fabrication to promote easy consolidation of the metal aluminide matrix with the reinforcing phase. T... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4832982 | Laser process for forming dispersion alloy layer from powder on metallic base Herein disclosed is a process for forming a dispersion alloy layer on a metallic base. The powder of an alloy system, which will separate into two or more multi-liquid phases at a temperature equal to or higher than its melting point and will solidify, wh... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4704249 | Process for producing a superconducting wire having a Chevrel phases The invention relates to a process for producing a superconducting wire, using, e.g., Chevrel phases as superconductors, in particular PbMo6 S8. Until now, it was not possible to produce superconducting wires from such materials in a... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4608225 | Composition for fixing metal powder molding at sintering A composition for fixing a metal powder molding at sintering, which is used, in the case of disposing a metal powder molding formed by rolling a mixture of a metal powder and a synthetic resin-based binder on a metal base material and sintering the metal ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4510659 | Method for manufacturing a vane compressor having a lightweight rotor A vane compressor is provided which has a rotor formed therein with a plurality of axial slits opening in its outer peripheral surface in a circumferentially spaced arrangement, and in each of which a vane is received, and a plurality of cavities located ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503130 | Prestressed ceramic coatings Structure coated with graded ceramic material and methods of coating application are disclosed. Techniques for maintaining low stress to strength ratios across the depth of the coating are discussed. In one particular structure the coating is applied to a meta... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4456577 | Methods for producing composite rotary dresser A method of producing a rotary dresser include forming a core piece of an iron-base powder and filling in tungsten or like metal powder between the core and an outer mold member containing diamond grit or the like. The construction is then heated to melt ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454205 | Method of drill bit manufacture and product A method for making a drill bit and product resulting therefrom in which carbide elements are coated with carbide and nitride materials such as those of titanium as by chemical vapor deposition after which the elements are cast in molten steel.... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4439497 | Ultrasonic sound absorber An ultrasonic sound absorbing material capable of operating at high temperatures and pressures, said material comprises a dense, rigid, permeable material such as sintered metal filled with a viscous fluid.... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4408833 | Hot pressed and diffusion bonded laser mirror heat exchanger An improved heat exchanger for high energy laser mirrors is provided which comprises one or more sections each hot pressed into a desired configuration to define coolant passageways, and subsequently stacked and joined by a suitable means such as diffusio... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4396820 | Method of making a filled electrode for arc welding A welding electrode of the filling type for machine or hand welding is formed by providing a longitudinally extending stepped ridge along one edge of a strip which is then bent transversely so that the opposite edge lies in the step and is a projecting po... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4391634 | Weldable oxide dispersion strengthened alloys A weldable oxide dispersion strengthened alloy which provides improved welds and welded structures of oxide dispersion strengthened materials is characterized by good retention of dispersoid distribution in the fusion weld zone.... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4379811 | Tubular filler wire for fusion welding A tubular filler rod or filler wire the metal sheath of which is composed of two members, to wit, an outer seamless tube and an inner tube consisting of a strip bent into tube shape and confining a compacted powder core. Also, a method of manufacturing a ... | 04/12/1983 |
