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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360798 | Threaded 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 |
| 6971681 | Threaded pipe with surface treatment A threaded metallic pipe for oil extraction industry has a threaded end portion with treated surface in which the metal surface has a roughness (Ra) comprised of 2.0 μm and 6.0 μm, which is covered by a uniform layer (7) of a dry corrosion inhibiting coatin... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921110 | Threaded joint for tubes Described herein is a threaded joint, in which the threads are coated with a layer of dry lubricant having a thickness of between 5 μm and 30 μm and in which the nominal void volume NVV of the space (6, 7) between the thread of the male tube and the thread ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6399719 | Cyclic urea-formaldehyde prepolymer-modified melamine-containing resins, and use in binders for cellulosic-based composites A melamine-containing resin modified with a cyclic urea prepolymer comprising urea, formaldehyde and ammonia or a primary amine. The prepolymer-modified melamine-containing resin provides useful binders alone, or when combined or coreacted with other resi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5976708 | Heat resistant stainless steel wire The heat resistant stainless steel wire/strip comprises a stainless steel thin wire/strip containing, in addition to chrome, at least one of nickel, aluminum and yttrium. The stainless steel thin wire/strip is covered with a covering layer formed of nicke... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5822675 | Heating elements and a process for their manufacture Disclosed is a heating element having improved performance, particularly at high power densities and high temperatures. The heating element comprises a substrate having a first layer comprising a silicon based electrically insulating material on its surfa... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5569543 | Method for coating a brake rotor and brake rotor A method and composition for coating an automotive brake rotor to render it corrosion resistant without impeding the braking function of the rotor, includes cleaning the rotor and thereafter applying a coating composition thereto which composition include... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5334460 | CU-PB system alloy composite bearing having overlay A Cu-Pb system composite bearing has three layers including a backing metal, a bearing alloy layer formed on the backing metal, and an overlay formed on the bearing alloy layer. The Cu-Pb bearing alloy contains 2 to 10% Ni and 0.05 to 1.0% B. An example o... | 08/02/1994 |
| 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 |
| 4977035 | Getter strip A strip getter structure comprising getter powder pressed into and onto an open reticulated network carrier strip. The getter powder particles form an agglomeration with strength derived both from interlocking of said getter particles and from support of ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4916026 | Laminate Sliding layers overlays produced by cathode sputtering comprise a matrix-forming metallic material and at least one other material which is substantially insoluble in the matrix have greatly improved mechanical and corrosion resistance properties, if the ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4871621 | Method of encasing a structure in metal An improved method for encasing objects in metal is disclosed as are the novel encased objects so prepared. An object is wrapped with a sheet comprising sinterable particulate or powdered metal and an organic binder, and is the fired to volatilize the bin... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4818627 | Article of manufacture Multicolored tone paint compositions containing flat metallic particles are produced by subjecting an electrically conductive substrate coated with the paint composition, while wet, to ion current. The field caused by the corona current vertically orients... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4731297 | Laminated components of open magnetic circuit type Laminated components of the open magnetic circuit type including, or incorporating, inductors of the same type are manufactured by alternately superposing a plurality of green magnetic layers and a plurality of fragmentary, green conductor strips, each st... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4705726 | Anticorrosive weldable coated steel A weldable steel plate plated with zinc, a zinc base alloy or zinc composite and coated on the plating with a coating material comprising a mixture of at least one type of ferrous alloy powder with an oxygen concentration of 1.0% by weight or less and zin... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4678633 | Process for forming a sintered layer on a substrate of iron-based material A process for forming a sintered layer on a substrate of an iron-based material containing carbon. A sheet of powders of an alloy is prepared by mixing the powders with a solution of resin and rolling the mixture into a sheet. The sheet is then heated to ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4612236 | Coating for increasing corrosion resistance and reducing hydrogen reembrittlement of metal articles Plated high strength steel articles having a metallic plated coating exhibit high corrosion resistance and low hydrogen reembrittlement characteristics when an acrylic polymeric coating, such as a methyl methacrylate polymer is applied to the aritcle. A c... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4503129 | Shielded metal arc welding electrode for Cr-Mo low alloy steels A shielded arc welding electrode containing in a core wire or a covering flux thereof alloy elements in the proportions satisfying the following conditions. ##EQU1## in which Bw is a coefficient of yield in deposited metal of a wire-o... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4371589 | Process for depositing protective coating and articles produced An article of improved wear characteristics and composed of a relatively low wear resistant base metal coated by a particulate refractory metal having a melting point of at least 1490° C. deposited within the near-surface region thereof comprising a base... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4337299 | Process for applying a corrosion resistant two-coat system to structural steel and coated steel thus obtained A process is disclosed for applying a corrosion resistant system to structural steel, in which a zinc dust paint comprising 5-15% by weight of a binder and 85-95% by weight of a metallic zinc-based pigment component is applied to the steel as a first coat... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4289833 | Liquid phase sintered dense composite body for brazed joints and method for making the same A liquid phase sintered body for brazed joints having a multiplicity of pores, grooves and/or indented patterns formed on a desired surface. The liquid phase sintered body is produced by a method comprising the steps of forming a compact body of a mixture... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4256811 | Coating composition for steel containing zinc metal, zinc oxide, molybdenum sulfide, a resin and a solvent A coating composition which exhibits lubricating and corrosion resistance properties and is particularly suitable for coating bolts and fasteners. The composition comprises 5 to 20 parts by weight of zinc metal, 1 to 20 parts by weight of zinc oxide and 1... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4185136 | Coated electrodes A coated electrode is provided comprising a metal core rod and a sheath coating enveloping said rod, said sheath consisting essentially of at least one hard phase-forming element in particulate form bonded to said rod, said sheath containing an amount of ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4042426 | Chromized steel substrate An improved steel substrate for preparing chromized steel, the substrate consisting essentially of a flat rolled plain low carbon columbium treated steel initially having a total carbon content of at least 0.03% and containing about 0.03-0.15% columbium. ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3990862 | Liquid heat exchanger interface and method A plurality of particles of oxide film forming metal randomly attached to portions of each other and a plurality of which are attached to a metallic substrate, the unconnected portions between particles defining porously interconnected open cell nucleatio... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3971633 | Two layer coating system A coating system for protecting metallic substrates in reducing or oxygen-free environments which includes a first layer of chromium carbide plus metallic binder having a thickness of from 0.001 to 0.015 inches and a surface layer of all chromium carbide ... | 07/27/1976 |
