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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163400 | Plated article having metal thin film formed by electroless plating, and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a plated article that has a thin seed layer having a uniform thickness, formed by electroless plating and allowing formation of ultrafine wiring, and that avoids the complicated formation of a bilayer of a barrier layer and a catalytic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147981 | Alloy, in particular for a bearing coating An alloy, in particular for an anti-friction coating, includes elements which form a matrix and at least a soft phase and/or a hard phase, which soft phase elements and/or hard phase elements form a solid solution or a bond with the matrix element. The soft phase an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8039115 | Metallic aircraft component The invention relates to metallic aircraft components which can preferably be used for aircraft structures in the fuselage region. A damage-tolerant design is usual for aircraft components in the fuselage region. It is the object of the invention to provide metallic... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7998593 | Process for coating silver indium alloy metallic seal A process for the manufacture of a metallic seal comprising applying a first intermediate layer to a base metal, applying a second intermediate layer overlying the first intermediate layer, applying a first coating layer comprising silver overlying the second interm... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7906219 | Metallic glass laminates, production methods and applications thereof A metallic glass laminate of the present invention is characterized in that a metallic glass layer of amorphous phase is formed on the substrate surface, and there is no continuous pore (pinhole) through the metallic glass layer. The metallic glass laminate is prefe... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887928 | Coated lead frame A lead frame having a coating of organic compounds on its lead fingers prevents tin and flux from contaminating the lead fingers after die attach. The coating is removed prior to wire bonding. The coating allows for reliable second bonds (bond between wires and lead... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879453 | Alloy, in particular for a bearing coating The invention relates to an alloy, in particular for an anti-friction coating, comprising elements which form a matrix (2) and at least a soft phase (3) and/or a hard phase (5), which soft phase elements and/or hard phase elements form a solid s... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879454 | Friction stir welding of metal matrix composites A fiber-reinforced component is formed of a first composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing fibers having a diameter and a length distributed therein in a selected orientation and a second composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7666522 | Laser based metal deposition (LBMD) of implant structures A method is provided for depositing a hard wear resistant surface onto a porous or non-porous base material of a medical implant. The wear resistant surface of the medical implant device may be formed by a Laser Based Metal Deposition (LBMD) method such as Laser Eng... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662484 | Component, anti-oxidation coating for such a component and method of producing the same A component such as a gas turbine engine component has an oxidation protective layer formed as a substrate surface region in a substrate of the component. The substrate has a nickel-based composition including nickel and an aluminum proportion of greater than 4.5 we... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7632575 | Laser based metal deposition (LBMD) of implant structures A method of depositing a hard wear resistant surface onto a porous or non-porous base material of a medical implant. The medical implant device formed by a Laser Based Metal Deposition (LBMD) method. The porous material of the base promotes bone ingrowth allowing th... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7588836 | Phosphate-treated zinc-coated steel sheet Disclosed is a phosphated galvanized steel sheet comprising a steel sheet, a zinc-plating layer of η single phase which is formed on at least one side of the steel sheet and contains Ni in an amount of not less than 10 ppm by mass and not more than the solubility l... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7560171 | Composite material member and method for producing the same A composite material member is made of a light metal, and strength and durability in a joined part between constituent materials of the composite material member are improved, and production cost is decreased. The composite material member of the present invention c... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553550 | Method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed (ODS) metallic materials or components of oxide-dispersed (ODS) metallic materials by welding A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or component... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7527876 | Surface-treated steel sheet A surface-treated steel sheet is disclosed, including a zinc based plated steel sheet having thereon a surface-treated film containing titanium, nickel, aluminum and fluorine and having a film thickness of from 0.05 to 1.0 μm, the surface-treated film having a tita... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7445853 | Layered filter structure comprising short metal fibers The invention relates to a layered filter structure, said filter element comprises—a first layer, said first layer comprising a porous metal layer;—a second layer, said second layer comprising a self-supporting layer of sintered short metal fibers. The first and... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7393555 | Dicopper(I) oxalate complexes as precursor for metallic copper deposition The invention relates to dicopper(I) oxalate complexes stabilized by neutral Lewis bases, such as alkenes or alkynes, and to the use of dicopper(I) oxalate complexes as precursors for the deposition of metallic copper, in which the neutral Lewis bases used are alkyn... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40386 | Chrome plated parts and chrome plating method Using a chrome plating bath containing organic sulfonic acid, plating is conducted by application of a pulse current to thereby form a crack-free lower chrome layer on a steel substrate. The lower chrome layer has a compressive residual stress of 100 MPa or more and... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378973 | RFID tags having improved read range The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing the performance of 13.56 MHz frequency RFID tags in conjunction with metal substrates. Briefly, a thickness exists for each type of RFID isolator material at which the performance of a 13.56 MHz RFID ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375639 | RFID tags having improved read range The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing the performance of 13.56 MHz frequency RFID tags in conjunction with metal substrates. Briefly, a thickness exists for each type of RFID isolator material at which the performance of a 13.56 MHz RFID ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372348 | Stressed material and shape memory material MEMS devices and methods for manufacturing Disclosed is a MEMS device which comprises at least one shape memory material such as a shape memory alloy (SMA) layer and at least one stressed material layer. Examples of such MEMS devices include an actuator, a micropump, a microvalve, or a non-destructive fuse-t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361412 | Nanostructured soldered or brazed joints made with reactive multilayer foils Self-propagating formation reactions in nanostructured multilayer foils provide rapid bursts of heat at room temperature and therefore can act as local heat sources to melt solder or braze layers and join materials. This reactive joining method provides very localiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360677 | Spot joining method of metal members and spot joining apparatus of metal members In a spot joining method and apparatus, pressing force of a rotating tool is maintained at a first pressing force, the frictional heat due to the rotation of the rotating tool is generated on a surface of an aluminum plate, and the aluminum plate is softened by this... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354486 | Process for producing Ge-added NbAl base superconducting wire material A composite multi-core wire rod in which a plurality of Al alloy wires containing 15 at % to 40 at % of Ge are arranged in Nb matrix at a core diameter of 2 μm to 20 μm is subjected to heating for at least five hours at a temperature ranging from 1300° C. to 1600... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354633 | Retardation film, and polarizing plate and display device using the same A retardation film containing a polyalcohol ester, a polycarboxylic acid ester, and a cellulose ester, wherein a total acylation degree of the cellulose ester is in the range of 2.4-2.8; and a Mw/Mn value of the cellulose ester is in the range of 1.4-3.0, provided t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352585 | Flip chip heat sink package and method An electronic package having enhanced heat dissipation is provided exhibiting dual conductive heat paths in opposing directions. The package includes a substrate having electrical conductors thereon and a flip chip mounted to the substrate. The flip chip has a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344785 | Copper foil for printed circuit board, method for fabricating same, and trivalent chromium conversion treatment solution used for fabricating same A copper foil 1 comprises a roughened plating layer 2, a Ni—Co alloy plating layer 3, a zinc galvanized (underlying) layer 4, a chromate treatment layer 5, and a silane coupling treatment layer 6 on a surface to be bonded ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337518 | Method of fabricating titanium lined composite cookware A Cooking vessel has an interior lining of titanium or an allow thereof. The bottom is optionally formed of anodized aluminum as the titanium walls withstand the corrosive environment of the anodizing bath. The titanium lining is more resistant to corrosion, stainin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335429 | Coating and coating process incorporating raised surface features for an air-cooled surface A coating and coating process for incorporating surface features on an air-cooled substrate surface of a component for the purpose of promoting heat transfer from the component. The coating process generally comprises depositing a first metallic coating material on ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335582 | Component Semiconductor component, having a first chip arranged on a second chip, in which the first and second chips in each case have, on one of their main areas, first and second metalizations, respectively, which face one another. First regions of the metalizations are pr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328831 | Method of making a brazed metal article and the article formed thereby A method of making an article that is comprised of a metal foam in contact with a base metal by an intermediate braze composition, in particular, a method of brazing a metal foam to a base metal via a braze composition. In one preferred method, a polymeric foam is c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325290 | Method of manufacturing vibration and noise reduction assembly A method is disclosed for manufacturing a multi-part component that dampens vibration and noise caused by forces acting on the component. A pre-formed first part is treated for application of a resilient material. The material is dissolved in a solvent and is select... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326954 | Scaffold-organized metal, alloy, semiconductor and/or magnetic clusters and electronic devices made using such clusters A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic clusters is described. The method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising molecules selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides, polypeptides, and perhaps c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326472 | Golf club head A head body of a golf club head has a hollow portion defined by an outer wall. An opening portion is provided in a part of the head body. A small tungsten alloy piece having a shape fittable to the opening portion so as to cover the opening portion is fixedly attach... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323255 | Method of producing base plate circuit board, base plate for circuit board, and circuit board using the base plate First, a melt of Al or a melt of an Al alloy containing Si is injected in a die filled with SiC powder and cast to form a plate member made of an Al/SiC composite. Next, an Al foil member made of an Al—Mg-based alloy is joined with the surface of the plate member ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323247 | Oxidation barrier coatings for silicon based ceramics A protective barrier coating system including a diffusion barrier coating and an oxidation barrier coating and method for use in protecting silicon-based ceramic turbine engine components. A complete barrier coating system includes a thermal barrier coating of stabi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323254 | Layered material The invention relates to an alloy consisting of at least three components A, B, C, which form at least a first matrix and a soft phase dispersed therein, with a first surface (5) and a second surface (9) lying opposite it, the proportions of components... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320832 | Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical c... | 01/22/2008 |
