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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8048534 | Composite used for thermal spray instrumentation and method for making the same A superalloy article which comprises a substrate comprised of a superalloy, a bond coat comprised of MCrAlY wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and mixtures thereof applied onto at least a portion of the substrate and a ceramic ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029914 | High performance coated material with improved metal dusting corrosion resistance High performance coated metal compositions resistant to metal dusting corrosion and methods of providing such compositions are provided by the present invention. The coated metal compositions are represented by the structure (PQR), wherein P is an oxide layer at the... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7951466 | Titanium alloys excellent in hydrogen absorption-resistance A titanium alloy material includes a Ti—Al alloy and an oxide film on the Ti—Al alloy. The Ti—Al alloy contains 0.50-3.0 mass % Al and a balance of Ti and unavoidable impurities. The titanium alloy material has excellent hydrogen absorption resistance and can ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927714 | Barium-doped bond coat for thermal barrier coatings A metallic article for high temperature applications such as a turbine engine component is protected by a thermal barrier coating system on the article's metallic substrate. The thermal barrier coating system includes a bond coat layer of aluminum containing alloy o... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7569285 | Enhanced bonding layers on titanium materials The present invention provides a dense-coverage, adherent phosphorous-based coating on the native oxide surface of a material. Disclosed phosphorous-based coatings include phosphate and organo-phosphonate coatings. The present invention also provides further derivat... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7371586 | Superconductor and process for producing the same A superconductor and a method for producing the same are provided. The method for producing a superconductor includes the step of forming a superconducting layer on a base layer by performing a film deposition at least three times, wherein the film thickness of a su... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361385 | Method for manufacturing hot-dip plated metal strip and apparatus for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hot-dip plated metal strip comprising the steps of: introducing a metal strip into a molten metal bath of plating metal to adhere the molten metal onto the surface of the metal strip; taking out the metal strip, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354651 | Bond coat for corrosion resistant EBC for silicon-containing substrate and processes for preparing same An article comprising a silicon-containing substrate, a silicide-containing bond coat layer overlying the substrate, and an environmental barrier coating (EBC) overlying the bond coat layer, wherein the EBC comprises a corrosion resistant outer layer comprising a co... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351921 | Assembly for a microstimulator An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A method of assembly for attaching a wire to a capacitor and an electro... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348068 | Surface-treated steel sheet excellent in corrosion resistance, conductivity, and coating appearance A surface-treated steel sheet includes a steel sheet; a plating layer containing at least one metal selected from zinc and aluminum; a first layer film containing (α) 1 to 2000 mg/m2 of silica in terms of SiO2, (β) a total of 1 to 1000 mg/m | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348669 | Bump structure of semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In connection with a bump of a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, a groove is formed in a bump pad region of a semiconductor substrate. An under bump metal layer is then formed in the groove, and a lower end portion of the bump fills the groove... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331499 | Manufacturing method for a ceramic to metal seal A method of bonding a ceramic part to a metal part by heating a component assembly including the metal part, the ceramic part, and a thin essentially pure interlayer material placed between the two parts heated at a temperature that is greater than the temperature o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332775 | Protruding spacers for self-aligned contacts A protruding spacer that protrudes above the top surface of a gate electrode structure provides enhanced resistance to exposure of the gate electrode during the etch process used to form self-aligned contacts. The protruding spacer may be formed using an amorphous c... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7311981 | Gas turbine part provided with a protective coating A gas turbine part comprises a superalloy metal substrate, a bonding underlayer formed on the substrate and comprising an intermetallic compound of aluminum, nickel, and platinum, and a ceramic outer layer anchored on the alumina film formed on the bonding underlaye... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309411 | Electrolyte media for the deposition of tin alloys and methods for depositing tin alloys An electroplating bath medium for electroplating articles with a tin-cobalt, tin-nickel, or tin-cobalt-nickel alloy comprises: at least one tin salt; an alloying metal salt comprising a cobalt salt and/or a nickel salt; a complexant comprising a hydroxycarboxylic ac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273662 | High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-NiAl alloy compositions An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261776 | Deposition of buffer layers on textured metal surfaces A method of making a multilayer article includes depositing a first material on the surface of a metal substrate to form a seed layer of the first material, the first material being deposited under reducing conditions relative to the metal substrate, and then epitax... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255940 | Thermal barrier coatings with high fracture toughness underlayer for improved impact resistance A reduced thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating having improved impact resistance for an underlying substrate of articles that operate at, or are exposed to, high temperatures. This coating comprises an inner high fracture toughness layer nearest to the under... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252891 | Wiring transfer sheet and method for producing the same, and wiring board and method for producing the same A wiring transfer sheet including a carrier base and a wiring layer formed thereon is produced so that an exposed area of a surface of the carrier base on which the wiring layer is formed has a plurality of concavities. By transferring the wiring layer to an electri... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250225 | Gamma prime phase-containing nickel aluminide coating An intermetallic composition suitable for use as an environmentally-protective coating on surfaces of components used in hostile thermal environments, including the turbine, combustor and augmentor sections of a gas turbine engine. The coating contains the gamma-pri... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247393 | Gamma prime phase-containing nickel aluminide coating An intermetallic composition suitable for use as an environmentally-protective coating on surfaces of components used in hostile thermal environments, including the turbine, combustor and augmentor sections of a gas turbine engine. The coating contains the gamma-pri... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244502 | Hybrid coating The present invention provides a composition for use in forming an abrasion-resistant easy-to-clean coating on a substrate. The composition according to the invention includes a mixture of a fluorocarbon polymer component and an enamel-forming component. The enamel-... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241510 | Peelable circuit board foil In one embodiment, a peelable circuit board foil (200) has a metal support layer (205) and a conductive metal foil layer (210) bonded by an inorganic high temperature release structure (215) that comprises a co-deposited layer (250... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231324 | Techniques for analyzing data generated by instruments According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for analyzing data from an instrument is disclosed. The raw data generated by the instrument, along with configuration data generated by a user, is packaged into a calling model. The raw data may include, for ex... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223481 | Method of producing ultra-thin copper foil with carrier, ultra-thin copper foil with carrier produced by the same, printed circuit board, multilayer printed circuit board and chip on film circuit board An object of the present invention is to produce an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier which has few pinholes and small surface roughness and which has an the thickness of less than 5 μm, and to produce the method of producing the foil, and further to produce a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214409 | High strength Ni-Pt-Al-Hf bondcoat A turbine engine component has a substrate formed from a nickel based superalloy and a Ni—Pt—Al—Hf bondcoat applied to a surface of the substrate. Two methods for forming the platinum modified Ni—Pt—Al—Hf bondcoat are described herein. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205020 | Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing same A magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic under-layer, a magnetic layer, a protective film and a liquid lubricant layer sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate. The magnetic layer has a multi-layer structure laminated with two or more magnetic layer ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7153590 | Composite copper foil and manufacturing method thereof A composite copper foil (10) comprises a carrier foil (12) formed by electrodeposition onto a cathode, the carrier foil (12) having a cathode side formed in contact with the cathode and an opposite electrolyte side. A very thin release layer ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138068 | Printed circuit patterned embedded capacitance layer A method is disclosed for fabricating a patterned embedded capacitance layer. The method includes fabricating (1305, 1310) a ceramic oxide layer (510) overlying a conductive metal layer (515) overlying a printed circuit substrate (505), p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135238 | Elevated temperature oxidation protection coatings for titanium alloys and methods of preparing the same Oxidation protection of a titanium-based alloy is provided with improved fatigue properties by a titanium aluminide coating of between 2 to 12 microns by diffusing the Al into the Ti at a temperature below the melting point of the Al. The coating is gas deposited an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132158 | Support layer for thin copper foil A composite material useful for the manufacture of a circuit has a support layer, a metal foil layer having opposing first and second sides and a thickness of 15 microns or less and a release layer effective to facilitate separation of the metal foil layer from the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111950 | Method for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface A method for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface is shown. The method comprises the steps of: cleaning the underlay surface; spraying on the receiving surface an activating treatment agent solution wherein the activating treatment agent solution... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105220 | Coated article having a sealed layered edge to impede corrosion of a coating at the edge and method of making same An article having a sealed layered edge, e.g. an automotive laminate and a multiple glazed unit includes a pair of glass sheet in a fixed relationship with one another. A sputtered coating is deposited on a major surface of one of the sheets and includes at least on... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101469 | Metal pieces and articles having improved corrosion resistance A metal piece having an organic coating with improved corrosion resistance and adhesion is described which comprises a zinc or zinc alloy plated metal piece having on its surface, a chromate film deposited from an aqueous acidic chromium solution comprising trivalen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7084350 | Green ceramic insert, ceramic insert, ceramic green body or green body composite and ceramic laminated composite produced thereby A green ceramic insert having a green ceramic body provided with a recess extending through the ceramic body is provided, the recess being filled with a paste which may be converted into an electrical plated hole. A ceramic insert made from a sintered green ceramic ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7053294 | Thin-film solar cell fabricated on a flexible metallic substrate A thin-film solar cell (10) is provided. The thin-film solar cell (10) comprises a flexible metallic substrate (12) having a first surface and a second surface. A back metal contact layer (16) is deposited on the first surface of the flex... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |