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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153274 | Thermal barrier layer A thermal barrier layer for metallic components, in particular for gas turbine components which are subject to high temperatures or hot gas, is disclosed. The thermal barrier layer includes an inner contact layer and an outer top layer, where the inner contact layer... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133594 | Steel sheet for container use Steel sheet for container use able to realize superior corrosion resistance and canmaking ability, wherein at least one side of the steel sheet is provided with a chemical conversion coating film including a mixture of a zirconium oxide compound and a zirconium phos... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8025980 | Hot dip galvanized steel sheet and method for manufacturing same The invention provides a hot dip galvanized steel sheet which has: a hot dip galvanizing layer having a flat part on a surface thereof; and a film formed on the flat part. The film is composed of a compound containing Zn, Fe, and O, having an average film thickness ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021762 | Coated articles This invention relates to articles coated with a thermally sprayed coating of a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity ox... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7960033 | Transparent conductive film, sintered body target for transparent conductive film fabrication, and transparent conductive base material and display device using the same A transparent conductive film which is amorphous, has a high transmittance of light in the visible region of short wavelengths, and is hard to beak with respect to bending is provided. The transparent conductive film is an amorphous oxide film composed of Ga, In, an... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7887929 | Oriented fiber ceramic matrix composite abradable thermal barrier coating A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component includes the steps of forming a ceramic workpiece having oriented ceramic reinforcement, and severing the ceramic workpiece to produce a ceramic member having a desired orientation of the ceramic reinforcement... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883784 | Thermal spray coatings and applications therefor This invention relates to coatings for a metal or non-metal substrate comprising (a) a thermal sprayed bondcoat layer applied to the substrate, and (b) a thermal sprayed ceramic layer applied to said bondcoat layer; wherein said coating has a helium leak rate of les... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879457 | Thermal spray coatings and applications therefor This invention relates to coatings for a metal or non-metal substrate comprising (i) a thermal sprayed bondcoat layer applied to the substrate, and (ii) a thermal sprayed ceramic layer applied to the bondcoat layer; wherein said coating has a helium leak rate of les... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867624 | Component having a coating system The invention relates to a component having a coating system, which comprises at least one bonding coat applied directly onto the component and at least one thermal barrier coat formed on the bonding coat, the bonding coat comprising from 22 to 36 wt. % Cr, from 15 ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858205 | Bimetallic bond layer for thermal barrier coating on superalloy A bimetallic bond layer (26, 28) for a thermal barrier coating or TBC (30) on a superalloy substrate (22) for a high temperature environment. An interlayer (26) is applied on the substrate. A bond coat (28) comprising a CoNiCrAlY o... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7410705 | Rare earth-transition metal alloy articles A phosphate bonded ceramic is used to provide a protective coating on a rare earth-transition metal (RE-TM) alloy substrate, conferring degradation resistance to the alloy by being oxidation resistant and acting as a diffusion barrier, thereby minimising/preventing ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371467 | Process chamber component having electroplated yttrium containing coating A component capable of being exposed to a plasma in a process chamber has a structure having an electroplated coating comprising yttrium-containing species. The electroplated coating is resistant to corrosion in the plasma, and can have a compositional gradient of y... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371352 | Catalyst element having a thermal barrier coating as the catalyst substrate A combustion catalyst coating (36) applied to the surface of a ceramic thermal barrier coating (34) which is supported by a metal substrate (32). The microstructure of the thermal barrier coating surface provides the necessary turbulent flow and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368177 | Highly oxidation resistant component An oxidation resistant component is disclosed comprising a substrate and a protective layer. The protective layer consists of an inner MCrAlY layer contiguous with the substrate and an outer layer consisting of at least Ni and Al and having a β-NiAl structure ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364806 | Thermal barrier coating system method of manufacturing the same A thermal barrier coating system comprising a metal substrate, a metal bonding layer and a ceramics thermal barrier layer wherein the ceramics thermal barrier layer has a columnar structure of a stabilized zirconia containing a stabilizer or a stabilized ZrO2 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364798 | Internal member for plasma-treating vessel and method of producing the same It is to propose an internal member for a plasma treating vessel having excellent resistances to chemical corrosion and plasma erosion under an environment containing a halogen gas and an advantageous method of producing the same, which is a member formed by coverin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364807 | Thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system for a ceramic-matrix composite (CMC) article to improve high temperature capability In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an article is provided. The article comprises a substrate comprised of silicon containing material, an environmental barrier coating (EBC) overlying the substrate and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on the environme... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364802 | Ceramic compositions useful in thermal barrier coatings having reduced thermal conductivity Ceramic compositions comprising at least about 91 mole % zirconia and up to about 9 mole % of a stabilizer component comprising a first metal oxide having selected from the group consisting of yttria, calcia, ceria, scandia, magnesia, india and mixtures thereof. Thi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361386 | Functional coatings for the reduction of oxygen permeation and stress and method of forming the same The oxidation behavior of the bond coat is improved using a HVOF nanostructured NiCrAlY coating. NiCrAlY powder is mechanically cryomilled and HVOF sprayed onto Ni-based alloy to form a nanocrystalline bond coat. Oxidation is performed on the coating to form the the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357068 | Material and process for thermal coating, surface layer and also compressor with a surface layer of the material The invention relates to a material based on an oxide ceramic for the manufacture of a surface layer (5) by means of a thermal coating process including aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide, with the material additionally containing chromium oxide for the simul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357994 | Thermal/environmental barrier coating system for silicon-containing materials A coating system for Si-containing materials, particularly those for articles exposed to high temperatures. The coating system exhibits improved resistance to corrosion from sea salt and CMAS as a result of using aluminate compounds to protect silicate-containing la... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354660 | High performance alloys with improved metal dusting corrosion resistance Alloy compositions which are resistant to metal dusting corrosion are provided by the present invention. Also provided are methods for preventing metal dusting on metal surfaces exposed to carbon supersaturated environments. The alloy compositions include an alloy (... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354663 | Thermal barrier coating, manufacturing method thereof, turbine part and gas turbine A thermal barrier coating enabling to prevent peeling of layer in a high temperature use and still having a high thermal barrier effect, a turbine part coated by this thermal barrier coating and a gas turbine comprising this turbine part are provided. The thermal ba... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348287 | Ceramic material The present invention relates to a ceramic material containing yttrium silicate which further contains zirconium, and to the use of said ceramic material as a heat and/or corrosion protection layer, and to a process for preparing coatings with said ceramic material.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338718 | Zinc hot dip galvanized steel plate excellent in press formability and method for production thereof A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a plating layer substantially composed of the η phase and an oxide layer disposed on a surface of the plating layer. The oxide layer has an average thickness of 10 nm or more and includes a Zn-based oxide layer and an Al-ba... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330354 | Mobile terminal device and method for radiating heat therefrom In a mobile terminal device, at least one heat conduction layer formed of a member, such as copper, aluminum or carbon, being excellent in heat conductivity is provided inside a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted. The heat generated in the elec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326470 | Thin 7YSZ, interfacial layer as cyclic durability (spallation) life enhancement for low conductivity TBCs A spallation resistant metallic article comprising a metallic substrate, at least one ceramic thermal barrier coating comprising a zirconia base and at least one other element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323249 | Methods of obtaining photoactive coatings and/or anatase crystalline phase of titanium oxides and articles made thereby A method of making a photoactive coating includes depositing a first coating material containing zirconium oxide over at least a portion of a substrate and depositing a second coating material containing titanium oxide over at least a portion of the first coating ma... | 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 |
| 7309530 | Thermal barrier coating with reduced sintering and increased impact resistance, and process of making same A composition is disclosed that includes an at least partially stabilized zirconia matrix with a pentavalent oxide first dopant and an oxide second dopant. A coated article is disclosed for use in a high temperature a gas turbine. The coated article can include an y... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294413 | Substrate protected by superalloy bond coat system and microcracked thermal barrier coating A protected article includes a substrate having a surface, and a protective system overlying and contacting a first portion of the surface of the substrate. The protective system has a nickel-base superalloy bond coat, an aluminide layer overlying and contacting the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291408 | Thermal barrier coatings with low thermal conductivity A ceramic material having particular utility as a thermal insulating or thermal barrier coating on metallic substrates is provided. The ceramic material broadly comprises at least one oxide and the balance comprising a first oxide selected from the group consisting ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291403 | Thermal barrier coating system A TBC system suitable for protecting the surface of a substrate subjected to a hostile thermal environment. The TBC system comprises a bond coat on the substrate surface, an alumina scale on the bond coat, and a multilayer TBC comprising a thermal-sprayed first cera... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291816 | Transparent electrothermal body and the method of making it A method for making a transparent electrothermal body includes: a) plating ITO (indium tin oxide) onto a surface of a transparent substrate to form an ITO film, and b) printing a conducting material onto a surface of the ITO film to form two connecting portions each... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288328 | Superalloy article having a gamma-prime nickel aluminide coating An article for use in hostile thermal environments, such as a component of a gas turbine engine. The article includes a nickel-base superalloy substrate that is prone to formation of a deleterious secondary reaction zone (SRZ), and an overlay coating having a predom... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288324 | Synthesis of tetragonal phase stabilized nano and submicron sized nanoparticles Novel, monodispersed, spherical ZrO2 particles in the size range of approximately 10 to approximately 600 nm exhibiting metastable tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature and novel methods of preparation. The ZrO2 particles are approxi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285312 | Atomic layer deposition for turbine components A method and superalloy component for depositing a layer of material onto gas turbine engine components by atomic layer deposition. A superalloy component may have a ceramic thermal barrier coating on at least a portion of its surface, comprising a superalloy substr... | 10/23/2007 |
