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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4844943 | Process for protecting metallic surfaces against vanadosodic corrosion A process is provided for protecting metallic surfaces such as stainless steel, against vanadosodic corrosion which utilizes at least one metal such as the alkaline earth metals which oxidizes in situ into a protective layer. The layer forms a compound wi... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4804587 | Chromate-treated zinc-plated steel strip and method for making A chromate-treated steel strip comprising a chromate film on a zinc plated steel strip is improved in corrosion resistance and coating adherence by forming the chromate film of three layer structure consisting of a metallic Cr layer, a Cr3+ ox... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4786563 | Protective coating for low emissivity coated articles A multiple layer high transmittance, low emissivity coated article is disclosed with improved chemical resistance as a result of a protective overcoat of titanium oxide.... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4778732 | Electrically conductive glass sheet An electrically conductive glass sheet used as a fog-resistant automotive window glass sheet. The electrically conductive glass sheet comprises a glass sheet, a pair of busbars, an electrically conductive thin film, and protective coatings. The busbars ar... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778731 | Optically transparent electrically conductive semiconductor windows and methods of manufacture A semiconductor window which is transparent to light in the infrared range and which has good electrical conductivity is formed with a substrate of semi-conductor material which has a conduction modifying dopant diffused, grown or deposited on one surface... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4774150 | Thermal barrier coating According to the present invention there is provided a thermal barrier coating wherein multilayers of (I) a ZrO2 layer containing a luminous activator and stabilized by Y2 O3, CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof and (II) a ZrO | 09/27/1988 |
| 4764341 | Bonding of pure metal films to ceramics The bonding of nickel, cobalt, copper or any number of metals to oxide ceramics is achieved whereby the substrate and associated metallurgy are co-sintered. The invention teaches the use of an intermediary oxide such as Al2O3, Cr2O3, TiO2 or ZrO2 which wi... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4740429 | Metal-ceramic joined articles Metal-ceramic joined articles having a splendid joint strength can be provided easily, even when the metallic member has a largely different thermal expansion coefficient from that of the ceramic member of the metal-ceramic article.... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4731299 | Composite magnetic material A composite magnetic material and a magnetic head made from this composite magnetic material formed of a combination of a body of a magnetic metal material and a magnetic oxide material joined together in such a manner as to provide improved strength whil... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4716869 | Valve guide for an internal combustion engine A tubularly formed valve guide (1) with a bore for a metal valve shank (2) for use in an internal combustion engine comprising a sintered body of a partially stabilized zirconium oxide having a porosity of less than 3%. Even under extreme stress, e.g., in... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4716086 | Protective overcoat for low emissivity coated article A multiple layer high transmittance, low emissivity coated article is disclosed with improved chemical resistance as a result of a protective overcoat of titanium oxide.... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4699827 | Electric device provided with a silk-screening dielectric coated conductive laminate Starting mixture for an insulating composition, silk-screening ink comprising such a mixture, and the use of said ink for the manufacture of hybrid microcircuits on colaminated sustrates. The invention relates to the formulation of a starting mixture for an ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4676994 | Adherent ceramic coatings A method for depositing a coating of a dense ceramic material is disclosed. The coating may be an oxide or other refractory ceramic material. A ceramic starting material is melted and refined by heating with an electron beam in vacuum. The refined materia... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4649085 | Cryogenic glass-to-metal seal A novel low temperature vacuum seal and method of making same for joining a nonmetallic element, such as an optical port, to a metallic element is described which comprises first and second thin metallic layers applied to the nonmetallic element to provid... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4645716 | Flame spray material A flame spray material for producing a thermally shock and erosion resistant ceramic coating is comprised of a homogeneous ceramic composition formed of zirconium oxide, yttrium oxide and titanium oxide. The composition is preferably in the form of compos... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4639388 | Ceramic-metal composites A reinforced composite structure is disclosed comprising a heat resistant chemically-bonded layer of a ceramic composition mechanically attached to a metallic substrate. The structure includes a metallic anchoring matrix characterized by a plurality of sp... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4615951 | Metallized rare earth garnet and metal seals to same A reliable garnet to metal hermetic seal is obtained by metallizing the garnet with successive sputtered layers of tantalum or titanium, molybdenum or tungsten and nickel, followed by soldering or brazing the metallized garnet to a metal member.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4608320 | Surface-treated steel strips adapted for electric resistance welding Surface-treated steel strips suitable for electric resistance welding are prepared by forming a first layer of iron-nickel alloy on a steel strip, said first layer having a weight ratio of Ni/(Fe+Ni) in the range between 0.02 and 0.50 and a thickness of 1... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4602955 | Composite material that can be used to make oxygen sensors A composite material sensitive to weak variations of oxygen pressure at a low temperature, of the type containing microscopic particles of an ionic conductor of oxygen ions contained in a solid solution, in tetravalent metal oxides, oxides of other metals... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4598025 | Ductile composite interlayer for joining by brazing A ceramic part is joined to a metal part by means of a molybdenum copper composite interlayer disposed between, and brazed to, the ceramic part and the metal part.... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4588655 | Ceramic flame spray powder A flame spray ceramic powder is provided consisting essentially of about 10 to 50% alumina and the balance essentially zirconia. Preferably, the zirconia is stabilized. A method is disclosed for flame spraying the coating composition onto a metal substrat... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4584085 | Preparation and use of electrodes A substrate is coated with a solution of metal oxide precursor compounds and an etchant for etching the substrate, the metal oxide precursor compounds are thermally concentrated by removing volatiles therefrom, and the so-concentrated metal oxides precurs... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4576874 | Spalling and corrosion resistant ceramic coating for land and marine combustion turbines This is an improved process for fabricating a turbine blade for use in land based or marine combustion turbines and in particular is a thin ceramic coating applied to at least the portion of the blades which is designed to operate in the 1100°-1500° F. ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4570337 | Method of assembling a chip carrier A chip carrier and a process of assembling a chip carrier are disclosed. The carrier used for mounting a chip comprises a copper or copper base alloy component having a thin refractory oxide layer on a surface thereof. The surface and the oxide layer have... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4559277 | Ceramic and aluminum alloy composite A ceramic-aluminum alloy composite in which residual stress between the ceramic and aluminum components is substantially eliminated and strong cohesion is provided between the components of the composite over a wide temperature range. The composite of the... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4559280 | Metallized rare earth garnet and metal seal to same A reliable garnet to metal hermetic seal is obtained by metallizing the garnet with successive sputtered layers of tantalum or titanium, molybdenum or tungsten and nickel, followed by soldering or brazing the metallized garnet to a metal member.... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4556608 | Photomask blank and photomask A photomask is fabricated by forming, in a photomask (hard mask) produced by forming a patternized film of a masking material comprising (a) a layer of metallic chromium and (b) a layer of chromium oxides superposed thereon, a film of a translucent and el... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4548872 | Protection process of flat rolled steel sections by means of multi-layer electrolytic plating in particularly aggressive environments An improved process for the protection of flat rolled steel sections in the form of bands, plates or sheets in particularly aggressive environments is disclosed. According to applicant's copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 585,856, filed Mar. 2, 19... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4538562 | Engine part The disclosed engine part uses an integral combination of a ceramic member and a metallic member, which ceramic member has a metallized layer formed on one side surface thereof, and a metallic buffer is bonded to the metallized layer so as to be disposed ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4535033 | Thermal barrier coating system An oxide thermal barrier coating comprises ZrO3 --Yb2 O3 that is plasma sprayed onto a previously applied bond coating. The zirconia is partially stabilized with about 12.4 w/o ytterbia to insure cubic, monoclinic, and tet... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4533605 | Article such as jewelry or a wristwatch component having composite multi-film protective coating The surface of a metal article which is exposed to the atmosphere and abrasion during normal use of the article is protected from scratches and/or corrosion during such use by a thin transparent abrasion-resistant film of an inert non-metallic material su... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4517217 | Protective coating means for articles such as gold-plated jewelry and wristwatch components The surface of a metal article which is exposed to the atmosphere and abrasion during normal use of the article is protected from scratches and/or corrosion during such use by a thin transparent abrasion-resistant film of an inert non-metallic material su... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4514254 | Groundplane post-etch anodization Pinholes opened though insulating layers in Josephson integrated circuits are sealed by this post-etch anodization process. Josephson junction integrated circuits, in part, contain patterned metal films on an insulated groundplane. The patterns of conduct... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4511634 | Solderable layer system The invention refers to a corrosion-proof solderable system of layers which is applied to a support and is made of a solderable layer and a corrosion-protection layer covering the solderable layer and protecting it from complete oxidation. In order to cre... | 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 |
| 4503122 | High-temperature protection layer High-temperature protection layer consisting of an alloy with a base of chromium, aluminum and cobalt, particularly for gas turbine parts of an austenitic material, characterized by the feature that at least silicon is admixed to the base material as an a... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501802 | Hydrated chromium oxide-coated steel strip useful for welded cans and other containers A hydrated chromium oxide-coated steel strip which has a satisfactory weldability and resistance to corrosion under a lacquer coating and which is useful for producing welded cans and other containers, comprises a steel strip substrate, plated nickel base... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500611 | Solderable layer system A corrosion-resistant solderable layer system is connected to an unsolderable layer, the layer system and the unsolderable layer being applied to a support and comprises a solderable layer and an anti-corrosion layer which covers the solderable layer and ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500609 | Thin film binary metallic eutectics A method for the preparation of aligned eutectics as thin films is provided. The components of the eutectic are deposited in overlying planar layers on a suitable substrate to form a preform and a molten zone, having predetermined characteristics, is esta... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4495907 | Combustion chamber components for internal combustion engines Combustion chamber defining components such as cylinder liners in internal combustion engines are composed of a plurality of metal oxides which combine to impart good wear resistance and thermally insulative characteristics.... | 01/29/1985 |
