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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972710 | Clad aluminum connector An electrical connector including a base pad formed of aluminum and having a bottom surface. An electrical contact can be connected to the base pad. A layer of copper can be on the bottom surface of the base pad. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7901788 | CVD condeposition of A1 and one or more reactive (gettering) elements to form protective aluminide coating CVD aluminide coatings including a small concentration of a reactive, gettering element for surface active impurities dispersed therein are formed for improved oxidation resistance. The aluminide coatings are formed by CVD codeposition of Al and the gettering elemen... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7544424 | Ni-base superalloy having a coating system containing a stabilizing layer A coating process and system for an article having a substrate formed of a metal alloy that is prone to the formation of a secondary reaction zone (SRZ). The coating system includes an aluminum-containing overlay coating and a stabilizing layer between the overlay c... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7510779 | Low-sulfur article having a platinum aluminide protective layer and its preparation A coated article is prepared by furnishing a nickel-base article substrate having a free sulfur content of more than 0 but less than about 1 part per million by weight. A protective layer is formed at a surface of the article substrate. The protective layer includes... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7494719 | Component with a platinum-aluminum substrate area, platinum-aluminum coating and production method A component having a platinum-aluminum substrate surface region which is formed in the area of the substrate surface of the component by diffusion of platinum and aluminum into the substrate surface and which contains platinum and aluminum as well as the constituent... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7416790 | Coating systems containing rhodium aluminide-based layers A coating process and system suitable for use on components subjected to high temperatures. The coating system includes an overlay coating of predominantly B2 phase rhodium aluminide (RhAl) intermetallic compound containing about 25 to about 90 atomic percent rhodiu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393596 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same When an aluminum plate is bonded directly to a ceramic substrate by cooling and solidifying molten aluminum which is injected into a mold so as to contact the ceramic substrate arranged in the mold, an additive, such as a TiB alloy, Ca or Sr, for decreasing the grai... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371428 | Duplex gas phase coating Method of forming different diffusion aluminide coatings on different surface regions of the same superalloy substrate involves positioning the substrate in a coating chamber having a aluminum-bearing coating gas flowing therein with a first substrate surface region... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361419 | Substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and manufacturing methods thereof A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a soft magnetic underlayer that functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium. The substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic base ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335428 | Cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, and article of multilayer material The invention relates to a cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, the said multilayer material comprising, in succession from the outside of the vessel to the inside of the vessel: an outer part, having a thickness eE | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7294411 | Brazing product and method of its manufacture The invention relates to a brazing sheet product comprising a core sheet, a clad layer on said core sheet made of an aluminum alloy containing silicon in an amount in the range of 4 to 14% by weight, an optional layer comprising nickel on the outersurface of said cl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279227 | Spraying piston ring A thermal spray coated piston ring having improved initial running-in propery, and having scuffing resistance and wear resistance is provided. The spray coating film (3) of the piston ring (1) contains from 2 to 40 mass % of Sn and from 5 to 50 mass % ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7246680 | Sound dampening assembly for automotive exhaust system A sound dampening assembly adapted to engage an exhaust pipe in an automotive engine exhaust system adjacent an outlet of an internal combustion engine. The assembly includes a bottle portion having a single opening and an interior defining a predetermined amount of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244512 | Method of manufacturing electromagnetic devices using kinetic spray A method of manufacturing electric machines comprised of geometrically patterned arrays of permanent magnets, soft magnetic materials, and electrical conductors deposited by kinetic spraying methods directly atop a carrier. The magnets and planar coils of the presen... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241640 | Solder ball assembly for a semiconductor device and method of fabricating same Solder ball assembly for a semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same is described. In one example, a solder mask is formed on a substrate having an aperture exposing at least a portion of a conductive pad of the substrate. A solder pillar is formed in ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240973 | Crawler, crawler pin, crawler bush, and crawler manufacturing method A crawler having a crawler pin and a crawler bush having lubrication between the crawler pin and the crawler bush without lowering the strength of the crawler at the running time, thereby to prevent the creak or seizure, as might otherwise be caused at the running t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238429 | Ultra-hard low friction coating based on A1MgBfor reduced wear of MEMS and other tribological components and system Performance and reliability of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) components enhanced dramatically through the incorporation of protective thin film coatings. Current-generation MEMS devices prepared by the LIGA technique employ transition metals such as Ni, Cu, F... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221950 | Auto sensing home base station for mobile telephone with remote answering capabilities The present invention discloses in one embodiment a mobile telephone capable of communicating with a home base station through radio signals. The mobile telephone registers with a home base station before beginning to communicate with the home base station. The home... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211333 | Resin forming mold and production method for the resin forming mold The present invention is to provide a resin-forming mold having high releasability and permitting a production without increasing production costs. The resin-forming mold can be used to produce a resin-molded product having minute uneven portions on a front face the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205032 | Controlled thermal expansion of welds to enhance toughness A method is provided for forming a metallic overlay having enhanced toughness. The metallic overlay may be a weld, a metallic coating, or similar application. The method includes applying a glass forming metallic alloy to a substrate while the alloy is in a molten o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196767 | Apparatus with compartment for high vacuum and use of construction element for constructing a compartment for high vacuum An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a compartment for containing a high vacuum environment. The compartment is partly defined by and/or includes a surface that has a subsurface that includes a first zone and a second zone. The second zone is located be... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194083 | System and method for interfacing plain old telephone system (POTS) devices with cellular networks A system and method for interfacing plain old telephone system (PATS) devices with a cellular network is presented. In a broad sense, the system includes an interface that bridges the POTS devices with the cellular network. The interface is configured to convert POT... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179539 | Electromagnetic device An electric machine made from kinetically sprayed permanent magnet material and a binder material form a composite admixture having microstructure of permanent magnet material embedded in the binder material. The admixture has a permanent magnetic moment. The magnet... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169478 | Aluminum-based multinary alloys and their use as heat- and corrosion-resistant coatings Multinary alloys, in particular for use as coatings, if appropriate in combination with other types of layers, for components which are exposed to high temperatures and corrosive gases. The alloys are of the general form: Al—Ni—Ru-M, where at least one B2 phase ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7149514 | Cellular docking station A system for communicating with the user of a cellular telephone via the cellular mobile radio (CMR) system and the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A communications interface appends the telephone exchange number of an outgoing communication to include an ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132149 | Data storage medium and method for the preparation thereof A data storage medium includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 15×106 pounds per square inch. The... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130609 | Wireless backup telephone device and associated support system A wireless telephone backup device for landline telephone equipment that may be located on the customer side of the landline service connection, typically in a restricted access location, such as an attic, basement, or utility closet. An interconnection circuit in t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128959 | Reflective article and method for the preparation thereof A reflective article useful, for example, in automotive headlights includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 1... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7105740 | Stranded copper-plated aluminum cable, and method for its fabrication Aluminum cable type electrical conductor having at least one stranded conductor based on conductive wires with an aluminum core coated with an intermediate layer of copper itself coated by a surface layer of nickel. The surface layer of nickel has a thickness from a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097915 | Separator plate for manufacturing printed circuit board components A separator plate for the production of printed circuit board components by pressing individual layers, which separator plate includes a metallic core layer and a coating on at least one side of the core layer, wherein the coating on the core layer, which is made of... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094446 | Method for applying a coating system including a heat rejection layer to a substrate surface of a component A method for applying a coating system that is applied to a surface of a component for preventing or at least substantially preventing interdiffusion between the component surface and a protective thermal layer applied to the component surface when the thermal layer... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090112 | Method and sealant for joints A joint between one or more structural members and an associated method are provided. The joint includes a friction weld joint or other connection between faying surfaces of the members, and an exothermically reacted sealant disposed in an interface defined by the f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083827 | Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating A nickel-base superalloy substrate includes a surface region having an integrated aluminum content of from about 18 to about 24 percent by weight and an integrated platinum content of from about 18 to about 45 percent by weight, with the balance components of the su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078110 | Slide bearing A slide bearing is described with a bearing metal layer on copper basis as applied to a carrier and a running layer made of an alloy of aluminum and tin which is applied physically onto the bearing metal layer in vacuum. In order to combine favorable resistance agai... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067191 | Method to increase wear resistance of a tool or other machine component A layer system in particular for tools or machine components operated under insufficient lubrication or under dry operation conditions, is proposed, which system, starting from the base body, comprises a hard substance layer system, subsequently a metallic layer and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056596 | Method for coating a surface of a track component, in addition to a track component A method for coating a surface of a track component with a coating containing aluminum by means of an arc spraying process. In order to form a coating that exhibits a high resistance to sliding and abrasive wear, aluminum and silicon are applied to the surface in a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056853 | Oxide ceramic material, ceramic substrate employing the same, ceramic laminate device, and power amplifier module An oxide ceramic material is provided to contain aluminum oxide as a principal component, and at least one selected from A and B shown below as an auxiliary component: A: niobium oxide and copper oxide B: copper ox... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052786 | Engineered interface for low fly height A magnetic disk having a low surface microwaviness at a scale of about 200 microns and higher, and a high surface roughness at a scale of less than about a length of a pad of a slider for writing to the disk. ... | 05/30/2006 |
