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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147984 | Clad textured metal substrate for forming epitaxial thin film thereon and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an oriented substrate for forming an epitaxial thin film thereon, which has a more excellent orientation than that of a conventional one and a high strength, and a method for manufacturing the same. A clad textured metal substrate for ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7910225 | Low thermal expansion bondcoats for thermal barrier coatings This invention relates to low thermal expansion bondcoats for thermal barrier coatings. The bondcoats comprise: (i) an inner layer comprising an inner layer alloy of MCrAlM′, and (ii) an outer layer comprising an outer layer alloy of MCrAlM′, wherein M is an ele... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897267 | Apparatus and methods of improving riser weld fatigue A tubular assembly comprising a first iron based tubular having a first non-cladded inner surface; and a second iron based tubular having a second non-cladded inner surface, wherein the first tubular is connected to the second tubular using a non-iron based bonding ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7442445 | Brazing clad material, and brazing method and brazing product using the same A brazing clad material is a composite material that comprises a base material and a brazing material layer formed integrally on the base material. The brazing material layer has a Ni or Ni alloy layer, a Ti or Ti alloy layer and a Fe—Ni alloy layer that are seque... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419729 | Multilayered ferromagnetic laminate having alternating cobalt alloy and iron-nitrogen alloy films for use with magnetic heads A multilayered ferromagnetic laminate includes a first magnetic film having a cobalt alloy and a second magnetic film having an iron-nitrogen alloy. The films are deposited upon one another and laminated to provide a multilayered film structure having an alternating... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7300706 | High-carbon steel wire with nickel sub coating A wire for external exposure, i.e. without chemical binding with a polymer or rubber matrix. The wire has a steel core, a nickel sub-coating and a zinc or zinc alloy top coating above the nickel sub-coating. The steel core has a carbon content exceeding 0.20%. The w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291384 | Piston ring and thermal spray coating used therein, and method for manufacturing thereof The piston ring of the present invention comprises a thermal spray coating comprising chromium carbide particles having an average particle size of 5 μm or less, and a matrix metal composed of a Ni—Cr alloy or a Ni—Cr alloy and Ni at least on an outer periphera... | 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 |
| 7285338 | Anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet An anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet endowed with high magnetic characteristics by rendering a vapor-phase-grown thin film anisotropic in the layering direction. The atomic laminate units are formed by laminating a monoatomic layer of a rare earth el... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264887 | MCrAlY bond coating and method of depositing said MCrAlY bond coating A method of depositing a bond coating to a surface of an article includes the steps of depositing an inner layer of the bond coating consisting of β-NiAl comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/β-MCrAlY comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/γ′- or γ-MCrAlY... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264888 | Coating systems containing gamma-prime nickel aluminide coating An overlay coating for articles used in hostile thermal environments. The coating has a predominantly gamma prime-phase nickel aluminide (Ni3Al) composition suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a bond coat for a thermal barrier coating. The... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7231714 | Corrosion-resistant exterior alloy for composite tubes An austenitic Ni—Cr—Fe alloy is provided as an exterior tube material for improved cracking and corrosion resistance of composite tubes used to construct the lower furnace section of kraft recovery boilers. The alloy consists of essentially, on a weight-% basis,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220494 | Metal dusting resistant product A product resistant or immune to carburization, metal dusting, coking, oxidation, and having sufficient mechanical strength for use at temperatures greater than 400° C. The product consists of a load-bearing member and a corrosion resistant member, wherein the corr... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192655 | ReCrNi alloy coating for diffusion barrier Disclosed is a ReCrNi alloy coating for diffusion barrier, such as a high-temperature equipment member, consisting essentially of a ternary alloy and having, except for inevitable impurities, an atomic composition of 20% to 80% Re, an atomic composition of 20% to 60... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179541 | Heat treatment method for a cold-rolled strip with an Ni and/or Co surface coating, sheet metal producible by said method and battery can producible by said method A method for heat treatment of a cold rolled strip with a surface coating of Ni and/or Co and incorporated non-metallic elements C and/or S, if need be with the addition of Fe, In, Pd, Au and/or Bi, whereby the cold rolled strip has a low carbon content. Since the c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179540 | Plate type heat exchanger and method for manufacture thereof A plate type heat exchanger wherein contacting portions of laminated plural plates and fins or contacting portions of laminated plural plates are brazed to form a heat exchange area, characterized in that at least the surface of a plate or fin contacting with a flui... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172820 | Strengthened bond coats for thermal barrier coatings A strengthened bond coat for improving the adherence of a thermal barrier coating to an underlying metal substrate to resist spallation without degrading oxidation resistance of the bond coat. The bond coat comprises a bond coating material selected from the group c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163754 | Sprocket wheel having a metallurgically bonded coating and method for producing same A sprocket has a base steel member including an outer toothed profile surface, at least a portion of the outer toothed profile surface having a wear and corrosion resistant coating disposed thereon; the coating comprising an alloy, the alloy comprising at least 60 w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152526 | Surface treated doctor blade Disclosed is a surface treated doctor blade in which the surface of at least the blade edge portion thereof consists of a surface treatment coating film composed of a first layer consisting of a specific nickel-based plating and a second layer provided thereon which... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150922 | Beta-phase nickel aluminide overlay coatings and process therefor A beta-phase nickel aluminide (NiAl) overlay coating (24) and method for modifying the grain structure of the coating (24) to improve its oxidation resistance. The coating (24) is deposited by a method that produces a grain structure characteriz... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150939 | Surface-treated steel sheet for battery container, a battery container, and a battery using same A battery container having an inner surface provided with a nickel-phosphorous alloy layer, optionally provided with a nickel-cobalt alloy layer as the lower layer thereof. The outer surface of the battery container is preferably provided with a nickel-cobalt alloy ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147926 | Corrosion-resistant and stain-resistant component and method for manufacturing same A multi-layer corrosion protection system and a method for applying the multi-layer corrosion protection system. The system comprises a corrosion-resistant layer plated onto a metallic substrate. The corrosion-resistant layer may be deposited using an autocatalytic ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144484 | Ion mill shutter system A method for producing magneto resistive heads includes the steps of positioning at least two magneto resistive elements in spaced relation to one another and placing the at least two magneto resistive elements in an ion milling environment where material is removed... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129194 | Catalyst system with improved corrosion resistance An improved catalyst system that includes a metal support structure and an anti-corrosive layer on the metal support structure, and has improved resistance to corrosion and other degradation under corrosive environments. Typically, a catalyst supporting layer is app... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112349 | Method and treating hinge holder A method for treating a hinge holder includes the following steps: polishing a surface of the hinge holder; degreasing the hinge holder; cleaning the hinge holder; baking the hinge holder; cooling the hinge holder; screen-printing a part of the surface of the hinge ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094475 | MCrAlY-coating A gas turbine component consists of a superalloy base material with a single crystal structure and a protective MCrAlY-coating (6). The MCrAlY-coating (6) has a g/g′ single crystal structure, which is epitaxial with the base material. It has be deter... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087316 | Low-expansion unit, method of manufacturing the same and semiconductor provided with the same A low-expansion unit includes a plate member and an iron-nickel layer. Upper and lower surface layers of the plate member each have the iron-nickel layer thereon and/or therein. While the plate member has a relatively large thermal expansion coefficient, the iron-ni... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067201 | Wear resistant coating for keel joint A method of reducing stress and wear on one or more components in a keel joint assembly in which a cobalt-based, wear resistant alloy coating is applied to the surfaces of one or more components. The use of the coating reduces stress and wear and achieves improved c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060366 | Article including a substrate with a metallic coating and a chromium-aluminide protective coating thereon, and its preparation and use in component restoration A coated article has a metallic substrate with a substrate composition, and a metallic coating overlying and contacting the metallic substrate. The metallic coating has a metallic-coating composition different from the substrate composition. A protective coating ove... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052782 | High-temperature protection layer A high-temperature protection layer contains (% by weight) 23 to 27% Cr, 4 to 7% Al, 0.1 to 3% Si, 0.1 to 3% Ta, 0.2 to 2% Y, 0.001 to 0.01% B, 0.001 to 0.01% Mg and 0.001 to 0.01% Ca, remainder Ni and inevitable impurities. Optionally, the Al content is in a range ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050275 | Exchange coupled film having improved current-carrying reliability and improved rate of change in resistance and magnetic sensing element using same A seed layer having a chromium content in the range of 35 to 60 atomic percent and a thickness of 10 to 200 Å is deposited to have a single phase of the face-centered cubic structure by optimizing the sputtering conditions, etc. The surface of the seed layer maint... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041383 | Durable thermal barrier coating having low thermal conductivity This invention provides a thermal barrier ceramic coating for application to a metallic article, with the ceramic coating having a formula of NdxZr1-xOy with Z dissolved in, where 0 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037421 | Thin-film magnetic head having magnetic gap formed of NiP A gap layer of a thin-film magnetic head is formed of NiP. The P content of the NiP gap layer is controlled to be within the range of 11 mass percent to 14 mass percent so that the gap layer is nonmagnetic. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014923 | Method of growing a MCrAlY-coating and an article coated with the MCrAlY-coating A gas turbine component consists of a superalloy base material with a single crystal structure and a protective MCrAlY-coating. The MCrAlY-coating the MCrAlY has a γ/β-phase and single crystal structure, which is epitaxial with the base material. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004197 | Valves including thermally sprayed sealing components A valve assembly comprising a valve stem, an annular bonnet configured to receive the valve stem, a valve disk coupled to one end of the valve stem, a seal, and an insert. The seal is disposed adjacent the valve disk and has a top surface and a bottom surface. The t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001674 | Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and method of production of device An exposure method for preventing accumulation of process error for substrates processed by an apparatus designed for multiprocessing and producing high quality semiconductor chips. A semiconductor integrated circuit production line polishes wafers of individual lot... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997235 | Plasticizing barrel lined on the inside with a coating, and method of making such a plasticizing barrel A plasticizing barrel for a plastics processing machine includes a body having a hollow cylindrical configuration and defining an axis; and a coating formed on an inner wall surface of the body and including at least one groove extending in axial direction of the bo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986951 | Cobalt-based alloy for the coating of organs subject to erosion by liquid The present invention relates to a cobalt-based alloy for the coating of organs subject to erosion by liquid comprising chromium 28–32% by weight, tungsten 6–8% by weight, silicon 0.1–2% by weight, carbon 1.2–1.7% by weight, nickel 3–6% by weight, molybden... | 01/17/2006 |
