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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5998041 | Joined article, a process for producing said joined article, and a brazing agent for use in producing such a joined article A joined article includes a ceramic member, another member, and a joining layer which is formed between the ceramic member and another member and joins both the members together, wherein the joining layer is composed mainly of nickel, and the joining laye... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993994 | Surface treated steel sheet for battery containers, a battery container, and a battery produced thereof Surface treated steel sheets for battery containers according to the present invention are composed of two surfaces, one of which is to be used as an inner surface of a battery container and the other as an outer surface of a battery container. On the inn... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989730 | Article having a decorative and protective multi-layer coating An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising a nickel layer, a tin-nickel alloy layer, a non-precious refractory metal layer, a sandwich layer comprised of a plurality of alternating layers of non-precious refractory metal compound and of a ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985468 | Article having a multilayer protective and decorative coating An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising at least one nickel layer deposited on the surface of the article, a palladium/nickel alloy layer deposited on the nickel layer, a refractory metal, preferably zirconium, layer deposited on the pa... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981018 | Magnetic recording media used in a high-density hard disk drive The present invention relates to high-coercivity magnetic recording media used in a hard disk drive. The magnetic recording medium comprises a nonmagnetic substrate, a seed layer comprising NiAl alloy sputtered onto the substrate, a sublayer comprising Cr... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975852 | Thermal barrier coating system and method therefor A thermal barrier coating and a method for forming the coating on an article designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The method is particularly directed to increasing ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5958606 | Substrate structure with adhesive anchoring-seams for securely attaching and boding to a thin film supported thereon The present invention discloses a substrate structure for supporting a thin film with specific temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) thereon. The substrate structure includes a substrate composed of a borosilicate glass. The substrate further includ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5952110 | Abrasive ceramic matrix turbine blade tip and method for forming An abrasive coating suitable for forming an abrasive blade tip of a gas turbine engine. The coating is characterized as being capable of abrading a ceramic shroud at elevated temperatures during the in-service operation of the engine, and being resistant ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948550 | Magnetoresistive film A magnetoresistive film having a spin valve multi-layer structure has low electrical resistance and high sensitivity. In the magnetoresistive film, an under-layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and an ant... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5942339 | Process for applying a coating resistant to temperature and to corrosion caused by exhaust system gases of automotive vehicles and obtained coating This invention describes the coating of a nickel-phosphorous bond on steel sheets or pipes of common carbon steel with the aim of forming an Fe--Ni--P bond, using a process of diffusion and enabling the resistance of the exhaust gases to corrosion. The de... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5935702 | Glass substrates coated with a stack of thin layers having reflective properties in the infra-red and/or solar ranges A transparent substrate particularly of glass, provided with a stack of thin layers having at least one metallic layer (4) having properties in the infrared range particularly having low emissivity and two coatings having a base of dielectric material loc... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5925471 | Composite sliding contact bearing A plain bearing having a metal backing, a bearing lining secured to the backing and an overlay plated to an interlayer, which is itself plated onto the bearing lining, is disclosed. The bearing lining is formed from an alloy based on aluminum or copper. T... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5922478 | Article having a decorative and protective coating An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising a nickel layer, a chrome layer, a refractory metal layer, preferably zirconium layer, a sandwich layer comprised of a plurality of alternating layers of a refractory metal compound and a refractor... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5906896 | Rotary seal member coated with a chromium carbide-age hardenable nickel base alloy A gas seal for rotary shaft applications in which at least a portion of a contact surface of one member of the seal that has relative motion with and in contact with a second member of the seal is coated with a chromium carbide-age hardenable nickel base ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902421 | Nickel-base braze material A braze material for repairing an article, and particularly industrial gas turbine engine nozzles formed from nickel-base superalloys. The braze material is composed of a nickel-base braze alloy that is preferably in powder form and dispersed in a suitabl... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900326 | Spallation/delamination resistant thermal barrier coated article The present invention relates to a thermal barrier coated article with spallation and delamination inhibiting metallic bond coat. The metallic bond coat contains a reactive element oxide, preferably yttria, which reacts with sulfur, typically migrating fr... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5900316 | Flexible conductive sheet A flexible conductive sheet includes a polymeric film coated with conductive metals. The flexible conductive sheet may be used in a shorting pad probe tip for a substrate tester by loosely wrapping the flexible conductive sheet around a compliant mandrel.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897966 | High temperature alloy article with a discrete protective coating and method for making An environmental resistant spot type coating is provided on a selected, discrete surface area of a high temperature operating article, by applying to the area a layer of at least one of the elements selected from Pt, Rh and Pd, and preferably Pt, to a thi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897965 | Electrolessly plated nickel/phosphorus/boron system coatings and machine parts utilizing the coatings Disclosed are electrolessly plated nickel coatings containing 0.5 to 3.0% by weight of phosphorus and 0.05 to 2.0% by weight of boron, coatings obtained by subjecting to heat treatment electrolessly plated nickel coatings containing 0.5 to 3.0% by weight ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891586 | Multilayer thin-film for magnetoresistive device A multilayer thin-film structure comprises at least one layered structure formed by depositing a nonmagnetic layer, a first ferromagnetic layer of a ferromagnetic metal or alloy having a positive saturation magnetostriction constant, a nonmagnetic layer a... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5879818 | Nickel-based alloy excellent in corrosion resistance and workability An alloy having an excellent corrosion resistance and workability and being suitable particularly for seamless tubes of the industrial waste incineration boiler. The alloy consists essentially of, in weight %,: ______________________________________ ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876861 | Sputter-deposited nickel layer Disclosed is a nickel layer formed on a substrate by sputtering, in which nickel layer a percent ratio of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity of the (200) plane of the nickel layer to that of the (111) plane of the nickel layer is not less than 10%. This ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874178 | Cladding material The cladding material 10 comprises an Fe-based metal substrate 1 consisting of Fe or an Fe-alloy, a Ni-based metal layer 2 placed on the Fe-based metal substrate 1 and a metal mesh 3 placed on the Ni-based metal layer 2 in opposition to the Fe-based metal... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5869134 | CVD of metals capable of receiving nickel or alloys thereof using iodide The present invention discloses a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) process where nickel or alloys thereof, such as, Ni/Cu, Ni/Co, are deposited on metal surfaces which are capable of receiving nickel or alloys thereof, using an Iodide source, preferably an... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867762 | Masking tape A masking tape for preventing the formation of coatings such as nickel aluminide on localized areas of a surface is formed from a tape comprising a first separating layer containing powdered metal oxide and a polytetrafluoroethylene binder; a second brazi... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861217 | Composite material having anti-wear property and process for producing the same Disclosed are a composite material having an anti-wear property and a process for producing the same. The composite material includes a matrix of a low melting point Sn alloy having a melting point of from 80° to 280° C., and metallic dispersing particl... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858558 | Nickel-base sigma-gamma in-situ intermetallic matrix composite A nickel-base gamma-sigma intermetallic matrix composite material suitable for forming gas turbine engine components and structural coatings for such components. The composite material contains, in weight percent, about 20 to 50 chromium, about 0 to 32 mo... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5856028 | Process for producing a metal-coated, metallized component of aluminum nitride ceramic and metal-coated component obtained thereby A component of aluminum nitride metallized with a metallizing paste containing: (i) a pulverulent glass of the MnO--Al2 O3 --SiO2 system as an adhesion promotor having a mean particle size of 2-15 μm; (ii) a refractory me... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5849386 | Magnetic recording medium having a prelayer An improvement in a magnetic recording medium having an underlayer and a magnetic recording layer is described. The improvement, effective to reduce media anisotropy, includes deposition of a prelayer on the substrate, prior to deposition of the underlaye... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5843586 | Single-crystal article having crystallographic orientation optimized for a thermal barrier coating A single-crystal article having a thermal barrier coating on a surface thereof, and a method for processing the article so as to promote the life of the coating. As a result of its single-crystal microstructure, the article is characterized by having been... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5840433 | Coating compositions for articles of graphite-alumina refractory material A refractory article of manufacture comprises an article of graphite-alumina refractory material coated with at least one mineral having a sheet structure and a refractory oxide bond. The coating protects the article against thermal shock. A typical miner... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837385 | Environmental coating for nickel aluminide components and a method therefor An environmental coating and a method for forming the coating on a nickel aluminide component designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The environmental coating include... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5830586 | Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure An article having a spallation resistant TBC comprises a metal substrate, such as a high temperature superalloy, and a TBC, such as a coating of yttria stabilized zirconia. The TBC comprises a plurality of plasma-sprayed layers. The TBC has a coherent, co... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830584 | Bicrystal cluster magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium having low medium noise and suitable for high density magnetic recording is produced with a bicrystal cluster magnetic layer on a glass or glass-ceramic substrate. An underlayer which is formed with a (200) crystallographic ori... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827618 | Rust-proofing steel sheet for fuel tanks and production method thereof This invention provides a rust-proofed steel sheet for a fuel tank including an alloy layer containing at least one of Ni, Fe, Zn and Sn and deposited on the surface of a steel sheet to a thickness of 2 μm per surface, and a Sn--Zn alloy plating layer co... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5783318 | Repaired nickel based superalloy A repaired nickel-based superalloy substrate that has applied thereon a nickel-based polycrystalline repair alloy comprising 0.03-2.5 weight % hafnium, 0.003-0.32% boron, 0.02-0.16% yttrium and 0.007-0.35% zirconium. The present invention further provides... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5783313 | Coated Article An article is coated with a multilayer coating comprising a semi-bright nickel layer deposited on the surface of the article, a bright nickel layer deposited on the bright nickel layer, a palladium strike layer deposited on the semi-bright nickel layer, a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780172 | Tin coated electrical connector An electrical conductor has a copper base substrate coated with a tin base coating layer. To inhibit the diffusion of copper from the substrate into the coating layer and the consequential formation of a brittle tin/copper intermetallic, a barrier layer i... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766777 | Composite copper alloy bearing A composite copper alloy bearing is provided with a backing metal layer, an intermediate layer of Cu--Pb alloy, and a surface layer of Al--Sn alloy. A thickness of the surface layer is not less than either larger value selected between 0.06 mm and a value... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5759300 | Liquid-phase diffusion bonding alloy foils for joining heat-resistant metals in oxidizing atmospheres Alloy foils for liquid-phase diffusion bonding of heat-resisting metals in an oxidizing atmosphere comprise 6.0 to 15.0 percent silicon, 0.1 to 2.0 percent manganese, 0.50 to 30.0 percent chromium, 0.10 to 5.0 percent molybdenum, 0.50 to 10.0 percent vana... | 06/02/1998 |
