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| 7850790 | Reactive gases with concentrations of increased stability and processes for manufacturing same Methods of passivating a metal surface are described, the methods comprising the steps of exposing the metal surface to a silicon-containing passivation material, evacuating the metal surface, exposing the treated surface to a gas composition, having a concentration... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842139 | Erosion resistant cermet linings for oil and gas exploration, refining and petrochemical processing applications The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837806 | Articles of manufacture containing increased stability low concentration gases and methods of making and using the same Articles of manufacture and methods of making and using same concern a container having an internal space and a passivated internal metal surface. The container contains a composition of an acid gas and a balance gas contained within the internal space and in contac... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7226894 | Superconducting wire, method of manufacture thereof and the articles derived therefrom Disclosed herein is method for making a wire comprising contacting a first end of a first superconducting wire with a second end of a second superconducting wire, wherein the superconducting wire comprises a superconducting filament having a superconducting composit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175893 | Corrosion protection method A corrosion protection covering method for spliced regions of reinforcing steel is disclosed. The covering may include an outer, heat shrinkable layer and a flowable inner layer. The covering is applied to the spliced region, and then heated, causing the outer layer... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156926 | Method of removing scale and inhibiting oxidation in processed sheet metal A method of removing iron oxide scale from processed sheet metal comprises the steps of: providing a surface conditioning apparatus; and conditioning a surface of the processed sheet metal with the surface conditioning apparatus. In general, the iron oxide scale gen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125458 | Formation of a silicon germanium-on-insulator structure by oxidation of a buried porous silicon layer A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a structure comprising a Si-containing ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7082708 | Method for removing coating damages and/or erosion damages The invention relates to a method for repairing coating damage and/or erosion damage on the internal surface of a weapon barrel by overlaying the respectively damaged barrel region with a suitable coating material and, if necessary, reworking it mechanically. | 08/01/2006 |
| 7005191 | Oxidation resistant coatings for ultra high temperature transition metals and transition metal alloys The invention provides oxidation resistant coatings for transition metal substrates and transition metal alloy substrates and method for producing the same. The coatings may be multilayered, multiphase coatings or gradient multiphase coatings. In some embodiments th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6951691 | Surface treatment method This invention relates to a surface treatment method comprising the steps of providing a treating solution containing a specific ammonium compound or aqueous ammonia, and magnesium silicofluoride, heating the treating solution to a temperature of 70 to 100° C., and... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6776918 | Titanium composite material The invention provides a titanium composite material comprising a bonded laminate having a layer of macromolecular material bonded to the modified surface of a titanium sheet or a titanium alloy sheet, and a process for preparing a titanium composite material, the p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6749694 | Conversion coatings including alkaline earth metal fluoride complexes An aqueous composition for pretreating and depositing a coating on metal substrates is provided. The coating composition includes from about 1,500 to about 55,000 ppm based on the aqueous composition of a Group IIA dissolved metal ion, from about 100 to about 200,00... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743303 | Process for treating adhesion promoted metal surfaces with an organo-silcon post-treatment A method for treating a micro-roughened metal surface to improve bonding between the metal surface and a polymer material. The method involves post-treating the micro-roughened conversion coated metal surface with an aqueous organo-silicon wetting composition after ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6648987 | Method for producing nanostructures in thin films The invention relates to a method for producing a layer with a sub-micrometre structure on a substrate. First, a layer is formed on the substrate. Agents for creating elastic strains are then formed in at least one predetermined position on the layer and ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6607609 | Surface treatment method This invention relates to a surface treatment method comprising the steps of providing a treating solution containing a specific ammonium compound or aqueous ammonia, and magnesium silicofluoride, heating the treating solution to a temperature of 70 to 10... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605160 | Repair of coatings and surfaces using reactive metals coating processes This invention pertains to the repair of parts comprising metals, and surfaces and coatings of these parts using reactive metals coating processes. Processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), plasma spray, and react... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6605161 | Inoculants for intermetallic layer A deposition process including applying an inoculant to at least a portion of the surface of a metal component, and then forming an intermetallic layer at the inoculant surface, such as by exposing at least the coated surface portion to a deposition envir... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602829 | Method for applying a lubricating layer on an object and object with an adhesive lubricating layer The invention relates to a method for the application of a lubricant layer to a frictionally stressed surface of an object, and to a corresponding object, the lubricant layer, in use, containing boric acid. For production, the object is introduced into a ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592941 | Aluminum and silicon diffusion coating A method of forming an aluminum silicon diffusion coating on a surface of an alloy product utilizes a diffusion mixture containing by weight 1% to 5% aluminum, 0.5% to 5% silicon, 0.5% to 3% ammonium halide activator and the balance an inert filler. The p... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6562148 | Pretreatment of aluminum surfaces with chrome-free solutions In a method for the pretreatment of work pieces having a surface made of aluminium or aluminium alloys, for non-cutting shaping and/or the connection by welding or gluing to work pieces as well as for a subsequent permanent corrosion-preventing treatment,... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6537388 | Surface alloy system conversion for high temperature applications Chromium, silicon, aluminum, and optionally manganese are diffused onto the surface of a high temperature alloy product, to provide a coating having improved resistance to carburization and catalytic coke formation and smoother surfaces for high temperatu... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537389 | Soft magnetic, deformable composite material and process for producing the same A magnetically soft, moldable composite material include powder grains coated with nonmagnetic thermoplastic compounds or with molecular precursors for ceramics or with intermetallic compounds, the magnetic properties of the magnetically soft composite ma... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521053 | In-situ formation of a protective coating on a substrate A substrate is protected by first providing the substrate, and applying a ceramic coating overlying and bonded to the substrate. The ceramic coating is formed of an open-cell solid foam of ceramic cell walls having an interconnected intracellular volume t... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6521052 | Surface treatment A simple surface treatment process is provided which offers a high performance surface for a variety of applications at low cost. This novel surface treatment, which is particularly useful for Ti-6Al-4V alloys, is achieved by forming oxides on the surface... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511760 | Method of passivating a gas vessel or component of a gas transfer system using a silicon overlay coating A method of passivating the interior surface of a gas storage vessel to protect the surface against corrosion. The interior surface of the vessel is first dehydrated and then evacuated. A silicon hydride gas is introduced into the vessel. The vessel and s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6503344 | Boronizing agent in paste form A boronizing agent in the form of a paste for the production of boride layers on metallic workpieces. The boronizing agent contains boron-releasing substances, activating substances and the remainder of inert, refractory extenders together with water and ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6478887 | Boronized wear-resistant materials and methods thereof A boronized wear-resistant material that includes a boron-containing composition is disclosed. The boron-containing composition includes tungsten carbide and a compound represented by the formula W3 MB3, where M is selected from the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478886 | Agent for sealing metallic ground coats, especially ground coats consisting of zinc or zinc alloys Agent for sealing metallic substrates, in particular zinc or zinc alloy substrates, characterized in that it consists of an aqueous dispersion of a) at least one silane derivative and b) a colloidal silica and/or colloidal silicate. This agent may be used for a dir... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6458218 | Deposition and thermal diffusion of borides and carbides of refractory metals A method is provided for depositing and thermally diffusing a boride or a carbide of a refractory metal on a substrate of a workpiece. A layer of the refractory metal is deposited on the substrate. At least one of the elements boron and carbon is deposite... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6428630 | Method for coating and protecting a substrate A method of coating a substrate is provided. A metallic layer comprising at least about 8% nickel is deposited by thermal spraying on a substrate. The metallic layer has an average density greater than about 80%. A slurry layer comprising from about 10% t... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428849 | Method for the co-deposition of silicon and nitrogen on stainless steel surface The invention discloses a method for producing a nitrogen-silicon containing stainless steel layer on a metal. The method includes a pack cementation process involving the use of silicon nitride, silica and sodium fluoride as the source materials.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409844 | Surface-treated article of magnesium or magnesium alloys, method of surface preparation and method of coating An article of magnesium or its alloy having a surface layer containing magnesium condensed phosphate and magnesium phosphate, which can be produced by treating an article of magnesium or its alloy with a treating liquid containing 1,000 to 20,000 ppm of a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406554 | Method and apparatus for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member The present invention provides a method of producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of obtaining high-quality uniform images without image defects and nonuniformity in image density. The method of producing an electrophotographic pho... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6340398 | Oxidation protective coating for Mo-Si-B alloys A method for enhancing the oxidation resistance of substrates fabricated from metallic molybdenum and alloys containing at least 50% molybdenum which comprises depositing silicon on the surface of the substrate under conditions which cause the formation o... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6316057 | Method for coating a surface Metal surfaces, metal-oxide surfaces, metal-salt surfaces, silicon-comprising surfaces and/or high-molecular-weight aquoxide-comprising organic surfaces are coated. The coating is carried out with a reagent having a reactive group chosen from Si--H, Sn--H... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309478 | Aqueous gel compositions and use thereof The disclosure relates to aqueous-based gels and, in some cases, usage of such gels to impart corrosion resistance to steel and/or zinc containing surfaces, e.g., galvanized steel. The gel comprises water, at least one thickener, at least one silica conta... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309477 | Non-chromium pretreatment chemicals The present invention is relates to pretreatment chemicals metal materials to be painted containing at least one kind of sulfur-containing compounds and at least one of phosphorus ion-containing compounds, and an anticorrosive treatment of metal materials... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306225 | Process for producing wear-resistant boride layers on metallic material surfaces A process is provided for producing wear-resistant boride layers on metal material surfaces. The process is characterized in that a boron halide selected from the group comprising boron trifluoride, boron tribromide, boron triiodide and their mixtures is ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6303232 | Coated piston and surface-treating film This invention relates to a surface treatment method comprising the steps of soaking aluminum or an aluminum alloy in a treating solution containing a fluorine compound and ammonium silicofluoride, and treating the aluminum or aluminum alloy in the treati... | 10/16/2001 |
