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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025749 | Ultrafine-grain-copper-base sputter targets The sputter target has a composition selected from the group consisting of high-purity copper and copper-base alloys. The sputter target's grain structure is at least about 99 percent recrystallized; and the sputter target's face has a grain orientation ratio of at ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7740723 | Controlled-grain-precious metal sputter targets A precious metal sputter target has a composition selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium and single-phase alloys thereof. The sputter target's grain structure is at least about 99 percent recrystallized and has... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7699946 | Preparation of nanostructured materials having improved ductility A method for preparing a nanostructured aluminum alloy involves heating an aluminum alloy workpiece at temperature sufficient to produce a single phase coarse grained aluminum alloy, then refining the grain size of the workpiece at a temperature at or below room tem... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7344675 | Method for preparing nanostructured metal alloys having increased nitride content A method of producing high strength nanophase metal alloy powder by cryomilling metal powder under conditions which cause the formation of intrinsic nitrides, and of producing high strength metal articles by subjecting the nitrided cryomilled powder to thermo-mechan... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320736 | High-purity aluminum sputter targets and method of manufacture The high-purity aluminum sputter target is at least 99.999 weight percent aluminum and has a grain structure. The grain structure is at least 99 percent recrystallized and has a grain size of less than 200 μm. The method forms high-purity aluminum sputter targets b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309353 | Use of platinum group metals in vascular devices and method of texturing platinum group metals A method of texturing polycrystalline iridium includes the steps of cold/warm working of the polycrystalline iridium at equal to or below its re-crystallization temperature to break up the polycrystalline structure such that the orientation favors one direction (i.e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7241328 | Method for preparing ultra-fine, submicron grain titanium and titanium-alloy articles and articles prepared thereby A method for preparing ultra-fine, submicron grain titanium or titanium-alloy articles (78) used for joining or assembling of detail components. Coarse-grained titanium or titanium-alloy materials (52) are severely mechanically deformed using cryogenic... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235143 | Controlled-grain-precious metal sputter targets A precious metal sputter target has a composition selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium and single-phase alloys thereof. The sputter target's grain structure is at least about 99 percent recrystallized and has... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7169239 | Solid expandable tubular members formed from very low carbon steel and method A very low carbon steel alloy is provided for use in manufacturing tubular members such as oil country tubular goods. The tubular members may be radially expanded from at least twenty percent to forty percent. Sections or joints of casing formed from the steel alloy... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163595 | Thermal process for treating metals to improve structural characteristics The thermal process for treating a metal to improve structural characteristics of the metal entails placing a metal within a thermal control apparatus; introducing a cryogenic material into the thermal control apparatus to decrease the metal temperature, while preve... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131913 | Iron golf club and golf club set A groove is provided a surface on a cavity portion side of a sole portion in a head portion of an iron golf club, and a thickness of a ball hitting portion in a face portion is made larger than a thickness of a top edge side portion of the face portion and at least ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7101447 | Tantalum sputtering target with fine grains and uniform texture and method of manufacture A method for producing a tantalum sputtering component includes a minimum of three stages each of which include a deformation step followed by an inert atmosphere high-temperature anneal. Temperatures of each of the anneal steps can be different from one another. A ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074285 | Manufacturing method for high-speed tool steel gear cutting tool The invention provides a high-speed tool steel gear cutting tool in which fracture or chipping does not occur at the cutting edge, and which realizes excellent cutting performance over long periods. Moreover, a method of manufacturing a gear cutting tool including: ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7022028 | Iron golf club and golf club set with variable weight distribution An iron golf club and a set of iron golf clubs that have a variable weight distribution. Each iron golf club head has a cavity and a raised wall portion that extends upward from the sole and offset from the cavity. The raised wall portion is separated from the cavit... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6942763 | Textured-metastable aluminum alloy sputter targets and method of manufacture An aluminum alloy sputter target having a sputter target face for sputtering the sputter target is disclosed. The sputter target face has a textured-metastable grain structure. The textured-metastable grain structure has a grain orientation ratio of at least 35 perc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6797085 | Metallurgically enhanced heat sink A metallurgical process expands the grain structure in a heat sink from a fine grain to a coarse grain to improve the thermal conductivity of the heat sink. The temperature of the heat sink is raised to a level high enough to lead to a secondary re-crystallization g... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6726786 | Process for the production of stove-finished structural components from ageing-sensitive steel The invention relates to processes for the production of a buckling-resistant stove-finished structural member from cold rolled and dressed strip (cold strip) non-ageing steel with high bake-hardening potential, more particularly of more than 70 N/mm2. Th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6695937 | Steel golf club head having reduced face thickness and optimum distributed mass A golf club head is comprised of cryogenically treated steel resulting in the striking face having a reduced face thickness of between 0.115 inches and 0.130 inches, and therefore, a reduced striking face mass. Extra material which is eliminated from the ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6652668 | High-purity ferromagnetic sputter targets and method of manufacture The method manufactures high-purity ferromagnetic sputter targets by cryogenic working the sputter target blank at a temperature below at least -50° C. to impart at least about 5 percent strain into the sputter target blank to increase PTF uniformity of ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6588218 | Cryogenic tempering process for dynamoelectric devices A process for treating a conductor winding component of a dynamoelectric device incorporates a cryogenic cycle having a ramp down phase during which the conductor winding component is ramped down from at least about -100° F. in a dry cryogenic environmen... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6544669 | Cryogenic treatment of cookware and bakeware A method of making cookware and bakeware having a stick resistant and mar resistant cook surface comprising the steps of providing a cooking utensil having a cook surface, and cryogenically treating the cooking utensil at one or more selected temperatures... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6506270 | Heat treatment method of steel A heat treatment method of steel is capable of enhancing wear resistance, mechanical properties and dimensional stability of the steel due to the reduction of the retained austenite amount to substantially zero. In the method, an article of the steel is s... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6361627 | Process of controlling grain growth in metal films A process for controlling grain growth in the microstructure of thin metal films (e.g., copper or gold) deposited onto a substrate. In one embodiment, the metal film is deposited onto the substrate to form a film having a fine-grained microstructure. The ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6314743 | Cryogenic tempering process for PCB drill bits A process for treating carbide tool bits used by the electronics industry for printed circuit board ("PCB") fabrication combines a cryogenic cycle with two or more tempering cycles. The tool bits are subjected to a cryogenic cycle having a ramp down phase... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6258463 | Anodized cryogenically treated aluminum The invention relates to a process for producing anodic coatings with superior corrosion resistance and other properties on aluminum and aluminum alloy surfaces by cryogenically treating the aluminum prior to anodizing. The invention also relates to the a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6231700 | Boron-copper-magnesium-tin alloy and method for making same A high strength, highly electrically conductive copper-based alloy and method for producing the alloy are provided, with the alloy containing boron in the range of 0.0-2.9 at. %, magnesium in a range of about 2.8-7.6 at. %, tin in a range of about 2.1-4.3... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6210498 | Hydrogen storage alloys and methods and improved nickel metal hydride electrodes and batteries using same Reversible hydrogen storage alloys and methods and electrodes formed therefrom for nickel metal hydride batteries, in which the alloys are quenched from a melt at cooling rates selected to provide a high degree of disorder with an optimum local environmen... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6164079 | Cryogenic treatment of silicon nitride tool and machine parts This disclosure describes a cryogenic process for increasing the life of silicon nitride tool materials such as machining inserts used in the high-speed machining of cast irons and other materials. The process entails placing the tools in a cryogenic cham... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6105374 | Process of nitriding metal-containing materials A process for treating an article of metal containing material, the process in including subjecting the article to a deep cryogenic treatment at a temperature of -120° F. or lower, subjecting the article to at most a partial tempering treatment, and then... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6056857 | Cryogenic annealing of sputtering targets Sputtering targets are cryogenically annealed to provide a uniformly dense molecular structure by placing the target in a temperature-controlled cryogenic chamber and cooling the chamber to a cryogenic temperature at a controlled rate. The target is maint... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5993575 | Method for fabricating randomly oriented aluminum alloy sputting targets with fine grains and fine precipitates A method is provided for fabricating aluminum alloy sputtering targets having fine precipitates of a second phase material in small, randomly oriented and uniform grains. The method provided includes the steps of homogenizing the aluminum alloy billet at ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5993513 | Method for controlling the oxygen content in valve metal materials A method for controlling oxygen in valve metal materials. The method includes deoxidizing a valve metal material, typically tantalum, niobium, or alloys thereof, and leaching the material in an acid leach solution at a temperature lower than room temperat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5865913 | Deep cryogenic tempering process based on flashing liquid nitrogen through a dispersal system A method for treating firearm barrels and components to achieve an end result of increased accuracy and extended barrel life. The method involves placing the firearm barrels and components into cryogenic processing and heat treating equipment. The process... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5766380 | Method for fabricating randomly oriented aluminum alloy sputtering targets with fine grains and fine precipitates A method of fabricating an alloy sputtering target having fine precipitates of the second phase material and small, randomly oriented and uniform grains. The new method includes solution treatment to minimize second-phase precipitate size, cryo-deformatio... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5667663 | Method of applying a thermal barrier coating to a superalloy article and a thermal barrier coating A ceramic thermal barrier coating layer for a superalloy article is caused to adhere to the superalloy article by applying platinum to the superalloy article and heat treating at a temperature of 1100° C. to 1200° C. for one hour. This causes aluminum t... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5447035 | Method of treating brake pads A method of treating vehicular brake pads to increase the wearability of the pads by allowing them to absorb and dissipate more energy with each use. The method involves a controlled thermal cycling process which lowers the temperature of the pads to abou... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5288347 | Method of manufacturing high strength and high toughness stainless steel A high strength, high toughness stainless steel consisting, by weight, of C more than 0.16% but less than 0.25%, Si not more than 2.0%, Mn not more than 1.0%, Ni not more than 2.0%, Cr from 11 to 15%, Mo not less than 0.5% but less than 3.0%, Co from 12 t... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5263886 | Method for treating spark plugs A method for treating spark plugs to increase the horsepower output of an internal combustion engine. The method involves significantly lowering the temperature of the plugs to about -300° F. and keeping the plugs at this temperature for a predetermined ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259200 | Process for the cryogenic treatment of metal containing materials A process for treating an article of metal containing material such as tool steel so as to improve the properties such as shockability, wearability, stability and hardness of the article. In one embodiment, the process comprises immersing the article at a... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5071492 | Method for reducing the fatigue crack growth rate of cracks in the aluminum alloy fuselage skin of an aircraft structure A method and apparatus for reducing the fatigue crack growth rate of cracks in the aluminum alloy fuselage skin of aircraft structures. A fatigue crack is identified, the crack having a tip defining the direction of crack propagation. Temperature differen... | 12/10/1991 |
