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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187430 | Method of making a coated cemented carbide insert Forming coated cemented carbide inserts, particularly useful in fine turning of super alloys. The inserts are characterized by a composition of a cemented carbide of WC, about 4.0 wt-% Co to about 7.0 wt-% Co, about 0.25 wt-% Cr to 0.50 wt-% Cr, and a coercivity (Hc... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8152971 | Cutting tool A method for manufacturing a cutting tool includes the steps of providing a body of cermet or cemented carbide, having a cutting edge with an edge radius Re smaller than 40 μm, a flank a rake face, applying by PVD a single or a multilayer coating to at l... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142621 | Insert for milling of cast iron A coated cemented carbide insert is particularly useful for milling of cast iron, methods for making the insert, and methods of their use are disclosed. The insert is formed by a composition of the substrate of about 5-7 wt % Co, about 0.05-20 wt % total amount of t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8110075 | Coated cutting tool for general turning in heat resistant super alloys (HRSA) Coated cemented carbide inserts are particularly useful in general turning of superalloys. The inserts are formed from a cemented carbide of WC about 5.0-7.0 wt-% Co, and about 0.22-0.43 wt-% Cr, where the substrate has a coercivity (Hc) of about 19-28 kA/m. The coa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097129 | Multilayer nitride-containing coatings This invention relates to erosion resistant coatings comprising at least 2 sublayer systems in which each sublayer system is separated from another by an interlayer, wherein (i) each sublayer system is the same or different and comprises at least 4 layers, (ii) said... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075744 | Layered coated cutting tool A cutting tool insert is formed from a substrate selected from cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material or high speed steel. The insert includes a hard and wear-resistant coating formed from laminar polycrystalline metal nitrides layers... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7967957 | Method for preparing alumna coating film having alpha-type crystal structure as primary structure For forming alumina films on substrates by sputtering of an aluminum metal target in an oxidizing gas-containing atmosphere, a method of producing α crystal structure-based alumina films efficiently includes as an early film formation, forming films under condition... | 06/28/2011 |
| RE40873 | Method of making grooving or parting insert A method of making a cutting tool, the cutting tool having a WC—Co based cemented carbide body and a multi-layer coating, the method including: applying a first innermost bonding layer TiN to the body; applying a second layer in the form of a mutlilayered structur... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7438955 | Titanium nitride thin film formation on metal substrate by chemical vapor deposition in a magnetized sheet plasma source A procedure for the synthesis of titanium nitride (TiN) thin films on metal substrate by vapor deposition using a magnetized sheet plasma source is disclosed. TiN films on metal substrate exhibiting the stoichiometric TiN and Ti2N were synthesized in a mi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7404877 | Low temperature zirconia based thermal barrier layer by PVD Formation of a zirconia based thermal barrier layer is described. In accordance with the present invention, a thermal barrier layer composed of zirconia or an allow of zirconia is presented. An advantageous layer might be composed of zirconia or an alloy of zirconia... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399386 | Magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing the same and magnetic recording apparatus A magnetic recording medium using a plastic substrate as a non-magnetic substrate includes an adhesive layer that prevents film expansion even under severe conditions. The adhesive layer has a chemical affinity to the plastic substrate and is formed on the surface o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7374642 | Treatment process for improving the mechanical, catalytic, chemical, and biological activity of surfaces and articles treated therewith A continuous, uninterrupted two-step treatment process capable of forming nanometer scale physical structures on the surface of articles fabricated from metallic, ceramic, glass, or plastic materials, and then depositing a thin conformal coating on the nanostructure... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362402 | Wires for liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display having the same A wire for a liquid crystal display has a dual-layered structure comprising a first layer made of molybdenum or molybdenum alloy, and a second layer made of molybdenum nitride or molybdenum alloy nitride. To manufacture the wire, a layer made of either a molybdenum ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361421 | Lubricant, magnetic recording medium and production method of magnetic recording medium A lubricant is obtained by mixing at least one compound selected from specific fluorine-based diester dicarboxylic acid compounds having has two carboxyl groups, two ester bonds, terminal groups each of which is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, and one fluoroethe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348286 | Ceramic composite material and method of its manufacture Ceramic composite material that has excellent mechanical properties within a range from room temperature to high temperature and high die release with respect to glass, resins, ceramics, and similar substances. The ceramic composite material is composed of a ceramic... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329436 | Vapor deposition of dissimilar materials A method for depositing a first material on a substrate includes providing the substrate in a deposition chamber. A molten body is formed between the substrate and a source of the first material by melting one or more second materials. A flow of the first material i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326446 | Method for coating metal surfaces and substrate having a coated metal surface A process for producing a coated substrate or a product having a coated substrate is provided. The process includes coating at least one metallic surface with a glass, the substrate being coated with an evaporation-coating glass at least on the metallic surface.... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323219 | Apparatus and method for applying diamond-like carbon coatings The invention relates to a coating and apparatus and method for applying the same, said coating including Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) applied by chemical vapor deposition using a pulsed DC biased power supply, typically having an initial metal layer and followed by a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317252 | Ohmic contact configuration A contact configuration has an ohmic contact between a metalization layer and a semiconductor body of monocrystalline semiconductor material. An amorphous semiconductor layer is formed between the metalization layer and the monocrystalline semiconductor body. The la... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300556 | Method for depositing a thin film adhesion layer A method of physical vapor deposition (PVD) is disclosed in which xenon is used as the operating gas in the vacuum chamber in the deposition of an adhesion layer, preferably silicon, which allows the adhesion layer to be ultra-thin with improved durability over prio... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300838 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, an insulating film formed above the substrate and containing a metal, Si, N and O, the insulating film containing metal-N bonds larger than the sum total of metal-metal bonds and metal-Si bonds, and an elec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273534 | Optical device substrate film-formation apparatus, optical disk substrate film-formation method, substrate holder manufacture method, substrate holder, optical disk and a phase-change recording type of optical disk In an optical disk substrate film-formation apparatus which prepared an optical disk by forming a thin film on a substrate, the optical disk substrate is held by a holder section. A contact support surface is provided to the holder section which closely contacts at ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264883 | Hard coating film excellent in adhesion and manufacturing method thereof A hard coating film of the present invention is formed on a substrate, and is a multilayer including at least the following layers (1) to (3). (1) A first layer on the substrate side comprising one or more metals selected from the group consisting of elements in Gro... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253029 | Non-magnetic, hermetically-sealed micro device package A process for preparing an electronic package comprising: (a) providing a ceramic housing defining an internal cavity for receiving a micro device and having one or more interface portions; (b) treating the housing to form a tungsten layer on the interface portions;... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229675 | Protective coating method for pieces made of heat resistant alloys The invention relates to metallurgy and mechanical engineering, in particular to the development of methods for providing metallic pieces with protective coatings with a view to improving the performance characteristics thereof. In accordance with the inventive meth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226670 | Work piece with a hard film of AlCr-containing material, and process for its production A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (AlyCr1-y) X, where X=N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and 0.2≦y | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220683 | Transparent amorphous carbon structure in semiconductor devices A transparent amorphous carbon layer is formed. The transparent amorphous carbon layer has a low absorption coefficient such that the amorphous carbon is transparent in visible light. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be used in semiconductor devices for di... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218044 | Front filter in plasma display panel Disclosed is a front filter attached to a front surface of a plasma display panel, the front filter comprising: an antireflection coating for preventing reflection of incident light from outside; an optical characteristic film for improving optical characteristics o... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208236 | Magnetic recording medium with multi-portion carbon-based protection layer, and apparatus thereof In a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate (1), a magnetic layer (3) formed on the substrate, a carbon-based protection layer (4) comprising carbon and formed on the magnetic layer, and a lubrication layer (5) formed on th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198699 | Sputter coating apparatus including ion beam source(s), and corresponding method A coating apparatus deposits a first coating (single or multi-layered) onto a first side of a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) passing through the apparatus, and a second coating (single or multi-layered) onto the other or second side of the substrate. In certain e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175926 | Dual-layer carbon-based protective overcoats for recording media by filtered cathodic ARC deposition A recording medium, comprising: (a) a substrate having at least one surface; (b) a stacked plurality of thin film layers on the at least one surface and including at least one magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recor... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176505 | Electromechanical three-trace junction devices Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. An insulative layer is disposed on one of the f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169683 | Preventive treatment method for a multilayer semiconductor structure A preventive treatment method for a multilayer semiconductor structure having a support substrate, at least one intermediate layer and a surface layer in which the surface layer is to be subjected to a subsequent chemical treatment. The method includes forming a pro... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167342 | Magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording playback device, and information processing device A magnetic recording medium is provided while including a recording layer in which magnetic materials are in the shape of a circular cylinder and uniformity and size reduction are achieved simultaneously. The magnetic recording medium includes a recording layer and ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166488 | Metal MEMS devices and methods of making same Metal MEMS structures are fabricated from metal substrates, preferably titanium, utilizing micromachining processes with a new deep etching procedure to provide released microelectromechanical devices. The deep etch procedure includes metal anisotropic reactive ion ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132201 | Transparent amorphous carbon structure in semiconductor devices A transparent amorphous carbon layer is formed. The transparent amorphous carbon layer has a low absorption coefficient such that the amorphous carbon is transparent in visible light. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be used in semiconductor devices for di... | 11/07/2006 |
