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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007650 | Apparatus for manufacturing metal nanotube and process for manufacturing metal nanotube Disclosed is a low-cost, high quality metal nanotube comprising Ni, Fe, Co or the like. A metal thin film having a thickness of 10 to 80 nm is formed as a cathode on one surface of a film having penetrated holes, and an electrolyte solution is filled between an anod... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7285202 | Method for electroplating a cylindrical inside surface of a work-piece-extending substantially over a semi-circle A method is described for electroplating a cylindrical inside surface (4) of a work-piece (3) extending substantially over a semi-circle, with an electrolyte being conveyed from a bath (8) in a circulation through a gap (9) between the in... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7178238 | Method of producing a workpiece having at least one bearing eye A method of producing a workpiece (1) having at least one bearing eye (2) is described, the bearing eye (2) being coated with an anti-friction coating (4), which forms a running surface deviating from a circular cylinder. In order to prov... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7117961 | Dynamic seal with soft interface A device and method for dynamically sealing between rotatable members such as a rolling cone of a rock bit. The assembly includes a seal ring having a facing surface of a relatively hard material, such as hardened steel or tungsten carbide, and a second seal ring of... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6923898 | Electroplating device, and process for electroplating work using the device An electroplating device including an anode inserted through and disposed in a hole provided in a work and communicating with the outside, and a member for rotating the work about its center axis and supplying a plating electric current to the work. Alternatively, a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923692 | Electrical connectors incorporating low friction coatings and methods for making them Electrical connectors incorporate a composite coating of molybdenum disulfide and a metal, preferably tin, for one or both of the contact surfaces of the electrical connector. The coating provides for a low coefficient of friction, low contact resistance, and good e... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919009 | Method of manufacture of colloidal rod particles as nanobarcodes A method is disclosed for the manufacture of colloidal rod particles as nanobarcodes. Template membranes for the deposition of materials are prepared using photolithographic techniques. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905589 | Circuitized substrate and method of making same A method of making a circuitized substrate in which a commoning layer is used to form multiple, substantially vertically aligned conductive openings in a multilayered component such as a laminate interposer for coupling a chip to a printed circuit board or the like.... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896786 | Method and device for producing wear resisting surfaces A process for the production of wear-resistant, coated surfaces includes the use of at least two electrodes connected to a voltages source which are mounted in, or border, a reaction space through which an electrolyte flows in which the surface to be coated is locat... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6827833 | Electrodeposition of metals in high-aspect ratio cavities using modulated reverse electric fields The interior of cavities and through-holes in electrically conductive substrates having high-aspect ratios of 8:1 or greater can be electroplated with a uniform layer of metal on their interior surfaces by using a pulse reverse voltage waveform having a pulse train ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818115 | System and method for electrolytic plating The present invention includes an electrolytic plating system with an elecrolytic plating bath, means for positioning the printed circuit boards in the bath, and means to alternately generate a laminar flow of electrolyte on each side of the printed circuit boards. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6666964 | Method of manufacturing a circuit board A circuit board comprising an insulating substrate, via-holes made in the insulating substrate, and a wiring conductor having at least one layer disposed on the insulating substrate. The circuit board is characterized in that a gold-plated layer of the wi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6614084 | Magnetic materials A memory element comprising nanomagnets having a rotational symmetry selected in order to provide high remanence and a suitable coercivity. There is also a sensor element comprising nanomagnets having a rotational symmetry selected such that they are supe... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6596147 | Methods of overplating surfaces of microelectromechanical structure MEMS structures are provided that compensate for ambient temperature changes, process variations, and the like, and can be employed in many applications. These structures include an active microactuator adapted for thermal actuation to move in response to... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572754 | Method for producing a tin film on the inner surface of hollow copper alloy components A method for producing an inner tin film on the surface of plumbing components, such as those made of red brass or yellow brass, for drinking water supply. The lead content on the inner surface of the hollow component parts is first reduced by treatment w... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6562216 | Method of coating an internal surface of a weapon barrel A method of coating a metal surface, particularly an inner surface of a gun barrel, with a chromium layer, includes the following steps: electrolytically precipitating on the metal surface a plurality of partial chromium layers in a superposed relationshi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6500326 | Method of internally coating a weapon barrel A method of coating an internal surface of a weapon barrel includes the steps of applying an intermediate layer to the internal barrel surface by explosion plating and applying a cover layer at least indirectly to the intermediate layer by electroplating.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6458696 | Plated through hole interconnections The specification describes interconnection techniques for interconnecting large arrays of micromechanical devices on a silicon platform. Interconnections are routed through vias extending through the thickness of the substrate. The vias are formed by etc... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6413440 | Process for manufacturing a micro-electrode In a process for manufacturing an electrode (1) on a substrate (2) using a conventional structuring process, an electrically conducting surface structure is created which has at least one tip (3) or edge (4). In the area of the tip (3) or edge (4), an ele... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6372110 | Electrochemical processing of subjects flown through by an electrolyte The electrochemical processing of a component such as an injection nozzle, must be calibrated in order to compare the throughput of the nozzle to a standard nozzle. Both throughput rates are determine at the same high pressure which is far above 100 bar. ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6257762 | Lead surface coating for an x-ray tube casing An x-ray tube casing coating prevents lead contamination of oil. The aluminum casing housing an x-ray tube has a lead lining with a top surface and a bottom surface, and is exposed to a dielectric cooling oil. An electroplating material is applied to both... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6103076 | Auxiliary anode element suitable for use in electroplating a bent tubular workpiece A flexible auxiliary anode element for electroplating a tubular workpiece while the workpiece and an anode element are immersed in a plating liquid contained in a plating both. The flexible auxiliary anode element can be inserted into a hollow interior of... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5989406 | Magnetic memory having shape anisotropic magnetic elements A magnetically shape-anisotropic material is made by providing a matrix with a plurality of elongated holes, and depositing first and second magnetic materials in each hole so as to form elongated particles including the first material adjacent one end an... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5958604 | Electrolytic process for cleaning and coating electrically conducting surfaces and product thereof An electrolytic process for metal-coating the pre-cleaned surface of a workpiece of an electrically conducting material, which process comprises: i) providing an electrolytic cell with a cathode comprising the workpiece and an anode comprising the metal for me... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5906400 | Galvanic corrosion protection system A pipe couple is shown for connecting two pipelines of different materials together in a well environment which prevents deterioration of the pipe due to galvanic action. The couple achieves its purpose by coating the interior of the more noble pipe secti... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5865962 | Apparatus for surface treatment of work having plural cylinders with different axial alignments A method and apparatus for treating with treating liquid the inside surfaces of cylinders of a work such as a V-shaped engine having cylinders with at least two different axial alignments, characterized in the steps of rotating the work in such a way that... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865977 | Process for the electrochemical treatment of flow channels in metal workpieces A process for electrochemical treating flow channels of metal workpieces uses a tool extending into the workpieces and an electrolyte flow between the tool and the flow channel. Either volume flow of the electrolyte, or pressure of the electrolyte, or bot... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863408 | Method and device for surface treatment A method and apparatus for performing high speed chemical treatment of v type cylinder blocks. First the cylinder bores of one bank are treated. Then those of the other bank are treated. This permits a simple but compact treating plant.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5810990 | Method for plating and finishing a cylinder bore A method for continuously plating and finishing a part wherein a surface of the part is plated by a process that raises its temperature above atmospheric temperature and the part is then immediately force cooled to a temperature at which the plated surfac... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5700366 | Electrolytic process for cleaning and coating electrically conducting surfaces An electrolytic process for simultaneously cleaning and metal-coating the surface of a workpiece of an electrically conducting material, which process comprises: i) providing an electrolytic cell with a cathode comprising the surface of the workpiece and ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5660704 | Plating method and plating system for non-homogenous composite plating coating A method for forming a plating coating having a non-homogeneous distribution of a dispersed substance in the outward direction, on a work such as a cylinder of an internal combustion engine block, is characterized in the steps of changing the plating liqu... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660705 | Method of repairing a tube, such as a steam-generator tube, by electroplating lining A thick non-magnetic metal plating (18) constituting a sleeve on the surface of the tube (12) is produced by electroplating a region to be repaired. The plating has a thickness greater than 0.5 mm, and preferably close to 1 mm, and by itself can ensure th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5647967 | Plating method for cylinder A plating liquid for forming a nickel plating layer containing a dispersed substance and phosphorus having 1.0 g/l or more of sodium is desirably utilized in the high speed plating process. Other important aspects of the invention include a plating method... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5620575 | Composite plating apparatus and apparatus for dispersing air bubbles within a composite plating solution A composite plating apparatus is disclosed in which an insertion electrode is loosely inserted into a hollow cylinder having a space, air bubbles are mixed into a composite plating solution fed from a liquid feeding pipe toward the space in the cylinder, ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5543029 | Properties of the surface of a titanium alloy engine valve There is provided a new method of improving properties of the surface of an internal combustion engine valve made from titanium alloy, which comprises; the steps of (a) forming a surface undercoat layer of nickel on a surface of the engine valve; (b) heat... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5544209 | Process for repairing and protecting from cracking the inner wall of a tube for penetrating the bottom head of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor vessel During shutdown of the nuclear reactor, the closure head of the vessel having been dismounted and the vessel (3) and the pool of the reactor both being filled with water, an inner zone of the penetration tube (6) for penetrating the bottom head of the ves... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5540829 | Composite plating method for hollow member In a disclosed composite plating method for a hollow member, an insertion electrode is loosely inserted with a space into a cylinder of a hollow member, a composite plating solution supplied from a solution supply pipe is circulated into the space of the ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538615 | Metal tube having a section with an internal electroformed structural layer The invention is a metal tube such as a heat exchanger tube which has been treated by in situ electrodeposition to repair one or more degraded sections. The repaired metal tube section has an electroformed structural layer which has an ultrafine grain mic... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5527445 | Process and apparatus for in situ electroforming a structural layer of metal bonded to an internal wall of a metal tube A process for repairing degraded sections of metal tubes, such as heat exchanger tubes, by in situ electroforming utilizes a probe containing an electrode. The probe is movable through the tube to the site of degradation and is sealed in place, thereby cr... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5516415 | Process and apparatus for in situ electroforming a structural layer of metal bonded to an internal wall of a metal tube A process for repairing degraded sections of metal tubes, such as heat exchanger tubes, by in situ electroforming utilized a flexible probe containing an electrode. The probe is movable through the tube to the site of degradation and is sealed in place, t... | 05/14/1996 |
