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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8362386 | Power delivery unit, plasma spray system, and method of using plasma spray system Different plasma spray guns have differing current and voltage requirements for their operation. The spray guns generally fall into low voltage high current and high voltage low current types. The power requirements of the guns vary greatly in terms of overall power... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8253058 | Hybrid nozzle for plasma spraying silicon A hybrid nozzle for use in a plasma spray gun, especially for plasma spraying silicon to form semiconductor devices such as solar cell. The outlet of the gun includes a two-piece annular electrode against which the plasma is ignited and through which the plasma plum... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8237079 | Adjustable plasma spray gun An adjustable plasma spray gun apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, an adjustable plasma spray gun apparatus includes: a plasma spray gun body having a fore portion and an aft portion; and a first coupler configured to removably attach to the plasma spray gun ... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8203095 | Method of using a thermal plasma to produce a functionally graded composite surface layer on metals A method of material treatment in which the surface of a metal substrate is converted to a composite structure of the metal and its nitride or carbide utilizing a high temperature chemically active thermal plasma stream, and the product obtained from that method. Th... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8080759 | Multi-electrode plasma system and method for thermal spraying A plasma apparatus is provided including a cathode module, an anode module, and at least one inter-electrode insert located between the cathode module and the anode module. The cathode module includes at least one cathode, and a pilot module may be provided adjacent... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8030592 | Apparatus and method for applying antifoulants to marine vessels A plasma spray apparatus in the form of a gun is utilized to apply an antifoulant coating to marine vessels. The apparatus includes a plasma generator, an electrophoresis element, a heating element, a shield gas element, a liquid cooling system, a forced air system,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7952047 | Feedback enhanced plasma spray tool An improved automatic feedback control scheme enhances plasma spraying of powdered material through reduction of process variability and providing better ability to engineer coating structure. The present inventors discovered that controlling centroid position of th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7928338 | Plasma spraying device and method A device and a method for plasma spraying are disclosed. The device comprises, a cathode, an anode, a plasma channel formed by the anode and intermediate electrodes, and one or more flowable material injectors. The plasma channel has a throttling portion that divide... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7888619 | Machine for the treatment of bottles that are equipped with an interchangeable connection cartridge A machine for the treatment of containers, includes at least one container-treatment station. The machine is of the type in which each treatment station comprises a cover having a nozzle which is provided with: gripping elements for seizing the outside of the contai... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7847209 | Method of forming a metal oxide film and microwave power source device used for the above method A method of forming a metal oxide film by the plasma CVD method and which includes reacting chiefly an organometal by a glow discharge in a low output region and, then, reacting the organometal with an oxidizing gas by the glow discharge in a high-output region to f... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7777151 | Portable plasma sterilizer A handheld air plasma spray is designed. Plasma is generated by a magnetized arc torch running at 60 Hz and is in non-equilibrium state; thus, the plasma effluent has relatively low temperature (touchable) and yet contains high energy electrons (>5 eV) capable to di... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759599 | Interchangeable plasma nozzle interface The present invention provides a standard interface for providing mechanical location, mechanical orientation, electrical connections, and water chamber seals for the exchange of a variety of plasma forming nozzles each associated with a specific plasma plume charac... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7750265 | Multi-electrode plasma system and method for thermal spraying A plasma apparatus is provided including a cathode module, an anode module, and at least one inter-electrode insert located between the cathode module and the anode module. The cathode module includes at least one cathode, and a pilot module may be provided adjacent... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7608797 | High velocity thermal spray apparatus A thermal spray apparatus is provided for thermal spraying a coating onto a substrate. The apparatus include a heating module for providing a stream of heated gas. The heating module is coupled to a forming module for controlling pressure and velocity characteristic... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7582846 | Hybrid plasma-cold spray method and apparatus The present invention provides a method and apparatus of producing a dense coating with desirable stress conditions similar to coatings produced by a cold spray processes, but with higher process efficiencies and lower gas consumption. The inventive process combines... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7557324 | Backstream-preventing thermal spraying device A thermal spraying method and device that includes a device (1,2) which generates a flame and a device (3) which injects a powder into the flame. The flame-generating device (1,2) includes an end piece (1) out of which the flame is directed towards a substrate subje... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7432469 | Arc spraying torch head The invention provides an arc spraying torch head including: a pair of spray material guides attached to a head body so as to face forward and guiding a flexible wire-like spray material inserted therein; a main air nozzle attached to the head body, and jetting main... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423234 | Process for the surface treatment of an article containing silicone crosslinked by polyaddition A process for increasing the surface tension (“wettability”) of a silicone element crosslinked by polyaddition from a liquid composition containing one or more α,ω-dimethylvinylpolydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS), one or more poly(dimethyl)(methylhydrogenosiloxy)-α,... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7397013 | Plasma lineation electrode A plasma spray device is provided. The plasma spray device includes a plasma chamber region for having a plasma formed and a throat region coupled to the plasma chamber region. The throat region has an end surface and an axial bore. The axial bore is formed substant... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7375301 | Modular anode support member for plasma spray gun The present invention provides a modular anode support member for a plasma spray gun including an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, and a coolant tube connectable to the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve having a cylindrical sidewall defining a central opening through a l... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365019 | Atmospheric process and system for controlled and rapid removal of polymers from high aspect ratio holes A system that generates an intense hot gas stream is described to etch a polymer on a substrate used in the manufacture of semiconductor and MEMS devices with no surface damage. The etching process is particularly useful to remove a polymer from relatively high aspe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345255 | Composite overlay compound A method of forming a composite overlay compound on a substrate includes forming a mixture including at least one component from a first group of component materials including titanium, chrome, tungsten, vanadium, niobium, and molybdenum. The mixture also includes a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342195 | Customizable ion fusion formation system and process A customizable ion fusion formation system and method is used to repair a targeted repair region of a workpiece with successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a moveable positioning platform and a control platform positioned separate and apart fro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342196 | Plasma spraying apparatus and also a method for monitoring the condition of a plasma apparatus The invention relates to a plasma spraying apparatus (1) including a plasma torch (2) for heating up a spray powder (3) in a heating zone (4) and a metering unit (5) for metering the spray powder (3), the metering unit (5... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338724 | Composite structure body and method for manufacturing thereof The present invention provides a composite structure body obtained through processes of forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of brittle material fine particles is coated with at least one type of ductile material, bombarding the co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332036 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326873 | Apparatus and methods for repairing tenons on turbine buckets Bucket tip tenons requiring refurbishment are removed from the bucket tips by grinding. Groups of buckets are clamped on a rotatable table in positions adjacent an induction heating coil and a robotic welding arm, respectively. While one group is preheated, the othe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322099 | Method for producing heated components for injection moulding apparatus A method for producing components for injection moulding comprising a body made of thermally conducting material with expansion coefficient matching that of the insulating layers and provided with a passage for the material to be injected. At least one strip of elec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323061 | Thermal spraying instrument The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the operation of a thermal spray torch (12). The inventive device and method are characterised in that an on-board camera (54) and pyrometer (70) are used to measure the properties of ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323062 | Thermal projection device The invention relates to a device and a method for control of the operation of a thermal projection torch (12), characterized in that the characteristics of the jet (16) and the temperature of the deposit (24) on the piece (22) are measur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309842 | Shielded monolithic microplasma source for prevention of continuous thin film formation A monolithic microplasma source includes a dielectric substrate having an outer surface that is exposed to a time varying electric field. A gap layer is positioned on an inner surface of the dielectric substrate. A shield including a slit is positioned on the gap la... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301120 | Ion fusion formation process including precise heat input and temperature control An ion fusion formation method is used to manufacture a component from successive layers of feedstock material. A plasma stream is created by energizing a flowing gas using an arc electrode, the arc electrode having a variable magnitude current supplied thereto. The... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297892 | Systems and methods for laser-assisted plasma processing A controllable heat source, such as a laser or flame torch, can be used to pre-heat a portion of the surface of a workpiece, such as a glass optic or semiconductor wafer. Reactive atom plasma (RAP) processing can be used to modify the pre-heated surface portion, as ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291804 | Plasma-spraying device Example embodiments relate to a plasma-spraying device for spraying a powdered material, including electrodes, which may form a plasma channel having an inlet end and an outlet end, and a unit for supplying the powdered material to the plasma channel. The powder sup... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290589 | Control of deposition and other processes Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposition during the d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276264 | Methods for coating conduit interior surfaces utilizing a thermal spray gun with extension arm Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun adapt... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259350 | Turbine component crack repair using cathodic arc and/or low pressure plasma spraying and HIP A method for repairing cracks in a metal part comprising the steps of providing a metal part having a crack, cleaning the crack to remove an oxide layer, depositing a repair alloy via at least one of cathodic arc deposition and low pressure plasma spraying to cover ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7217903 | Method for purifying gas using plasma discharge A method is provided for purifying gases, particularly gases contaminated by environmentally harmful substances, by way of plasma discharge. The gas to be purified is guided through a thermal plasma, which is generated by electrodeless ignition of a process gas, so ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216814 | Apparatus for thermal spray coating A system for thermal spray coating of a particulate material onto a substrate includes a spray gun apparatus having dual vortex chambers for the mixing of fuel gas and oxygen. The apparatus provides a jet flame resulting from a compression wave formed by compressed ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214413 | Method and device for generating an activated gas curtain for surface treatment The invention relates to a surface treatment device comprising: electrodes (24a, 24b) that are used to initiate an electric arc of stabilised plasma (14); a stabilising channel (12) which is disposed in a body (10) in... | 05/08/2007 |
