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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038933 | Gas sensor A gas sensor is for determining at least one physical quantity of a gas, e.g., an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the gas sensor having a sensor element that is fixed in a housing of the gas sensor by a seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a seali... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8007714 | Earth-boring bits The present invention relates to compositions and methods for forming a bit body for an earth-boring bit. The bit body may comprise hard particles, wherein the hard particles comprise at least one of carbide, nitride, boride, oxide, and solid solutions thereof, and ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7879285 | Process for fabrication of cermets Cermet comprising ceramic and metal components and a molten metal infiltration method and process for fabrication thereof. The light weight cermets having improved porosity, strength, durability, toughness, elasticity fabricated from presintered ceramic powder infil... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867438 | Cubic boron nitride compact A method of manufacturing a powdered composition or starting material used in producing a CBN compact which comprises CBN, a secondary hard phase and a binder phase includes two steps of attrition milling. First, the attrition milling of the secondary hard phase and... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7682557 | Multiple processes of high pressures and temperatures for sintered bodies A method for forming a carbide composite that includes providing a mixture of carbide particles and a metallic binder in a container; sintering the container contents at a first processing condition having a pressure of less than about 45,000 psi; and sintering the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7635448 | Method of producing composite material A compact is obtained from a mixed powder of a multi-component system ceramics composed of constitutive elements of at least two metal elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, V, Nb, Zr, Hf, Mo, Ta, Cr, and W, N, and optionally C; and Fe, Ni, Co, or an... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7625521 | Bonding of cutters in drill bits A bit body formed of a mixture of matrix material and superabrasive powder and including pockets lined with superabrasive-free matrix material, and a method for forming the same, are provided. The pockets are shaped to receive cutting elements therein. The superabra... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7431981 | Polymer composite structure reinforced with shape memory alloy and method of manufacturing same A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416613 | Method for compacting magnetic powder in magnetic field, and method for producing rare-earth sintered magnet A method for compacting a magnetic powder in a magnetic field comprising steps of filling a die with a magnetic powder, applying a pulsed magnetic field to the magnetic powder in the die to orientate the powder, and compressing the magnetic powder, wherein the pulse... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416697 | Method for preparing a metallic article having an other additive constituent, without any melting A method for preparing an article of a base metal alloyed with an alloying element includes the steps of preparing a compound mixture by the steps of providing a chemically reducible nonmetallic base-metal precursor compound of a base metal, providing a chemically r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371271 | Composite soft magnetic sintered material having high density and high magnetic permeability and method for preparation thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a composite soft magnetic sintered material that has high density, high mechanical strength and high relative magnetic permeability at high frequencies and, in order to achieve this object, the present invention provi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354548 | Fabrication of hardmetals having binders with rhenium or Ni-based superalloy Hardmetal compositions each including hard particles having a first material and a binder matrix having a second, different material comprising rhenium or a Ni-based superalloy. A two-step sintering process may be used to fabricate such hardmetals at relatively low ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347967 | Plastic system and method of porous bioimplant having a unified connector The present invention relates to a system and a method of manufacturing a porous bio-implant having a connecting member integrally formed therewith, and more particularly, to a system and a method of manufacturing a porous bio-implant in which a connecting member is... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329381 | Method for fabricating a metallic article without any melting A metallic article made of metallic constituent elements is fabricated from a mixture of nonmetallic precursor compounds of the metallic constituent elements. The mixture of nonmetallic precursor compounds is chemically reduced to produce an initial metallic materia... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309373 | Method of making a ceramic body of densified tungsten carbide A method of making tungsten carbide and a method of making a densified tungsten carbide-containing ceramic body with a transverse rupture strength greater than 300,000 psi are disclosed. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279053 | Alloy thin ribbon for rare earth magnet, production method of the same, and alloy for rare earth magnet The present invention provides a rare earth magnet superior in magnetic properties and thermal stability. In an aspect of the present invention, a production method of an alloy thin ribbon for a rare earth magnet includes a step to obtain a quenched thin ribbon by f... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273581 | Process for in-situ preparation of aluminia—(Ti,Zr) borides composite The present invention relates to an improved process for in-situ preparation of alumina-(Ti,Zr) borides composite. The present invention particularly relates to fast and in-situ process for synthesis and consolidation of Al2O3—Zr/Ti B2 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270782 | Reduced temperature and pressure powder metallurgy process for consolidating rhenium alloys Pressure powder metallurgy process for consolidating refractory or rhenium alloys using a reduced temperature and elevated pressure. Rhenium metal has high temperature strength and wear resistance but has a very high melting point as a pure metal and thus is difficu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258812 | Compound magnetic material and fabrication method thereof A compound magnetic material having high heat resistance is provided. A fabrication method of a compound magnetic material includes the step of preparing mixed powder including an organic resin and compound magnetic particles. The long-period heat resistance tempera... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255933 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235211 | Rotary cone bit with functionally-engineered composite inserts A rotary cone bit, having a functionally-engineered surface of this invention, comprises a bit body having at least one leg extending therefrom, and a cone that is rotatably disposed on the leg. The cone typically comprises a plurality of cutting elements that proje... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234573 | Brake shoe and method for producing a brake shoe In a brake shoe (1) comprising a carrier plate (2) having arranged thereon first a dampening and noise-reducing intermediate layer (4) and then a friction lining (6), it is provided that the intermediate layer (4), on the side ther... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226334 | Apparatus for making high buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube An apparatus for making a ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure and RF induction heating is used to melt a frit material to form a hermetic seal. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224048 | Flip chip ball grid array package A flip-chip ball grid array integrated circuit package with improved thermo-mechanical properties is provided. The package includes a substrate having first and second surfaces and a plurality of conductive traces therebetween. A semiconductor die is flip-chip mount... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211218 | Polycrystalline diamond carbide composites Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) carbide composites of this invention have a microstructure comprising a plurality of granules formed from PCD, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, or mixture thereof, that are distributed within a substantially continuous second matrix... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195825 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175794 | Method for manufacturing a pressed part from a soft magnetic composite material A method for manufacturing a pressed part from a soft magnetic composite material. A starting mixture is provided that includes an iron powder and an auxiliary pressing agent. The starting mixture is pressed to form a pressed part and annealed at temperatures betwee... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153468 | Physical vapor deposition targets and methods of formation A method includes combining a solid first material and a solid second material and melting at least a portion of the first material sufficient to coat the second material and any remaining first material. An approximately homogenous distribution of the second materi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108830 | Apparatus and method for fabricating high purity, high density metal matrix composite materials and the product thereof A method of production of large Ingots of neutron attenuating composites using a vacuum-bellows system allows for large cross-sectional shapes to be extruded and rolled. This method uses a vacuum-bellows technology which allows the manufacturing of large 8–16 inch... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108840 | Method for manufacturing nanophase TiC-based composite powders by metallothermic reduction Disclosed herein is a method for economically manufacturing high quality TiC powder, TiCN powder or ultrafine nanophase TiC+Ni (Co, Al) and TiCN+Ni (Co, Al) composite powders by means of metallothermic reduction. The method comprises the steps of preparing a startin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098360 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The invention provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. Instead eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077867 | Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for man... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065846 | Insulation for piezoceramic multilayer actuators The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of piezoelectric multilayer actuator in which thin layers of a piezoceramic material, called “green leaves” on which at least one internal electrode is applied, are stacked to form a block such that the inter... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048080 | Roller cone bits with wear and fracture resistant surface Roller cone bits include a steel bit body having a leg extending therefrom. A steel cone is disposed on the leg and includes steel cutting elements projecting outwardly therefrom. One of the cutting elements comprises a steel base integral with the cone and that pro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033413 | Soft magnetic powder material, soft magnetic green compact, and manufacturing method for soft magnetic green compact A soft magnetic powder material which includes an iron system powdered particle having an insulating coat with high insulation performance, a polyamide system resin, and a thermoplastic resin having a melting point equal to or higher than 200° C. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994330 | Process for high shear gas-liquid reactions A reactor produces a gas-in-liquid emulsion for providing increased interfacial contact area between the liquid and the gas for improved reaction of the gas with the liquid, or more rapid solution or reaction of a difficulty to dissolve or immiscible gas in or with ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6989062 | Heat treatment of iron-based components The present invention concerns a method of improving the properties of powder metallurgically produced SMC compacted body consisting of a soft magnetic material of insulated powder particles and a lubricant, to a stress relieving heat treatment in a furnace until th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6969647 | Method of making single layer capacitor A method of making a monolithic or essentially monolithic single layer capacitor with high structural strength and capacitance. Sheets of green-state ceramic dielectric material and ceramic/metal composite material are laminated together, diced into individual chips... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969431 | High temperature powder metallurgy superalloy with enhanced fatigue and creep resistance A nickel based superalloy composition comprising 16.0 to 20.0 weight % Co, 9.5 to 11.5 weight % Cr, 1.8 to 3.0 weight % Mo, 4.3 to 6.0 weight % W, 3.0 to 4.2 weight % Al, 3.0 to 4.4 weight % Ti, 1.0 to 2.0 weight % Ta, 0.5 to 1.5 weight % Nb, 0.01 to 0.05 weight % C... | 11/29/2005 |
