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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749433 | High-hardness palladium alloy for use in goldsmith and jeweller's art and manufacturing process thereof The invention relates to a high-hardness palladium alloy for manufacturing semi-finished products to be used in goldsmith's art or jewels to be obtained by the lost wax casting method, which comprises, in the following concentrations, expressed in thousandths by wei... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722806 | Palladium solder Gold solder compositions for assembling, repairing and sizing jewelry containing about 85% to 95% by weight palladium and an alloy mixture containing about 5% to 15% gallium and indium, in a weight ratio of approximately 7:3. The invention also provides a solder com... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7655183 | Durable pd-based alloy and hydrogen generation membrane thereof A durable Pd-based alloy is used for a H2-selective membrane in a hydrogen generator, as in the fuel processor of a fuel cell plant. The Pd-based alloy includes Cu as a binary element, and further includes “X”, where “X” comprises at least one met... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7381368 | Palladium-boron alloys and methods for making and using such alloys A palladium-boron composition and methods of making and using same are provided. In one aspect, the invention comprises an alloy comprising palladium and boron, the boron being in solid solution in the palladium and the alloy having a two-phase structure, wherein ea... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354488 | Palladium alloy A family of alloys for use in medical, electrical contact and jewelry applications includes as primary components palladium, and boron and at least one of ruthenium, rhenium, platinum, gold, zirconium, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, tantalum and iridium. An alternative e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338286 | Dental implant system An implant comprising two internal anti-rotational features. One anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage a driving tool, while the other anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage an abutment. An implant abutment system is provided with an angled abutment ada... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314781 | Device packages having stable wirebonds A method of making a packaged electrical device comprises the steps of (a) connecting one end of a wire to a first point (e.g., a first electrical node) in the package, and (b) connecting the other end of the wire to a second point (e.g., a second electrical node) i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7229510 | Manganese alloy sputtering target and method for producing the same A manganese alloy sputtering target characterized in that oxygen is 1000 ppm or less, sulfur is 200 ppm or less and a forged texture is provided, and a method for producing a forged manganese alloy target stably by eliminating the drawbacks of manganese alloy that i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207799 | Dental prosthesis support and method Dental prosthesis support apparatus includes a plurality of dental implants having self-tapping threads on a lower portion thereof for seating in a jawbone and an upper portion for enabling engagement therewith. An armature is provided having sufficient flexibility ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7153375 | Precious metal solder Platinum, silver and gold solder compositions for repairing, assembling, or sizing jewelry. Platinum compositions having about 90% to about 95% by weight platinum. Silver compositions having at least 92.5% by weight silver. Gold solder compositions having about 25% ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7012896 | Dedicated bandwidth data communication switch backplane A LAN switch has a backplane matrix in which each controller has a dedicated packet bus for propagating packet data. Each bus has a root interfacing with the transmitting (root) controller and a plurality of leaves interfacing with receiving (leaf) controllers. This... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6984358 | Diffusion bonding process of two-phase metal alloys A method for producing diffusion bonds between components formed of tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) uses aid material to accelerate diffusion across the joint surfaces. The aid material consists of an alloy of palladium (Pd) with one or more of the secondary elements of ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982059 | Rhodium, platinum, palladium alloy An alloy and a gas turbine engine component comprising an alloy are presented, with the alloy comprising: palladium, in an amount ranging from about 1 atomic percent to about 41 atomic percent; platinum, in an amou... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6913657 | Hard precious metal alloy member and method of manufacturing same A hard precious metal alloy member is constituted of a gold alloy, which has a gold Au content of from 37.50 to 98.45 wt %, and contains a hardening additive in a range of not less than 50 ppm but less than 15,000 ppm, wherein the hardening additive is constituted o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6290501 | Silver-palladium alloys for producing a dental prosthesis which can be covered with dental ceramic The invention relates to silver-palladium alloys for the manufacture of dental prostheses which can be faced with dental ceramic. Because of selected contents of the alloy elements indium, tin and zinc, these cause no discolorations when combined with low-melt... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6247565 | Composition and process for the reactive brazing of ceramic materials containing alumina The invention relates to a composition and a process for the reactive brazing of ceramic materials containing alumina. This composition comprises at least one precious metal chosen from among Pd, Pt and Au, as well as magnesium, preferably at the most 5 w... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6096263 | Article comprising an intermetallic superconductor material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. The material comprises B and C, and can form a bulk superconductor. Exemplary of the novel superconductors is material of nominal composition YPd5 ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074603 | Article comprising an intermetalllic superconductor material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. The material comprises B and C, and can form a bulk superconductor. Exemplary of the novel superconductors is material of nominal composition YPd5 ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5849113 | Electrical resistant alloy having a high temperature coefficient of resistance High temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) appropriate for the sensor evices is attained by an alloy consisting, by atomic %, of from 5 to 65% of Fe, and from 0.01 to 20% in total of at least one auxiliary component selected from the group consisting... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5682383 | Reconfigurable switch matrix for local area network An arrangement for interconnecting groups of users into collision domains in a Local Area Network such as an Ethernet comprises a plurality of repeater groups, with each repeater group being connected to a group of user stations. The arrangement also comp... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5637274 | Palladium alloy thin wire for wire bonding semiconductor elements The present invention provides a Pd alloy thin wire for wire bonding semiconductor elements comprising Ca, Al, Cr and Si each in an amount of up to 0.0003% by weight, from 0.001 to 0.01% by weight of In, optionally one or both of Au and Ag each having a p... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5538685 | Palladium bonding wire for semiconductor device A bonding wire for a semiconductor device contains high purity Pd or Pd alloy as a base metal and 25-10000 atppm of low boiling element III having a boiling point lower than a melting point of the base metal and soluble in Pd, or contains high purity Pd o... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5520753 | PDTI metal alloy as a hydrogen or hydrocarbon sensitive metal A hydrogen sensitive metal alloy contains palladium and titanium to provide a larger change in electrical resistance when exposed to the presence of hydrogen. The alloy can be used for improved hydrogen detection.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5431875 | Dental alloy producing light oxides A precious metal alloy for dental restorations which develops a light oxide upon firing, on a percentage weight basis at makeup, consists of 60-95 precious metal(s) selected from the group consisting of 60-855 palladium, 0-10 gold, 0-10 platinum, 0-12 sil... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5424140 | Low melting nickel-palladium-silicon brazing alloys A palladium-based alloy is disclosed having a composition consisting essentially of nickel in the range of about 3 to about 30 atom percent, silicon in the range of about 15 to about 20 atom percent, the balance being palladium plus incidental impurities.... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5413755 | Article comprising an intermetallic superconducting material A novel intermetallic superconductor with surprisingly high transition temperature is disclosed. Exemplary of the novel superconductor is material of overall composition Y1.5 Pd4.5 B4. A bulk sample of that composition has... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5402305 | Oxidation-resistant palladium powder, production method thereof and thick-film conductive paste and multilayered ceramic capacitor produced therefrom An oxidation-resistant palladium powder containing one or more alkaline earth metal elements in a total amount of at least 0.005% by weight relative to Pd. The palladium powder is useful as a conductive component of a thick-film conductive paste and the r... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5338509 | Method of using Pd-alloy pinning wires in turbine blade casting Pinning wires suitable for use in turbine blade manufacture comprise palladium alloyed with one or more noble and/or refractory metals, and are substantially more cost effective than conventional pinning wires.... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5298218 | Palladium based alloy for dental applications Palladium based dental alloys do not show unaesthetic discolorations after ceramic firing if said alloys contain 66-85% by weight palladium, 1-20% by weight gold; 0-4% by weight silver; 0-4% by weight of at least one of platinum, iron and/or cobalt; 0.5-7... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5290371 | Dental alloy and restoration made therewith A noble metal dental casting alloy for use in making dental restorations comprises 35-70 percent by weight palladium, 25-50 percent by weight silver, 0.5-10 percent by weight manganese, and 1-30 percent of at least one modifier element selected from (i) t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5244483 | Apparatus for producing glass filaments The apparatus includes a bushing, a cooling assembly, a sizing applicator, a glass filament gathering pad and a winder. A tip section of the bushing is provided with rows of tips having orifices from which streams of molten glass are attenuated into filam... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5215710 | Intermetallic compounds Intermetallic compounds and hydrides thereof, characterized in that they have been prepared by reacting hydrides of the elements of the main groups I, II, III and IV of the Periodic Table, magnesium hydridehalides or magnesium dialkyls having the general ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5174954 | Palladium alloys for dental implant restorations The present invention relates to alloys containing about 50-90% palladium, 0-37% gold, 0-3% platinum, 0-35% silver, 0.5-8% gallium, 0-8% tin, and up to 0.2% of a grain refiner selected from the group consisting of iridium, rhenium and ruthenium, or mixtur... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5139891 | Palladium alloys having utility in electrical applications A palladium alloy of the form PdNbM where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of silicon, iron, nickel, copper, cobalt, boron and aluminum is provided. The alloys exhibit oxidation resistance and electrical contact resistance and ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5133929 | Intermetallic compounds and hydrides Intermetallic compounds and hydrides thereof, characterized in that they have been prepared by reacting hydrides of the elements of the main groups I, II, III and IV of the Periodic Table, magnesium hydridehalides or magnesium dialkyls having the general ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5075076 | Novel palladium-based alloys containing tin and their use in the glass industry The invention relates to a novel palladium-based alloy. This palladium-based alloy comprises tin in an amount, preferably of 5 to 20% by weight, which is sufficient to impart an acceptable resistance to corrosion by molten glass, preferably being essentially e... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5051235 | Novel palladium-based alloys containing indium bismuth, silver and copper The invention relates to a novel palladium-based alloy. This palladium-based alloy comprises at least one additional element selected from indium, bismuth, silver and copper, in an amount sufficient to impart an acceptable resistance to corrosion by molten gla... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5019337 | Ductile intermetallic compounds for dental applications Alloys suitable for dental or medical devices are disclosed. A typical alloy comprises about 35 to about 60% by weight of zirconium, about 1 to about 60% by weight of palladium and about 1 to about 60% by weight of ruthenium.... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5011311 | Dental alloy A dental alloy consists essentially of 60 to 85% by weight palladium, 5 to 20% by weight copper, 3 to 15% by weight gallium, and, as modifiers, 0.5 to 7% by weight gold, 0.005 to 0.02% by weight ruthenium, rhenium, iridium or a mixture of at least two of ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5005986 | Slag resistant thermocouple sheath This invention pertains to an improved high temperature slag resistant thermocouple sheath for protecting thermocouples used to measure the temperature of synthesis gas, reducing gas, or fuel gas produced by the partial oxidation of ash-containing liquid ... | 04/09/1991 |
