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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137743 | Method for forming zirconia film [Object] To provide a method for forming a zirconia film, which is capable of obtaining favorable film quality by an aerosol gas deposition method. [Solving Means] The method for forming a zirconia film by an aerosol gas deposition method, the method includin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128991 | Method of surface treating a mechanical part made of high-strength steel, and a sealing system obtained by implementing said method The invention is a method of treating the surface of a steel mechanical part by the successive steps of subjecting the part to finishing to lower its surface roughness; cleaning; subjecting the cleaned part to a tribo finishing step to lower surface roughness and in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7993701 | Composite structure forming method A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7820238 | Cold sprayed metal matrix composites A method of manufacturing homogenous metal matrix composite (MMC) powders and using the powders as the feedstock with cold spray deposition is described to produce composite coatings and freestanding bulk forms. Measured quantities of metal and ceramic powders havin... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7608296 | Anvil for friction stir welding high temperature materials A friction stir welding anvil and method of producing a friction stir welding anvil that precludes diffusion or mechanical bonding of the anvil to the work pieces are provided. The alternatives for producing such an anvil comprise coating the anvil with diffusion ba... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7488512 | Method for preparing solid precursor tray for use in solid precursor evaporation system In a solid precursor evaporation system configured for use in a thin film deposition system, such as thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD), a method for preparing one or more trays of solid precursor is described. The solid precursor may be formed on a coating su... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7437817 | Process for fabricating hollow electroactive devices A process for fabricating a ceramic electroactive transducer of a predetermined shape is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of providing a suitably shaped core having an outer surface, attaching a first conductor to the outer surface of the core, coating an ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419700 | Nanoparticle-modified carbon-ceramic brake discs Carbon-ceramic brake discs, the remaining porosity in which, after infiltration with a carbide-forming element and reaction of this element with at least part of the carbon in the preliminary body of the carbon-ceramic brake disc to form carbides, is at least partly... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7361383 | Process for multilayer coating of substrates The invention is directed to a process for multilayer coating of substrates which comprises a) applying a filler layer of a filler coating composition to a substrate, b) curing the resultant filler layer by irradia... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332065 | Electrode The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an electrode comprising depositing on an electrode substrate a binder dispersion comprising a precursor of a conductive or semiconductive oxide, forming a conductive or semiconductive oxide coating from th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313485 | Method of estimating oxidation progression in coated turbine components The claimed invention relates to a method for determining the extent of an oxidation reaction of a coated metallic turbine component within a turbine, comprising determining a plurality of reference oxidation rates for a plurality of locations on the turbine compone... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300530 | Process for preparing a non-woven fibrous web Disclosed is a fibrous web which includes a microencapsulated material, such as a microencapsulated phase change material, adhered to the web. Preferably, the web is prepared in a melt-blowing or spun-bonding process. In the melt-blowing process, cooling water conta... | 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 |
| 7282102 | Method for manufacturing high silicon grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with superior core loss property A method for manufacturing a high silicon grain-oriented electrical steel sheet. In a method for manufacturing a high silicon grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising the steps of: reheating and hot-rolling a steel slab to produce a hot-rolled steel sheet; ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276193 | Method for forming ultrafine particle brittle material at low temperature and ultrafine particle brittle material for use therein A method for forming an ultrafine particle brittle material at low temperature which includes the steps of applying a mechanical impact force or a pressure to a ultrafine particle brittle material so as to have a percentage in the ultrafine particles having a primar... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271125 | Coated metal substrate A coated metal substrate useful for carrying an exhaust emission treatment catalyst such as a three-way conversion catalyst for use with small engine platforms. The coated metal substrate comprises a metal such as a stainless steel, a carbon steel, a FeCr alloy, HAS... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267869 | Conductive corrosion-resistant coating A conductive, corrosion-resistant coating includes a mixture of corrosion-resistant binder and highly conductive corrosion-resistant particles. The size of the particles is equal to or greater than the final thickness of the coating. After the coating is applied and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255894 | Non-carbon anodes for aluminium electrowinning and other oxidation resistant components with slurry-applied coatings A method of manufacturing a component, in particular an aluminium electrowinning anode, for use at elevated temperature in an oxidising and/or corrosive environment comprises: applying onto a metal-based substrate layers of a particle mixture containing iron oxide p... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255893 | Protection of non-carbon anodes and other oxidation resistant components with iron oxide-containing coatings A method of forming a dense and crack-free hematite-containing protective layer on a metal-based substrate for use in a high temperature oxidising and/or corrosive environment comprises applying onto the substrate a particle mixture consisting of: 60 to 99 95 weight... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255726 | Composite gas separation modules having high Tamman temperature intermediate layers A composite gas separation module includes a porous metal substrate; an intermediate layer that includes a powder having a Tamman temperature higher than the Tamman temperature of the porous metal substrate and wherein the intermediate layer overlies the porous meta... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220456 | Process for the selective deposition of particulate material A process for the patterning of a desired substance on a surface includes: (i) charging a particle formation vessel with a compressed fluid; (ii) introducing into the particle formation vessel a first feed stream comprising a solvent and the desired substance dissol... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7183945 | Method and system for video capture of vehicle information A system for collecting and managing information relating to vehicles includes a digital image collection system positioned to capture an image of a vehicle travelling along a roadway. The captured images are delivered to a computer program memory via a communicatio... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175686 | Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153338 | Advanced erosion resistant oxide cermets One embodiment of the invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Y, Fe, Mn, Group IV, Group V... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128963 | Ceramic composite body, method for fabricating ceramic composite bodies, and armor using ceramic composite bodies A ceramic composite body includes at least two layers: material layer A and material layer B. Material layer A contains phases of a metal and the carbide of this metal. Material layer B contains silicon carbide that has been loosely bound by sintering. A method for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128945 | Method of producing a material library A method of producing a material library of surface areas having different properties is described, in which mixtures of substances are applied to a substrate by a combinatory method so that a combinatory system is obtained. At least two suspensions are used to prod... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108893 | Spray system with combined kinetic spray and thermal spray ability Disclosed is a system and a method for simultaneously applying a kinetic spray coating and a thermal spray coating onto a substrate using a single application nozzle to produce a combined coating. The system may include a higher heat capacity gas heater to permit bo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094441 | Low temperature interconnection of nanoparticles A polymeric linking agent enables the manufacture of photovoltaic cells on flexible substrates, including, for example, polymeric substrates. Photovoltaic cells may be fabricated by a relatively simple continuous manufacturing process, for example, a roll-to-roll pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074253 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069978 | Chemically compatible, lightweight heat pipe The present invention provides an apparatus including a magnesium alloy vessel that is substantially free of aluminum and zinc, but including magnesium in combination with a gettering metal. The magnesium alloy vessel has a hollow interior cavity containing a workin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066977 | Flame synthesis and non-vacuum physical evaporation A method for producing fine or ultra fine powder particles comprising mixing a metal alkoxide with a non-metallic hydride in an organic solvent, agitating the mixed solution, and then burning the mixed solution. The burning process comprises igniting the solution di... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063250 | Coating forming method and coating forming material, and abrasive coating forming sheet A brazing filler metal sheet is prepared. The brazing filler metal sheet includes a brazing filler metal layer, a sticking material layer, and a released paper. The brazing filler metal layer includes a brazing filler metal. A coating material layer is laminated on ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6977096 | Method of coating surface with tungsten disulfide A tungsten disulfide metal surface treatment in which the substrate material is prepared through impingement of small blast media particle sizes to create formed pockets in the substrate material approximately matched to the size of the tungsten disulfide particles.... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964731 | Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a glass sheet is provided bearing a sputtered water-sheeting coating comprising silica on an exterior surface and b... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939446 | Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces A glass article which has a water-sheeting coating and a method of applying coatings to opposed sides of a substrate are described. In one embodiment, a water-sheeting coating 20 comprising silica is sputtered directly onto an exterior surface of the glass. T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929823 | Process for the high-speed rotary application of liquid, pigmented coating agents A process for the high-speed rotary application of a liquid coating agent containing at least one pigment and/or at least one extender onto a substrate, wherein the process comprises the steps: (a) directly supplying at least two l... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911231 | Method for producing a heat transfer medium and device A method for preparing a superconducting heat transfer medium having three basic layers, the method having the steps of preparing a first layer mixture, applying the first layer mixture to a surface of a substrate so as to form a first layer, preparing a second laye... | 06/28/2005 |
