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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384258 | Die for forming honeycomb structure, and method of manufacturing the same There is disclosed a die 1 for forming a honeycomb structure comprises: a plate-like die substrate 2 having at least two surfaces 8, 9, in which back holes 3 for introducing a green material are formed in one surface 8, and slits | 06/10/2008 |
| 7247348 | Method for manufacturing a erosion preventative diamond-like coating for a turbine engine compressor blade Methods for making an erosion resistant gas turbine engine compressor airfoil substrates coated with a diamond-like coating (DLC), wherein the coating airfoil substrates are protected from ingested abrasive particulates, may include the step of performing a hydrogen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7160616 | DLC layer system and method for producing said layer system The invention describes a device and a process that render possible the production of a layer system for wear protection, corrosion protection and improvement of the slipping properties and the like with an adhesion layer to be arranged on a substrate, a transition ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6855232 | Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 content A method for making a magnetic disk comprises forming first and second protective carbon layers on a magnetic layer. The first protective carbon layer is predominantly SP3 carbon. The second protective carbon layer comprises about 50% or less SP3 carbon. The second ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6565719 | Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 content A method for making a magnetic disk comprises forming first and second protective carbon layers on a magnetic layer. The first protective carbon layer is predominantly SP3 carbon. The second protective carbon layer comprises about 50% or less SP3 carbon. ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6528115 | Hard carbon thin film and method of forming the same A hard carbon thin film formed on a substrate has a graded structure in which a ratio of sp2 to sp3 carbon-carbon bonding in the thin film decreases in its thickness direction from a thin film/substrate interface toward a surface of ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6083570 | Synthetic diamond coatings with intermediate amorphous metal bonding layers and methods of applying such coatings This invention relates to methods of making new and improved diamond, "diamond-like carbon" (a-C) and "diamond-like hydrocarbon" (a-C:H) coatings bonded to substrates by using intermediate bonding layers comprising amorphous "glassy" metals, engineered to... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5955155 | CVD method of depositing a plurality of polycrystalline diamond film layers A CVD method of forming a diamond coated article is disclosed, which consists essentially of a substrate and a plurality of polycrystalline diamond film layers accumulatively coated thereon in a total thickness of at least 20 μm, wherein each of the poly... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5902649 | Vacuum treatment system for homogeneous workpiece processing A process provides for the reactive treatment of workpieces in which a plasma beam is produced in an evacuated recipient. With respect to the area of the highest plasma density along the beam axis, workpieces are arranged in a radially offset manner. Fres... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5897942 | Coated body, method for its manufacturing as well as its use In order to improve the wear resistancy--including adherence behaviour, ductility and shearing strength--at a diamond coated multiphase body, an element enrichment is applied in controlled manner in the interphase of base body and diamond layer.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891519 | Surface acoustic wave device and diamond base material for the same A diamond base material for surface acoustic wave device, which includes: a low-resistivity base material, and a high-resistivity diamond layer having a thickness of 5-50 μm disposed on the low-resistivity base material.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890279 | Abutment member with a diamond film for use in electronic component placement apparatus A long service life abutment member for use in an electronic component placement apparatus, such as a suction bit and an abutment body of a clamping finger. A diamond film or sintered diamond body is formed on top of the suction surface of the body of the... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5874130 | Wafer and method of producing a wafer A diamond wafer including a substrate and a (111) oriented polycrystalline diamond film grown on the substrate for making surface acoustic wave devices, semiconductor devices or abrasion-resistant discs. The (111) oriented film is produced by supplying a ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5866195 | Methods for forming diamond-coated superconductor wire A method for producing elongated strip, wire or cable, a portion or all of which is defined by electrically metallic superconducting material. In one form, a substrate in the form of a strip, wire or cable, is formed by extrusion, rolling, drawing, castin... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863606 | Method for producing diamond coated member Diamond coating member is produced by a method comprising a first coating step in which the first diamond coating layer is closely formed on fine irregularity parts of a substrate having fine irregularities substantially without void left between them and... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5837322 | Deposition of polycrystalline diamond film on zinc sulfide substrate having nitride interlayer An adhering, continuous, polycrystalline diamond film is deposited on a z sulfide substrate by forming a refractory nitride interlayer directly on the substrate and then depositing diamond on the interlayer in a vacuum chamber containing a microwave acti... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5800879 | Deposition of high quality diamond film on refractory nitride An adhering, continuous diamond film of optical or semiconductor quality is deposited on a substrate by forming on the substrate a layer of a nitride and then depositing diamond on the nitride without mechanical treatment or seeding of the substrate or th... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5786038 | Synthetic diamond layers having wear resistant coatings formed in situ and methods of applying such coatings This invention discloses methods of making new and improved diamond coatings bonded to substrates, in which the coatings are protected by post-deposition treatment to form graphite-based lubricating constituents in situ, as well as articles of manufacture... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5750195 | Deposition of diamond on oxidizable material In a process for depositing a diamond layer from an activated gaseous mixe including hydrogen and carbon where the process is facilitated by the inclusion of oxygen in the mixture and the diamond is deposited directly on a material, such as a nitride int... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5714202 | Synthetic diamond overlays for gas turbine engine parts having thermal barrier coatings This invention discloses methods of making new and improved multi-layer coatings for gas turbine engine parts that are exposed to elevated temperatures, such as blades and vanes in the high pressure compressor and turbine of multi-stage aircraft engines, ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5688557 | Method of depositing synthetic diamond coatings with intermediates bonding layers A process is disclosed for making improved diamond coatings bonded to substrates by using intermediate bonding layers engineered to reduce the residual stress in the diamond coatings.... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5662965 | Method of depositing crystalline carbon-based thin films Crystalline carbon-based thin film structures are formed in which a compositionally-graded intermediate layer is first deposited on a substrate, and a crystalline carbon-based thin film such as silicon carbide or diamond is deposited thereafter on the int... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5648127 | Method of applying, sculpting, and texturing a coating on a substrate and for forming a heteroepitaxial coating on a surface of a substrate Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643423 | Method for producing an abrasion resistant coated substrate product The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has gr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5643641 | Method of forming a diamond coating on a polymeric substrate Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5638251 | Capacitive thin films using diamond-like nanocomposite materials A method of making capacitors comprising, providing as the dielectric and/or conductive layers, a material made from a diamond-like nanocomposite solid-state material having interpenetrating atomic scale networks of carbon in a diamond-like carbon network... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5635245 | Process of making abrasion wear resistant coated substrate product The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has gr... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5635243 | Method of coating an organic substrate Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5628920 | Organic layer for subsequent coating with a cover layer which is harder than the organic layer and process for surface treatment of an organic layer An organic layer for subsequent coating with a cover layer which is harder than the organic layer, and a process for surface treatment of the organic layer. In order to improve the quality of a subsequently applied cover layer, growth nuclei for the cover... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5616372 | Method of applying a wear-resistant diamond coating to a substrate This invention discloses methods of making new and improved diamond coatings bonded to substrates, in which the coatings are protected by post-deposition treatment to form graphite-based lubricating constituents in situ, as well as articles of manufacture... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5597625 | Low pressure growth of cubic boron nitride films A method for forming thin films of cubic boron nitride on substrates at low pressures and temperatures. A substrate is first coated with polycrystalline diamond to provide a uniform surface upon which cubic boron nitride can be deposited by chemical vapor... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5595792 | Method and apparatus for producing magnetic recording medium A method and apparatus for producing a magnetic recording medium in which production of flakes in a film-forming process and the occurrence of arc discharge in the film-forming surface of a substrate are prevented to thereby attain improvement in the qual... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5529805 | Method for manufacturing a diamond article A diamond article, for example, a sheet-form diamond tool insert brazable in air. The diamond sheet has a dual layer coating, a chromium bonding layer and a protective braze compatible overcoat, such as a Ni overcoat. The interface between the Cr layer an... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5518766 | Multi-layer superhard film structure A multi-layer diamond film is grown by d.c. arc assisted plasma deposition. A series of layers are deposited on each other by periodically back-etching the surface and renucleating during deposition. There may also be deposited a thin layer of non-diamond... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514242 | Method of forming a heat-sinked electronic component A method for forming a heat-sinked electronic component includes the following steps: depositing, at a first deposition rate, a first layer of synthetic diamond having a relatively high thermal conductivity; depositing, on the first layer, at a second dep... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5496596 | Methods for producing diamond materials with enhanced heat conductivity A method for growing a diamond film, substantially free of voids, having an average crystallite size greater than about 15 microns, a maximum intensity of the diamond Raman peak in counts/sec divided by the intensity of photoluminescence at 1270 cm-1... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5491002 | Multilayer CVD diamond films Multilayer CVD diamond films are provided, wherein grain boundaries of the diamond layers are interrupted by renucleating and growing diamond on new nucleation sites comprised of metal. These nucleation sites are positioned on the interface between diamon... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5474816 | Fabrication of amorphous diamond films Amorphous diamond films having a significant reduction in intrinsic stress are prepared by biasing a substrate to be coated and depositing carbon ions thereon under controlled temperature conditions.... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5455072 | Initiation and bonding of diamond and other thin films A method for forming thin films on substrates. The method includes the steps of forming a self-assembled monolayer film on a substrate where one end of the monolayer bonds to the substrate and the other end forms a surface capable of initiating the format... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5371383 | Highly oriented diamond film field-effect transistor A diamond film FET according to the present invention comprises a semiconducting diamond layer, a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein said semiconducting diamond layer comprises a semiconducting highly-oriented diamond film grown by chemical vapor deposi... | 12/06/1994 |
