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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442414 | Methods for producing reinforced carbon nanotubes Methods for producing reinforced carbon nanotubes having a plurality of microparticulate carbide or oxide materials formed substantially on the surface of such reinforced carbon nanotubes composite materials are disclosed. In particular, the present invention provid... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438790 | Electrode for electrolysis and process for producing the same The present invention provides an electrode for electrolysis including: a conductive substrate; and a conductive diamond formed on a surface of the conductive substrate, the conductive substrate having at least one surface shape selected from the group consisting of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7354631 | Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and methods This invention includes chemical vapor deposition apparatus, methods of chemical vapor depositing an amorphous carbon comprising layer on a substrate, and methods of chemical vapor depositing at least one of Si3N4 and SixOy | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339109 | Apparatus and method for optimizing the efficiency of germanium junctions in multi-junction solar cells Apparatus and Method for Optimizing the Efficiency of Germanium Junctions in Multi-Junction Solar Cells. In a preferred embodiment, an indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) nucleation layer is disposed between the germanium (Ge) substrate and the overlying dual-junction ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314540 | Diamond-coated electrode and method for producing same A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306826 | Use of biased fabric to improve properties of SiC/SiC ceramic composites for turbine engine components A method for making a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of biased ceramic plies, wherein each biased ply comprises ceramic fiber tows, the tows being woven in a first warp direction and a second weft... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7264315 | Wheel assembly and wheelchair A wheel assembly having multiple small rotatable wheels mounted laterally thereon whereby lateral movement as well as forward and backward movement is provided. A pair of the wheel assemblies are utilized on a hand-propelled wheelchair that can be moved laterally as... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7160617 | Boron doped diamond A layer of single crystal boron doped diamond produced by CVD and having a total boron concentration which is uniform. The layer is formed from a single growth sector, or has a thickness exceeding 100 μm, or has a volume exceeding 1 mm3, or a combination... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153543 | Refractory-carbon composite brake friction elements Refractory carbide particles are located in a defined area of a matrix, specifically silicon carbide particles are encapsulated within a porous matrix or carbon precursor, by locating particles of refractory carbide-forming material or a precursor thereof in a defin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132129 | Method of forming a diamond coating on an iron-based substrate and use of an iron-based substrate for hosting a CVD diamond coating A method of forming a diamond coating on an iron-based substrate, comprising: providing an iron based substrate with an outer layer which substantially comprises metal borides; and depositing the diamond coating on the outer layer using a process of Chemical Vapor D... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7029723 | Forming chemical vapor depositable low dielectric constant layers Carborane may be used as a precursor to form low dielectric constant dielectrics. The carborane material may be modified to enable it to be deposited by chemical vapor deposition. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6933058 | Beta-phase nickel aluminide coating A protective overlay coating for articles used in hostile thermal environments, and more particularly a predominantly beta-phase NiAl intermetallic overlay coating for use as an environmental coating or as a bond coat for a thermal barrier coating deposited on the o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913827 | Nanocoated primary particles and method for their manufacture Particles have an ultrathin, conformal coating are made using atomic layer deposition methods. The base particles include ceramic and metallic materials. The coatings can also be ceramic or metal materials that can be deposited in a binary reaction sequence. The coa... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6863926 | Corrosive-resistant coating over aluminum substrates for use in plasma deposition and etch environments A method and apparatus are provided for protecting internal aluminum components of a plasma reactor from plasma-induced erosion. The components are coated, first with a dielectric layer, then with a thin layer of one or more metals selected from the group consisting... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6808747 | Coating boron carbide on aluminum A method of depositing boron carbide on an aluminum substrate, particularly useful for a plasma etch reactor having interior surfaces facing the plasma composed of boron carbide, preferably principally composed of B4C. Although in this application, the bo... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6794295 | Method to improve stability and reliability of CVD low K dielectric A process for depositing, through plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, inorganic films having low dielectric constant is disclosed. After deposition under low power for a few seconds the power is raised to high for a few seconds, deposition of the film continu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6770575 | Method for improving thermal stability of fluorinated amorphous carbon low dielectric constant materials A process for forming a thermally stable low-dielectric constant material is provided. A gas mixture is prepared to form a fluorinated amorphous carbon (a-C:F) material. The gas mixture is mixed with a boron-containing gas. ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6713177 | Insulating and functionalizing fine metal-containing particles with conformal ultra-thin films Particles have an ultrathin, conformal coating are made using atomic layer deposition methods. The base particles include ceramic and metallic materials. The coatings can also be ceramic or metal materials that can be deposited in a binary reaction sequence. The coa... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6669989 | Method for producing by evaporation a functionally graded coating with an outer ceramic layer on a metal substrate The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of protective coatings on parts. A coating formed in accordance with the invention has a chemical composition and structure gradient across its thickness. The coating is obtained by heatin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6610362 | Method of forming a carbon doped oxide layer on a substrate A method of forming a carbon doped oxide layer on a substrate is described. That method comprises introducing into a chemical vapor deposition apparatus a source of carbon, silicon, boron, and oxygen. That apparatus is then operated under conditions that ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6478994 | Method for making boron carbide containing ceramics A method for making a boron carbide containing ceramic involves pyrolyzing a precursor having one or more monosubstituted decaboranyl groups and at least one substituting group containing carbon. The precursor may be molecular, for example comprising two ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6432480 | Modified boron containing coating for improved wear and pitting resistance The invention consists of a coated metallic component which exhibits improved wear and pitting resistance, and a method for making the invention. A metallic component is coated with a functionally gradient material utilizing both a non-oxide containing co... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6316051 | Process for producing silicon carbide fiber Silicon carbide fibers having an excellent mechanical strength and a superior heat resistance can be produced by the process in which activated carbon fibers having a thickness of 1 to 30 μm and a BET specific surface area of 700 to 1500 m2 /g... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6284357 | Laminated matrix composites A laminated matrix composite made of a reinforcement phase and coated with several layers of a metallic, ceramic, or polymeric matrix material, the average thickness of the layers of matrix material being between 0.005 and 5 μm thick.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6168833 | Process for coating with ceramic vaporizing materials A process for coating an object with ceramic material vaporized from an ingot of the ceramic material. The process comprises the steps of (a) evaporating the material by melting the surface of the ingot with an intense heat source; and (b) depositing the ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6086959 | Boron and nitrogen containing coating and method for making A coating scheme comprising a boron and nitrogen containing layer that satisfactorily adheres to a substrate is disclosed. The satisfactorily adherent coating scheme comprises a base layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer and the b... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083614 | Method of producing a composite, more precisely a nanoporous body and a nanoporous body produced thereby The present invention is related to a method of producing a nanoporous body containing nanodiamonds and having a desired shape, comprising the steps of: forming an intermediate body having the desired shape of nanodiamond particles having a maximum size o... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6068930 | High-temperature composite materials with carbon or carbon-coated fibre reinforcements and enhanced oxidation resistance The matrix of the composite material is made in sequenced manner by chemical vapor infiltration within fiber reinforcement. Each elementary sequence of the matrix comprises a relatively flexible layer and a relatively rigid ceramic layer, and the sequence... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6040020 | Method of forming a film having enhanced reflow characteristics at low thermal budget A method of forming a film having enhanced reflow characteristics at low thermal budget is disclosed, in which a surface layer of material is formed above a base layer of material, the surface layer having a lower melting point than the base layer. In thi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6010601 | Method of making magnetic disk with boron carbide overcoat layer and adhesion layer A significantly thinner boron carbide overcoat layer is provided for a magnetic disk which has the same durability as thicker prior art overcoat layers for protecting an underlying magnetic layer. By employing adhesion layers selected from the group consi... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5723188 | Process for producing layers of cubic boron nitride Process for producing wear-resistant layers of cubic boron nitride or wear-resistant layers containing cubic boron nitride by sputtering with RF or DC voltage in the operating mode of an unbalanced magnetron, in which the plasma is generated by DC arc dis... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5677372 | Diamond reinforced composite material An improved adhesion or bonding between diamond fibers and a matrix of at least one organic polymer such as a resin is achieved in a composite material reinforced with vapor-deposited diamond. To improve bonding to the matrix, hydrogen is removed from the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5660880 | Anti-oxidation protection of carbon-based materials The invention relates to a process for obtaining refractory antioxidative coatings on carbon-based materials and articles operating in an oxidizing environment at temperatures of up to 2000° C. under thermal cycling and high-speed gas stream conditions. ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5637353 | 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... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5635258 | Method of forming a boron-doped diamond film by chemical vapor deposition A method of forming boron-doped diamond film by, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) utilizing two-component system reactant gas doped with trimethyl borate.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5441762 | Coating a composite article by applying a porous particulate layer and densifying the layer by subsequently applying a ceramic layer Carbon or ceramic matrix composites are protected from oxidation at high temperatures by a layer formed from a mixture of solid particles in a binder which is cured and then coated with ceramic material by chemical vapor infiltration.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5429870 | Boron carbide coated refractory fibers A fiber is coated with boron carbide by contacting the fiber with a reaction mixture of a boron source and a carbon source at a temperature of at least about 1050° C. such that the boron source and carbon source react with each other to produce a boron c... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5330611 | Cubic boron nitride carbide films Thin films of cubic boron nitride carbide are provided on an underlying silicon substrate. The cubic boron nitride carbide films are deposited using laser ablation methods. The boron nitride film has a crystallographic lattice constant which can be varied... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5304397 | Oxidation resistant carbon and method for making same A coated carbon body having improved resistance to high temperature oxidation and a method for producing the coated carbon body are described. The coated carbon body comprises a carbon body, an intermediate glass forming coating within said converted laye... | 04/19/1994 |
