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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404980 | Method for producing an addressable field-emission cathode and an associated display structure The inventive method relates to microelectronic and consists in the application of an emission layer to elements of an addressable field-emission electrode with the aid of a gas-phase synthesis method in a hydrogen flow accompanied by a supply of a carbonaceous gas.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7166325 | Carbon nanotube devices Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube device is manufactured having a nanotube extending between two conductive elements. In one implementation, each... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166912 | Isolated thermal interface An isolated thermal interface is presented. The inventive interface includes a flexible graphite sheet having two major surfaces, at least one of the major surfaces coated with a protective coating sufficient to inhibit flaking of the particles of graphite. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160576 | Method and device for blacking components The invention concerns a method for blacking components. In order to develop a method which creates black surfaces on components which are not inclined to peal off, and in which no fluids or baths are used which are expensive to produce, maintain or dispose of, it i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7029751 | Isotope-doped carbon nanotube and method and apparatus for forming the same An isotope-doped carbon nanotube (40) includes a plurality of first carbon nanotube segments (402) having carbon-12 isotopes and a plurality of second carbon nanotube segments (404) having carbon-13 isotopes. The first and second carbon nanotube... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6699525 | Method of forming carbon nanotubes and apparatus therefor Carbon nanotubes are formed on a substrate by providing a coiled filament in a chemical vapor deposition chamber, supporting a substrate having a catalytic coating provided thereon inside the coiled filament, evacuating air, if present, from the chamber, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6432477 | Densification of porous bodies A porous preform body is infiltrated with carbon by a thermal gradient process using a multi-portion heating element to heat the body. Selected portions of the heating element are supplied with power to create the thermal gradient between different areas ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416820 | Method for forming carbonaceous hard film A method for enabling the formation of a carbonaceous hard film having a high hardness, strong adherence to the substrate, a wide range of substrate compatibility, and structural stability, which can be formed at room temperature and may cover a large are... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6337110 | Process for the deposition by electron cyclotron resonance plasma of electron-emitting carbon films under the effect of an electric field applied The present invention relates to a process for electron cyclotron resonance plasma deposition of electron-emitting carbon films, in which by injecting a microwave power into a plasma chamber incorporating an electron cyclotron resonance zone (9), ionizati... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6145763 | Carbonaceous deposit-resistant coating for fuel injectors An automotive fuel injector having a fluorine-coating amphorous hydronated carbon film coating to resist the formation of carbonaceous deposits thereon. The fluorine-coating amphorous hydronated carbon film is made in part form trifluoromethyltrimethylsil... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6080470 | Hard graphite-like material bonded by diamond-like framework The present invention provides a novel class of hard nano-structured materials comprising sp2 bonded graphite-like layers bonded together by sp3 three-dimensional diamond-like frameworks, wherein the whole carbon structure is stabili... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6068889 | Method for lubricating glass molds, plungers and the like A method for lubricating glass contacting surfaces of glass forming equipment is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of delivering MAPD gas to a venturi at a low pressure, preferably below 10 p.s.i., and delivering oxygen to the venturi at a lower p... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5863601 | Process of producing graphite fiber A process of producing graphite fiber which includes the generation of the fiber by chemical vapor deposition using an organo metal compound which includes a metal catalyst and the use of a less reactive substance as a substrate to adhere carbon or metal ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5843528 | Chemically modified carbonaceous materials made by the defluorination of graphite fluoride and process therefor A method of making chemically modified carbon-based composite materials for engineering purposes from a precursor containing graphite fluoride by using halocarbons or elemental sulfur as chemical agents that diffuse into the lamellar crystal structure of ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5702764 | Method for the preparation of pyrolytic boron nitride-clad double-coated article An improvement is proposed in the method for the preparation of a ceramic heater consisting of a substrate of boron nitride, patterned graphite layer thereon as an electric resistance heater element and an overall cladding layer of pyrolytic boron nitride... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5679409 | Method for lubricating glass molds, plungers and the like A method for lubricating glass contacting surfaces of glass forming equipment is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of delivering MAPD gas to a venturi at a low pressure, preferably below 10 p.s.i., and delivering oxygen to the venturi at a lower p... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5609815 | Process for fast manufacturing of carbonaceous products A process for manufacturing carbonaceous parts including the steps of shaping a mixture of carbonaceous powder and bonding agent to form raw parts, cooling the raw parts to ambient temperature at a known rate and firing the cooled parts in a furnace from ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5605759 | Physical vapor deposition of diamond-like carbon films A process for forming diamond like films of carbon on substrates at room temperature using physical vapour deposition. A source of carbon is physically ablated in the vicintity of a substrate to deposit on the substrate all forms of carbon. A physical dis... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5601883 | Microwave enhanced CVD method for coating plastic with carbon films A microwave enhanced chemical vapor deposition method is provided for coating plastic articles with crystalline carbon films. First, a reactive gas including hydrogen gas and a carbon containing raw material gas is introduced into a reaction chamber. Next... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5491003 | Method for manufacturing an optical recording film composed of a metal and an oxide which can undergo an oxidation-reduction reaction upon exposure to a laser beam An optical recording medium having a recording film composed of a mixture of a metal and an oxide or alternating layers of a metal and an oxide is formed by vacuum evaporation or sputtering from separate metal and oxide sources without inducing an oxidati... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5364663 | Thermally spraying metal/solid lubricant composites using wire feedstock A method of thermally spraying a solid lubricant (i.e. graphite or BN) impregnated metal matrix onto a metal target, using the steps of: (a) creating a flame or arc into which a consummable strand is fed, the strand being constituted as a hollow sheath of... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5308661 | Pretreatment process for forming a smooth surface diamond film on a carbon-coated substrate A process is disclosed for the pretreatment of a carbon-coated substrate to provide a uniform high density of nucleation sites thereon for the subsequent deposition of a continuous diamond film without the application of a bias voltage to the substrate. T... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5290592 | Manufacturing method for electrode A manufacturing method for an electrode in which ultra fine particles of active material formed in gas by an evaporation method are carried in a gas flow and blown onto a surface of a substrate, so that an electrode comprising a thin film of active materi... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5277934 | Method for protecting a graphite chuck for a starter filament in the manufacture of polycrystalline silicon The present invention relates to a method for forming a uniform protective outer coating of pyrolytic graphite on a graphite chuck which is used for supporting a started filament in the manufacture of carbon free polycrystalline silicon.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273778 | Method for producing graphite intercalation compound A method for preparing graphite intercalation compounds having metal or metal compounds. The method consists of the simultaneous thermal decomposition of two kinds of starting materials by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method in which hydrocarbon as a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5194304 | Thermally spraying metal/solid libricant composites using wire feedstock A method of the thermally spraying a solid lubricant (i.e. graphite or BN) impregnated metal matrix onto a metal target, using the steps of: (a) creating a flame or arc into which a consummable strand is fed, the strand being constituted as a hollow sheat... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5147590 | Method of making the electrode An electrode for medical applications can be manufactured with different geometries, and particularly in the form of hollow bodies, by depositing pyrographite on a shaped body of glassy carbon. The deposition is achieved by means of the pyrolysis of hydro... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5094915 | Laser-excited synthesis of carbon films from carbon monoxide-containing gas mixtures The invention relates to a method for forming a carbon film on a substrate by irradiating a carbon monoxide-containing gas with an emission from a carbon monoxide laser without irradiating the substrate with the laser emission. The carbon film can be diam... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5080930 | Thermal CVD for the production of an electrode comprising a graphite composition A thermal CVD for the production of an electrode comprising a graphite composition as an active material is disclosed wherein the graphite composition is composed of high-crystalline graphite having interlayer spacings in the range of 0.3354 to 0.3400 nm ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5068126 | Process for producing graphite electrodes A process for producing a graphite electrode includes a first step of forming a deposition layer of fine globular graphite particles on a substrate, and subsequently the step of forming a metal film of an iron group element or an alloy thereof on the depo... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5049409 | Method for metal or metal compounds inserted between adjacent graphite layers A method for preparing a graphite intercalation compound having a metal or a metal compound inserted between adjacent graphite layers, comprising simultaneously introducing a mixture of a vapor of both a hydrocarbon compound and an organo metallic compoun... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4946370 | Method for the production of carbon films having an oriented graphite structure A method for preparing pyrolytic carbon film having a highly ordered graphite structure which comprises introducing an aromatic compound not having a condensed ring, together with a carrier gas into a reaction chamber, thermally decomposing the aromatic c... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4761308 | Process for the preparation of reflective pyrolytic graphite A process for preparing reflective pyrolytic graphite by the chemical vapor deposition of graphite on a suitable support from methane or other short chain hydrocarbons at a suitable pressure and temperature followed by annealing the pyrolytic graphite at ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4613522 | Oxidation resistant carbon-carbon composites An oxidation resistant carbon-carbon composite (31) including a plurality of graphite fibers (13) within a carbonized (graphitized) matrix (14). A first material including boron (16) and a second material including silicon (18) are applied thereto. Heatin... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4569862 | Method of forming a nitride layer A method of forming a layer of a nitride or carbonitride of titanium, vanadium or the like on the surface of an article to be treated includes: disposing a treating material composed of refractory powder, powder of a metal or alloy of a nitride forming el... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4513030 | Method of producing silicon carbide articles A method of producing articles comprising reaction-bonded silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite (and/or carbon) is given. The process converts the graphite (and/or carbon) in situ to SiC, thus providing the capability of economically obtaining articles made ... | 04/23/1985 |
