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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8377510 | Methods of forming hardfacing materials including PCD particles, and welding rods including such PCD particles Methods of forming a hardfacing material include subjecting diamond grains to elevated temperatures and pressures to form diamond-to-diamond bonds between the diamond grains and form a PCD material. The PCD material is broken down to form PCD particles that include ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8357429 | Methods for forming articles having apertures and articles having substantially reduced residual compressive stress A method for forming an aperture includes stamping an aperture into the article using a pellet, and refining aperture shape(s) and/or aperture dimensions. Methods for forming articles having reduced residual compressive stress are also disclosed. Very generally, the... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8034411 | Method of preventing abnormal large grains from being included into thin nano-crystalline diamond film The present invention relates to a method of preventing abnormal large grains from being included in a NCD thin film during a hot filament CVD process by appropriately controlling the deposition condition regarding a temperature-measuring means, a deposition pressur... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7947329 | Methods of applying a nanocrystalline diamond film to a cutting tool Methods of applying a nanocrystalline diamond film to a cutting tool are provided. In the methods, the cutting tool comprises tungsten carbide and has a cutting edge with a radius of curvature of no more than about 1 μm. The methods can comprise seeding a cutting s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7833581 | Method for making a highly stable diamond film on a substrate A method of depositing a stable diamond film on a metal substrate includes pretreating a surface of the substrate and depositing a diamond film on the substrate by way of a multi-stage chemical vapor deposition, in which each subsequent stage is performed at progres... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7815969 | Diamond shell with a geometrical figure and method for fabrication thereof This invention provides a method for fabricating geometrical diamond/matrix composites where all or a part of surfaces of the matrix are covered with a diamond film, and to fabricate hollow diamond shells using the composites where a part is uncoated with a diamond ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7435363 | Method for manufacturing diamond film A method for manufacturing a diamond film is provided. The material with a low thermal decomposition point is used as a substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the substrate by coating or deposition, and then a diamond film is coated thereon, fitting the shape of the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7367875 | CVD diamond-coated composite substrate containing a carbide-forming material and ceramic phases and method for making same The present invention relates to a composite material and the method of making same, which comprises a CVD diamond coating applied to a composite substrate of ceramic material and an unreacted carbide-forming material of various configurations and for a variety of a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351285 | Method and system for forming a variable thickness seed layer A method and system for forming a variable thickness seed layer on a substrate for a subsequent metal electrochemical plating process, where the seed layer thickness profile improves uniformity of the electroplated metal layer compared to when using a constant thick... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309515 | Method for fabricating an imprint mold structure The present invention is related to a method for fabricating an imprint mold which can be used in the field of nano-imprint lithography. Firstly, a diamond film and a photoresist film are successively formed onto a substrate; wherein the photoresist film is more cap... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309446 | Methods of manufacturing diamond capsules Capsules and similar objects are made from materials having diamond (sp3) lattice structures, including diamond materials in synthetic crystalline, polycrystalline (ordered or disordered), nanocrystalline and amorphous forms. The capsules generally includ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273536 | Conductive diamond electrode and process for producing the same A conductive diamond electrode including an electrode substrate comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a valve metal and an alloy based on the valve metal, at least a surface of the metal or alloy having been subjected to plasticization processi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267608 | Method and apparatus for conditioning a chemical-mechanical polishing pad A conditioner including abrasive elements for conditioning a polishing pad to be used in abrasive semiconductor substrate treatment processes, such as chemical-mechanical polishing or chemical-mechanical planarization processes. The abrasive elements are formed from... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241475 | Method for producing carbon surface films by plasma exposure of a carbide compound Reactive halogen-ion plasmas, having for example, generating chloride ions, generated from low-pressure halogen gases using a radio-frequency plasma are employed for producing low-friction carbon coatings, such as a pure carbon film, at or near room temperature on a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7224532 | Optical uses diamondoid-containing materials Novel optical devices based on diamondoid-containing materials are disclosed. Materials that may be fabricated from diamondoids included diamondoid nucleated CVD films, diamondoid-containing CVD films, molecular crystals, and polymerized materials. Devices that may ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217347 | Diamond electrode for electrolysis A diamond electrode having a prolonged life by combining a conventional diamond electrode having a relatively short life with other components is provided. A diamond electrode for electrolysis includes an electrode substrate, at least the surface of which comprises ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182879 | Plasma processing method A plasma processing method, in which a process gas is introduced into an evacuated process chamber for subjecting the target object to a plasma processing. The plasma processing method is featured in that at least a part of the process gas exhausted from the process... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7147810 | Drapable diamond thin films and method for the preparation thereof Wetted thin diamond films which are drapable are described. The films are mounted on various substrates and used as windows for electromagnetic radiation or form a surface coating on an article of manufacture. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132309 | Semiconductor-on-diamond devices and methods of forming The present invention provides semiconductor-on-diamond devices, and methods for the formation thereof. In one aspect, a mold is provided which has an interface surface configured to inversely match a configuration intended for the device surface of a diamond layer.... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125588 | Pulsed plasma CVD method for forming a film A method of forming an insulating ceramic film or a metallic film by a plasma CVD process in which a high density plasma is generated in the presence of a magnetic field wherein the electric power for generating the plasma has a pulsed waveform. The electric power t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118782 | Method for manufacturing diamond coatings A method of manufacturing diamond coatings, at low temperature and low pressure on a substrate utilizing chemical vapor transport (CVT) comprising the steps of: providing a wire-wrapped graphite assembly component and the substrate into a chamber; filling the chambe... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7070650 | Diamond film and method for producing the same There is disclosed a method for producing a diamond film on a base material by a vapor phase reaction at least with introducing a raw material gas, wherein B(OCH3)3 gas is added to the raw material gas as a source of boron to be doped, and a di... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067097 | Process for preparing a diamond substance A process for producing a diamond substance with a first inner nozzle and a second outer nozzle. In the first step of the process, a first mixture comprised of oxygen and a hydrocarbon gas is formed in the first inner nozzle; such hydrocarbon gas contains from about... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041993 | Protective coatings for radiation source components Erosion-resistive coatings are provided on critical plasma-facing surfaces of an electrical gas plasma head for an EUV source. The erosion-resistive coatings comprise diamond and diamond-like materials deposited onto the critical plasma-facing surfaces. A pure diamo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011134 | Casting method for producing surface acoustic wave devices A method for forming diamond tools using CVD techniques. In one aspect, a mold is provided which has an interface surface configured to inversely match a configuration intended for the working surface of a diamond layer in a tool. An adynamic diamond mass or layer i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008672 | Method of manufacturing a diamond composite and a composite produced by same The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a diamond composite from diamond particles, comprising the steps of forming a work piece, heating the work piece and controlling the heating temperature and heating time so that a certain desired amount of ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999486 | Semiconductor laser element and semiconductor laser In a semiconductor laser element having a plurality of semiconductor layers formed on a substrate, a groove-form concave portion is formed on the surface of the substrate opposite to the surface having the semiconductor layers. The concave portion is filled with met... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972049 | Method for fabricating a diamond film having low surface roughness A process for making a diamond film with low surface roughness. A substrate is provided. A diamond layer is deposited on the substrate. A binder layer is coated over the diamond layer. A carrier plate is provided to join with the binder layer, thereby forming a lami... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926925 | Method of making a continuous coating on the surface of a part A method and apparatus for a continuous coating of a part may include providing a separation layer made of a material that is weaker than the material of the coating to be made. The part may be placed on one or more supports, the supports coated with the separation ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919525 | Thermal management components An article comprises a heat source, a heat sink, and a high-efficiency diamond material interposed between and thermally coupled to the heat source and the heat sink. The heat source and the high-efficiency diamond material have a contact area greater than 1 square ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915555 | Method for manufacturing speaker A method of manufacturing a loudspeaker comprises: continuously forming diaphragm portions and alignment portions on a band resin film; positioning one of a frame and a protector at an upper die or lower die; aligning other alignment portions formed on the frame, th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6863938 | Filled diamond foam material and method for forming same A diamond foam article comprises diamond deposited material on a substrate having an open contiguous structure at least partially filled with a filler material. Methods for forming a diamond foam article comprise providing a foam substrate; preparing the foam substr... | 03/08/2005 |
| 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 |
