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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341093 | Copper-based alloys and their use for infiltration of powder metal parts Described are wrought forms of copper alloys for infiltrating powder metal parts, the method for preparing the copper alloys and their wrought forms, the method for their infiltration into a powder metal part, and the infiltrated metal part infiltrated with the nove... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7148147 | CMP composition containing organic nitro compounds A composition and process for the precision polishing of substrates such as semi-conductor chips is disclosed. The composition and process make use of soluble or insoluble organic nitro compounds as oxidizers and/or abrasive particles. Nitrogen containing reduction ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7048081 | Superabrasive cutting element having an asperital cutting face and drill bit so equipped A superabrasive cutting element for use with a drill bit for drilling subterranean formations and having a superabrasive table, or cutting face, in which a conglomerate of superabrasive particles is dispersed and bonded, or sintered, and in which at least one expose... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011771 | Method of making carbon nanotubes on a substrate The present invention includes carbon nanotubes whose hollow cores are 100% filled with conductive filler. The carbon nanotubes are in uniform arrays on a conductive substrate and are well-aligned and can be densely packed. The uniformity of the carbon nanotube arra... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6760396 | Coated metal articles and method of making The method of protectively coating metallic uranium which comprises dipping the metallic uranium in a molten alloy comprising about 20-75% of copper and about 80-25% of tin, dipping the coated uranium promptly into molten tin, withdrawing it from the molten tin and ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6706331 | Cold-formable metal-coated strip A method of producing a metal-coated steel strip includes the steps of forming a metal coating on a steel strip and conditioning the surface of the metal-coated steel strip by smoothing the surface of the strip. The method is characterised in that the conditioning s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6706325 | Article protected by a thermal barrier coating system and its fabrication An article protected by a thermal barrier coating system is fabricated by providing an article substrate having a substrate surface, thereafter depositing a bond coat on the substrate surface, the bond coat having a bond coat surface, and thereafter processing the b... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699593 | Corrosion-resistant metallic member, metallic separator for fuel cell comprising the same, and process for production thereof A highly corrosion-resistant material and a corrosion-resistant member which are improved in corrosion resistance, adhesion, contact electrical resistance, electrical conductivity, airtightness, etc. and are suitable for use as, e.g., a metallic separator... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6613394 | Method of surface treating or coating of materials Described is a method of treating or coating homogeneously at least a portion of the surface of a material selected from metallic materials having a thickness of less than 100 μm and/or polymeric materials. The method of the present invention comprises e... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6558878 | Microlens manufacturing method Disclosed is a microlens manufacturing method which comprises the step of: positioning a X-ray mask for manufacturing the microlens on an substrate on which a sensitive film is formed, and arranging a rotation axis of the substrate and a central axis of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552118 | Curable adhesive composition An adhesive curable composition which comprises, as the main component, a vinyl polymer having at least one crosslinkable silyl group represented by the general formula (1). Said composition can be used as a sealing composition, a pressure sensitive adhes... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6531047 | Surface modification method for an aluminum substrate A surface modification method for an aluminum substrate, which comprises treating a Ni--P plated aluminum substrate with a functional water having a plus or minus oxidation-reduction potential for a predetermined period of time in a washing step after a p... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6495272 | High quality optical surface and method of producing same A method of producing high quality optical surfaces is disclosed. The invention allows for the production of optical surfaces with complex geometry while retaining the high quality of the optical surface. A top layer is provided on a substrate. In order t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6419992 | Method of protecting articles having a bare ferrous base surface A zinc coating directly covers a bare ferrous base of parking meter housing parts. A non-epoxy thermosetting electrically insulating organic non-epoxy powder coating directly covers the zinc coating. The organic coating is directly applied to the zinc coa... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6403165 | Method for modifying stoichiometric NiAl coatings applied to turbine airfoils by thermal processes A method for producing a turbine airfoil that is coated with a beta phase, high aluminum content coating, such as substantially stoichiometric NiAl, and which has a surface finish suitable for application of a ceramic topcoat. The method involves impactin... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395335 | Apparatus and method for printing solder paste A filling squeegee and a scraping squeegee are provided in a printing apparatus. The filling squeegee is moved without contacting a surface of a mask in order to fill a solder paste into openings of the mask. Unnecessary solder paste on the surface of the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379754 | Method for thermal coating of bearing layers When bearing layers are producing by thermal coating the coating flame causes oxidation of a part of the coating material. To reduce this oxide formation and especially to lower the formation of oxide clusters in the layer a gas stream is projected next t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6352740 | Method of coating an inner surface of a weapon barrel A method of coating an inner face of a weapon barrel with a coating material includes the following steps: introducing the coating material as a component in sheet or foil form into the weapon barrel; positioning the component in the weapon barrel such th... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6346293 | Process of coating an extruder screw A process of coating a crown wall of at least one raised part of an extrusion screw which includes the following stages: a metal bead of hardness D1 is deposited on and in proximity to at least one edge of the crown part of each raised part to be coated, said ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6342276 | Method for making a field emission display A very fine pixel pattern can be formed by first screen printing a conductive paste and electron-emitting carbon paste material in sequence before removing a predetermined portion of the screen-printed layers simultaneously such that remaining portions be... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340500 | Thermal barrier coating system with improved aluminide bond coat and method therefor A method for improving the thermal fatigue life of a thermal barrier coating (TBC) deposited on an aluminide bond coat through a process by which the surface morphology of the aluminide bond coat is modified to eliminate or at least reduce oxidation and o... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6306458 | Process for recycling vapor phase aluminiding donor alloy A process for reclaiming aluminum alloy donor from a vapor phase deposition process used to form a diffusion aluminide coating on a component, such as the high-temperature superalloy components of gas turbine engines. The process generally entails recycli... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6280796 | Method of producing a slide surface on a light metal alloy A method for producing cylinder linings in an aluminum or magnesium engine block for an internal combustion engine utilizes plasma spraying of a mixture of powdered molybdenum and powdered steel containing from about 10 to about 70 wt. % molybdenum and fr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6199274 | Method of making oil scraper piston rings A method of making an oil scraper piston ring includes the following steps of providing a base ring body including a circumferential web having flanks and an outer circumferential surface; galvanically depositing on the web a wear resistant hard chromium ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6183891 | Magnetic head and method of manufacture Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head comprising an inductive transducing system. A non-magnetic, insulating material for forming a first insulation layer (13), on which an inductive transducing element (15) is formed, is deposited on a plane ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6060111 | Block feeding of solid paint onto a continuously moving metal strip In a melt deposition painting station, a solid body of paint is fed onto an endless belt conveyor, incorporating a substantially planar belt flight, a head pulley, and turn round means adjacent to the contact point of the paint block and the moving steel ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6042891 | Roll forming structural steel profiles with galvanised coating Structural steel profiles such as channels, having a material thickness greater than 2 mm, are roll-formed to a preform profile with corners partial bent, in-line galvanized, and then further roll-formed to final shape. The preform profile has upwardly fa... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003221 | Metal matrix composites containing electrical insulators A method of fabricating a metal matrix composite containing electrically isolated areas and the MMC formed from the method. The method comprises: (a) providing a liquid pool of unreinforced aluminum alloy; (b) infiltrating the unreinforced aluminum alloy ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5804248 | Solder paste deposition A multi-layer stencil is disclosed for applying solder paste to a printed circuit board. The stencil is formed from first and second layers of stencil material, e.g., stainless steel sheet, the second layer overlying the first layer in selected areas ther... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5756183 | Microembossed paper, microembossable coating for paper substrates and a process for microembossing paper substrates A microembossable coating for paper substrates containing: (i) a cross-linked sealing layer provided on the paper substrate, wherein the cross-linked sealing layer has a glass transition temperature above an embossing temperature; (ii) a microembossable l... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744197 | Method of protecting aluminum skins of land vehicles from corrosion A method is disclosed of protecting a land or roadway vehicle body from surface corrosion which causes pitting, blistering, and other defects in paint at the joints in the skin, where the body surface is comprised of dissimilar metals in its skins and str... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5723174 | Method of forming mold release film In a method of forming a mold release film on at least molding surfaces of a mold comprising an upper die, a lower die, and a cylindrical die for press molding of an optical element, a TiAlN film is formed on the molding surfaces of the mold and is polish... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5685958 | Method of fabricating a magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is constructed with a substrate made of glass, one or two underlayers, and a magnetic film. In order that the easy magnetization axis of the magnetic film is parallel to the magnetic film, an underlayer having an NaCl crystallo... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5639507 | Method of making a planar multi-layer capacitor A method of manufacturing a terminated ceramic capacitor comprises forming the capacitor in the configuration of a parallelepiped having end surfaces joining the major base portions which define an acute angle with one base and an obtuse angle with the ot... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5614261 | Predrawing treatment system A continuously advancing workpiece (e.g., a steel rod) is treated prior to size reduction by drawing. The rod is preheated and then a liquid (such as a borax solution) is applied to the surface of the rod. The preheating of the rod provides sufficient res... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5516586 | Method for protecting a metal surface Protection of a metal surface is carried out by applying a coating of vitreous enamel to the surface so that the enamel forms a strong bond with the metal and then spraying a coating of an atomized protective metal on the enamel. Preferably a peening oper... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5516591 | Composite plated articles having light-emitting properties This invention discloses processes and articles for the manufacturing of composite plated articles comprising finely divided particulate matter dispersed within metallic matrices and having light emitting properties, such articles being useful in the meta... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5478644 | Laminated polyester film A laminated polyester film comprising a polyester film and a layer comprising an antistatic agent and formed on at least one side of the polyester film, the antistatic agent being a high-molecular-weight antistatic agent having a nitrogen atom-containing ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5464652 | Green ceramic via metallization technique The present invention provides a method for metallizing vias in co-fired ceramic green tape. A vacuum operated pick and place anvil comprising a porous block is used to pick up conductor balls from a bed. Air pressure is used to create a vacuum which pull... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5451551 | Multilevel metallization process using polishing A maskless process for forming a protected metal feature in a planar insulating layer of a substrate is disclosed. A first barrier material is disposed in a recess in an insulating layer, a conductive metal is disposed on the first barrier material such t... | 09/19/1995 |
