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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097305 | Method for producing a thin-film chalcopyrite compound The invention concerns a method which consists in depositing on a substrate a solution containing metal mineral salts constituting chalcopyrite and an organic binder; then drying to obtain a solid film on the substrate; and finally contacting the film with an atmosp... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7494693 | Ceramic thin film coating material having slope constitution and process for the production thereof The present invention is characterized in that a base material is coated with a ceramic thin film comprising a composite phase composed of a first phase mainly formed of a silicon ceramic component and a second phase mainly formed of a ceramic component other than t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7419700 | Nanoparticle-modified carbon-ceramic brake discs Carbon-ceramic brake discs, the remaining porosity in which, after infiltration with a carbide-forming element and reaction of this element with at least part of the carbon in the preliminary body of the carbon-ceramic brake disc to form carbides, is at least partly... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390534 | Diffusion coating process A process capable of depositing a diffusion coating of uniform thickness on localized surface regions of a component. The process makes use of an adhesive mixture containing a binding agent that is consumed as part of the deposition process so as not to negatively a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364801 | Turbine component protected with environmental coating An environmental coating suitable for use on turbine components, such as turbine disks and turbine seal elements, formed of alloys susceptible to oxidation and hot corrosion. The environmental coating is predominantly a solid solution phase of nickel, iron, and/or c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7332199 | Thermal spraying of a piston ring The invention relates to a piston ring coated with a coating material by a thermal spray process, exposed to heat treatment of the coating material at an elevated temperature and for a time effective to at least partially diffuse the coating material into the piston... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7255893 | Protection of non-carbon anodes and other oxidation resistant components with iron oxide-containing coatings A method of forming a dense and crack-free hematite-containing protective layer on a metal-based substrate for use in a high temperature oxidising and/or corrosive environment comprises applying onto the substrate a particle mixture consisting of: 60 to 99 95 weight... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7186570 | Method of manufacturing ceramic film, method of manufacturing ferroelectric capacitor, ceramic film, ferroelectric capacitor, and semiconductor device A lower electrode is formed over a substrate, and a raw material including a complex oxide is heated in an atmosphere pressurized to two atmospheres or more and containing oxygen at a volume ratio of 10% or less at a temperature raising rate of 100° C./min or less,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173842 | Metal heater for in situ heating and crystallization of ferroelectric polymer memory film An embodiment of the invention provides an on-chip heating system to both initially anneal and revive cycle-fatigued polymer ferroelectric materials utilized in memory devices. By heating the polymer ferroelectric material above its Curie temperature, the polymer fe... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156904 | Bonding layer forming solution, method of producing copper-to-resin bonding layer using the solution, and layered product obtained thereby An aqueous copper-to-resin bonding layer solution comprising: (a) at least one acid type; (b) tin salt or tin oxide; (c) salt or oxide of at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of: silver, zinc, aluminum, titanium, bismuth, chromium, iron, cob... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118777 | Structures and fabrication techniques for solid state electrochemical devices Low-cost, mechanically strong, highly electronically conductive porous substrates and associated structures for solid-state electrochemical devices, techniques for forming these structures, and devices incorporating the structures provide solid state electrochemical... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083827 | Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating A nickel-base superalloy substrate includes a surface region having an integrated aluminum content of from about 18 to about 24 percent by weight and an integrated platinum content of from about 18 to about 45 percent by weight, with the balance components of the su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7029761 | Bonding layer for bonding resin on copper surface A bonding layer for bonding resin is provided that is formed on a copper surface, and contains an alloy of: (a) copper; (b) tin; and (c) at least one type of metal (third metal) selected from the group consisting of: silver, zinc, aluminum, titanium, bismuth, chromi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969546 | Thermal insulation system employing oxide ceramic matrix composites A ceramic tile includes a ceramic core material and an oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC), where the ceramic core material has at least one surface covered by the oxide CMC. The oxide CMC includes a ceramic fiber, with a cured metal oxide ceramic material impregna... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6821312 | Cermet inert anode materials and method of making same A method of making cermet inert anodes for the electrolytic production of metals such as aluminum is disclosed. The method includes the step of spray drying a slurry comprising ceramic phase particles and metal phase particles. The resultant spray dried powder, whic... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815073 | Electronic component and method of manufacturing the same The present invention has an object to enhance the reliability of the electrical connection of a silver-based conductor film on the surface of a glass ceramic board. In order to achieve the object, according to the present invention, by the use of a conductor paste ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6803078 | Process for producing a surface layer The invention relates to a process for producing a surface layer with embedded inter-metallic phases, which is distinguished by the fact that a layer comprising a metal and a ceramic is applied to a substrate element, that a reaction takes place between the metal an... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6749904 | Patterned magnetic media via thermally induced phase transition High areal storage density, patterned magnetic media comprising a patterned plurality of at least partially crystalline, ferromagnetic particles or grains are provided by means of a simple, economical process wherein a non-magnetic substrate is provided with a layer... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733875 | Porous member and method of manufacturing the same A porous member for pneumatic bearings or the like provides a controlled gas flow rate across a porous ceramic body, which can be readily achieved by a facilitated treatment. The porous body has its outer surface portion covered by a surface layer comprised of fine ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6713123 | Piezoelectric element and process for production thereof A piezoelectric element includes: a ceramic substrate, an electrode and a piezoelectric portion made of a piezoelectric ceramic composition containing a Pb(Mg, Ni)1/3Nb2/3O3—PbZrO3—PbTiO3 ternary system soli... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709694 | Coloring ceramics by way of ionic or complex-containing solutions The invention relates to the coloring of ceramics by means of ionic or complex-containing solutions. Solutions preferred for this contain defined concentrations of at least one of the salts or complexes of the rare earth elements or the elements of the subgroups. Th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6613439 | Adhesion-promoting composition for bonds between plastic and other materials An adhesion-promoting composition for bonds between plastic and other materials, such as metal, ceramic, glass ceramic and glass is described, which contains an alcoholate of titanium, of zirconium or of hafnium and allows production of strongly adhesive,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607804 | Molded part made of an electrically conductive ceramic and process for the production of contact zones on such molded parts A filter having two zones, the first zone having a low electrical conductivity and the second zone having a high electrical conductivity at electrode attachment zones due to infiltration of metal within the second zone.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605316 | Structures and fabrication techniques for solid state electrochemical devices Provided are low-cost, mechanically strong, highly electronically conductive porous substrates and associated structures for solid-state electrochemical devices, techniques for forming these structures, and devices incorporating the structures. The invent... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602607 | Titanium doxide photocatalyst carrier and process for its production A titanium dioxide photocatalyst carrier is prepared by coating a surface of a substrate with a titanium dioxide precursor solution prepared from a hydrolyzable titanium compound and an aromatic compound solvent, and then heat-treating the coated substrat... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592941 | Aluminum and silicon diffusion coating A method of forming an aluminum silicon diffusion coating on a surface of an alloy product utilizes a diffusion mixture containing by weight 1% to 5% aluminum, 0.5% to 5% silicon, 0.5% to 3% ammonium halide activator and the balance an inert filler. The p... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6541066 | Thin ceramic coatings The invention relates to a method for applying a non-permeable, ceramic layer of a thickness of not more than about 100 μm to a ceramic or metallic body by applying a solution of one or more elastomers, which elastomers contain substantially not exclusiv... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6531181 | Process for producing a conductive coating on glass or on enamelled steel and substrates coated by this process The invention relates to a process for producing a conductive coating on glass and enamelled steel using a screen-printable aluminum paste. The paste to be used contains: 40 to 80 wt. %, in particular, 50 to 75 wt. % aluminum powder; 5 to 40 wt. %, in par... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6528123 | Coating system to permit direct brazing of ceramics This invention relates to a method for preparing the surface of a ceramic component that enables direct brazing using a non-active braze alloy. The present invention also relates to a method for directly brazing a ceramic component to a ceramic or metal m... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497985 | Method for marking steel and aluminum alloys The present invention relates to a method for marking metallic alloys using laser alloying. Specifically, the present invention is directed toward the use of laser alloying steel or aluminum alloys with a mark that provides protection against wear and cor... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488981 | Method of manufacturing a touch screen panel A method of manufacturing a touch screen panel, the method including applying a resistive coating to one surface of an insulative substrate, applying an insulative protective coating to the resistive coating, depositing a conductive edge electrode pattern... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6444271 | Durable refractory ceramic coating An article used for thermal protection includes a base structure having at least one surface. The base structure is made of a ceramic oxide material. A silicide coating is formed on the at least one surface of the base structure. The coating comprises a r... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6387513 | Process for enamelling glass substrates, enamel composition used and products obtained The present invention relates to a more easily recyclable enamel composition which includes at least one glass frit and includes, as pigment(s), at least one or more manganese compounds, this composition furthermore having a melting temperature below 750Â... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368668 | Method and apparatus for producing a photocatalytic material Disclosed is a method and an apparatus are provided which can efficiently produce a functional material having a satisfactory level of photocatalytic activity. A photocatalyst coating composition comprising a photocatalytic metal oxide and/or a precursor ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358567 | Colloidal spray method for low cost thin coating deposition A dense or porous coating of material is deposited onto a substrate by forcing a colloidal suspension through an ultrasonic nebulizer and spraying a fine mist of particles in a carrier medium onto a sufficiently heated substrate. The spraying rate is esse... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6312762 | Process for production of copper or copper base alloys A process for the production of copper or a copper base alloy that provides a surface having improved characteristics suitable for the production of a connector or a charging-socket of an electric automobile by having a decreased coefficient of friction o... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6284320 | Method for producing member for molten metal bath having coating film excellent in resistance to corrosion by molten metal In a method for manufacturing a member for use in a molten metal bath, a sealing solution is applied on a coating formed of oxide system ceramics formed on an outermost surface of a substrate. The sealing solution includes an inorganic colloid compound so... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6274517 | Method of fabricating an improved spacer A method of fabricating an improved spacer comprising the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate that has a gate already formed thereon. A PNO spacer is formed on a sidewall of the gate. The method of forming the PNO spacer comprises first forming a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6254936 | Environment exchange control for material on a wafer surface Systems and methods are described for environmental exchange control for a polymer on a wafer surface. An apparatus for controlling an exchange between an environment and a polymer on a surface of a wafer located in the environment includes: a chamber ada... | 07/03/2001 |
