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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670648 | Method of forming a diffusion barrier on a titanium alloy substrate A phosphate bonded ceramic is used to provide a diffusion barrier on a titanium alloy substrate, conferring degradation (eg oxidation) resistance to the alloy. The substrate may, for example, be an aerospace component such as a part of a gas turbine engine. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7410672 | Water-resistant porcelain enamel coatings and method of manufacturing same A water-resistant porcelain enamel coating and method of making the same is provided. The porcelain enamel coating is prepared using a borosilicate glass frit, and mill additions of silica and a zirconia compound. The mixture is applied to a metal substrate and fire... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7312274 | Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite T-sections A composition is for use with fabricating a ceramic composite stiffening member that defines a T-section. The stiffening member includes a web portion, at least one flange portion, a radius region disposed between the web portion and the at least one flange portion,... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300905 | Methods for their manufacture of adsorbent Using zeolites as the active adsorbent, adsorbent laminates have been fabricated with various sheet supports. These adsorbent laminates have been successfully operated for oxygen enrichment at high PSA cycle frequencies, such as upwards of at least 150 cycles per mi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7153179 | Oxidation-protected metallic foil and method An electrical lead assembly for devices such as electrical lamps having a metallic foil for providing an electrically conducting path through a hermetic seal formed by pinch sealing a vitreous material. The metallic foil includes an oxidation-inhibiting coating of s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6977060 | Method for making a high temperature erosion resistant coating and material containing compacted hollow geometric shapes A method for making a material system includes the steps of: providing a chamber, placing hollow geometric shapes in the chamber, closing the chamber, evacuating air from the chamber, feeding a binder for the shapes into the evacuated chamber to impregnate the geome... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955209 | Method and arrangement implementing heat treatment after the execution of sprayform techniques A method and arrangement for implementing post-heat treatment after spray forming is ended to achieve stress control in the manufacture of a spray formed metallic tool involves providing a spray-formed metallic tool by applying a spray-forming material on a mold sub... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933061 | Thermal barrier coating protected by thermally glazed layer and method for preparing same A thermal barrier coating for an underlying metal substrate of articles that operate at, or are exposed to, high temperatures, as well as being exposed to environmental contaminant compositions. This coating comprises an inner layer nearest to the underlying metal s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923241 | Method and arrangement for controlling stresses based on one-dimensional modeling in sprayform techniques Method and apparatus for controlling stresses in a spray form process makes use of one dimensional modeling in which characteristics of a geometrical point are quantified by iterative detection, such as taking a surface temperature reading using a pyrometer. This te... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921557 | Process for making dense thin films 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 invention provide... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6884461 | Turbine nozzle with heat rejection coats A method for applying a coating system that is applied to a surface of a component, such as a turbine nozzle, for preventing or at least substantially preventing interdiffusion between the component surface and a protective thermal layer applied to the component sur... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6884460 | Combustion liner with heat rejection coats A method for applying a coating system that is applied to a surface of a component for preventing or at least substantially preventing interdiffusion between the component surface and a protective thermal layer applied to the component surface when the thermal layer... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6835680 | Ceramic color composition and ceramic color paste A ceramic color composition comprising, as represented by mass percentage, from 60 to 85% of a low melting point glass powder, from 15 to 40% of a heat-resistant pigment powder, from 0 to 15% of heat-resistant whiskers, and from 0 to 15% of a refractory powder, wher... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6821567 | Water-resistant porcelain enamel coatings and method of manufacturing same A water-resistant porcelain enamel coating and method of making the same is provided. The porcelain enamel coating is prepared using a borosilicate glass frit, and mill additions of silica and a zirconia compound. The mixture is applied to a metal substrate and fire... | 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 |
| 6800326 | Method of treating a surface of a surface of a substrate containing titanium for an ornament A method for treating surfaces of titanium or titanium alloys which includes the steps of applying a treatment for removing surface adhesion substances from the surface and then forming a transparent protective layer on the surface. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6709711 | Method for producing an adhesive layer for a heat insulating layer The invention is directed to a method for producing a corrosion-resistant and oxidization-resistant layer that is applied onto a component part, whereby the method can be simply and cost-beneficially implemented in fabrication-oriented terms and comprises the steps:... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6682776 | Method for preparing surface-modified nickel powder Herein disclosed is surface-modified nickel fine powder in which a precursor of barium titanate having a perovskite structure and consisting of a reaction product of a soluble titanium-containing compound and a soluble barium-containing compound is adhere... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6649561 | Titania-coated honeycomb catalyst matrix for UV-photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants, and process for making A titania-coated honeycomb catalyst matrix is provided for the ultraviolet-photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants in a flowing fluid. A honeycomb-shaped skeletal structure (12) has a thin, lightweight substrate (18) of metal or ceramic, typically ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6562407 | Method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film The invention concerns a method for continuously coating at least a metal strip with a crosslikable polymer fluid film free of non-active solvent or diluent and whereof the softening temperature is higher than 50° C. The method consists in continuously u... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6521198 | Metal surfaces coated with molecular sieve for corrosion resistance Metal surfaces are protected against corrosion by a coating of molecular sieve, notably a zeolite or a phosphate-containing molecular sieve, rendered substantially non-porous by the retention (or addition) of a pore-filling member inside the voids of the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6503573 | Bomb annealing of thin films A multicomponent film on a substrate can be annealed at higher temperatures in oxygen by using a specifically designed annealing vessel. The vessel is formed of a multicomponent material which has at least all of the components of the first multicomponent... | 01/07/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6447924 | Titanium article having a protective coating and a method of applying a protective coating to a titanium article A gamma titanium aluminide turbine blade (10) has a titanium oxide layer (20) on its outer surface. A protective coating (22) is applied to the aerofoil (12) and the platform (14) of the turbine blade (10) onto the titanium oxide layer (20). The protectiv... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440211 | Method of depositing buffer layers on biaxially textured metal substrates A laminate article comprises a substrate and a biaxially textured (RE1x RE2.sub.(1-x))2 O3 buffer layer over the substrate, wherein 0 | 08/27/2002 |
| 6432474 | Thin film of perovskite type manganese oxide process for producing the same thin film and an infrared sensing element using the same thin film A perovskite type manganese oxide thin film capable of working at temperatures within an electron cooling range and a high sensitivity infrared sensing element using the same thin film are disclosed. The thin film of perovskite type manganese oxide contai... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6387852 | Method of applying high temperature compatible insulation to superconductors There is described a method of applying insulative coating on high temperature superconductors and low temperature superconductors from sol-gel solutions prepared from Zr, or Zr with one of Mg, Y, Ce, In and Sn based precursor materials. The solution is p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6376022 | Protective coating and method A thermal barrier protective coating composition having a thickness sufficient to protect a metal surface against heat, vibration, corrosive, and environmental damage and a method for making the same. The coating composition comprises polymerizable spray-... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6261639 | Process for hot-rolling stainless steel A hot-rolling process prevents surface deterioration of the stainless steel sheet which forms during hot rolling of a stainless steel slab after heating in a heating furnace, and does not cause damage to the heating furnace nor a decrease in yield of the ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6203854 | Methods of and compositions for preventing corrosion of metal substrates A method for protecting a metal substrate from corrosion comprises the steps of providing a metal substrate and applying a treatment solution to the surface of the metal substrate, wherein the treatment solution comprises a partially hydrolyzed aminosilan... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6177186 | Heat reflective, erosion and wear resistant coating mixture, method and coated article An air sprayable, fluid, non-metallic coating mixture to provide an article coating having the ability to reflect at least 75% of heat energy in the frequency range of up to 2.6 microns comprises the combination of two different alpha alumina powders. A f... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6171359 | Powder mixture for thermal diffusion coating A powder mixture suitable for use in providing a corrosion resistant coating on metal surface by thermal diffusion coating process. The powder mixture comprises a base metal powder of 0.1-5 wt. % of an additive consisting of at least one oxide of transiti... | 01/09/2001 |
