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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931941 | Synthesis of metallic nanoparticle dispersions capable of sintering at low temperatures A process is described for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by chemical reduction of metal salts in the presence of organic ligands capable of binding to the metal particle surfaces and stabilizing them against agglomeration. The resultant nanoparticles or di... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7691447 | Container made of a porous material and coated with precious metal nanoparticles and method thereof A container made of a porous material and coated with precious metal nanoparticles is disclosed. The method of making it includes: adding precious metal nanoparticles and intermedium particles to a solution; maintaining the solution at a first temperature; heating a... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7604843 | Metallic dispersion A compound film may be formed by formulating a mixture of elemental nanoparticles composed of the Ib, the IIIa, and, optionally, the VIa group of elements having a controlled overall composition. The nanoparticle mixture is combined with a suspension of nanoglobules... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7438769 | Process for diffusing titanium and nitride into a material having a coating thereon A method for diffusing titanium and nitride into a base material having a coating thereon using conventional surface treatments or coatings. The method generally includes the steps of providing a base material having a coating thereon; providing a salt bath which in... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427428 | Interphase for ceramic matrix composites reinforced by non-oxide ceramic fibers A ceramic matrix composite material is disclosed having non-oxide ceramic fibers, which are formed in a complex fiber architecture by conventional textile processes; a thin mechanically weak interphase material, which is coated on the fibers; and a non-oxide or oxid... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371473 | Ferroelectric film, ferroelectric capacitor, ferroelectric memory, piezoelectric element, semiconductor element, method of manufacturing ferroelectric film, and method of manufacturing ferroelectric capacitor A ferroelectric film is formed by an oxide that is described by a general formula AB1-xNbxO3. An A element includes at least Pb, and a B element includes at least one of Zr, Ti, V, W, Hf and Ta. The ferroelectric film includes Nb wit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364624 | Wafer handling apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof A wafer processing device or apparatus, i.e., a heater or an electrostatic chuck, comprises a planar support platen, a support shaft having centrally located bore, and a pair of electrical conductors located in the shaft. In one embodiment, the electrical conductors... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347663 | Abrasion resistant surface treatment method of a rotary member, runner, and fluid machine having runner The invention provides a method for performing abrasion resistant surface treatment on a surface of a rotary member. The abrasion resistant surface treatment method is characterized by including steps of: dividing the surface of the rotary member into a plurality of... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323432 | Catalyst assembly A catalyst assembly comprising a substrate, nanofilaments which have a nanometer-size diameter and are formed on the substrate, and particles which have a nanometer-size diameter, at least one of the nanofilaments and the particles having a catalytic function, is pr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314649 | White pigment for use in formulations including white pearlescent paint Disclosed herein is a pearlescent coating for a vehicle of a particular vehicle color, comprising an e-coat and an outer coating portion applied to the e-coat, the outer coating portion including at least one color-containing primer layer applied to the e-coat layer... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270885 | Method for brazing ceramic-containing bodies, and articles made thereby Ceramic-containing bodies can be bonded to other ceramic-containing bodies, or to metals or metal-containing bodies, by way of an aluminum-silicon brazing alloy. Such alloys feature high thermal conductivity and a melting range intermediate to Cu—Sil and Au—Si. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264844 | Forming oxide buffer layer for improved magnetic tunnel junctions A metal manganese oxide buffer layer is used to seed a barrier layer in a magnetic tunnel junction memory element having pinned and free magnetic layers. An alumina tunnel barrier layer is formed on the oxidized metal manganese layer with the barrier layer and oxidi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261755 | Heat-resistant filter layer, filter body, and process for producing the filter layer and the filter body Within the framework of the purification of exhaust gases of mobile internal combustion engines, filter materials are subjected to particularly high thermal and dynamic conditions. As a result, it is advantageous to use filter materials together in a stable and dura... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7239381 | Particle detection method A method for detecting on a substrate used in the fabrication of integrated devices comprises the steps of (1) contacting the substrate with a monomer, wherein the particle catalyzes the polymerization of the monomer, and (2) detecting the particle using a particle ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211216 | Aluminum nitride ceramic, semiconductor manufacturing member, and manufacturing method for aluminum nitride ceramic An aluminum nitride ceramic including aluminum nitride grains and grain boundary phases comprises a grain boundary phase-rich layer including more amount of the grain boundary phases in a surface layer of the aluminum nitride ceramic than in an inside of the aluminu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212327 | Imaging head, imaging device and imaging method An imaging head faces an imaging surface and is relatively moved along the scanning surface in a predetermined scanning direction. The imaging head includes an imaging element group and an alteration section. The imaging element group is structured by a plurality of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208773 | Cap for semiconductor device In a cap for a semiconductor device in which a light transmissive window is fixed to a cap body provided with a light transmissive opening using low-melting glass as a fixing material so that the light transmissive window covers the light transmissive opening, the l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128772 | Filter assembly, process for producing the filter assembly and filter body having the filter assembly A filter assembly through which a fluid can flow and a method for the production thereof are provided. The filter assembly includes at least one covering layer made of an at least partially porous material with at least one boundary region and includes at least one ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7078076 | Particulate metal alloy coating for providing corrosion protection Coatings containing particulate metal alloy are disclosed. The coatings provide corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The coatings contain zinc-metal-containing alloy in flake form, most particularly an alloy flake of zinc and aluminum. The... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056555 | Method for coating an internal surface of an article with an aluminum-containing coating An article having an internal passage therein and an internal article surface is coated by providing a coating slurry that is a mixture of a deposition source including a source of aluminum, a halide activator, and a flowable carrier comprising a flowable compound s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052732 | Method for producing a piezoelectric element A method for producing a piezoelectric element by superposing a piezoelectric material made of a piezoelectric ceramic composition containing a PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3—PbZrO3—PbTiO3 ternary system solid solution comp... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029721 | Method for applying a high-temperature bond coat on a metal substrate, and related compositions and articles A method for applying a bond coat on a metal-based substrate is described. A slurry which contains braze material and a volatile component is deposited on the substrate. The slurry can also include bond coat material. Alternatively, the bond coat material can be app... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6964791 | High-temperature articles and method for making A coated article, a coating for protecting an article, and a method for protecting an article are provided. The article comprises a metallic substrate and a substantially single-phase coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating comprises nickel (Ni) and a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951666 | Precursor compositions for the deposition of electrically conductive features A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a viscosity of at least about 1000 centipoise and can be deposited by screen printing. The precursor composit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951665 | Radio-conductive material, method of manufacturing the same, solid sensor using the same, method of manufacturing radio-conductive film, and radiation image read-out apparatus A radio-conductive material which exhibits conductivity upon exposure to radiations is formed of alcohol-soluble nylon and inorganic material having radiation absorbing power. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6925811 | High temperature combustor wall for temperature reduction by optical reflection and process for manufacturing A high temperature gas turbine component for use in the gas flow path that also is a specular optical reflector. A thin layer of a high temperature reflector is applied to the flow path surface of the component, that is, the surface of the component that forms a bou... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6893737 | Low cost aluminide process for moderate temperature applications A low cost aluminide process for moderate temperature applications. A gas turbine engine component is cleaned and coated with a layer of metal, generally aluminum, containing paint. The metal containing paint layer is heated to a first temperature for a first period... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6881439 | Aluminide coating process An aluminiding process that enables the cooling holes of an air-cooled component, such as a hot gas path component of a gas turbine engine, to be machined and then aluminized after all external surface coatings have been deposited. The aluminide coating is deposited... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6863928 | Low-E matchable coated articles and methods of making same A heat treatable coated article including an infrared (IR) reflecting layer (e.g., of or including Ag), the coated article being able to attain a ΔE* (glass side) no greater than about 3.0, more preferably no greater than 2.5, and even more preferably no greater th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864204 | Fuel electrode for solid electrolyte fuel cells and a method for manufacture of the electrode The invention relates to a fuel electrode for high-temperature solid electrolyte fuel cells and a process for manufacture of the electrode. The fuel electrode of the invention is a porous element composed of a high-melting metal, such as ruthenium, osmium, rhodium o... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6855273 | Electrode materials with high surface conductivity The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkaline ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light mo... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6833164 | Single-step heat treating and surface coating on self-piercing rivets A single-step heat treating and surface coating process is provided for steel self-piercing rivets for joining 5xxx and 6xxx aluminum panels. In this process, two coats of zinc and aluminum flakes in an inorganic binder are applied to the steel rivets. After each co... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6821557 | Tungsten film coating method using tungsten oxide powders Disclosed is a tungsten film coating method using tungsten oxide powders including the steps of contacting the tungsten oxide powders with a metal substrate and carrying out thermal reduction treatment thereon at a temperature of at least 650° C. under a hydrogen a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6805906 | Method of application of a protective coating to a substrate A process of coating a refractory turbine part with a protective coating which is ultimately diffusion bonded to the part. A slurry coating material is prepared from a mixture of a silicon alkyd paint and suspended particles of an aluminum or aluminum alloy powder. ... | 10/19/2004 |
