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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043662 | Aqueous solution for surface treatment of metal and method for preventing discoloration of metal surface To provide a solder-plating film which has good solder wettability and with which discoloration and twisting of the tin film after heat treatment are prevented. A method and a solution for surface treating a tin film are disclosed. The aqueous solution contains spec... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7799385 | Method of preparation of monolithic hydrated aluminas, amorphous or crystalline aluminas, aluminates and composite materials by oxidation of aluminium or of an aluminium alloy The subject of the present invention is a method of preparation of a monolithic hydrated alumina by the oxidation of aluminium or an aluminium alloy in the presence of a mercury amalgam that contains at least one noble metal, such as silver. This hydrated alumina se... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7341778 | Radio wave-transmitting wavelength-selective plate and method for producing same The present invention relates to a radio wave-transmitting, wavelength-selective plate, which is characterized in that a layer composed of Ag fine particles is formed and that the central portions of the Ag fine particles contain an alloy (Ag alloy) formed of Ag and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7105070 | Method for producing ceramic substrate, and ceramic substrate A method for producing a ceramic substrate which employs a cofiring process using restraint sheets in which a second ceramic green sheet 7 is laminated on a green ceramic substrate 30 so as to cover surface conductors 32 of the green ceramic sub... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6761929 | Method for preparation of thermally and mechanically stable metal/porous substrate composite membranes A method is provided for the preparation of metal/porous substrate composite membranes by flowing a solution of metal to be plated over a first surface of a porous substrate and concurrently applying a pressure of gas on a second surface of the porous substrate, suc... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6651871 | Substrate coated with a conductive layer and manufacturing method thereof A substrate is coated with a conductive layer, which comprises a conductive layer of bonded ultrafine metal particles formed on the top surface thereof. The ultrafine metal particles have a diameter of 1-20 nm, and the substrate is of a flexible high poly... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645560 | Oxidation resistant coatings for niobium-based silicide composites An environmentally resistant coating (34) for improving the oxidation resistance of a niobium-based refractory metal intermetallic composite (Nb-based RMIC) at high temperatures, the environmentally resistant coating (34) comprising silicon, titanium, chr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6607787 | Process for producing a coating on a refractory structural member A process for producing a coating on a refractory structural member, in which a noble metal alloy is applied as a coating material to the refractory structural member. The noble metal alloy contains, among other constituents, an oxidizable substance, whic... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585878 | Thermal barrier coating having a thin, high strength bond coat A thermal barrier coating for nickel based superalloy articles such as turbine engine vanes and blades that are exposed to high temperature gas is disclosed. The coating includes a columnar grained ceramic layer applied to a platinum modified Ni3 | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579793 | Method of achieving high adhesion of CVD copper thin films on TaN Substrates A fabrication process provides for achieving high adhesion of CVD copper thin films on metal nitride substrates, and in particular, on substrates having an outermost TaN layer. The method comprises introducing a certain amount of water vapor to the initia... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6511630 | Method for forming a coating by use of foam technique A method for coating a surface of a substrate, includes providing a substrate having a surface, and coating the surface with a foam suspension containing a powder suspended in a foam to form a coating on the surface. The substrate is then heat treated to ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6436479 | Solution for forming nickel metal thin film and method of forming nickel metal thin film using the said solution Disclosed is a method of forming a nickel metal thin film, comprising the steps of coating a substrate with a solution for forming a nickel metal thin film, the solution being formed of an alcohol solution containing nickel ions and a reducible chelate ty... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6413589 | Ceramic coating method A method of coating a ceramic and bonding ceramic onto a substrate for practical uses over 630° C. includes forming a brazed bonding layer at a contact area between the ceramic and the substrate by a fluidic reaction and causing the bonding layer to wet ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6315880 | Chemical plating method, electrolytic cell and automotive oxygen sensor using it An automotive lambda oxygen sensor is formed by electroless plating of a thin, catalytically active, conductive electrode uniformly on the outer surface of a zirconia thimble. The process includes forming a pristine zirconia solid electrolyte thimble and ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309705 | Process for fabricating high reflectance-low stress Mo--Si multilayer reflective coatings A high reflectance-low stress Mo--Si multilayer reflective coating particularly useful for the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength region. While the multilayer reflective coating has particular application for EUV lithography, it has numerous other appli... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6254926 | Method of producing oxygen sensor element An oxygen sensor element includes a solid electrolyte having cavities on a surface thereof and an electrode formed on the surface of the solid electrolyte. In a method of producing the oxygen sensor element, a solution containing a noble metal compound fo... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6203847 | Coating of a discrete selective surface of an article A method for restoring or enhancing an environmental resistant coating of a coating total thickness within a coating design thickness range on a metal substrate of an article includes the application of a restoring or enhancing metal to at least one discr... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197366 | Metal paste and production process of metal film According to the present invention, a metal paste comprising an organo- or inorganometallic compound of a metal that is a solid at ordinary temperature and belongs to group 3 through 15 of the periodic table, and an amino compound as medium, and which exh... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6146702 | Electroless nickel cobalt phosphorous composition and plating process A process is provided for enhancing the wear resistance of aluminum and other materials by depositing on the substrate a nickel, cobalt, phosphorous alloy coating using an electroless plating bath to provide a plated alloy having a cobalt content of at le... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6103404 | Laser textured magnetic disk comprising NiNb A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk comprises the steps of depositing NiP (20) on a substrate (22); depositing NiNb (24) on the NiP; and laser texturing the NiNb. "Sombrero" shaped texture features are more easily formed on the substrate/NiP/NiNb s... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090436 | Gold paste for a ceramic circuit board An improved gold paste for use in the manufacture of ceramic circuit boards is disclosed, which has a composition comprising an inorganic component, an organic binder, a solvent. The inorganic component contains (a) 84-94 wt % powdery gold with a particle... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086726 | Method of modifying a surface The present invention provides a surface modification method that provides beneficial changes in surface properties, can modify a surface to a greater depth than previous methods, and that is suitable for industrial application. The present method compris... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6077571 | Conformal pure and doped aluminum coatings and a methodology and apparatus for their preparation The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for the formation of conformal pure aluminum and doped aluminum coatings on a patterned substrate. It is directed to the use of low temperature thermal and plasma-promoted chemical vapor deposition ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6010746 | In-situ repair method for a turbomachinery component The invention is a method for repairing a protectively coated, locally damaged turbomachinery vane without removing the vane from its parent turbomachinery module. The method includes applying a diffusible coating precursor to the damaged region of the va... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5974832 | Method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics A method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics, comprising the steps of: applying a fluid or semifluid suspension that contains gold to a glass sheet of suitable thickness; heating the sheet and the suspension so as to obtain a film-like coat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5955153 | Production of carriers for surface plasmon resonance A carrier for surface plasmon resonance is prepared by coating a silver layer on the carrier surface, followed by heating the material for a time sufficient to anneal it.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5932348 | Composite with non-segregating reinforcing elements A method of making an improved composite containing substantially non-segregating solid reinforcing elements therein is disclosed. New composites and non-segregating solid reinforcing elements for these composites are also disclosed.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5932289 | Method for filling substrate recesses using pressure and heat treatment A deposit layer is deposited on the exposed surface of a surface layer formed on a semiconductor wafer. The depositing of the deposit layer continues at least until the deposit layer extends over all the recesses to close completely the openings of all of... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5912068 | Epitaxial oxides on amorphous SiO2 on single crystal silicon A process for forming a structure including an epitaxial layer of a oxide material such as yttria-stabilized zirconia on a thick layer of amorphous silicon dioxide having a thickness of at least about 500 Angstroms on a single crystal silicon substrate an... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5855966 | Method for precision polishing non-planar, aspherical surfaces A method for precison polishing non-planar, aspherical surfaces in substrates, particularly surfaces of molding tool substrates for molding optical surfaces therewith, which is accomplished by coating the non-planar, aspherical surface with a layer of mat... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5853793 | Method for producing a sensor for sensing a temperature and/or a flow A method for producing a sensor which is used for sensing a temperature and/or a flow and which comprises a carrier and a structured resistance layer arranged on said carrier, comprises the steps of providing a mixture consisting of platinum resinate past... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5824205 | Protective coating A method producing a coating on a substrate by aluminizing, chromizing or siliconizing the substrate, and depositing on the coated substrate by electrolytic or electroless deposition a metal matrix M1 from a bath containing particles of CrAlM | 10/20/1998 |
| 5791397 | Processes for producing Mg-based composite materials The present invention relates to a process for producing a Mg-based composite material by using Mg or a Mg alloy as the matrix and utilizing a spontaneous infiltration phenomenon. This process comprises the step of bringing a powder mixture composed of a ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5721061 | Oxidation-resistant coating for niobium-base alloys Si-Fe-Cr base coating alloys that significantly promote the oxidation resistance of niobium-base alloys and intermetallic materials when deposited and reaction bonded to the niobium-base material. The coating alloys are deposited and then reaction bonded ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5706999 | Preparation of a coated metal-matrix composite material A composite material of silicon carbide particles in an aluminum matrix is base coated with a layer of a nickel-boron alloy by an electroless process. The base-coated composite material is heat treated at a temperature of about 450° C. to interdiffuse th... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5688564 | Process for the preparation and coating of a surface A process and apparatus for the preparation and coating of the surface of a substrate by thermal projection, in which the surface of the substrate is progressively subjected to laser irradiation thereby at least partially to eliminate a superficial contam... | 11/18/1997 |
