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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182917 | Reduced graphene oxide film Spin coating a mixture of graphene oxide platelets, water, and an organic solvent by placing a drop of the mixture on a spinning substrate while blowing a drying gas onto the substrate and allowing the water and the organic solvent on the substrate to evaporate; and... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178203 | Aligned single-walled carbon nanotube aggregate, bulk aligned single-walled carbon nanotube aggregate, and powdered aligned single-walled carbon nanotube aggregate This invention provides an aligned single-walled CNT aggregate comprising a substrate, fine particles of iron catalyst with a density of 1×1011 to 1×1014/cm2 disposed on an alumina co-catalyst above the substrate, and a plurality o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173261 | Fine carbon fibrous structure Disclosed is a fine carbon fibrous structure which comprises carbon fibers and granular parts, wherein at least two granular parts connect by at least one of the carbon fibers; wherein the fine carbon fibrous structure have a D2/D1 ratio of 1.3... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8158258 | Polycrystalline diamond Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, PCD includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. A metal-solvent catalyst occupies at... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147961 | Carburized metal material and producing method thereof A metal material that is, without using expensive apparatus, carburized in a low temperature region where crystal grains do not grow so much, and a producing method of the metal material are provided. A metal material mainly containing iron, wherein a surface of the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8119242 | Amorphous carbon film, process for forming amorphous carbon film, conductive member provided with amorphous carbon film, and fuel cell separator The amorphous carbon film of the present invention is an amorphous carbon film comprising carbon and hydrogen, wherein the amorphous carbon film contains not more than 30 atomic % (excluding 0%) of hydrogen and, when the entire amount of the carbon is taken as 100 a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119240 | Metal-free diamond-like-carbon coatings A coating (20) for a component of a power transmission system (10) and a method of coating a substrate is provided. The coating is substantially metal-free with a low hydrogen to carbon ratio. The method includes placing a graphite carbon target and th... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119241 | Method for manufacturing diamond monocrystal having a thin film, and diamond monocrystal having a thin film A method for growing a low-resistance phosphorus-doped epitaxial thin film having a specific resistance of 300 Ωcm or less at 300 K on a principal surface of a {111} monocrystal substrate under conditions in which the phosphorus atom/carbon atom ratio is 3% or high... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114518 | Single-walled carbon nanotube and aligned single-walled carbon nanotube bulk structure, and their production process, production apparatus and application use This invention provides an aligned single-layer carbon nanotube bulk structure, which comprises an assembly of a plurality of aligned single-layer carbon nanotube and has a height of not less than 10 μm, and an aligned single-layer carbon nanotube bulk structure wh... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105693 | Multilayered structures and methods thereof The present invention relates to a multilayered structure including at least one diamond layer and methods of making the multilayered structures. The multilayered structure includes a diamond layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first thin adhesion lay... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105692 | Process equipment wear surfaces of extended resistance and methods for their manufacture A method for producing process equipment having a wear surface having extended resistance to one or more of abrasion, erosion, or corrosion, associated with fillers or solids processed by said process equipment includes applying to said process equipment wear surfac... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101273 | Coating comprising layered structures of diamond like nanocomposite layers and diamond like carbon layers The invention relates to a coating comprising a number of layered structures, each such layered structure comprising—a first layer comprising a diamond like nanocomposite layer, said first layer comprising carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and silicon; a second layer compr... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092908 | Graphite film and graphite composite film An object of the present invention is to provide a graphite film, and a graphite composite film both having an excellent thermal diffusivity which can sufficiently manage heat dissipation of electronic instruments, precision instruments and the like, along with an e... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8071216 | Bundle of long thin carbon structures, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device In the bundle of long thin carbon structures of the present invention, end parts of the bundle are interconnected in a carbon network. The interconnected end parts form a flat surface. By this, an electrical connection structure with low resistance and/or a thermal ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067091 | Dimensionally stable, leak-free graphite substrate A method for preparing resin-impregnated graphite articles, including providing a sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having two major surfaces; impregnating the sheet with a first resin system to form a resin-impregnated sheet; surface treating the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062748 | Methods for preparing carbon nanotube/polymer composites using free radical precursors In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods of fully integrating CNTs and the surrounding polymer matrix in CNT/polymer composites. In some such embodiments, such integration comprises interfacial covalent bonding between the CNTs and the polym... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057901 | Composite materials comprising carbon nanotubes and metal carbonates The invention relates to a carbon nanotube composite material, to methods of its production and to uses of such composite material. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048528 | Cellular coal products According to the present invention there is provided coal-based cellular or porous products, also referred to herein as “carbon foams”, having a density of preferably between about 0.1 g/cm3 and about 0.8 g/cm3 and most preferably between a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048527 | Shaped expanded graphite article and method for producing the same A formed exfoliated graphite article which comprises an oxidation-resistant coating layer formed at least in the surface layer portion thereof, preferably wherein the oxidation-resistant coating layer contains a boron element and a phosphorus element, the content of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043703 | Thermally conductive graphite reinforced alloys Embodiments of the present invention provide composite bodies having a discontinuous graphite preform and at least one silicon-bearing metal alloy infiltrant. Embodiments of the present invention also provide methods for producing such composite bodies. The metal al... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039108 | Member for cavitation erosion resistance and method for manufacturing same A member (1) resistant to erosion by cavitation on which an amorphous carbon film coating is formed on a surface of a base material has at least a first amorphous carbon film coating (4) having a plurality of columnar structures (4a) on t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034451 | Carbon materials A graphite body comprises aligned graphite flakes bonded with a binder, in which the graphite has an average particle size of >200 μm. Methods of forming such highly oriented graphite material include:— a) forming a mixtu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034452 | Moisture barrier coatings A barrier assembly having a flexible or rigid substrate overcoated with an all polymer multilayer stack. A multilayer on the substrate includes alternating diamond-like glass or carbon layers with polymer layers. Another multilayer includes alternating polymer layer... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029900 | Thermal interface material and method for manufacturing same One embodiment of a thermal interface material includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having a first end and an opposite second end, a heat current collector covering one of the first ends and the second ends of the carbon nanotubes, and a macromolecular mate... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021750 | Insulated panel for mine safe rooms A structural insulated panel for use in a mine safe room, which includes a carbon foam core having a high ratio of compressive strength to density, desirable fire retardant properties, and resistance to environmental stress. The carbon foam structural insulated pane... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017239 | Metamaterials and methods of making the same A metamaterial includes a non-linear organic material and a plurality of metallic resonators embedded substantially within the non-linear organic material. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017240 | Ternary carbide and nitride thermal spray abradable seal material An abradable seal positioned proximate a rotating element includes a substrate having a surface facing the rotating element and a coating positioned on the surface of the substrate. The coating has a matrix material and a filler material. The matrix material constit... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012585 | Carbon nanotube composite film A carbon nanotube composite film includes a carbon nanotube film and at least one conductive coating. The carbon nanotube film includes an amount of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are parallel to a surface of the carbon nanotube film. The least one conductiv... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012584 | High-performance pressure vessel and carbon fiber for pressure vessel A pressure vessel includes a vessel body and a fiber reinforced plastic layer formed on the surface of the vessel body, wherein the fiber reinforced plastic layer include fiber reinforced plastic in which reinforcing fibers are impregnated with plastic, a strand ela... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012586 | Diamond like carbon coating of substrate housings Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007909 | Carbon film Disclosed is a carbon film which has optical characteristics of retaining a high transparency and being high in refractive index and low in double refractivity, is excellent in electric insulating performance, can be applied to various base materials with good adhes... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007908 | Single walled carbon nanohorn adsorptive material and method for production thereof A single walled carbon nanohorn adsorptive material which comprises a single walled carbon nanohorn and a lanthanide metal deposited thereon and has methane absorptivity is produced, whereby a single walled carbon nanohorn adsorptive material which can adsorb much m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007910 | Ultrahard multilayer coating comprising nanocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline cubic boron nitride A multilayer coating (MLC) is composed of two chemically different layered nanocrystalline materials, nanodiamond (nanoD) and nano-cubic boron nitride (nono-cBN). The structure of the MLC and fabrication sequence of layered structure are disclosed. The base layer is... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003215 | Fluorinated nanodiamond as a precursor for solid substrate surface coating using wet chemistry The present invention is directed to nanodiamond (ND) surface coatings and methods of making same. Such coatings are formed by a covalent linkage of ND crystals to a particular surface via linker species. The methods described herein overcome many of the limitations... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998584 | High-purity carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite and method for producing the same A high-purity carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite includes a matrix, a carbon fiber, and sulfur. The matrix includes a crystalline carbon-based powder and glassy carbon. A content of sulfur in the high-purity carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite is 5 ppm by... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993750 | Thermal interface material and method for fabricating the same A thermal interface material includes an array of carbon nanotubes with interspaces defined therebetween; and a low melting point metallic material filled in the interspaces. A method for fabricating a thermal interface material, the method includes (a) providing an... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989066 | Support member for high-temperature heat-treated metal molding object and process for production thereof A carbonaceous support member for a high-temperature heat-treated metal molding object, particularly a setter for heat-treatment in powder metallurgy, is formed as a carbon-ceramic composite shaped product having a bulk density of 1.2-1.6 g/ml and including a carbon... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989067 | Incorporation of functionalizing molecules in nanopatterned epitaxial graphene electronics In a method of making graphite devices, a thin-film graphitic layer disposed against a preselected face of a substrate is created on the preselected face of the substrate. A preselected pattern is generated on the thin-film graphitic layer. At least one functionaliz... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976950 | Transparent conductive film and electronic device including same The transparent conductive film according to the present invention comprises graphene platelets which overlap one another to form a multilayer structure. The average size of the graphene platelets is 50 nm or more and the number of layers of the graphene platelets i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972699 | Transparent and electrically conductive single wall carbon nanotube films An optically transparent and electrically conductive single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) film comprises a plurality of interpenetrated single walled carbon nanotubes, wherein for a 100 nm film the film has sufficient interpenetration to provide a 25° C. sheet resi... | 07/05/2011 |
