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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147980 | Wear-resistant metal matrix ceramic composite parts and methods of manufacturing thereof The invention relates to a metal matrix ceramic composite (MMCC) wear-parts comprising a wearing portion formed by a ceramic cake and is impregnated by metal. The ceramic cake comprises ceramic grains and carbide grains. The invention also relates to a method for ma... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7911771 | Electronic device with a metal-ceramic composite component An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a first component. The electronic device may also include a metal-ceramic composite component coupled to the first component and configured to reinforce at least a portion of the first component in... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7732058 | Lubricious coatings A coating includes a porous a first layer comprising metal coated solid lubricant particles partially fused together. A second layer comprising a metal or a composite that conforms to the surface topography of the first layer. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7368079 | Method for forming ultra hard sintered compacts using metallic peripheral structures in the sintering cell A method for forming an ultra hard material layer is provided. The method includes disposing a metallic liner inside the periphery of a refractory metal enclosure, introducing ultra hard material feed stock into the enclosure, and sintering using HPHT processing and... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361963 | Optical film An optical film which enables desired optical properties to be obtained easily, and enables the durability to be improved. A metal film 32 is formed on an inner major surface 12a of a glass substrate 12. A plurality of first island struct... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348493 | Metal-ceramic circuit board A metal-ceramic circuit board is characterized by being constituted by bonding directly on a base plate of aluminum or aluminum alloy at least one of ceramic substrate boards having a conductive metal member of an electronic circuit. The base plate has a proof stres... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329384 | Porous metal based composite material A porous composite material includes a metal material for forming a matrix, and at least two kinds of fine particle materials having different wettabilities with respect to the metal material. The porous composite material is provided by melting and impregnating the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323255 | Method of producing base plate circuit board, base plate for circuit board, and circuit board using the base plate First, a melt of Al or a melt of an Al alloy containing Si is injected in a die filled with SiC powder and cast to form a plate member made of an Al/SiC composite. Next, an Al foil member made of an Al—Mg-based alloy is joined with the surface of the plate member ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320714 | High surface area porous aluminum electrode in electrolytic capacitors using solid freeform fabrication A porous aluminum anode is used in a capacitor. The porous anode is constructed by a solid freeform fabrication (SFF) process and has a plurality of pores. Each of the plurality of pores has a pore size. An electrolyte is infiltrated in the plurality of pores. An ox... | 01/22/2008 |
| RE39998 | Composite wear component Composite wear component produced by casting and consisting of a metal matrix whose working face or faces includes inserts which have a very high wear resistance, characterized in that the inserts consist of a ceramic pad, this ceramic pad consisting of a homogeneou... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288132 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285151 | Material for coating and product coated with the material The invention relates to an iron based material for coating of surfaces which comprises a binding phase in the form of a corrosion dense alloy which contains at least 50% Fe, 12-30% Cr, maximally 5% Mn, 0-40% Ni, preferably 6-20% Ni and 0-7% Mo and 0-1% N and 6-20% ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282274 | Integral composite structural material The present invention is an integral composite structural (ICS) material comprising an open metal structure having at least one external side and internal surfaces defining a plurality of open shapes with a ceramic matrix composite bonded to at least one external si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273581 | Process for in-situ preparation of aluminia—(Ti,Zr) borides composite The present invention relates to an improved process for in-situ preparation of alumina-(Ti,Zr) borides composite. The present invention particularly relates to fast and in-situ process for synthesis and consolidation of Al2O3—Zr/Ti B2 | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264887 | MCrAlY bond coating and method of depositing said MCrAlY bond coating A method of depositing a bond coating to a surface of an article includes the steps of depositing an inner layer of the bond coating consisting of β-NiAl comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/β-MCrAlY comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/γ′- or γ-MCrAlY... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256353 | Metal/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same There is provided a metal/ceramic bonding substrate capable of preventing the reverse thereof from greatly warping so as to be concave even if it is heated for soldering. In the metal/ceramic bonding substrate, a metal circuit plate 12 is bonded to one side o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255931 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same When an aluminum plate is bonded directly to a ceramic substrate by cooling and solidifying molten aluminum which is injected into a mold so as to contact the ceramic substrate arranged in the mold, an additive, such as a TiB alloy, Ca or Sr, for decreasing the grai... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236367 | Power electronics component The invention relates to a power electronics component that comprises a planar ceramics substrate (2) on whose one face condutor tracks (6), applied in thick-film technique, are disposed for electrically connecting electrical power components (7... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229703 | Gas barrier substrate The main object of the present invention is to provide a gas barrier substrate having a high gas barrier property without a ruggedness, a pin hole or the like in the gas barrier layer. The present invention solves the problem by providing a gas barrier substrate hav... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7205099 | Methods for studying ion channels incorporated onto a solid-supported membrane Methods for studying ion channels comprise incorporating an ion channel onto the surface of a solid-supported membrane; applying a potential to the solid-supported membrane; and measuring an electrical signal of the ion channel. Methods for identifying or screening ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179319 | Fine grained sintered cemented carbide, process for manufacturing and use thereof The invention proposes a fine grained sintered cemented carbide containing chromium and based on WC and a binder based on Co or CoNiFe, and having at least one additional phase comprising at least one carbide or mixed carbide of tantalum. For improving the high-temp... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173334 | Diamond composite heat spreader and associated methods Diamond heat spreaders are produced having thermal properties approaching that of pure diamond. Diamond particles of relatively large grain size are tightly packed to maximize diamond-to-diamond contact. Subsequently, smaller diamond particles may be introduced into... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172817 | Indium particle containing tin, method for producing the same and electroconductive sheet comprising the same An aqueous solution of a tin salt and an indium salt is added to an aqueous alkaline solution to form a hydroxide or a hydrate comprising tin and indium, the hydroxide or hydrate is heated at a temperature of 110 to 300° C. in the presence of water, filtered and dr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166325 | Carbon nanotube devices Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube device is manufactured having a nanotube extending between two conductive elements. In one implementation, each... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153590 | Composite copper foil and manufacturing method thereof A composite copper foil (10) comprises a carrier foil (12) formed by electrodeposition onto a cathode, the carrier foil (12) having a cathode side formed in contact with the cathode and an opposite electrolyte side. A very thin release layer ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153338 | Advanced erosion resistant oxide cermets One embodiment of the invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Y, Fe, Mn, Group IV, Group V... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128979 | Circuit board, method of producing same, and power module A circuit board including conductive layers bonded to both surfaces of an insulating ceramic substrate, with a brazing material disposed therebetween. The conductive layers comprise at least 99.98% by mass of aluminum, and display an average crystal grain diameter w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094450 | Method for applying or repairing thermal barrier coatings A method applying a thermal barrier coating to a metal substrate, or for repairing a thermal barrier coating previously applied by physical vapor deposition to an underlying aluminide diffusion coating that overlays the metal substrate. The aluminide diffusion coati... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094473 | Wear-resistant sintered contact material, wear-resistant sintered composite contact component and method of producing the same A wear-resistant iron-based sintered contact material is provided which is sintered by powder sintering so as to have high density, high seizure resistance and wear resistance. A wear-resistant iron-based sintered composite contact component composed of the wear-res... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090006 | Replaceable liner for metal lined composite risers in offshore applications A method of re-manufacturing a composite riser section having a damaged original metal liner comprises inserting an expandable replacement liner into the bore of the composite riser section and positioning the replacement liner to cover the metal liner. An annular r... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090509 | Multi-port pluggable transceiver (MPPT) with multiple LC duplex optical receptacles An interface converter module includes a metallized housing having a first end and a second end. A printed circuit board is mounted within the housing and has mounted thereon electronic circuitry configured to convert data signals from a host device transmission med... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074253 | Advanced erosion resistant carbide cermets with superior high temperature corrosion resistance Cermets are provided in which a substantially stoichiometric metal carbide ceramic phase along with a reprecipitated metal carbide phase, represented by the formula MxCy, is dispersed in a metal binder phase. In MxCy M is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069836 | Ceramic armor and method of making by encapsulation including use of a stiffening plate A ceramic armor is disclosed in several embodiments. In a first embodiment, a metal base plate has a metal frame assembled on it having a central opening into which the ceramic material and stiffening plate are placed. A cover plate is placed over the frame to enclo... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070643 | Compositionally graded sintered alloy and method of producing the same There is disclosed a compositionally graded sintered alloy which comprises: 1 to 40% by weight of a iron group metal; 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one type of a specific metal element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Au, Ge, Cu; Sn, Al, Ga, Ag, In, Mn a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056589 | Plain bearing composite material The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material with a metallic base layer, optionally with a porous support layer applied thereto and a lead-free bearing layer, forming a bearing surface for a bearing partner with a bearing surface material made from pl... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056590 | Plain bearing composite material The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material provided with a metallic support layer, optionally with a porous carrier layer applied thereto, and with a lead-free sliding layer, which forms a sliding partner and whose sliding layer material is based on... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048785 | Adsorbents for low vapor pressure fluid storage and delivery A fluid storage and delivery system utilizing a porous metal matrix that comprises at least one Group VIIIB metal therein. In one embodiment, the porous metal matrix forms a solid-phase metal adsorbent medium, with an average pore diameter of from about 0.5 nm to ab... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033529 | Plain bearing provided with a friction coating and method for making same A high-performance plain bearing provided with a friction coating including a bronze layer whereof the pores are filled with a PTFE-type fluoroplastic paste filled with molybdenum bisulphide. The production method includes sintering a layer of bronze powder on the m... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030065 | Solid lubricant for lubricating rotary trunnion supported equipment A solid lubricant bar for use in high temperature environments, such as rotary kilns, comprising an organo phosphate, such as triphenyl phosphate, a solid lubricant selected from the group comprising graphite, molybdenum, boron, boron nitride, tungsten, polytetraflu... | 04/18/2006 |
