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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178212 | Functionally graded high temperature bonding of fiberglass fibers to steel Method for chemical bonding of fiberglass fibers to steel surfaces to prepare the steel for bonding with carbon composite material. This fiber-bonding step greatly increases the strength of the subsequent metal-composite bond. The fiberglass fibers which are chemica... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7968207 | Method of producing and joining superalloy balls by means of brazing and objects produced with such joints The invention relates to a method of producing and joining superalloy balls by means of brazing and to objects produced with such joints. According to one aspect of the invention, an alloy powder covered with a brazing solder is bonded to a spherical core and subseq... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7776450 | Thermal spraying powder comprising chromium carbide and alloy containing cobalt or nickel, thermal spray coating, and hearth roll A thermal spraying powder contains 30 to 50% by mass of chromium carbide with the remainder being an alloy containing chromium, aluminum, yttrium, and at least one of cobalt and nickel. The thermal spraying powder has an average particle size of 20 to 60 μm. The th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7625637 | Production of metal nanoparticles from precursors having low reduction potentials Metallic nanoparticles and processes for forming metallic nanoparticles. In one aspect, the invention is to a process for forming nanoparticles comprising the step of heating a solution comprising a first metal precursor and a nucleating agent (e.g., nucleate nanopa... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7556863 | Gold-coated nanoparticles for use in biotechnology applications A process of preparing gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles is disclosed and includes forming a suspension of magnetic nanoparticles within a suitable liquid, adding an amount of a reducible gold compound and a reducing agent to the suspension, and, maintaining the su... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7527875 | Group of metal magnetic nanoparticles and method for producing the same A group of metal magnetic nanoparticles is provided. The metal magnetic nanoparticle includes a core having a noble metal cluster of a diameter of 3 nm or less; and a metal shell, formed to surround the core, having noble metal atoms randomly distributed therein; wh... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7410698 | Conductive particle with protrusions and anisotropic conductive material therefrom A conductive particle having a low connection resistance, a small variation of conduction performance, and excellent conduction reliability and an anisotropic conductive material using such particles are disclosed. Conventional anisotropic conductive materials using... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404841 | Composite powder and gall-resistant coating A composite powder includes an FeMo based first powder including between about 20% and about 55% by weight Fe and between about 45% and about 80% by weight of Mo. The composite powder also includes an aluminum bronze based second powder blended with the FeMo based f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390576 | Magnetic metal particle aggregate and method of producing the same A method to produce dispersion of magnetic metal particle aggregates is provided. FePt nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed with the particles separated at controlled inter-particle spacing. The magnetic metal particle aggregate is composed of magnetic metal partic... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374824 | Core-shell nanocrystallite comprising tellurium-containing nanocrystalline core and semiconductor shell Tellurium-containing nanocrystallites are produced by injection of a precursor into a hot coordinating solvent, followed by controlled growth and annealing. Nanocrystallites may include CdTe, ZnTe, MgTe, HgTe, or alloys thereof. The nanocrystallites can photolumines... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357291 | Solder metal, soldering flux and solder paste Solder metal consists essentially of 8.8 to 5.0 mass % of Zn, 0.05 to 0 mass % of Bi and the balance of Sn and unavoidable impurities. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338686 | Method for producing conductive particles The present invention provides a low-cost method for producing conductive particles in a short period of time by simplifying pretreatment in electroless plating. The method for producing conductive particles includes the steps of: introducing a solution composed mai... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335427 | Preform and method of repairing nickel-base superalloys and components repaired thereby A process for repairing a turbine component of a turbomachine, as well as a sintered preform used in the process and a high gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy component repaired thereby. The sintered preform contains a sintered mixture of powders of a cobalt-base br... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323158 | Multiple metal oxide submicron particles Collections of particles comprising multiple a metal oxide can be formed with average particle sizes less than about 500 nm. In some embodiments, the particle collections have particle size distributions such that at least about 95 percent of the particles have a di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316724 | Multi-scale cermets for high temperature erosion-corrosion service A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS)X comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ), a binder phase (RS) and X wherein X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxide dispersoid E, an intermetallic compound F and a derivative compound ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314846 | Method for preparing metal oxide particles and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention relates to metal oxide particles having cores comprising larger molar amounts of zirconia than of ceria, and surface layers comprising larger molar amounts of ceria than of zirconia. Further, the present invention relates to a method for prepar... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312400 | Multilayer wiring board, base for multilayer wiring board, printed wiring board and its manufacturing method A multilayer wiring board assembly component comprises: an insulating substrate component (the insulating resin layer 111); a conductive layer 112 formed on one surface of said insulating substrate component 111 in the form of an electrode patte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309374 | Diffusion bonded nickel-copper powder metallurgy powder In contrast to current industrial practice where alloying powders are added to starting powder metallurgy compositions either as powder mixtures or fully prealloyed powders, the present invention posits a diffusion bonded nickel-copper precursor additive mixture for... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304011 | Compositions and processes for reducing NOemissions during fluid catalytic cracking Compositions for reduction of NOx generated during a catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst composition, preferably containing a Y-type zeoli... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300489 | Powder metallurgical compositions and parts made therefrom Metallurgical powder compositions are provided that include calcium aluminate additives, i.e., calcium aluminate or calcium aluminate containing powders, to enhance the machinability and durability of compacted and sintered parts made therefrom. The compositions gen... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300490 | Iron-based mixed powder for powder metallurgy and sintered body An iron-based mixed powder for powder metallurgy having improved machinability, without degrading the mechanical property of a sintered body made by compacting the iron-based mixed power. The iron-based mixed powder comprises a mixture of an iron-based powder, a pow... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294409 | Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making same Methods for fabricating a medical device having at least one porous layer include providing a medical device having at least one alloy and removing at least one component of the alloy to form the porous layer. Although methods may be used to make stent devices with ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294289 | Conductive powder and method for preparing the same Disclosed are conductive powder having a packing density of 68% by volume or more with a relative value preferably comprising 60 to 92% by weight of roughly spherical and silver-plated copper powder part of the surface of which has been coated with 3 to 30% by weigh... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294388 | Friction material with nanoparticles of friction modifying layer A friction material which includes a base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle is disclosed. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291201 | Method for making nano-scale lead-free solder A method for making Nano-scale lead-free solder includes the following steps of: forming a mixture solution Sn-Ag or Sn-Ag-Cu; making NaBH4, NaOH and alkyl C12H25OSO3Na to a reducing dispersing solution; producing reactant... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288325 | Hydrogen storage material based on platelets and/or a multilayered core/shell structure A hydrogen storage material includes a nano size material that can be formed in a multi-layered core/shell structure and/or in a nanotabular (or platelet) form. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288217 | Electroconductive compound in flake form and electroconductive composition An electroconductive compound in a flake form, characterized in that it comprises a titanium oxide which has an average long diameter of 1 to 100 μm and an average thickness of 0.01 to 1.5 μm, and contains potassium in an amount of 0.3 to 5 wt % in terms of potass... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285329 | Fine composite metal particles and their production method, micro-bodies, and magnetic beads Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282079 | Thermal spray powder A thermal spray powder includes cermet particles. Each cermet particle includes tungsten carbide particles having a mean primary particle size of 3 to 9 μm and metal particles or ceramic particles containing chrome. The mean particle size of the cermet particles is... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279229 | Nickel-base braze material and method of filling holes therewith A nickel-base braze material suitable for closing holes in a high temperature component, such as a tip cap hole in a turbine blade. The braze material comprises first and second filler materials and a binder. The first filler material comprises particles of a first ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267811 | Fuel reformer catalyst and absorbent materials Materials that are useful for absorption enhanced reforming (AER) of a fuel, including absorbent materials and catalyst materials, and methods for using such materials for the conversion of carbon-based fuels to a H2-rich product gas. The materials can be... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265046 | Method of making a solder ball A solder ball 50 according to the present invention includes a spherical core 2 and a solder layer 4, which includes Sn and Ag and which is provided so as to wrap the core 2 up. The amount of water contained in the solder layer 4 i... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264788 | Fuel reformer catalyst and absorbent materials Materials that are useful for absorption enhanced reforming (AER) of a fuel, including absorbent materials and catalyst materials and methods for using the materials. The materials can be fabricated by spray processing. The use of the materials in AER can produce a ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261759 | Powder metal mixture including micronized starch A powder metal mixture comprises a lubricant powder conventionally used to produce powder metal parts in combination with a modified lubricant. A lubricant conventionally used to compact and sinter a chosen powder metal mixture is modified by adding to it starch par... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259101 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259100 | Nanoparticles and method for making the same A method for making nanoparticles, nanoparticle inks and device layers therefrom is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, nanoparticles are isolated from a composite material that is formed by treating a metal oxide precursor to form the metal nanopar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255933 | Multi-layer sliding part and a method for its manufacture A multi-layer sliding part is prepared by a process including mixing 1–50 parts by volume of a Cu-plated solid lubricant powder with 100 parts by volume of a Cu-based alloy powder comprising 5–20 mass % of Sn and a remainder of Cu to form a mixed powder, sinteri... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250082 | Alloy type semiconductor nanocrystals and method for preparing the same Provided is a chemical wet preparation method for Group 12-16 compound semiconductor nanocrystals. The method includes mixing one or more Group 12 metals or Group 12 precursors with a dispersing agent and a solvent followed by heating to obtain a Group 12 metal prec... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247376 | Powder containing Fe-Ni nano-particles and its manufacturing method A powder containing Fe—Ni nano-particles and a method for manufacturing the powder, wherein the powder containing Fe—Ni nano-particles includes a carrier and Fe—Ni nano-particles. The carrier is a ceramic particle with size of about micro-meter (μm). Fe and N... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241502 | Moulded bodies consisting of core-shell particles The invention relates to mouldings having an optical effect which essentially consist of core/shell particles whose shell forms a matrix and whose core is essentially solid and has an essentially monodisperse size distribution, where a difference exists between the ... | 07/10/2007 |