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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182931 | Coated fatigue critical components A coating process for fatigue critical components is provided. The coating process comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a first modulus of elasticity, depositing a layer of a material having a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8129036 | High strength and high thermal conductivity heat transfer apparatus A heat transfer apparatus includes a first protective layer of a first metallic material, a second protective layer of a second metallic material, and a heat transfer layer bonded between the first protective layer and the second protective layer. The heat transfer ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8092922 | Layered coating and method for forming the same A layered coating is disclosed herein. The layered coating includes a chromium layer, an intermediate layer of chromium and nitrogen established on the chromium layer, and an outer layer of chromium and nitrogen established on the intermediate layer. The intermediat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7914903 | Layered composite including cubic boron nitride In a layered composite including a substrate comprising a number of individual layers disposed on the substrate, at least one of the individual layers includes cubic boron nitride formed by material deposition, the cubic boron nitride including oxygen added during d... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7897265 | Low cost, environmentally favorable, chromium plate replacement coating for improved wear performance A coating which improves the wear performance of a part is described. The coating is applied over an article such as a part or a workpiece using an electroplating process. The coating broadly includes a cobalt material matrix with a hardness of at least 550 HV and a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7776451 | Composite overlay compound A method of forming a composite overlay compound on a substrate includes forming a mixture including at least one component from a first group of component materials including titanium, chrome, tungsten, vanadium, niobium, and molybdenum. The mixture also includes a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7531246 | Core insert and method for manufacturing the same An exemplary core insert includes a main body having a central protruding portion and a peripheral flange portion surrounding the central protruding portion, and a multilayer film formed on the central protruding portion. The multilayer film includes a nickel-phosph... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7429152 | Uncoated cutting tool using brazed-in superhard blank An uncoated cutting tool that comprises a body containing a pocket. A polycrystalline cubic boron nitride blank has a cutting tip. The blank is brazed into the pocket using a braze alloy whereby there is a braze joint between the body and the polycrystalline cubic b... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422798 | Vapour turbine Vapour turbine operating with geothermal vapours containing corrosive agents or aggressive substances such as chlorides and/or sulfides in particular. The turbine comprises a series of stator blades and a series of rotor blades, each stator blade of the series of st... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7381673 | Composite material, wafer holding member and method for manufacturing the same A composite material according to the present invention, is composed of SiC, SiO2, at least one out of Al and Si, with He leak rate of 1.3×10−10 Pa·m3/sec or below, thereby providing a composite material, which has a higher vacuu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371461 | Multilayer hardmask scheme for damage-free dual damascene processing of SiCOH dielectrics Interconnect structures possessing an organosilicate glass based material for 90 nm and beyond BEOL technologies in which a multilayer hardmask using a line-first approach are described. The interconnect structure of the invention achieves respective improved device... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371615 | Heat sink and method for its production A method for producing a heat sink for cooling a semiconductor device including forming plural base members, the base member being each in plate or block-shape, the base member each having paths shaped on one or both sides of surfaces thereof, and the base member ea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369393 | Electrostatic chucks having barrier layer An electrostatic chuck for supporting a semiconductor wafer, including: a chuck body having a dielectric region and an insulating region, the insulating region having a higher electrical resistivity than the dielectric region, an electrode embedded in the chuck body... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361411 | Hardfacing alloy, methods, and products Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy capable of withstanding service abrasion of the order of silicious earth particles and weldable on industrial products, such as tool joints and stabilizers used in oil and gas well drilling, and other industrial products. The hardfaci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358189 | Copper clad laminate To reduce warping of a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thicknesses on both sides, and thereby to improve production efficiency of the printed-wiring boards, there is provided a copper clad laminate coated with copper foils of different thi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357068 | Material and process for thermal coating, surface layer and also compressor with a surface layer of the material The invention relates to a material based on an oxide ceramic for the manufacture of a surface layer (5) by means of a thermal coating process including aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide, with the material additionally containing chromium oxide for the simul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353979 | Method of fabricating substrate placing stage A method of fabricating a substrate placing stage includes the step of providing a plate-shaped ceramic base having a substrate placing surface on a side of the ceramic base. The method includes the step of providing a plate-shaped ceramic base formed of a composite... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342716 | Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339728 | Low-emissivity coatings having high visible transmission and low solar heat gain coefficient Low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective to infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335552 | Electrode for thin film capacitor devices A method of forming a conductor on a substrate including steps of depositing tantalum on a glass layer of the substrate; oxidizing the tantalum; and depositing a noble metal on the oxidized tantalum to form the conductor. The method can be used to form a ferroelectr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7321098 | Laminate ceramic circuit board and process therefor A circuit board assembly that makes use of a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate, and a process for producing the assembly. The substrate contains at least first and second regions formed by a plurality of first ceramic layers and at least one second c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318963 | Composite chromium plating film and sliding member having the same and method for manufacture thereof A composite chromium plating film containing hard particles in network-shaped microcracks, a surface-occupying ratio of the microcracks being 10 to 20% by area, a distribution density of the microcracks being 1,200 to 2,500/cm, and the amount of the above hard parti... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291230 | Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet extremely excellent in film adhesiveness and method for producing the same The present invention: relates to a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and a double-oriented electrical steel sheet which are used as soft magnetic materials for electrical machinery and apparatus; and is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet extremely excellen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291544 | Homoepitaxial gallium nitride based photodetector and method of producing A photodetector (100, 200, 300) comprising a gallium nitride substrate, at least one active layer (104, 302) disposed on the substrate (102, 202, 306), and a conductive contact structure (106, 210, 308) affixed to the active layer (104... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282078 | 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... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267344 | Piston ring with a PVD coating A piston ring for an internal combustion engine is made of steel and has an outer contact surface that is nitrated and coated to no more than 70 μm with a protective coating comprising nitrides of aluminum and/or silicium and/or zirconium in a matrix of chromium-ni... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264682 | Titanium boride coatings on titanium surfaces and associated methods A borided titanium article can include a titanium mass having titanium monoboride whiskers infiltrating inward from a surface of the titanium mass to form an integral surface hardened region. The titanium mass can be almost any titanium based metal or alloy such as ... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39814 | Cemented carbide insert and method of making same The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide cutting tool particularly for turning applications with high toughness demands, of stainless steels of different compositions and microstructures, and of low and medium alloyed non-stainless steels. The ceme... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265982 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a packaging substrate mounted with semiconductor chips; a heat dissipation metal plate having three or more sides and mounted with the packaging substrates; a frame provided along a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261951 | Copper based sintered contact material and double-layered sintered contact member With the objectives of alleviating the property of attacking on the mating member by scratching-off of local agglutinates on the sliding contact surface, achieving improved wear resistance, and achieving improved seizure resistance through restraint of frictional he... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261956 | Decorative article and timepiece A decorative article 1A for a timepiece or the like is provided having a superior aesthetic appearance that can be maintained over a long period of time. The decorative article 1A has a substrate 2 wherein at least part of the surface vicinity i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252872 | Joined structures of ceramics An object of the present invention is to provide a joined structure effective for preventing crack formation after thermal cycles. The joined structure has a ceramic member 1, a metal member 4 to be joined, and a metal fixed member 3 fixed to th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253504 | Integrated circuit package and method An integrated circuit package includes a substrate having a central axis dividing the substrate into an upper half and a lower half and an integrated circuit coupled to the substrate. A layer is provided within the substrate in the lower half thereof that is configu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232591 | Method of using an adhesive for temperature control during plasma processing Provided is a plasma processing method and apparatus and a tray for plasma processing, which are able to improve temperature controllability of a substrate. If a vacuum chamber is evacuated by a pump while introducing a specified gas by a gas supply unit into the va... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232556 | Titanium comprising nanoparticles and related nanotechnology Nanoparticles comprising titanium, such as nanoscale doped titanium metal compounds, inorganic titanium compounds, and organic titanium compounds, their methods of manufacture, and methods of preparation of products from nanoparticles comprising titanium are provide... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229675 | Protective coating method for pieces made of heat resistant alloys The invention relates to metallurgy and mechanical engineering, in particular to the development of methods for providing metallic pieces with protective coatings with a view to improving the performance characteristics thereof. In accordance with the inventive meth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226667 | Cast-iron insert and method of manufacturing same A cylinder liner has an outer circumferential surface around which another metal is to be cast. The cylinder liner also has a plurality of protrusions disposed on the outer circumferential surface and having respective substantially conical undercuts or necks which ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220273 | Control of airflow to an inflatable thermal device Airflow provided through an air hose to the inlet port of an inflatable thermal device is controlled by a mechanical device disposed at an end of the air hose that is coupled to the inlet port. In response to coupling the end of the air hose to the inlet port, the m... | 05/22/2007 |
