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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378159 | Protected article having a layered protective structure overlying a substrate A protected article has a substrate and a protective structure overlying a surface of the substrate. The protective structure includes a protective layer overlying the surface of the substrate and having an aluminum content greater than that of the substrate, and a ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7300707 | Aluminium composite structure having a channel therein and method of manufacturing the same To provide an aluminium composite structure having a highly airtight channel therein, including: a core material having a concave groove on a surface; a covering material made up of aluminium or aluminium alloy which covers the surface of the core material other tha... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7244512 | Method of manufacturing electromagnetic devices using kinetic spray A method of manufacturing electric machines comprised of geometrically patterned arrays of permanent magnets, soft magnetic materials, and electrical conductors deposited by kinetic spraying methods directly atop a carrier. The magnets and planar coils of the presen... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223067 | Flow machine with a ceramic abradable The flow machine is furnished with an abradable (10) made of a particle composite material. This so-called composite (1) contains granular core particles (2) of a ceramic material. The surfaces (20) of the granular core particles carry fu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179539 | Electromagnetic device An electric machine made from kinetically sprayed permanent magnet material and a binder material form a composite admixture having microstructure of permanent magnet material embedded in the binder material. The admixture has a permanent magnetic moment. The magnet... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172821 | Coating material having corrosion resistance and wear resistance A coating material has a first layer deposited on a base material and a second layer deposited on the first layer. The first layer is made of a Ni-base alloy or a Co-base alloy containing carbon as an unavoidable impurity. The second layer is made of a hard material... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160631 | Zinc-based coated steel sheet having excellent anti-peeling property, frictional property, and anti-galling property and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides for a zinc-based coated steel sheet having a zinc-based coating layer and a lubricant film, which is formed on the zinc-based coating layer, containing zinc phosphate particles in an amount of 50 wt. % or more, and having substantially... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153562 | Coated cemented carbide insert The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert particularly for turning of steel comprising a cemented carbide body, a coating with a post treatment with a first, innermost layer system of one or several layers of TiCxNyOz | 12/26/2006 |
| 7129194 | Catalyst system with improved corrosion resistance An improved catalyst system that includes a metal support structure and an anti-corrosive layer on the metal support structure, and has improved resistance to corrosion and other degradation under corrosive environments. Typically, a catalyst supporting layer is app... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6946201 | Chromium (VI)-free conversion layer and method for producing it A chromium(VI)-free, chromium(III)-containing and substantially coherent conversion layer on zinc or zinc alloys presenting, even in the absence of further components such as silicate, cerium, aluminum and borate, a corrosion protection of approx. 100 to 1000 h in t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923153 | Piston and connecting rod assembly having phosphatized bushingless connecting rod and profiled piston pin The present invention relates to a connecting rod and piston pin assembly for an internal combustion engine to improve wear of the piston/connecting rod pivot point and reduce deformation of the pin bore. To this end, the assembly includes a piston having a pin bore... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6878462 | Surface treated zinc-based metal plated steel sheet In the present application, a steel sheet having surface-treated zinc-based plating is provided which comprises a zinc-based plating layer, a chromium-free conductive intermediate layer and an organic resin layer, all of the layers being superimposed one on another ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6846574 | Honeycomb structure thermal barrier coating A device having an improved thermal barrier coating (46) and a process for manufacturing the same. A support structure (28) for retaining a ceramic insulating material (46) on a substrate (16) is formed by the deposition of a support stru... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6780526 | Process for producing graded coated articles The invention relates to a novel thermal spray process for the deposition of coatings with a graded or layered composition and the coated articles produced thereby. More particularly, the invention relates to feeding mixtures of coating materials to a thermal spray ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770384 | Low pressure coated article with polymeric basecoat having the appearance of stainless steel An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises a polymer basecoat layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited at relatively low pressure on the polymer layer a pr... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6764775 | Low pressure coated article with polymeric basecoat having the appearance of stainless steel An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises a polymeric basecoat layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the polymeric basecoat layer a stack layer cont... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6753095 | Zinc-based metal plated steel sheet treated with phosphate being excellent in formability and method for production thereof The aim of the present invention is to provide a phosphate treated zinc coated steel sheet with excellent workability. A steel sheet coated with a zinc based alloy has a phosphate treated coating on the surface thereof. The phosphate treated coating comprises mainly... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743532 | Coated article An article is coated with a multi-layer coating having a bronze color. The coating comprises a nickel basecoat layer, and a color and protective stack layer comprised of layers of carbon-rich refractory metal or refractory metal alloy carbonitride alternating with l... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719852 | PROCESSING SOLUTION FOR FORMING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FREE AND CORROSION RESISTANT CONVERSION FILM ON ZINC OR ZINC ALLOY PLATING LAYERS, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FREE AND CORROSION RESISTANT CONVERSION FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME A processing solution for forming a hexavalent chromium free, corrosion resistant trivalent chromate conversion film on zinc or zinc alloy plating layers comprises a silicon compound; trivalent chromium and oxalic acid in a molar ratio ranging from 0.5 to 1.5, where... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6699592 | Galvannealed steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same The invention provides a galvannealed steel sheet which has an oxide layer having 10 nm or larger thickness on the plateau of the coating layer flattened by temper rolling. With the use of the galvannealed steel sheet, no powdering occurs during press-for... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6677053 | Surface-treated steel sheet and production method therefor A surface-treated steel sheet includes a steel sheet, an Al--Zn-base alloy plating layer formed on the steel sheet, a chemical conversion film provided on the alloy plating layer, and a concentric layer of a Cr compound that is formed on the alloy plating... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6649275 | Zinc phosphate-treated galvanized steel sheet excellent in corrosion resistance and color tone A zinc phosphate treated galvanized steel sheet capable of securing sufficient white rust resistance and non-uniform dew condensation resistance without requiring a sealing chromate treatment has high white color and is excellent in color tone uniformity.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649282 | Surface treated steel product prepared by tin-based plating or aluminum-based plating A tin-plating or aluminum-plating surface treated steel material with excellent corrosion resistance containing an intermetallic compound composed of one or more Group IIa (alkaline earth metal) elements and one or more Group IVb elements in a tin-based p... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6623868 | Galvanized steel for use in vehicle body A galvanized steel plate for use in a vehicle body, having corrosion resistance and workability that are well-balanced and being suitable for outer plates of a vehicle body is provided. The plate includes a galvanized steel plate having a zinc coating pla... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6617055 | Spin valve sensor with low moment free layer At least a portion of a free layer structure in a spin valve sensor is composed of nickel iron molybdenum (NiFeMo) so that the free layer structure does not have to be reduced in thickness in order to have a reduced magnetic moment for responding to lower... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610422 | Coated steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same The method for manufacturing coated steel sheet has the steps of: immersing a steel sheet in a hot-dip coating bath to form an Al--Zn base coating layer containing 20 to 95 mass % Al on the steel sheet, forming a passivated layer on the coating layer; and... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6599644 | Method of making an ohmic contact to p-type silicon carbide, comprising titanium carbide and nickel silicide A method of producing an ohmic contact to p-type silicon carbide comprising two layers, the first one comprising nickel silicide and the second one comprising titanium carbide is disclosed. The deposited layers are annealed to convert at least a part of d... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6579624 | Functional film having optical and electrical properties A functional film includes a transition layer having a first constituent having SiO as a dielectric material and at least one second constituent selected from aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), yttrium (Y), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr)... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558816 | Coated article with polymeric basecoat having the appearance of stainless steel An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises a polymeric layer on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the polymeric layer a stack layer containing ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551722 | Coated article having a stainless steel color An article is coated with a multi-layer coating having a stainless steel color. The coating comprises an electroplated layer or layers on the article surface, a refractory metal or refractory metal alloy strike layer on the electroplated layer or layers, ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548192 | Coated article having the appearance of stainless steel An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a sta... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6548193 | Coated article having the appearance of stainless steel An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating comprises one or more electroplated layers on the surface of said article and vapor deposited on the electroplated layers a col... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6528182 | Zinc coated steel plates coated with a pre-lubricating hydroxysulphate layer and methods for obtaining same The invention concerns a steel plate coated with a metal layer based on zinc and a zinc hydroxysulphate layer, whereof the surface density of sulphur is more than 0.5 mg/m2. The invention also concerns a method for obtaining said plate by treat... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6492040 | Welding construction and heat exchanger using the welding construction To make stress corrosion cracking caused by precipitation of a ଲ layer (Mg2 Al3) in a welding part (5) or in the periphery of the welding part (5) hard to occur. An apparatus body (1) and a header (3) formed of an aluminum allo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6399216 | Corrosion-resistant coatings for steels used in bromide-based absorption cycles A method for coating stainless steel in which a metallic material layer of Cr and alloys of Cr and at least one of Mo, W, Ni, Si, Ti, Zr is deposited onto a metal substrate. The metallic material layer is then annealed so as to form a diffusion layer betw... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387541 | Titanium article having a protective coating and a method of applying a protective coating to a Titanium article A titanium aluminide turbine blade (10) includes an aerofoil (12), a platform (14) and a root (16). A protective coating (2) is applied to the aerofoil (12) and the platform (14) of the turbine blade (10). The protective coating (2) comprises austenitic s... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6376092 | Surface-treated steel sheet and manufacturing method thereof The present invention has an object to provide a surface-treated steel sheet which has highly balanced corrosion resistance and formability, and satisfies fundamental properties required mainly for steel sheets for automobile body, and a manufacturing met... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372357 | External component of endoscope An external component of an endoscope includes an aluminum alloy base member whose surface is subjected to anodic oxidation, and thereafter, is subjected to an electrolytic deposition thereon.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372364 | Nanostructure coatings A thin film product having a nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a temporary substrate opposite the nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a final substrate attached to the nanostructured ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6346335 | Copper foil composite including a release layer A composite material includes a structural carrier layer and a relatively thin metal foil layer separated by a release layer. The release layer, that may be an admixture of a metal such as nickel or chromium and a non-metal such as chromium oxide, nickel ... | 02/12/2002 |