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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648775 | Ceramic substrate, ceramic package for housing light emitting element A ceramic substrate comprising a metallic layer on its surface, wherein said metallic layer includes: a silver layer containing silver; a gold layer containing gold; and a nickel layer containing nickel, in this order from an outermost layer of said metallic layer. | 01/19/2010 |
| 7399534 | Structures producing a magnetic field with a gradient and a cylindrical magnetic field source Magnetic field structures composed of nested cylindrical magnetic laminae that are magnetically oriented perpendicular to their planes and configured to cause a volume charge density and cancel the field effects of unwanted surface negative charges are provided by a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7374826 | Structures producing a magnetic field with a gradient and a planar magnetic field source Magnetic field structures composed of stacked magnetic laminae that are magnetically oriented perpendicular to their planes and configured to cause a volume charge density and cancel the field effects of unwanted surface negative charges are provided. This arrangeme... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360676 | Welded aluminum alloy structure A method of welding age-hardenable aluminum alloys to improve strength properties in the heat affected zone and the weld zone, the method comprising the steps of providing precipitation hardenable aluminum alloy members to be welded and subjecting said members to a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335429 | Coating and coating process incorporating raised surface features for an air-cooled surface A coating and coating process for incorporating surface features on an air-cooled substrate surface of a component for the purpose of promoting heat transfer from the component. The coating process generally comprises depositing a first metallic coating material on ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316850 | Modified MCrAlY coatings on turbine blade tips with improved durability There is provided a method for depositing a modified MCrAlY coating on a turbine blade tip. The method utilizes laser deposition techniques to provide a metallurgical bond between a turbine blade substrate, such as a superalloy substrate, and the modified MCrAlY com... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299967 | Method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly coolers or cooler elements made up of plate stacks The invention relates to an innovative method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly for manufacturing coolers or cooler elements or heat sinks at least one plate stack, with at least two plate-shaped elements made of metal, for example copper, and provided wi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7250678 | Copper-containing C4 ball-limiting metallurgy stack for enhanced reliability of packaged structures and method of making same The invention relates to a ball-limiting metallurgy stack for an electrical device that contains at least one copper layer disposed upon a Ti adhesion metal layer. The ball-limiting metallurgy stack resists Sn migration toward the upper metallization of the device. | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244095 | Dual pressure Euler steam turbine A turbine, including a rotor on a shaft, and having in combination stationary nozzles discharging steam at a first pressure or pressures thereby producing impulse forces on the rotor; internal passages in the rotor producing a pressure head increase in the discharge... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7150923 | Chrome coating composition A metallic coating composition and vacuum metalization process for applying the coating composition on various substrates, for example vehicle wheels, hub caps, bumpers and the like. The process is environmentally compatible and produces a decorative, wear-resistant... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7064934 | Magnetoresistive sensor with reduced operating temperature A magnetoresistive (MR) sensor having reduced operating temperature is disclosed. The MR sensor, which includes an MR stack having a magnetoresistive layer, is configured to operate in a current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) mode wherein a sense current flows substan... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041943 | Electrical heating element for heating units of seats and steering wheels An electrical heating element for heating units of seats and steering wheels is provided. The heating element comprises at least one conductor having at least one core-coated wire that serves as a heat conductor and/or as a contact conductor and/or as a lead for tem... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018720 | Layer sequence built on a substrate in thin-film technology The layer sequence built on a substrate in thin-film technology includes an electrically conductive sputtered layer and an electrically conductive reinforcing layer for reinforcing or strengthening the sputtered layer, which is applied on the sputtered layer by a me... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6982123 | Method for repair of a nickel-base superalloy article using a thermally densified coating A nickel-base superalloy article, such as a gas turbine stationary flowpath shroud that has previously been in service, is repaired by applying a restoration coating to a surface of the article. The restoration coating is applied by providing a precursor mixture, wh... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6969559 | Structures producing a magnetic field with a gradient Magnetic field structures composed of stacked magnetic laminae that are magnetically oriented perpendicular to their planes and configured to cause a volume charge density and cancel the field effects of unwanted surface negative charges. This arrangement causes a u... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949300 | Product and method of brazing using kinetic sprayed coatings The present invention is directed to a process for preparing aluminum and aluminum alloy surfaces in heat exchangers for brazing by depositing thereon a kinetic sprayed brazing composition. The process simultaneously deposits monolith or composite coatings that can ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6913839 | Coated article having a quasicrystalline-ductile metal layered coating with high particle-impact damage resistance, and its preparation and use A coated article having a high resistance to particle-impact damage has a substrate, and a layered coating overlying the substrate. The layered coating includes a substantially continuous quasicrystalline layer, and a substantially continuous ductile metallic layer ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896977 | Method of brazing aluminum or aluminum alloy materials and aluminum alloy brazing sheet A method of brazing an aluminum or aluminum alloy material, containing brazing an aluminum alloy brazing sheet that has an aluminum or aluminum alloy core material and, being clad on one or both surfaces, a filler alloy layer comprised of an Al—Si-based alloy and ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896974 | Magnetic field sensor and magnetic disk apparatus A magnetic field sensor has a pair of magnetic shields serving as a negative electrode and a positive electrode, respectively, a magnetoresistive element arranged between the pair of magnetic shields, a nonmagnetic conductive layer for the negative electrode arrange... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884511 | 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. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6838189 | Magnetic recording media with high SNR and high thermal stability Magnetic recording media exhibiting high SNR and high thermal stability are produced by sputter depositing a magnetic alloy overlying a non-magnetic substrate, e.g., on an underlayer, heating to eliminate thermally unstable small grains thereby increasing the averag... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6821642 | Magneto-optical recording medium with first and second magnetic layers with almost equal Curie temperatures A magneto-optical recording medium includes at least three magnetic layers of a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a third magnetic layer, in which a recording mark recorded in the third magnetic layer by irradiation of a light beam is transferred thr... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803118 | Marker for use in a magnetic anti-theft security system A semi-hard magnetic alloy for activation strips in magnetic anti-theft security systems is disclosed that contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.0 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti and the balance iron. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777106 | Metal blocks suitable for machining applications The present invention is directed to a metal block suitable for machining, the metal block comprising at least two superimposed metal plates, each having a thickness of at least 12.5 mm, wherein the yield strength of the block is at least 75% of the yield strength o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6749951 | Coated article having a quasicrystalline-ductile metal layered coating with high wear resistance, and its preparation and use A coated article having a high resistance to wear damage has a substrate, and a layered coating overlying the substrate. The layered coating includes a ductile metallic layer overlying and in facing contact with the substrate, and a protective layer overlying and in... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6696175 | Unrecrystallized layer and associated alloys and methods The present invention provides aluminum alloys and layers formed in aluminum alloys as well as methods for their manufacture. Aluminum alloys of the present invention are provided with at least one discrete layer of uncrystallized grains formed therein. A... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689490 | Display element for employment in a magnetic anti-theft security system Display Element for Employment in a Magnetic Anti-theft Security System A semi-hard magnetic alloy for activation strips in magnetic anti-theft security systems is disclosed that contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.5 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 to 3 weight % Ti a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682828 | Steel sheet provided with a coating comprising a main layer of zinc-chromium alloy the predominant phase of which has a delta and/or zeta structure The coating plant includes a device for running a sheet to be coated along a traveling path past a window for the evaporation or sublimation of elements A an B, sources for the evaporation or sublimation of elements A and element B placed successively in ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6677054 | Device for integrally joining a metal block that can be made up of plates A device for integrally joining a metal block (11') that can consist of a number of plates, by hard-soldering or brazing. The hard-solder provides a connection covering a large surface and with a minimal thickness in solder gaps (17j ; j=1, 2, ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673467 | Metallic component with protective coating A metallic component exposed to high temperature steam is provided with a coating comprising a thin primer layer deposited on the surface of the metallic component and a thicker overlay layer on top of the primer layer. The primer layer consists of highly... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663981 | Marker for use in a magnetic anti-theft security system and method for marking the marker A marker for use in a magnetic anti-theft security system has an amorphous ferromagnetic alloy alarm strip and at least one activation strip. The semi-hard magnetic alloy for the activation strip contains 8 to 25 weight % Ni, 1.5 to 4.5 weight % Al, 0.5 t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6623869 | Metal material having good resistance to metal dusting A metallic material of the invention which comprises, in mass %, C: not more than 0.2%, Si: 0.01-4%, Mn: 0.05-2%, P: not more than 0.04%, S: not more than 0.015%, Cr: 10-35%, Ni: 30-78%, Al: not less than 0.005% but less than 4.5%, N: 0.005-0.2%, and one ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620527 | Hillock-free aluminum wiring layer and method of forming the same A hillock-free wiring layer and method of forming the same are provided. The wiring layer includes at least two aluminum (Al) layers formed on a substrate, and each of the Al layers includes Al crystal particles. For any two Al layers of the wring layer, ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6609830 | Bearing having multilayer overlay and method of manufacture A multilayer engine bearing (10) includes a steel backing (12) having a liner (14) of bearing metal of either copper-lead or aluminum alloys formed on the backing (12). A multilayer overplate (24, 124) is formed on the base lining member (16) and includes... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607847 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles using brazes An article, such as an airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined by a braze to the first piece. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal intermeta... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596410 | Chrome-plated sliding member and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a chrome-plated sliding member free from periodical decreases in wear resistance or seizure resistance without the necessity to intentionally bend a multi-layer hard chrome plating film. This is a sliding member having a mul... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586118 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles using semi-solid brazes An airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined by a braze to the first piece. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal intermetallic composite and a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579625 | Magnetoelectronics element having a magnetic layer formed of multiple sub-element layers A magnetic layer (46) of a magnetoelectronics element (40) is provided that has a first sub-element layer (48) and a second sub-element layer (50). The first sub-element layer (48) is configured to have a first area and the second sub-element layer (50) i... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565988 | Composite for high thermal stress The invention provides a component or composite part, such as a divertor plate for the "first wall" of a fusion reactor, adapted to endure a high thermal load, which is made, at least in some sections, of tungsten or a tungsten alloy. In accordance with t... | 05/20/2003 |
