Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947381 | Rotating machine and parts of the same The present invention provides parts of a rotation machine which effectively prevent particulates, such as silica, iron oxide, and other particles, contained in a gas to adhere to the rotating machines which work with the gases containing the particulates. An interm... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943243 | Interference fit assembly An interference fit assembly (10) is made of a first metal part (12), which has a recess (14) with an inner contact surface (16) and a second metal part (18) arranged in the recess (14) of the first metal part (12), w... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7556866 | Vapour turbine Vapor turbine operating with geothermal vapors containing corrosive agents such as chlorides and/or sulfides in particular. The turbine comprises a series of sealing laminas made of a nickel alloy containing a quantity of nickel ranging from 54% to 58% by weight to ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553555 | Vapour turbine Vapor turbine operating with geothermal vapors containing corrosive agents such as chlorides and/or sulfides in particular. The turbine comprises a series of stator blades made of a nickel alloy containing a quantity of nickel ranging from 54% to 58% by weight to av... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7514157 | Reaction control turbine blade A reaction control turbine blade is formed by applying a reaction control material to the surface of an Ni-base superalloy before applying aluminum diffusion coating to the Ni-base superalloy. The reaction control material is Co, Cr or Ru, or an alloy of which main ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7498087 | Vapour turbine Vapor turbine operating with geothermal vapors containing corrosive agents such as chlorides and/or sulfides in particular. The turbine comprises a series of rotor blades made of a nickel alloy containing a quantity of nickel ranging from 55% to 59% by weight to avo... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7476450 | Coating suitable for use as a bondcoat in a thermal barrier coating system A coating suitable for use as a bondcoat for a thermal barrier coating system includes about 5 to about 10 weight percent of aluminum (Al), about 10 to about 18 weight percent of cobalt (Co), about 4 to about 8 weight percent of chromium (Cr), about 0 to about 1 wei... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7449250 | Method for surface treatment of gold-plated body and surface-treated product and process for producing gold-plated body and gold-plated body, and method for immobilization of sulfur-containing molecules The present invention provides a gold-plated body, a method for surface treatment of a gold-plated body, a surface-treated product, and an immobilization method which make it possible to immobilize a large number of sulfur-containing molecules. With the surface trea... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442445 | Brazing clad material, and brazing method and brazing product using the same A brazing clad material is a composite material that comprises a base material and a brazing material layer formed integrally on the base material. The brazing material layer has a Ni or Ni alloy layer, a Ti or Ti alloy layer and a Fe—Ni alloy layer that are seque... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7416790 | Coating systems containing rhodium aluminide-based layers A coating process and system suitable for use on components subjected to high temperatures. The coating system includes an overlay coating of predominantly B2 phase rhodium aluminide (RhAl) intermetallic compound containing about 25 to about 90 atomic percent rhodiu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413974 | Copper-metallized integrated circuits having electroless thick copper bond pads A metal structure (100) for a contact pad of a semiconductor, which has interconnecting traces of a first copper layer (102). The substrate is protected by an insulating overcoat (104). The first copper layer of first thickness and first crystal... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7393594 | Laminated metal thin plate formed by electrodeposition and method of producing the same A laminated metal thin plate produced by electrodeposition is composed of a plurality of metal layers provided by at least two kinds of materials different in composition from each other. The laminated metal thin plate includes a first layer excellent in mechanical ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378132 | Method for applying environmental-resistant MCrAlY coatings on gas turbine components There is provided a method for depositing a modified MCrAlY coating on a surface of a gas turbine engine component. The method includes cold gas dynamic spraying techniques to provide a metallurgical bond between a substrate, such as a superalloy substrate, and the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371426 | Method for repairing components using environmental bond coatings and resultant repaired components According to an embodiment of the invention, a repaired component is disclosed. The repaired component comprises an engine run component having a base metal substrate, a portion of the base metal substrate between about 1-3 mils in thickness and an overlying bond co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368177 | Highly oxidation resistant component An oxidation resistant component is disclosed comprising a substrate and a protective layer. The protective layer consists of an inner MCrAlY layer contiguous with the substrate and an outer layer consisting of at least Ni and Al and having a β-NiAl structure ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364801 | Turbine component protected with environmental coating An environmental coating suitable for use on turbine components, such as turbine disks and turbine seal elements, formed of alloys susceptible to oxidation and hot corrosion. The environmental coating is predominantly a solid solution phase of nickel, iron, and/or c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361172 | Ultrasonic device and method for tissue coagulation An ultrasonic surgical device for the coagulation of animal tissue having an ultrasonic applicator and a movable jaw with a jaw surface adjacent the distal portion of the ultrasonic applicator for movement toward the applicator to a closed position at a predefined c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361302 | Oxidation and fatigue resistant metallic coating The present invention relates to a metallic coating to be deposited on gas turbine engine components. The metallic coating comprises up to 18 wt % cobalt, 3.0 to 18 wt % chromium, 5.0 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.1 to 1.0 wt % yttrium, up to 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to 0.3 wt... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357958 | Methods for depositing gamma-prime nickel aluminide coatings Methods for depositing an overlay coating on articles intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating has a predominantly gamma prime-phase nickel aluminide (Ni3Al) composition suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a bond coat ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354660 | High performance alloys with improved metal dusting corrosion resistance Alloy compositions which are resistant to metal dusting corrosion are provided by the present invention. Also provided are methods for preventing metal dusting on metal surfaces exposed to carbon supersaturated environments. The alloy compositions include an alloy (... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341796 | Copper foil having blackened surface or layer A copper foil with a blackened surface or layer wherein one or both surfaces of a copper foil is subject to black treatment, and having a color difference ΔL*≦−70 and chroma C*≦15 of a black-treated surface when measured by a color difference meter represente... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338719 | MCrAl layer MCrAl layers according to prior art often display chipping of the thermally grown aluminum oxide layer (TGO) as a result of thermally induced stresses, which significantly reduces the oxidation behavior or the bonding behavior of ceramic heat insulating layers. An i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335428 | Cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, and article of multilayer material The invention relates to a cooking vessel comprising a base made of a multilayer material and a side wall, the said multilayer material comprising, in succession from the outside of the vessel to the inside of the vessel: an outer part, having a thickness eE | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311981 | Gas turbine part provided with a protective coating A gas turbine part comprises a superalloy metal substrate, a bonding underlayer formed on the substrate and comprising an intermetallic compound of aluminum, nickel, and platinum, and a ceramic outer layer anchored on the alumina film formed on the bonding underlaye... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312160 | Removing solution, cleaning method for semiconductor substrate, and process for production of semiconductor device The removing solution containing a cerium (IV) nitrate salt, periodic acid or a hypochlorite can be applied to metals containing copper, silver or palladium and also to metals containing other metals having a relatively large oxidation-reduction potential. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300708 | Erosion and wear resistant protective structures for turbine engine components An erosion resistant protective structure for a turbine engine component comprises a shape memory alloy. The shape memory alloy includes nickel-titanium based alloys, indium-titanium based alloys, nickel-aluminum based alloys, nickel-gallium based alloys, copper bas... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294413 | Substrate protected by superalloy bond coat system and microcracked thermal barrier coating A protected article includes a substrate having a surface, and a protective system overlying and contacting a first portion of the surface of the substrate. The protective system has a nickel-base superalloy bond coat, an aluminide layer overlying and contacting the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291384 | Piston ring and thermal spray coating used therein, and method for manufacturing thereof The piston ring of the present invention comprises a thermal spray coating comprising chromium carbide particles having an average particle size of 5 μm or less, and a matrix metal composed of a Ni—Cr alloy or a Ni—Cr alloy and Ni at least on an outer periphera... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291401 | Non-hexavalent-chromium type corrosion resistant coating film structure having a resin layer and a metal layer that is superior in terms of adhesion to the resin layer A steel material that has on its surface a non-hexavalent-chromium type corrosion-resistant coating film formed by a composite of a metal layer and a resin layer. The steel material having or not having a copper layer is formed with 1) a Zn and/or Zn-based alloy lay... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288328 | Superalloy article having a gamma-prime nickel aluminide coating An article for use in hostile thermal environments, such as a component of a gas turbine engine. The article includes a nickel-base superalloy substrate that is prone to formation of a deleterious secondary reaction zone (SRZ), and an overlay coating having a predom... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285337 | Heat-resistant nickel-alloy composite excellent in high-temperature oxidation resistance A composite resistive to high-temperature corrosion and abnormal oxidization, maintains original excellent high-temperature characteristics of Ni alloys over a long period of time, and suitable for applications in a high-temperature such as gas turbines, jet engines... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278829 | Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273662 | High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-NiAl alloy compositions An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267889 | Sprayable composition The present invention provides a sprayable composition comprising a ceramic particulate including albite, illite, and quart, and a metallic composition, including nickel, chromium, iron, and silicon. The sprayable composition may be a composite particle, a blend, or... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264888 | Coating systems containing gamma-prime nickel aluminide coating An overlay coating for articles used in hostile thermal environments. The coating has a predominantly gamma prime-phase nickel aluminide (Ni3Al) composition suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a bond coat for a thermal barrier coating. The... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
