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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137820 | Roughened coatings for gas turbine engine components A gas turbine engine component (10) with an aluminide coating (42) on at least a portion of an airflow surface (18) that includes a roughening agent (44) effective to provide a desired surface roughness and a deposition process for formin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8039119 | Textured substrate for epitaxial film formation and surface improving method of textured substrate for epitaxial film formation Orientation degree and smoothness of a substrate surface better than those of conventional ones are provided in a textured substrate for epitaxial thin film growth. The present invention is a textured substrate for epitaxial film formation, including a crystal orien... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8012600 | Material for electric contact and method of producing the same A material for electric sliding contact comprising, on a conductive substrate, a first layer composed of a noble metal or an alloy comprising the noble metal as a major component with an arithmetic average roughness Ra of (A) μm and, as an upper layer of the first ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003225 | Decorative article having a white coating A personal ornament having an ornament base article made of a metal or the like; an underlayer, preferably nickel-free, formed on the base article; and a coloring layer constituted of an abrasion-resistant layer of 0.2-1.5 μm thick formed by dry-plating on the surf... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7968212 | Triamine/aspartate curative and coatings comprising the same The reaction product of a triamine and a dialkyl maleate and/or dialkyl fumarate, wherein the reaction product has a viscosity of less than 2000 cPs is disclosed. Polyurea coatings comprising this reaction product are also disclosed, as are substrates coated with th... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960035 | High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet excellent in chemical treatability There is provided a high-strength hot rolled steel sheet excellent in phosphatability, wherein a maximum depth (Ry) of pits and bumps, existing on a surface thereof, is not less than 10 μm, and an average interval (Sm) of the pits and the bumps is not more than 30 ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7892656 | Sliding device A sliding device 1 is constituted of a swash plate 3 including a first sliding surface 3A and a semispherical shoe 4 sliding with the swash plate 3. The swash plate 3 is constituted of a base material 3B of high stren... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7846556 | Modulated composite surfaces Methods and compositions relating to the preparation of structurally and compositionally modulated composite surfaces that can potentially reduce friction and increase resistance to wear and scuffing in rolling, rotating and sliding bearing applications. Preparation... | 12/07/2010 |
| RE41747 | Metal film and metal film-coated member, metal oxide film and metal oxide film-coated member, thin film forming apparatus and thin film forming method for producing metal film and metal oxide film The metal film of the present invention is a dense film of a single crystal that has very low surface roughness and very good crystal orientation because an arithmetic mean roughness of the surface is not larger than 2 nm and a (111) peak intensity of X-ray diffract... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7700199 | Seamless master and method of making same Hollow, cylindrical, seamless metal master for producing seamless diffuser sheets of preselected length and width. Additional aspects of the invention include a hollow cylindrical seamless invertable elastomeric master and method of making the same and an apparatus ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7431779 | Ultrasonic impact machining of body surfaces to correct defects and strengthen work surfaces Metallic workpieces of diverse shapes having work surfaces which are deformed at the surface and adjacent sub-surface layers by surface impact from ultrasonic transducers employing freely axially moving impacting elements propelled and energized by a transducer osci... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422797 | Plating layer for sliding portion In forming a plating layer for a sliding portion, which comprises Cr that is electrolytically-deposited in a plating bath containing Cr, the plating bath contains organic sulfonic acid. Accordingly, micro-cracks are formed at the plating layer. The plating layer for... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413814 | Multilayer getter structures and methods for making same Getter multilayer structures are disclosed, embodiments of which include at least a layer of a non-evaporable getter alloy having a low activation temperature over a layer of a different non-evaporable getter material having high specific surface area, both preferab... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7384698 | Metal article intended for at least partially coating with a substance and a method for producing the same A metal article intended for at least partially coating with a substance, which includes a metal solder, a plastic, a glass, or a ceramic. The metal article itself may include, in particular, connecting, supporting, or conducting components for an electronic compone... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383629 | Method of making circuitized substrates utilizing smooth-sided conductive layers as part thereof A circuitized substrate in which two conductive layers (e.g., electroplated copper foil) are bonded (e.g., laminated) to an interim dielectric layer. Each of the two foil surfaces which physically bond to the dielectric are smooth (e.g., preferably by chemical proce... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381475 | Treated copper foil and circuit board An object of the present invention is to provide a treated copper foil laminated with a mesomorphic polymer film having low hygroscopicity and superior high thermal resistance to make a circuit board composite materials having large peel strength and compatibility w... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378160 | Copper electrolytic solution containing amine compound having specific skeleton and organosulfur compound as additives, and electrolytic copper foil produced using the same The invention has an object of obtaining a low-profile electrolytic copper foil made by electrolytic copper foil manufacturing using a cathode drum such that the surface roughness on the rough surface side (the opposite side to the lustrous surface) is low. In parti... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370491 | Method and apparatus for water dispensing systems within a refrigerator A fluid storage tank includes a wall defining a cavity therewithin. An inlet opening is formed through the wall and provides communication between a fluid source and the cavity. A projection and at least one obstruction are positioned within the cavity. The projecti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368376 | Top layers of metal for high performance IC's A method of closely interconnecting integrated circuits contained within a semiconductor wafer to electrical circuits surrounding the semiconductor wafer. Electrical interconnects are held to a minimum in length by making efficient use of polyimide or polymer as an ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364803 | High density dual helical gear and method for manufacture thereof The present invention relates to a low cost technique for manufacturing dual helical gears, such as herringbone gears, from powder metals. The dual helical gears made by this technique are of high density (greater than 92% of theoretical density) and offer superior ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353681 | Roll embossing of discrete features A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plast... | 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 |
| 7338718 | Zinc hot dip galvanized steel plate excellent in press formability and method for production thereof A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a plating layer substantially composed of the η phase and an oxide layer disposed on a surface of the plating layer. The oxide layer has an average thickness of 10 nm or more and includes a Zn-based oxide layer and an Al-ba... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335282 | Sputtering using an unbalanced magnetron A sputtering process and magnetron especially advantageous for low-pressure plasma sputtering or sustained self-sputtering, in which the magnetron has a reduced area but full target coverage. The magnetron includes an outer pole face surrounding an inner pole face w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332422 | Method for CuO reduction by using two step nitrogen oxygen and reducing plasma treatment A method for cleaning a copper interconnect after a chemical-mechanical polishing that comprises: a) treating the surface of said copper interconnect with a nitrogen and oxygen containing treatment; and b) without breaking vacuum, treating the copper interconnect wi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331695 | Visible light-reflecting member A visible light-reflecting member is disclosed which uses a plate or a film for reflecting visible lights, whose reflective surface is provided with an aluminum thin film having an aluminum purity of not less than 99 mass % and an X-ray diffraction pattern wherein, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316482 | Reflecting mirror and projection image display apparatus using the same The present invention is directed to the provision of a reflecting mirror that suppresses decreases in the resolution performance and contrast performance by decreasing the mean surface roughness. In a projection type image display apparatus including a projector le... | 01/08/2008 |
| RE39974 | Management of contact spots between an electrical brush and substrate Devices for the management of contact spots, partly consisting of surface plating, partly of surface polishing and partly of substrate surface profiling in the form of parallel grooves stretched out in the direction of sliding and/or of isolated asperities. The mana... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300685 | Steel wire with metal layer and roughnesses Steel wire is coated with a metal layer such that the metal layer has a surface with roughnesses. A surface roughness Ra of above 0.25 μm is reached. Preferably, the roughnesses are randomly dispersed at the surface. The result is an improved visual aspect and an i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296517 | Roll for metal rolling, and support for lithographic printing plate A roll for metal rolling has a roughened surface formed by an electrolytic treatment in an electrolytic solution while using the roll as an anode. When the roll is used to emboss an aluminum plate, it is possible to obtain an aluminum plate with an uneven structure ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7268319 | Method of metallurgically bonding articles and article therefor An article suitable for metallurgical bonding having a first part having a lower surface, and a second part having an upper surface is disclosed. The lower surface of the first part is disposed at the upper surface of the second part to provide for a faying surface ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252891 | Wiring transfer sheet and method for producing the same, and wiring board and method for producing the same A wiring transfer sheet including a carrier base and a wiring layer formed thereon is produced so that an exposed area of a surface of the carrier base on which the wiring layer is formed has a plurality of concavities. By transferring the wiring layer to an electri... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241284 | Method of inhibiting restenosis A method of inhibiting restenosis is disclosed. The method includes reducing contaminants during manufacturing of angioplasty devices and during angioplasty procedures. An angioplasty device is preferably examined for contaminants prior to the angioplasty procedure,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238431 | Highly corrosion-resistant hot dip plated steel material excellent in surface smoothness The present invention provides a plated steel material, said plated steel material having a plated layer which contains Al of 4% or more in mass, excellent in surface smoothness even when a cooling rate is low. In the present invention: a plated layer which contains... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232614 | Tungsten disulfide surface treatment A tungsten disulfide metal surface treatment in which the substrate material is prepared through impingement of small blast media particle sizes to create formed pockets in the substrate material approximately matched to the size of the tungsten disulfide particles.... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220492 | Metal matrix composite articles Mold components comprising soluble cores, metal matrix composite articles, and methods of making metal matrix composite articles. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7193177 | Method of metallurgically bonding articles and article therefor An article suitable for arc-welded metallurgical bonding having a first part having a lower surface, and a second part having an upper surface is disclosed. The lower surface of the first part is disposed at the upper surface of the second part to provide for a fayi... | 03/20/2007 |
