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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178219 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials. The oxide materials described herein as a class typically contain one or more of ytterbia (Yb2O | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173279 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173278 | Coated body A coated body and a process for producing a layer of hard material on a substrate are described. The body comprises a substrate (30) and a layer of hard material (36) which has been applied to the substrate (30) and at least partly covers the bo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163403 | Epitaxial layers on oxidation-sensitive substrates and method of producing same This invention disclosure describes methods for the fabrication of metal oxide films on surfaces by topotactic anion exchange, and laminate structures enabled by the method. A precursor metal-nonmetal film is deposited on the surface, and is subsequently oxidized vi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147990 | Ceramic material and electroceramic component comprising the ceramic material A ceramic material with a negative temperature coefficient of specific resistance has the general formula [{(SE1III,SE2III)1−x(M1II,M2II)x}(Cr1−y... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133598 | Hard coating film, method of formation thereof, and material coated with hard coating film A hard coating film having wear resistance superior to conventional TiAlN coating films, oxide coating films, and the like. The hard coating film of the present invention has a component composition represented by one of the following two formulas: (Ti | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129040 | Cutting tool The invention provides a single or a multilayer PVD coated sharp edged cutting tool, which can at the same time exhibit satisfactory wear and thermochemical resistance as well as resistance to edge chipping. The cutting tool comprises a sintered body made of a cemen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119261 | Layer system for the formation of a surface layer on a surface of a substrate and also arc vaporization source for the manufacture of a layer system The invention relates to a layer system for the formation of a surface layer on a surface of a substrate, in particular on the surface of a tool, wherein the layer system includes at least one first hard layer of the composition (AlaMgbCrc... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110296 | Multifunctional hard material coating In a multi-functional hard material coating of a substrate wherein the hard material coating comprises a single phase crystalline structure including metastable mixed crystals of at least two hard material components which are not soluble in each other and comprise ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8088501 | High wear resistant triplex coating for cutting tools A hard coating layer system comprises at least a main layer (3) on a surface of a substrate (1), a buried layer (4) and an outer surface layer (5), wherein the surface layer (5) comprises AlCrZ, where Z stands for N, C, B, CN, BN, ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084148 | Insert for milling of cast iron Coated cemented carbide inserts, particularly useful for milling of cast iron, methods for making the inserts, and methods of their use are disclosed. The inserts are characterized by a composition of the substrate of about 5-7 wt % Co, about 0.05-2.0 wt % total amo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8062776 | Surface coated tool and method of working cutting object A surface coated tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer superimposed on the surface of the substrate and containing Ti and W in the form of nitride or carbonitride. The coating layer comprises a matrix and dispersed particles dispersed into the matrix. The W... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062775 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials. The oxide materials described herein as a class typically contain one or more of ytterbia (Yb2O | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057922 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057923 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043728 | Hard coating film for forming tool and forming tool A hard coating film excellent in wear resistance and seizure resistance for coating a forming tool of a Cr-containing iron-base alloy includes a first coating layer A of a thickness between 1 and 10 μm formed on the forming tool and a second coating layer B of a th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025989 | Coated cutting insert Coated cemented carbide inserts (cutting tools), particularly useful for wet or dry machining of steels and stainless steels, are disclosed. The cutting tool insert is characterized by a cemented carbide substrate and a coating comprising an about 0.5 to 5 μm thick... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025990 | Hard coating film and target for formation thereof A hard coating film having oxidation resistance and wear resistance superior to those of conventional coating films formed of TiAlN, TiCrAlN, TiCrAlSiBN, CrAlSiBN, NbCrAlSiBN, or the like. The hard coating film of the present invention has a component composition re... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012610 | Visible-light-responsive photoactive coating, coated article, and method of making same An article includes a substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface. A coating is deposited directly on at least a portion of the substrate outer surface. The coating consists essentially of titania and at least one additional photoabsorption band modifying... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003231 | Wear-resistant member with hard coating A member with alumina-based hard coating formed there-on wherein said hard coating contains nitrogen and has a composition represented by the formula (1) below: Al1-xMx(O1-yNy)z (1) (0... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003232 | Layered coated cutting tool Cutting tool inserts comprising a substrate selected from the group consisting of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material, and high speed steel; and a hard and wear-resistant coating comprising laminar polycrystalline metal nitrides la... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989092 | Fine grained cemented carbide for turning in heat resistant super alloys (HRSA) Coated cemented carbide inserts, particularly useful in fine turning of super alloys, are disclosed. The inserts are characterized by a composition of a cemented carbide of WC, about 4.0 wt-% Co to about 7.0 wt-% Co, about 0.25 wt-% Cr to 0.50 wt-% Cr, and a coerciv... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989093 | Method of making a coated cutting tool and the resulting tool The present invention relates to a method of making a coated cutting tool comprising providing a substrate, depositing on said substrate a cathodic arc evaporation PVD coating of nitrides, oxides, borides, carbides, carbonitrides, carbooxynitrides, or combinations t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964294 | Low surface energy coatings for cooking products An easy to clean and stain resistant coating for a cooking product includes an oxycarbofluoride coating. The oxycarbofluoride coating has a composition comprising at least one metal oxide, carbon and fluorine and can be applied to a substrate using a sol-gel process... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7939186 | Cutting tool made of surface-coated cubic boron nitride-based ultra-high-pressure sintered material A cutting tool made of a surface-coated cubic boron nitride-based ultra-high-pressure sintered material, comprising a cutting insert main body formed by ultra-high-pressure sintering of a compact composed of titanium nitride, aluminum and/or aluminum oxide, and boro... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923130 | Surface-coated cutting tool A surface-coated cutting tool according to the present invention including a substrate and a coating film formed on the substrate is characterized in that the coating film includes a composite super multi-layer film obtained by alternately stacking one or more first... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7901797 | Low-adhesion material, resin molding die, and soil resistant material An upper die has a cavity member constituting an inner bottom surface of a cavity, and a surrounding member. The cavity member is formed of a low adhesion material in accordance with the present invention, and includes a body portion and a surface layer formed on an... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901796 | Coated cutting tool and manufacturing method thereof A coated cutting tool and its manufacturing method are provided. The coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base material. The coating layer includes an alternate layer having at least one layer of each of an A la... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901798 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897271 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892660 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887935 | Cutting insert having ceramic coating A cutting tool insert has a multilayer ceramic coating. The multilayer ceramic coating is a stratified structure of alternating sub layers of an oxide material and interfacial layers of a second material having good adhesion with the oxide material. The ceramic coat... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887934 | Wetting resistant materials and articles made therewith Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made fro... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7851075 | Work piece with a hard film of ALCR-containing material, and process for its production A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (AlyCr1-y)X, where X═N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and 0.2≦y | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838132 | PVD-coated cutting tool insert The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool insert of cemented carbide with coating including at least one layer of Ti1-x AlxN deposited by PVD-technique. The layer has x=0.4-0.6 with a compressive residual stress of >4-6 GPa and a t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833636 | Piston ring with sulphonitriding treatment The present invention relates to a piston ring for an internal combustion engine, the piston ring comprises a sulphide rich compound layer forming a surface layer, said sulphide rich compound layer comprising an iron nitride matrix with iron sulphide (FeS) inclusion... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824781 | Metal phosphate composite and dense material comprised of the same A metal phosphate composite having a composition represented by the formula M1xM21-x(HwPyOz) (wherein M1 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of tin, titanium, zirconium, silicon, a... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820309 | Low-maintenance coatings, and methods for producing low-maintenance coatings The invention provides a substrate bearing a low-maintenance coating. In some embodiments, the coating includes a low-maintenance film that includes both titanium oxide and tungsten oxide. The invention also provides methods and equipment for depositing such coating... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820308 | Surface-coated hard material for cutting tools or wear-resistant tools The present invention provides a thin film coated on a cutting tool surface made of cemented carbides, cermets or ceramics. According to the present invention, an α-Al2O3thin film is deposited on a TiAlvBwCxNyOz (v+w+x+y+z=1, v, w, x, y, z≧0... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811683 | Cutting tool A cutting tool having a substrate and a coating layer for coating the surface of the substrate, the coating layer being composed of Ti1−a−b−c−dAlaWbSicMd(CxN1−x), where M is at le... | 10/12/2010 |