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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7037559 | Immersion plating and plated structures A first metal is plated onto a substrate comprising a second metal by immersing the substrate into a bath comprising a compound of the first metal and an organic diluent. The second metal is more electropositive than the first metal. The organic diluent has a boilin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6911269 | Lead-free chemical nickel alloy Lead-free chemically produced nickel alloy containing nickel, phosphorus, bismuth and antimony, process for the production of such a nickel alloy by externally electroless metal deposition in an aqueous electrolyte and articles plated therewith. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6895992 | Fuel pump for inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus Disclosed herein is a fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, in which occurrence of corrosion and attrition caused by cavitation or erosion can be suppressed, their resistance against the environment can be improved, and an excellent lifeti... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875330 | Process for coating workpieces with bearing metal A process is provided for coating metallic workpieces with a bearing material, wherein the workpiece first receives a hard chromium plating having a pearl or columnar structure type surface. A predominantly silver layer is then galvanically deposited, which fills in... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6837980 | Bond enhancement antitarnish coatings Aqueous electroplating solutions and methods are provided for the codeposition of zinc and chromium. The solutions include effective amounts of zinc, chromium, and hydroxyl ions. The solutions further include an effective amount of one or more ions of alkali metals,... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6828037 | Hydrogen-permeable structure and method for manufacture thereof or repair thereof The invention provides a hydrogen permeable structure, which can effectively prevent peeling-off of a hydrogen permeable film and hence has higher durability, and a method of manufacturing the structure. The hydrogen permeable structure has a hydrogen permeab... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824666 | Electroless deposition method over sub-micron apertures An apparatus and a method of depositing a catalytic layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of noble metals, semi-noble metals, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof in sub-micron features formed on a substrate. Examples of noble me... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6652980 | Electrochromic material and method for making the same A method for forming an electrochromic material includes the steps of (a) forming a transparent conductive film on a transparent substrate, (b) forming a metal film on the transparent conductive film by electroless plating, and (c) oxidizing the metal fil... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6627118 | Ni alloy particles and method for producing same, and anisotropic conductive film A crystalline Ni alloy particle for an anisotropic conductive film comprising Ni and a metalloid element such as P, B, etc. and having a structure in which a Ni intermetallic compound phase is precipitated can be produced by preparing substantially amorph... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613452 | Corrosion resistant coating system and method A system and method for producing a corrosion-resistant article includes a metal substrate and a multi-layer resistant coating disposed over the metal substrate. The coating is operable to resist corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of the metal substrate... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6605370 | Method of manufacturing an aluminium joined product Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an aluminium or aluminium alloy joined product, such as a shaped and hollow member, comprising the sequential steps of: (a) providing two parts made of aluminium or aluminium alloy, each part having a peripheral flan... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6596413 | Brazing product having a low melting point Disclosed is an aluminium brazing product, such as a brazing sheet product, having a substrate (1) of an aluminium alloy comprising silicon in an amount in the of 2 to 18% by weight, and on at least one outer surface a layer (2) comprising nickel, wherein... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6528184 | Cobalt-molybdenum-phosphorus alloy diffusion barrier coatings Techniques are provided for electrolessly depositing and electrodepositing a CoMoP barrier coating onto copper or copper alloys to prevent copper diffusion when forming gold layers on articles such as watch bracelets, watch cases, imitation jewellery, spe... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6506503 | Friction bearing having an intermediate layer, notably binding layer, made of an alloy on aluminium basis The invention relates to an intermediate layer, in particular a bonding layer, made from an alloy with an aluminium base, for multi-layered materials with layers of differing composition, in particular friction bearings. The alloy contains added quantitie... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503641 | Interconnects with Ti-containing liners An electrical conductor for use in an electronic structure is disclosed which includes a conductor body that is formed of an alloy including between about 0.001 atomic % and about 2 atomic % of an element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, In, ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6495272 | High quality optical surface and method of producing same A method of producing high quality optical surfaces is disclosed. The invention allows for the production of optical surfaces with complex geometry while retaining the high quality of the optical surface. A top layer is provided on a substrate. In order t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6482531 | Non-fouling, wettable coated devices A device, and its production method, the device has a substrate and a coating composition, the coating composition being formed by the gas phase or plasma polymerization of a gas comprising at least one organic compound or monomer. The polymerization is c... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6475644 | Radioactive coating solutions methods, and substrates Radioactive coating solutions and sol-gels, and corresponding methods for making a substrate radioactive by the application of the radioactive coating solutions and sol-gels thereto. The radioactive coating solution comprises at least one carrier metal an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6395402 | Electrically conductive polymeric foam and method of preparation thereof Provided are methods of preparing an electrically conductive polymeric foam. The methods include the following steps: (a) contacting a polymeric foam with a surfactant solution; (b) contacting the polymeric foam with a sensitizing solution; (c) contacting... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6391476 | Brazing sheet product and method of manufacturing an assembly using the brazing sheet product A brazing sheet product having a core sheet (1) made of an aluminium alloy, having one or both of the surfaces of the core sheet clad with an aluminium clad layer (2), and a layer (3) comprising nickel on the outersurface of one or both the aluminium clad... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6391473 | Cu plated ceramic substrate and a method of manufacturing the same A Cu plated ceramic substrate is used in a semiconductor. On a ceramic substrate layer, a thin-film Cr layer is put, and a thin-firm Au layer is put on the Cr layer. The Au layer is plated with Cu. By providing the Au and Cr layers between the ceramic pla... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383662 | Light weight steel and its use for car parts and facade linings A high-strength lightweight steel and its use for car parts and facade linings is a purely ferritic steel having, in mass %, more than 5 to 9% Al, less than 0.2% Si, and 0.03 to 0.2% Mn.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6335104 | Method for preparing a conductive pad for electrical connection and conductive pad formed A method for preparing a copper pad surface for electrical connection that has superior diffusion barrier and adhesion properties is provided. In the method, a copper pad surface is first provided that has been cleaned by an acid solution, a protection la... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6274241 | Substrates seeded with precious metal salts, process for producing the same and their use To provide a substrate enclosed in a uniform nucleation layer, a substrate is nucleated with a noble metal salt where the noble metal salt is chemically bound to the substrate, and a method is described for binding a noble metal salt chemically to a subst... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6265086 | Electroless metal deposition on silyl hydride functional resin A method for selective electroless metal deposition on a substrate. The method comprises applying a patterned coating comprising a silyl hydride functional resin onto a substrate. An electroless plating solution comprising a metal ion is then applied onto... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6258411 | Industrial material with fluorine passivated film and process of manufacturing the same An industrial material such as metal, ceramics or plastics whose surface has a film passivated by fluoridation and a process of manufacturing the above industrial material. The industrial material comprises a substrate, a nickel alloy film formed on the s... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238786 | Method for gloss coating articles The invention relates to a method for gloss coating articles or a portion of an article's surface and articles produced from this method. A corrosion-inhibiting polishing base coat is applied in a known fashion, after which a high-gloss layer produced by ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6136454 | Cobalt-tin alloy coating on aluminum by chemical conversion An aluminum or aluminum alloy surface which during use is exposed to sliding friction is coated to provide a chemical conversion coating of tin comprising 0.2-10.0 wt. % cobalt. For example, a swash plate type compressor has a cylinder block with cylinder... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129996 | Conversion coatings of tin with cobalt and bismuth for aluminum sliding surfaces An aluminum or aluminum alloy surface which during use is exposed to sliding friction has a chemical conversion coating of mostly tin with 0.2-10.0 wt. % cobalt and 0.1 to 12 wt. % bismuth. For example, a swashplate of a swashplate type compressor may be ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127052 | Substrate and method for producing it A substrate wherein a layer comprising a principal component of nickel and a layer comprising a principal component of palladium are deposited on a glass substrate and wherein an electroconductive layer is deposited on the palladium layer.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6066406 | Coating compositions containing nickel and boron The invention is directed to corrosion and wear resistant metallic coatings containing nickel and boron. The coatings are preferably deposited on catalytically active substrates from an electroless coating bath containing nickel ions, lead tungstate as a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6060176 | Corrosion protection for metallic features A microelectronic structure, having 1) at least one metallic feature situated on a layer of material selected from the group consisting of nonmetallic and semiconductor materials; 2) a layer of a cobalt-phosphorus alloy (Co(P)) covering at least one of th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5919576 | Immobilized biological membranes A composition comprising an immobilized biological membrane is provided. The functional immobilized biological membrane consists of a support structure, a metal layered onto a surface of the support structure, an alkanethiol monolayer assembled onto the m... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914115 | Biocompatible coating, medical device using the same and methods The invention involves using a glow discharge plasma to functionalize a surface of medical devices such as catheters, particularly intracardial catheters, with covalently bound thermochemically reactive groups. The surface is further contacted with a bioa... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5897965 | Electrolessly plated nickel/phosphorus/boron system coatings and machine parts utilizing the coatings Disclosed are electrolessly plated nickel coatings containing 0.5 to 3.0% by weight of phosphorus and 0.05 to 2.0% by weight of boron, coatings obtained by subjecting to heat treatment electrolessly plated nickel coatings containing 0.5 to 3.0% by weight ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5861218 | Zinciferous plated steel sheet and method for manufacturing same A zinciferous plated steel sheet which comprises a steel sheet, at least one zinciferous plating layer formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet, and an Fe--Ni--O film as an uppermost layer formed on the zinciferous plating layer. The total quanti... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5795662 | Zincate-treated article of Al-Mg-Si base alloy and method of manufacturing the same A zincate-treated article of an Al-Mg-Si base alloy has a zincate coating film having a Zn crystal grain size of 1.0 μm or smaller on an Al-Mg-Si base alloy body having a Cu content of 0.1 to 1.5 weight %. The Zn crystal grain size is preferably equal to... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5705283 | Tungsten-copper composite material with rhenium protective layer, and its preparation A rocket engine component is formed as a tungsten-copper composite substrate, and a functionally-gradient material coating overlying and contacting the substrate. The functionally-gradient material coating has a composition that varies nonlinearly through... | 01/06/1998 |
