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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968502 | System having DLC contact surfaces, method of lubricating the system, and lubricant for the system The present invention relates to a lubricant for lubricating relatively movable, facing contact surfaces at least one of which is coated with DLC, a method of lubricating DLC contact surfaces with this lubricant, and a system having DLC contact surfaces. The lubrica... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7441302 | Wiper blade A wiper blade (1) includes a base portion (3) to be attached to a wiper arm, a lip portion (4) to sweep away a water droplet or dust etc. adhered to a glass window, a thin neck portion (2) for connecting the lip portion (4) and the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7354887 | High temperature LCP for wear resistance A high temperature liquid crystalline polyester (LCP) composition, and articles made therefrom, that provides “good” to “excellent” wear resistance at PVs (pressure×velocity) of at least 1.75 MPa-m/s (50,000 psi-fpm). The high temperature LCP being a matrix... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318514 | Low-friction sliding member in transmission, and transmission oil therefor A low-friction sliding member in a transmission is at least one of sliding members which are in slidable contact with each other in presence of a transmission oil composition. The low-friction sliding member includes a base material having a sliding section. A hard ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7235514 | Tribological materials and structures and methods for making the same An article having a bearing surface with improved wear characteristics is provided. The article may be formed from a composition that includes a polymeric material, a lubricious and reinforcing additive, and a solid lubricant. Methods for forming the compositions an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7176166 | Slide member The present invention intends to provide a slide member with increasing an abrasion resistance and an adherence, a friction coefficient is further decreased. A part of the base member surface of the slide member is provided with a streak so that a surface rou... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6979513 | Battery including carbon foam current collectors A battery having a current collector constructed of carbon foam. The carbon foam includes a network of pores into which a chemically active material is disposed to create either a positive or negative plate for the battery. The carbon foam resists corrosion and exhi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953760 | Ceramic component containing inclusions A ceramic component is disclosed, including a sintered ceramic body from a composition comprising a first ceramic material, and a plurality of inclusions in the ceramic body, each inclusion comprising graphite and a second ceramic material. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943137 | Sliding member A first sliding member of the present invention is made of a composition comprising 10-50% by weight of carbon fibers and 2-30% by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer, the balance being substantially a polyphenylene sulfide resin, at least in a sliding surface porti... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6852677 | Polyoxymethylene moulding compound containing a lubricant, the use thereof and moulded bodies produced therefrom Polyoxymethylene with addition of a lubricant mixture composed of an aliphatic ester and of a polyethylene wax improves in-feed behavior into the injection-molding machine without substantially changing tribological behavior, when comparison is made with a polyoxyme... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6828282 | Lubricants containing carbon nanotubes Improved fuel compositions containing carbon nanotubes in from 0.01% to 30.0% by weight of fuel have improved burn rate and other valuable properties. Improved lubricant compositions containing carbon nanotubes in from 0.01 to 20.0% by weight of lubricant have impro... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6734147 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6716800 | Composite body of silicon carbide and binderless carbon, process for producing such composite body, and article of manufacturing utilizing such composite body for tribological applications A composite body of silicon carbide having binderless, allotropic carbon granules distributed throughout is produced. The nominal size of the binderless allotropic carbon granules can range from 5 to 500 micrometers. The concentration of the binderless allotropic ca... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6689721 | Conductive grease and rolling apparatus packed with the same This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises a base oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure ag... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6589918 | Conductive grease and rolling apparatus packed with the same This invention is to provide a conductive grease which is less to decrease conductivity as a time passes. The conductive grease comprises abase oil, a thickener, a conductive solid powder, and at least one kind of a wear inhibitor, an extreme pressure age... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579833 | Process for converting a metal carbide to carbon by etching in halogens A process for the synthesis of carbon coatings on the surface of metal carbides, preferably SiC, by etching in a halogen-containing gaseous etchant, and optionally hydrogen gas, leading to (he formation of a carbon layer on the metal carbide. The reaction... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6376061 | Composite multilayer material A composite multilayer material is described which exhibits relatively high wear and delamination resistance without impairment of the coefficient of friction in the presence of oil. The composite multilayer material contains at least one powder-form poly... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6323160 | Carbon-carbon composite material made from densified carbon foam A carbon-carbon composite material is made by providing an open-celled carbon foam preform, and densifying the preform with carbonaceous material. The open-celled carbon foam preform may be oxygen stabilized prior to carbonization, and the foam preform de... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6255380 | Pressure-resistant, sliding tetrafluoroethylene resin composition A resin composition which exhibits good sealability while keeping creep deformation to a minimum when brought into sliding contact with a mating member at a high contact pressure of over 10 MPa, and which will not damage a mating member made from an alumi... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228814 | Carbonaceous composite material and sliding member using the same The present invention relates to a carbonaceous composite material that can fully produce the characteristic effect of the graphite fluoride containing carbonaceous composite material with a minimum additive ratio of graphite fluoride and simultaneously c... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5998339 | Wet type sliding apparatus comprising radial bearing A wet type sliding apparatus comprising a wet type radial bearing which starts in the presence of a lubricating liquid, wherein the radial bearing has a sliding surface consisting of a resin composition comprising 10 to 45% by weight of a carbon fiber and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5955402 | Biodegradable lubricative resin composition A biodegradable lubricative resin composition which withstands use as a material for sliding parts, and slide bearings and gears made from such a resin composition. The resin composition contains an aliphatic polyester which is a monopolymer or copolymer ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5840662 | Lubricating oils of improved friction durability The frictional durability of lubricating oils, including power transmitting fluids and in particular automatic transmission fluids, are improved by incorporating a combination of low potency friction modifiers, ashless and/or metal-containing antioxidants... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5821204 | Thrust bearing having sliding surface A thrust bearing having a sliding surface composed of a resin composition which comprises 10 to 45% by weight of a carbon fiber, 0.1 to 30% by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene, 0.1 to 20% by weight of a graphite having an oil absorption of 70 to 500 ml... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5750046 | Refrigerant system lubricant and method A method of maintaining and servicing air conditioning systems and compositions therefor are provided whereby newer, more environmentally friendly R-134a refrigerant gas is substituted for the older R-12 and R-22 types. In addition, a method of flushing a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5732322 | Resin composition for sliding member and sliding member The disclosure describes a resin composition for a sliding member, comprising 1 to 25 wt % of component A selected from the group consisting of phosphates and barium sulfate, 1 to 15 wt % of component B selected from the group consisting of magnesium sili... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5668091 | Lubricant for lubricating a tire for rotary trunnion supported equipment A lubrication block, with or without a cavity, or a lubrication bag, for lubricating an ID surface of a tire and an OD surface of a plurality of pads of rotary trunnion supported equipment, such as a kiln, cooler, dryer, reactor, granulator and ball mill ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5635299 | Sliding member usable in dry and wet states and method of manufacturing the member A sliding member usable in dry and wet states includes a synthetic resin coated filler powder composition obtained by polymerizing a polyethylene based composition in the presence of a filler having a friction-reducing and/or wear-resisting property, unif... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5614477 | Anti-friction additive and method for using same A mixture of graphite and diamond particles is suspended in a liquid. The mixture is applied between relatively moving metal surfaces. The diamond particles subsequently become embedded in the surface of the metal. The surface treatment and embedding by t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5482637 | Anti-friction coating composition containing solid lubricants A composition of matter for depositing a thin anti-friction film that has a coefficient of friction of 0.06 or less. The composition comprises (a) a mixture of solid lubricant particles, a thermoset resin, and a catalyst for setting the resin, and (b) an ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5415791 | Lubricating composition and a sliding member comprising the composition Disclosed herein are a solid lubricating composition comprising a solid lubricant, a lubricating oil which is in a liquid or paste form at an ordinary temperature, a carrier for absorbing and possessing said lubricating oil, and a thermosetting synthetic ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5288792 | Additive for friction lining mixtures A solid lubricant additive for resin-bound friction lining mixtures contains manganous sulphide (MnS). The additive further optionally contains other sulphides, carbon carriers such as graphite and coke, phosphates and/or oxides. The additive results in t... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5278109 | Composite materials for sliding members Provided is a composite material for sliding members which comprises a titanium carbide matrix and graphite particles excellent in crystallinity which are uniformly dispersed in the titanium carbide matrix. This composite material has self-lubricity and h... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5236784 | Bearing material and plastic bearing A bearing material mainly comprising plastics and a plastic bearing made thereof. The bearing material is composed of 30 to 98 wt % of glassy carbon and 70 to 2 wt % of plastics, and has persistent, excellent abrasion resistance, sliding properties, and h... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5216079 | Polyolefin lubricant systems and polymer composites containing such lubricants Lubricant systems are provided in which a polyolefin or polyolefin/polytetrafluoroethylene blend functions as a lubricant in a polymer matrix material. The resulting polymer composites containing about 1 to 30 weight percent of the novel lubricant or lubr... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4867889 | Composite bearings having improved wear life Self-lubricating bearings and methods for manufacturing these bearings are provided in which a lining comprising PTFE and a polymer bondable fiber are disposed within a polymeric material comprising at least about 5.0 weight percent carbon powder. In wear... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4847135 | Composite material for sliding surface bearings In a composite material for sliding surface bearings, a rough metallic surface is provided with a polymeric matrix, which forms a friction contact or sliding layer over the rough base surface. To increase the wear resistance, the matrix contains zinc sulf... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4828728 | Dry lubricated bearing Layers of carbon with a thickness ranging from 10 nm to 10 μm with a diamond-like crystalline structure in a vacuum under a protective atmosphere, but also in atmospheric conditions, represent an excellent dry lubricant which is characterized by a very l... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4798771 | Bearings and other support members made of intercalated graphite A bearing or other support member containing intercalated graphite exhibits many of the properties of a metal (ie: conductivity, luster, ductility) while enhancing the lubricating properties of pure graphite. The bearings are made by pressing an intercala... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4637884 | Sliding member of graphite-boron carbides Disclosed herein is a high temperature-resistant and abrasion-resistant sliding member of graphite-boron carbides showing the friction coefficient of 0.01 to 0.13 and the specific abrasion amount of 10-7 to 10-9 mm2 /kg un... | 01/20/1987 |
