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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034153 | Wear resistant low friction coating composition, coated components, and method for coating thereof A composition for coating sliding or rolling or fretting or impacting members is formed by preparing a composite powder of TiB2 and BN, with a TiB2 to BN ratio ranging from 1:7 to 20:1, and a metallic matrix selected from the group consisting of nickel, c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7789933 | R-T-B based sintered magnet An R-T-B based sintered magnet according to the present invention comprises: 12 at % to 15 at % of a rare-earth element R; 5.0 at % to 8.0 at % of boron B; 0.02 at % to 0.2 at % of Mn; and a transition metal T as the balance. The rare-earth element R is at least one... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7731776 | Bimodal and multimodal dense boride cermets with superior erosion performance Multimodal cermet compositions comprising a multimodal grit distribution of the ceramic phase and method of making are provided by the present invention. The multimodal cermet compositions include a) a ceramic phase and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the ceramic p... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7531021 | Article having a dispersion of ultrafine titanium boride particles in a titanium-base matrix An article includes a microscale composite material having a matrix with more titanium than any other element, and a dispersion of titanium boride particles in the matrix. At least about 50 volume percent of the titanium boride particles have a maximum dimension of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7473294 | Nitrogen-containing metal powder, production process thereof, and porous sintered body and solid electrolytic capacitor using the metal powder An object of the present invention is to provide nitrogen-containing metallic powder at high productivity, which powder contains a metal such as niobium or tantalum containing nitrogen uniformly, and enables production of an anode electrode that has high specific ca... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7442225 | High strength high toughness Mo alloy worked material and method for production thereof The present invention provides a worked molybdenum-alloy material that can be used at higher temperatures than at least temperatures at which known TZM alloys are used. A worked molybdenum-alloy material having high strength and high toughness includes at lea... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413591 | Throw-away tip and cutting tool The throw-away tip has a shape of substantially flat plate, comprising from 1 to 30% by weight of binder phase comprising at least one kind of Co and Ni, and 70 to 99% by weight of carbonitride phase comprising composite metal carbonitride of Ti and one or more kind... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7384444 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361386 | Functional coatings for the reduction of oxygen permeation and stress and method of forming the same The oxidation behavior of the bond coat is improved using a HVOF nanostructured NiCrAlY coating. NiCrAlY powder is mechanically cryomilled and HVOF sprayed onto Ni-based alloy to form a nanocrystalline bond coat. Oxidation is performed on the coating to form the the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357880 | Composite rare-earth anisotropic bonded magnet, composite rare-earth anisotropic bonded magnet compound, and methods for their production The bonded magnet of the present invention, in which average particle diameter and compounding ratio are specified, is comprised of Cobalt-less R1 d-HDDR coarse magnet powder that has been surface coated with surfactant, R2 fine magnet powder that has been surface c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354490 | Cryomilled aluminum alloys and components extruded and forged therefrom High strength aluminum alloy powders, extrusions, and forgings are provided in which the aluminum alloys exhibit high strength at atmospheric temperatures and maintain high strength and ductility at extremely low temperatures. The alloy is produced by blending about... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347884 | Alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy An alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy includes an iron-based powder containing about 0.5 mass percent or less of Mn as a prealloyed element and 0.2 to about 1.5 mass percent of Mo as a prealloyed element; and a Mo-containing alloy powder bonded on the surface ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314498 | Sintered alloys for cam lobes and other high wear articles An iron-based sintered powder metal article for cam lobe and other high temperature, high wear applications requiring excellent net-shape stability during sintering comprises a powder metal mixture consisting essentially of, by weight, 0.5–3.0% Mo, 1–6.5% Cr, 1â... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314531 | R-T-B system rare earth permanent magnet A sintered body comprising a main phase consisting of an R2T14B phase (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements (providing that the rare earth elements include Y), and T represents one or more transition metal elements essentially c... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311788 | R-T-B system rare earth permanent magnet A sintered body with a composition consisting of 25% to 35% by weight of R (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements, provided that the rare earth elements include Y), 0.5% to 4.5% by weight of B, 0.02% to 0.6% by weight of Al and/or Cu, 0.03% to 0.25% b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300488 | Powder metal composition and method for producing components thereof The present invention concerns a powder metal composition for producing powder metal components comprising a Co-based pre-alloyed powder, with irregularly shaped particles comprising at least 15% by weight Cr and less than 0.3% by weight C, admixed with graphite. | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295646 | Method for producing a coating for absorption of neutrons produced in nuclear reactions of radioactive materials The invention relates to a method for producing a coating for absorption of neutrons produced in nuclear reactions of radioactive material which can be applied in an economically feasible and simple manner, increases the effectivity of absorption, enables greater va... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264683 | Centrifugal casting method, centrifugal casting apparatus, and cast alloy produced by same The present invention relates to a casting method which employs rapid solidification of metal, rare-earth metal or the like, as well as to a casting apparatus and a cast alloy. A centrifugal casting method includes the steps of pouring a molten material onto a rotar... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7230514 | Inductive component and method for producing same Inductive component (10; 20; 30) having at least one coil (12; 22; 32) and a magnetically soft core (11; 21; 31) made from a ferromagnetic powder composite in which the ferromagnetic powder composite shows an alloy powder mixture made from alloy... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220480 | Cemented carbide and method of making the same A cemented carbide including WC, a binder phase based on Co, Ni or Fe, and gamma phase, in which said gamma phase has an average grain size | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211323 | Hard and low friction nitride coatings and methods for forming the same An improved coating material possessing super-hard and low friction properties and a method for forming the same. The improved coating material includes the use of a noble metal or soft metal homogeneously distributed within a hard nitride material. The addition of ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208097 | Iron-based rare earth alloy nanocomposite magnet and method for producing the same An iron-based rare earth alloy nanocomposite magnet has a composition represented by (Fe1-mTm)100-x-y-zQxRyTiz, where T is Co and/or Ni, Q is B and/or C and R is rare earth element(s) including substa... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208056 | Rare earth sintered magnet, and method for improving mechanical strength and corrosion resistance thereof An R-T-B system rare earth sintered magnet having a high mechanical strength and excellent corrosion resistance is provided. The R-T-B system rare earth sintered magnet of the present invention comprises a sintered body comprising a main phase consisting of an R | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204866 | Niobium or tantalum powder and method for production thereof, and solid electrolytic capacitor A niobium or tantalum powder of the present invention comprises aggregates in which primary particles of niobium or tantalum are aggregated, and have a pore distribution having a peak in the range from 1 to 20 μm as measured by mercury porosimetry. That is, the nio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201810 | Rare earth alloy sintered compact and method of making the same A rare earth alloy sintered compact includes a main phase represented by (LR1-xHRx)2T14A, where T is Fe with or without non-Fe transition metal element(s); A is boron with or without carbon; LR is a light rare earth elemen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199690 | R-T-B system rare earth permanent magnet An R-T-B system rare earth permanent is provided, which comprises a sintered body comprising: an R2T14B phase (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements (providing that the rare earth elements include Y) and T represents one or more ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175718 | Rare earth element permanent magnet material A material for a rare earth permanent magnet having a high magnetic coercive force and a high residual magnetic flux density. 28 to 35% by weight of at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172641 | Ultra-hard boride-based metal matrix reinforcement A composite of M/AlMgB14 or M alloy/AlMgB14 is synthesized, where M=Al, Ti, W, or Cu. Small particles and/or fibers of AlMgB14 are distributed throughout a metal matrix to strengthen the resulting composite. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160627 | Boron containing ceramic-aluminum metal composite and method to form the composite A boron containing ceramic-aluminum metal composite is formed by mixing a boron containing ceramic with a metal powder comprised of aluminum or alloy thereof, shaping the mixture into a porous preform, contacting the preform with an infiltrating metal comprised of a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156893 | Method of making niobium and other metal powders Methods of forming niobium powders and other metal powders are described. The method involves milling the metal powders at elevated temperatures and in the presence of at least one liquid solvent. The methods of the present invention have the ability to reduce DC le... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156743 | Mechanical fuse and method of manufacturing the same An inexpensive mechanical fuse having a high fatigue limit ratio and high rupture reliability, and superior in forming performance, and a method of manufacturing the same are presented. The mechanical fuse is composed of Fe-based sintered alloy, and comprises an inn... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153339 | Powder metallurgical compositions and methods for making the same Metallurgical powder compositions of the present invention include an iron based powder combined with a master alloy powder, as a mechanical property enhancing powder. The addition of master alloy powders has been found to enhance the mechanical properties of the fi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147686 | Rare earth magnet, method for manufacturing the same, and motor using rare earth magnet A rare earth magnet comprises rare earth magnet particles and a rare earth oxide being present between the rare earth magnet particles. The rare earth oxide is represented by a following general formula (I): R2O3  (I) | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144463 | Highly quenchable Fe-based rare earth materials for ferrite replacement The present invention relates to highly quenchable Fe-based rare earth magnetic materials that are made by rapid solidification process and exhibit good magnetic properties and thermal stability. More specifically, the invention relates to isotropic Nd—Fe—B type... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141207 | Aluminum/magnesium 3D-Printing rapid prototyping A 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping process using Al/Mg particles coated with a metal (i.e. copper, nickel, zinc, or tin) that (1) prevents oxidation of the Al/Mg particles, and (2) either alone, or when alloyed with the aluminum or magnesium core metal, melts below the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128774 | Cutting tool The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for metal machining comprising tungsten carbide in a binder phase of tungsten or a tungsten alloy. The insert contains, in addition, W2C in an amount such that in the x-ray diffraction pattern the pea... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090730 | R-Fe-B sintered magnet An R—Fe—B base sintered magnet having a composition of 12–17 at % of R (wherein R stands for at least two of yttrium and rare earth elements and essentially contains Nd and Pr), 0.1–3 at % of Si, 5–5.9 at % of B, 0–10 at % of Co, and the balance of Fe, c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087202 | Particulate reinforced aluminum composites, their components and the near net shape forming process of the components This invention concerns particulate reinforced Al-based composites, and the near net shape forming process of their components. The average size of the reinforced particle in the invented composites is 0.1–3.5 μm and the volume percentage is 10–40%, and a good ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078112 | Mechanical fuse and production method for the same A mechanical fuse has further improved and stabilized fatigue limit ratio, and can obtain high reliability under a using condition in which cyclic loading is applied. The mechanical fuse includes a Fe-based sintered alloy that has at least one element of P at 0.15 t... | 07/18/2006 |
