Abstract: A valving assembly for a motor vehicle includes a hard, lubricious and chemically inert coating of graphitic carbon. The coating may include a metal. Preferred metals include chromium or other transition metals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 7, 2003
Date of Patent:
January 31, 2006
Assignee:
Ionbond, LLC
Inventors:
Robert R. Aharonov, Raymond P. Fontana, James M. South