Patents Examined by Jennifer McNeil
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Patent number: 8449973Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflective member. The reflective member includes a reflective layer formed to be porous using an inorganic material. The reflective layer has a porosity of 15-43%. The reflective layer is formed by partly combining a plurality of inorganic particles with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2006Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Kousuke Katabe, Yuki Mori
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Patent number: 8449995Abstract: A protecting coating for a copper substrate is disclosed. The coating comprises seed layer comprising titanium ions that forms an “alloy-like” structure with the copper substrate. The coating further comprises a first layer of carbon disposed on the seed layer comprising titanium ions. A second layer comprising titanium is disposed on the first layer of carbon, and a second layer of carbon is disposed on the second layer comprising titanium.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Yongping Gong, Kristoffer Steven Scheponik
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Patent number: 8449987Abstract: Provided is a rolled copper or copper alloy foil having a roughened surface formed of fine copper particles, obtained by subjecting a rolled copper or copper alloy foil to roughening plating with a plating bath containing copper sulfate (Cu equivalent of 1 to 50 g/L), 1 to 150 g/L of sulfuric acid, and one or more additives selected among sodium octyl sulfate, sodium decyl sulfate, and sodium dodecyl sulfate under the conditions of a temperature of 20 to 50° C. and a current density of 10 to 100 A/dm2. The provided rolled copper or copper alloy foil subject to roughening is reduced in craters which are obvious defects unique to rolled copper or copper alloy foils having a roughened surface, has high strength, adhesive strength with the resin layer, acid resistance and anti-tin plating solution properties, high peel strength, favorable etching properties and gloss level, and also suits for use in producing a flexible printed wiring board capable of bearing a fine wiring pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventors: Yousuke Kobayashi, Atsushi Miki, Keisuke Yamanishi
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Patent number: 8445114Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Amitava Datta, John D. Carpenter, Aaron T. Nardi, Blair A. Smith
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Patent number: 8445117Abstract: The present invention discloses corrosion and wear-resistant claddings comprising hard particles and an alloying addition dispersed in a nickel-based alloy matrix. The alloying addition comprises at least one of molybdenum or copper. The cladding does not include cobalt-bonded tungsten carbide particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Kennametal Inc.Inventor: Hongbo Ding
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Patent number: 8445118Abstract: A coating liquid including one or more of metal complexes selected from a metal complex A represented by Chemical Formula 1, a metal complex B represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a metal complex C represented by Chemical Formula 3. M in Formula 1, 2 and 3 represents a metal ion. Each of X1-X4 in Formula 1, 2 and 3 is one of O, NH, CO2 and S. Each of Y1-Y8 in Formula 1 and Y1-Y4 in Formula 3 is either CH or N. Each of Z1-Z3 in Formula 2 and 3 and Z4-Z6 in Formula 2 is one selected from a group of O, NH and S, and two selected from a group of CH and N. L represents an axial ligand. k represents a valence of each of the metal complexes and is equal to a sum of electric charges of M, X1-X4 and L.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Central Japan Railway CompanyInventors: Christopher Cordonier, Tetsuya Shichi, Takafumi Numata, Kenichi Katsumata, Akimasa Nakamura, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Teruo Komine, Kenichirou Amemiya, Akira Fujishima, Makoto Yamashita
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Patent number: 8440321Abstract: A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, a bonding layer formed on the substrate, a plurality of nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers and a plurality of zinc layers formed on the bonding layer. The bonding layer is a nickel-chromium layer. Each nickel-chromium-nitrogen layer interleaves with one zinc layer. One of the nickel-chromium-nitrogen layers is directly formed on the bonding layer. A method for making the coated article is also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Pei Chang, Wen-Rong Chen, Huann-Wu Chiang, Cheng-Shi Chen, Cong Li
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Patent number: 8440329Abstract: A glazing for thermal control and heating is provided. The glazing includes a transparent substrate including glass and provided with a thin-film stack including a plurality of functional layers. The thin-film stack includes at least three silver-based functional layers. The thin-film stack has a resistance R<1.5? per square.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Carinne Fleury, Nicolas Nadaud, Sylvain Belliot
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Patent number: 8435644Abstract: A metal molding (10) comprises a metal foam region (12) composed of a metal foam consisting of a metal, a further region (14) in which the metal has fewer or smaller cavities than in the metal foam region, and an essentially sheet-like one-part or multipart insert element (16) with orifices or interspaces. The insert element (16) is arranged in a fringe region between the metal foam region (12) and the further region (14). The metal in the further region (14) is connected metallically to the metal in the metal foam region (12) in orifices or interspaces of the insert element (16).Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Huette Klein-Reichenbach Gesellschaft m.b.HInventors: Franz Dobesberger, Herbert J. Flankl, Dietmar Leitlmeier
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Patent number: 8435638Abstract: A coated glass includes a substrate and a coating. The coating is deposited on the substrate by vacuum sputtering. The coating is a tin oxide layer co-doped with antimony and bismuth, the molar ratio of tin, antimony, and bismuth is 11-14:1.2-2:0.2-1.5, the coating has a thickness of about 300 nm to about 450 nm.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Pei Chang, Wen-Rong Chen, Huann-Wu Chiang, Cheng-Shi Chen, Jia Huang
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Patent number: 8431238Abstract: A composition and process for forming an electrodeposited coating comprising a co-deposit of a metal and MCrAlY particles. The composition includes a metal and a MCrAlY particles, and the electrodeposited coating comprises a metal matrix and MCrAlY particles dispersed in the matrix. In one aspect, a coating is provided that exhibits excellent oxidation resistance and tribological characteristics at high temperatures, including up to at least about 1350° F. A high temperature coating may comprise a nickel/cobalt alloy matrix comprising MCrAlY particles and chromium carbide particles dispersed in the nickel/cobalt matrix.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Jeremy M. Payne, James E. Beach, Amitava Datta, Kenneth W. Cornett, Dominick G. More
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Patent number: 8430980Abstract: A method of hard-facing a steel casting is described in which a hard-facing, which comprises a weld alloy matrix and a hard particulate substance, is attached to the casting by welding. In some embodiments the matrix can be of a similar composition to the casting, and in other embodiments the hard particulates can be rounded and/or substantially spherical, or of a substantially even size. A method is also described for hardening and tempering a steel casting after attaching the hard-facing to the casting by welding. After hard-facing the casting is hardened and tempered by heat treatment. In one embodiment the hard-faced casting is heat treated by heating to a temperature in excess of the austenitising temperature of the steel and then cooled by quenching in an aqueous solution, followed by tempering. In one embodiment the steel casting is tempered at a temperature in the range about 550° C. to about 700° C. prior to hard-facing the casting.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Bradken Resources Pty LtdInventors: Darren Muir, John McCracken
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Patent number: 8426033Abstract: Provided are precipitation hardened high strength nickel based alloy welds that yield improved properties and performance in joining high strength metals. The advantageous weldments include two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components, and fusion welds, friction stir welds, electron beam welds, laser beam welds, or a combination thereof bonding adjacent segments of the components together, wherein the welds comprise a precipitation hardened nickel based alloy weld metal composition including greater than or equal to 1.4 wt % of combined aluminum and titanium based on the total weight of the nickel based alloy weld metal composition. Also provided are methods for forming the welds from the nickel based alloy weld compositions, wherein the precipitation hardening occurs in the as-welded condition. The nickel based welds do not require a separate heat treatment step after welding to produce advantageous strength properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Raghavan Ayer, Neeraj Srinivas Thirumalai, Hyun-Woo Jin, Daniel B. Lillig, Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford
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Patent number: 8420224Abstract: A zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet expressing a performance provided with both corrosion resistance and surface conductivity is provided. The zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet of the present invention is a zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of a zinc-plated layer surface defined by JIS B 0601, obtained by a stylus-type surface roughness meter defined by JIS B 0651, of 0.3 ?m to 2.0 ?m and a maximum peak height Rp of 4.0 ?m to 20.0 ?m, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra (peak) obtained by measuring a range of evaluation length of 20 ?m of peak parts of 80% or more of the Rp by an electron beam 3D roughness analyzer is 70% or more of the arithmetic average roughness Ra (average) obtained by measuring a range of evaluation length of 20 ?m of parts of a height of ±20% about an average line, obtained by a stylus-type surface roughness meter, by an electron beam 3D roughness analyzer.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Akira Takahashi, Atsushi Morishita
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Patent number: 8420223Abstract: An insert with a light weight per unit length, which is securely separable to obtain insert pieces, a method for producing such an insert, and a method for producing long products using such an insert. The insert includes a large number of insert pieces and joining parts formed by the application of a rolling operation and a tension force, and has a ladder-shaped configuration. Slits are defined between adjacent insert pieces, and include first slits, each having a large width in a longitudinal direction of the insert, and second slits, each having a width smaller than that of the first slits so as to be alternately formed. The joining parts include first joining parts, each having a small width in a width direction of the insert, and second joining parts, each having a width larger than that of the first joining parts so as to be alternately formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Hotta, Tsuyoshi Shimizu
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Patent number: 8420226Abstract: A structural member comprising at least two aluminum alloy parts displaying different property balances, said at least two parts being welded and wherein one of said parts either is (i) selected from an aluminum alloy different from the other of said at least two parts and/or (ii) is selected from an initial temper different from the other of said at least two parts, and wherein at least one of said at least two parts has been pre-aged prior to being welded, and, wherein said structural member has undergone a post-welding thermal treatment conferring a final temper to each of said at least two parts. The parts are advantageously welded by friction stir welding. Another subject of the invention is a method for manufacturing a structural member.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Constellium FranceInventors: Jean-Christophe Ehrstrom, Henri Gérard
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Patent number: 8420225Abstract: A metallic laminate composite having a first alloy layer having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and a second alloy layer having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion. Additional and optional layers may be included in the laminate composite.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: EMS Engineered Materials Solution, LLCInventors: Michael Haynes, Paul Galipeau
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Patent number: 8415026Abstract: A chain component part has a first coating film formed on an iron base material using a water-based rust preventive paint containing a water-based rust preventive pigment containing a nitrate and having good storing stability. Since zinc is eluted earlier, generation of red rust caused by iron is suppressed, and thus durability is improved. A roller chain includes a zinc-iron alloy ground layer formed on an iron base material by impact zinc plating, a first coating film formed using the water-based rust preventive paint, and a second coating film formed using a water-based top coat paint containing a water-based pigment and a water-soluble or hydrolyzable silane coupling agent containing an amino group.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.Inventors: Yuji Fukuike, Tomohide Takada, Satoshi Sato
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Patent number: 8415012Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell comprising a catalyst layer and a method of making the same. The catalyst layer can include a plurality of catalyst nanoparticles, e.g., platinum, disposed on buckypaper. The catalyst layer can have 1% or less binder prior to attachment to the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst layer can include (a) single-wall nanotubes, small diameter multi-wall nanotubes, or both, and (b) large diameter multi-wall nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, or both. The ratio of (a) to (b) can range from 1:2 to 1:20. The catalyst layer can produce a surface area utilization efficiency of at least 60% and the platinum utilization efficiency can be 0.50 gPt/kW or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Jian-ping Zheng, Zhiyong Liang, Ben Wang, Chun Zhang, Wei Zhu
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Patent number: RE44153Abstract: Hot-rolled steel sheet which then can be cold-rolled, coated, the steel in the sheet having the following composition by weight: 0.15%<carbon<0.5% 0.5%<manganese<3% 0.1%<silicon<0.5% 0.01%<chromium<1% titanium<0.2% aluminum<0.1% phosphorus<0.1% sulfur<0.05% 0.0005%<boron<0.08%, the remainder being iron and impurities inherent in processing, the sheet ensuring a very high mechanical resistance after thermal treatment and the aluminum-based coating ensuring a high resistance to corrosion.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: ArcelorMittal Atlantique et LorraineInventors: Jean-Pierre Laurent, Jean-Paul Hennechart, Dominique Spehner, Jacques Devroc