Adjacent To Each Other Patents (Class 428/623)
  • Patent number: 9187829
    Abstract: A zinc or zinc alloy coated steel sheet has a surface-treatment film formed thereon in a coating weight per one surface of 100 to 600 mg/m2. The surface-treatment film is obtained by applying, onto a surface of the zinc or zinc alloy coated steel sheet, the surface-treatment solution prepared by mixing the following components at specific ratios, the surface-treatment solution having pH of 8 to 10: a silane compound (A) having a hydrolyzable group, obtained from a silane coupling agent (a1) having a glycidyl group, a tetraalkoxysilane (a2), and a chelating agent (a3); a zirconium carbonate compound (B); a vanadate compound (C); a nitric compound (D); and water, and by subsequently heating and drying the surface-treatment solution thus applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Rie Kaneko, Takeshi Matsuda, Akira Matsuzaki, Yasuhide Oshima
  • Patent number: 9176082
    Abstract: A method for evaluating damage to a thermal barrier applied to a component made from a metal substrate, the thermal barrier including a sublayer of aluminum and a layer of columnar-structure ceramic material, the sub-layer being positioned between the substrate and the ceramic layer, the method including: a first calibration including selection of a determined number of calibration components that have undergone various degrees of damage, exposing them for a given length of time to radiation, measuring temperature obtained at the surface after the given length of time and establishing a curve connecting an increase in temperature to damage, and a second measuring the damage to the thermal barrier of the component including exposure to the radiation for the length of time, measuring the temperature obtained, and relating the increase in temperature to the calibration curve in order, from the curve, to extract the level of damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventor: Quentin Mistral
  • Patent number: 9159952
    Abstract: Provided herein is a flexible packaging substrate, comprising a first polymer layer; a metal foil layer disposed on the first polymer layer; a second polymer layer disposed on the metal foil layer; and wherein the surface area of the metal foil layer is larger than those of both the first and the second polymer layer. Also provided are a fabricating method for the same and a method for packaging an organic electroluminescent device using the same. The flexible packaging substrate according to the present invention is able to prevent oxygen and moisture from permeating effectively, allowing the service life of the packaged device prolonged. Additionally, the fabrication according to the examples of the present invention was performed through simple processes, and thereby the packaging process was simplified and the packaging performance was improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventors: Qiguo Zhang, Chengpei Huang, Chuwan Huang
  • Patent number: 9133536
    Abstract: A galvannealed steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a galvannealed layer which is formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet and includes Al, Fe, and the balance composed of Zn and inevitable impurities; and a composite oxide layer of Mn, Zn, and P which is formed on the surface of the galvannealed layer, includes Mn, P, and Zn, and has the P/Mn ratio of equal to or higher than 0.3 and equal to or lower than 50. The galvannealed layer includes a flat portion having an area ratio of equal to or higher than 10% and equal to or lower than 70% and a rough portion which is at a position closer to the steel sheet than the flat portion at the interface of the galvannealed layer and the composite oxide layer 5. The composite oxide layer of Mn, Zn, and P contains an amorphous compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Honda, Noriyuki Suzuki, Yoichi Ikematsu
  • Patent number: 9045829
    Abstract: A process produces a coated metal strip from a semi-finished strip, in which the semi-finished strip is reeled off a coil. A corrosion protection layer is then applied to the semi-finished strip and the coated semi-finished strip is then reeled up to form a coil. The semi-finished strip is a cold-rolled strip obtained by cold rolling, cooling and recrystallization annealing. A medium containing metallic particles is applied to form the corrosion protection layer. The medium is a wet-chemical solution which is applied by spraying, dipping, squirting, flooding or rolling. The corrosion protection layer is dried on the cold-rolled strip by supplying heat at a temperature below the recrystallization annealing temperature of the cold-rolled strip after application of the medium and before reeling-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG, Nano-X GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Krech, Gerald Zwickel, Stefan Sepeur, Stefan Geodicke
  • Publication number: 20150147587
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to ferroelectric ceramics including a stacked film formed on a Si substrate, a Pt film formed on the stacked film, a SrTiO3 film formed on the Pt film, and a PZT film formed on the SrTiO3, wherein the stacked film is formed by repeating sequentially N times a first ZrO2 film and a Y2O3 film, and a second ZrO2 film is formed on the film formed repeatedly N times, the N being an integer of 1 or more. It is preferable that a ratio of Y/(Zr+Y) of the stacked film is 30% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi KIJIMA, Yuuji HONDA, Yukinori TANI
  • Publication number: 20150140354
    Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, the coated article includes a low-emissivity (low-E) coating having a zinc stannate based layer provided over a silver-based infrared (IR) reflecting layer, where the zinc stannate based layer is preferably located between first and second silver based IR reflecting layers. The zinc stannate based layer may be provided between and contacting (i) an upper contact layer of or including Ni and/or Cr (or Ti, or TiOx), and (ii) a layer of or including silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique (C.R.V.C.) SaRL
    Inventors: Pierre PALLOTTA, Jose FERREIRA, Herbert LAGE, Marcus FRANK
  • Publication number: 20150140355
    Abstract: To provide a laminate having a silver layer and a light-absorbing layer in combination, of which changes of optical properties and occurrence of a haze due to a heat treatment are suppressed. A laminate comprising a transparent substrate and a laminated membrane provided on the transparent substrate, wherein the laminated membrane contains, in order from the transparent substrate side, a layer having two layers of a first dielectric layer and a silver layer formed in contact with each other in this order, and further a layer having three layers of a light-absorbing layer, a first barrier layer and a second dielectric layer formed in contact with one another in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Susumu SUZUKI, Naoko OKADA, Fumie SAKAMOTO, Masaya MATSUNAGA, Toshio SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150125714
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal sheet is provided. The method includes providing a steel substrate having two faces, depositing a metal coating on each face by dipping the substrate in a bath, cooling the metal coatings, altering layers of magnesium oxide or magnesium hydroxide formed on the outer surfaces of the metal coatings, and depositing a layer of oil on the outer surfaces of the metal coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tiago Machado Amorim, Joƫlle Richard, Eric Jacqueson, Audrey Lhermeroult, Pascale Feltin, Jean-Michel Lemaire, Luc Diez, Jean-Michel Mataigne
  • Publication number: 20150125715
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to Ni-inclusive ternary alloy being provided as a barrier layer for protecting an IR reflecting layer comprising silver or the like. The provision of a barrier layer comprising nickel, chromium, and/or molybdenum and/or oxides thereof may improve corrosion resistance, as well as chemical and mechanical durability. In certain examples, more than one barrier layer may be used on at least one side of the layer comprising silver. In still further examples, a NixCryMoz-based layer may be used as the functional layer, rather than or in addition to as a barrier layer, in a coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Muhammad IMRAN, Bernd DISTELDORF, Marcus FRANK, Richard BLACKER
  • Patent number: 9023486
    Abstract: Coating systems and processes by which the coating systems can be deposited to be resistant to contaminants, and particularly resistant to infiltration and damage caused by CMAS. The coating systems include inner and outer ceramic layers, each having a microstructure characterized by splats and horizontal porosity. The inner ceramic layer consists essentially of zirconia stabilized by about 6 to about 9 weight percent yttria. The outer ceramic layer overlies and contacts the inner ceramic layer to define the outermost surface of the coating system. The outer ceramic layer consists essentially of zirconia stabilized by about 25 to about 75 weight percent yttria, has a thickness that is less than the thickness of the inner ceramic layer, and has a porosity level that is lower than that of the inner ceramic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bangalore Aswatha Nagaraj, Thomas John Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 9005769
    Abstract: Substrates for joints for orthopaedic implants are described, wherein at least one of the sliding surfaces of non-ferrous metal alloys, in particular of cobalt, chromium, molybdenum alloys, has a coating consisting of niobium nitride nanolayers alternating with chromium nitride nanolayers, the lot being protected by a chromium nitride microlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Medacta International S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Lambert, Alessandro Farinotti
  • Publication number: 20150072166
    Abstract: A black-plated steel sheet has a Zn-plating layer containing molten Al and Mg, containing Al in the amount of 1.0-22.0 mass %, containing Mg in the amount of 1.3-10.0 mass %, and having a Zn black oxide distributed in a lamella pattern in the plating layer. The Zn black oxide is a Zn oxide derived from a Zn2Mg phase. The brightness of the surface of the Zn-plating layer containing the molten Al and Mg has an L* value of 60 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Nakano, Masaya Yamamoto, Hirofumi Taketsu
  • Publication number: 20150072168
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to Ni-inclusive ternary alloy being provided as a barrier layer for protecting an IR reflecting layer comprising silver or the like. The provision of a barrier layer comprising nickel, chromium, and/or molybdenum and/or oxides thereof may improve corrosion resistance, as well as chemical and mechanical durability. In certain examples, more than one barrier layer may be used on at least one side of the layer comprising silver. In still further examples, a NixCryMoz-based layer may be used as the functional layer, rather than or in addition to as a barrier layer, in a coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Muhammad IMRAN, Bernd DISTELDORF, Marcus FRANK, Richard BLACKER
  • Publication number: 20150072167
    Abstract: A method for the coating of a chromium-free surface of a tin-plated steel sheet with a polymer coating, with the chromium-free tin surface of the tin-plated steel sheet first electrochemically oxidized in a first step and a polymer coating applied on the oxidized tin surface in a second step, and an apparatus for the carrying out of the method. A tinplate coated with a polymer coating made of polyethylene terephathalate (PET) and passivated chromium-free, wherein only one thin tin oxide layer and perhaps an adhesion promoter layer are present between the tin surface of the tinplate and the polymer coating, and the use of such a tinplate for the production of packagings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kathleen STEIN-FECHNER, Tanja LOMMEL, Reiner SAUER, Beate BANNEMANN, Petra DIEDERICH, Benjamin LIEBSCHER
  • Publication number: 20150064494
    Abstract: This relates to a coated substrate for packaging applications including a recrystallisation annealed single reduced steel substrate or a double reduced steel substrate subjected to recrystallisation annealing between the first and second cold rolling treatment, wherein one or both sides of the substrate is coated with an iron-tin alloy layer which contains at least 80 weight percent (wt. %) of FeSn (50 at. % iron and 50 at. % tin) and wherein the iron-tin alloy layer or layers are provided with a chromium metal-chromium oxide coating layer produced by a trivalent chromium electroplating process, and wherein the thickness of the chromium metal-chromium oxide coating layer corresponds to at least 20 mg Cr/m2 and a process for producing the coated substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jacques Hubert Olga Joseph Wijenberg, Ilja Portegies Zwart
  • Publication number: 20150047884
    Abstract: Provided is a copper foil for a printed wiring board including a roughened layer on at least one surface thereof. In the roughened layer, the average diameter D1 at the particle bottom being apart from the bottom of each particle by 10% of the particle length is 0.2 to 1.0 ?m, and the ratio L1/D1 of the particle length L1 to the average diameter D1 at the particle bottom is 15 or less. In the copper foil for printed wiring board, when a copper foil for printed wiring having a roughened layer is laminated to a resin and then the copper layer is removed by etching, the sum of areas of holes accounting for the resin roughened surface having unevenness is 20% or more. The present invention involves the development of a copper foil for a semiconductor package substrate that can avoid circuit erosion without causing deterioration in other properties of the copper foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tomota Nagaura, Michiya Kohiki, Terumasa Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20150044498
    Abstract: A surface-coated aluminum and zinc plated steel sheet in accordance with the present invention includes: a plated steel sheet; a composite coating film formed by applying an aqueous surface treatment agent on the plated steel sheet and drying the aqueous surface treatment agent. The aqueous surface treatment agent contains a water dispersible resin (A), a cobalt compound (B), and water, and has a pH within a range of 7.5 to 10. The composite coating film contains the water dispersible resin (A) and the cobalt compound (B). A percentage by mass of the water dispersible resin (A) in the composite coating film is 90% or more. A mass of the composite coating film per one surface of the plated steel sheet falls within a range of 0.5 to 3.5 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuki Shiragaki, Tomokazu Sugitani, Hiroyuki Oyokawa, Satoru Yonetani, Hiroshi Kanai, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Ichiro Oura, Hitoshi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150037605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer structure as a reflector with increased mechanical stability, which comprises a substrate layer A, a barrier layer B, a metallic reflector layer C, an optional layer D, a plasma polymer layer E, and a covering layer comprising inorganic constituents, and the covering layer does not contain UV absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Rafael Oser, Timo Kuhlmann
  • Publication number: 20140377580
    Abstract: A composite pane having a sun protection and a heat protection function is described. The composite pane has an outer pane having an outer surface and an inner surface, an inner pane having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, having at least a sun protection coating on at least the inner surface, the outer surface, or in the thermoplastic intermediate layer, and a heat protection layer on the inner surface. The sun protection layer has at least one functional layer containing at least silver, and the heat protection layer has at least one functional layer containing at least one metal of the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, and zirconium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Florian Manz
  • Publication number: 20140363693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal substrate for a fixing belt, having excellent durability. The metal substrate for a fixing belt of the present invention including an austenite stainless steel including a martensite phase includes: a region of austenite stainless steel including a martensite phase, with a nickel content of 8 mass % or more, sandwiched between regions of austenite stainless steel including a martensite phase, with a nickel content less than 8 mass %, in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotomo Tamiya
  • Patent number: 8899949
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor includes a compression unit having a roller and a vane for compressing refrigerant. The vane has a film having first to fourth layers on its metallic base member. The first layer is made of chromium. The second layer is made of chromium and tungsten-carbide. The third layer is made of metal-containing amorphous-carbon containing at least tungsten or tungsten-carbide. The fourth layer is made of non-metal-containing amorphous-carbon containing carbon and hydrogen. In the second layer, chromium content-rate on a first-layer side is larger than on a third-layer side, and tungsten-carbide content-rate on the third-layer side is larger than on the first-layer side. In the third layer, content-rate of the at least tungsten or tungsten-carbide on a second-layer side is larger than on a fourth-layer side. The roller with which an end-edge of the vane slidably-contacts is made of flake graphite cast iron containing molybdenum, nickel and chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimasa Aoki, Koji Satodate, Kazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20140295670
    Abstract: A method of forming a dense oxide coating on an aluminum component of semiconductor processing equipment comprises cold spraying a layer of pure aluminum on a surface of the aluminum component to a predetermined thickness. A dense oxide coating is then formed on the layer of pure aluminum using a plasma electrolytic oxidation process, wherein the plasma electrolytic oxidation process causes the layer of pure aluminum to undergo microplasmic discharges, thus forming the dense oxide coating on the layer of pure aluminum on the surface of the aluminum component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Shih, Lin Xu, John Michael Kerns, William Charles, John Daugherty, Sivakami Ramanathan, Russell Ormond, Robert G. O'Neill, Tom Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20140272454
    Abstract: Provided is High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC) testing methodology of semiconductor substrates, each including multiple site isolated regions. The site isolated regions are used for testing different compositions and/or structures of barrier layers disposed over silver reflectors. The tested barrier layers may include all or at least two of nickel, chromium, titanium, and aluminum. In some embodiments, the barrier layers include oxygen. This combination allows using relative thin barrier layers (e.g., 5-30 Angstroms thick) that have high transparency yet provide sufficient protection to the silver reflector. The amount of nickel in a barrier layer may be 5-10% by weight, chromiumā€”25-30%, titanium and aluminumā€”30%-35% each. The barrier layer may be co-sputtered in a reactive or inert-environment using one or more targets that include all four metals. An article may include multiple silver reflectors, each having its own barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERMOLECULAR INC.
    Inventors: Guizhen Zhang, Jeremy Cheng, Guowen Ding, Minh Huu Le, Daniel Schweigert, Yu Wang
  • Publication number: 20140255721
    Abstract: A glazing with a solar control property includes a glass substrate on which a stack of layers is deposited, the stack including a layer consisting of an alloy including nickel and copper, wherein the atomic percentage of copper is greater than 1% and less than 25% and wherein the atomic percentage of nickel is greater than 75% and less than 99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Laura Jane Singh, Agustin Palacios-Laloy, Etienne Sandre-Chardonnal
  • Publication number: 20140251313
    Abstract: Provided are reflective thin film constructions including a reduced number of layers, which provides for increased solar-weighted hemispherical reflectance and durability. Reflective films include those comprising an ultraviolet absorbing abrasion resistant coating over a metal layer. Also provided are ultraviolet absorbing abrasion resistant coatings and methods for optimizing the ultraviolet absorption of an abrasion resistant coating. Reflective films disclosed herein are useful for solar reflecting, solar collecting, and solar concentrating applications, such as for the generation of electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SkyFuel, Inc
    Inventors: Gary JORGENSEN, Randall C. GEE, David WHITE
  • Publication number: 20140242411
    Abstract: A high temperature thermal barrier coating which consists of a stabilized ZrO2 composition for the protection of thermally loaded components (10, 10?) of a thermal machine, especially a gas turbine, is disclosed. The thermal barrier coating is stabilized with at least 15 mol % Y1+v Ta1?vO4?v, the ZrO2 is partially substituted by at least 10 mol % HfO2 and the composition is established according to the formula (Y1+vTa1?vO4?v)z(Zr1?xHfxO2)1?z, with x ranging from 0.1 to 0.5, v ranging from ?0.1 to 0.2 and z ranging from 0.15 to 0.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Gregoire Etienne WITZ, Hans-Peter BOSSMANN, Anup BHATTACHARYA, Valery SHKLOVER
  • Publication number: 20140242412
    Abstract: The multilayer metal member of the invention includes a metallic base having a first layer 11 which is an electrocast seamless belt made of nickel or a nickel alloy, and a second layer 12 which is an electrocast seamless belt made of a metal having a Young's modulus lower than that of the first layer 11; and a fluororesin layer 17 provided on the second layer 12 side of the metallic base by the mediation of an adhesion layer, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the second layer 12 to the total thickness of the metallic base is 0.25 to 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Shingo Sugiyama, Akira Nishida, Minoru Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140220378
    Abstract: Coating systems and processes by which the coating systems can be deposited to be resistant to contaminants, and particularly resistant to infiltration and damage caused by CMAS. The coating systems include inner and outer ceramic layers. The inner ceramic layer consists essentially of zirconia stabilized by about 6 to about 9 weight percent yttria and optionally contains greater than 0.5 to 10 weight percent hafnium oxide. The outer ceramic layer overlies and contacts the inner ceramic layer to define the outermost surface of the coating system. The outer ceramic layer consists essentially of zirconia stabilized by about 25 to about 75 weight percent yttria, has a thickness that is less than the thickness of the inner ceramic layer and further contains greater than 0.5 to 10 weight percent hafnium oxide and optionally 1 to 10 weight percent tantalum oxide. The outer ceramic layer has a porosity level that is lower than that of the inner ceramic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bangalore Aswatha Nagaraj, Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Julie Marie Chapman, Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani
  • Patent number: 8747626
    Abstract: A method for forming and protecting high quality bismuth oxide films comprises depositing a transparent thin film on a substrate comprising one of Si, alkali metals, or alkaline earth metals. The transparent thin film is stable at room temperature and at higher temperatures and serves as a diffusion barrier for the diffusion of impurities from the substrate into the bismuth oxide. Reactive sputtering, sputtering from a compound target, or reactive evaporation are used to deposit a bismuth oxide film above the diffusion barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Guowen Ding, Mohd Fadzli Anwar Hassan, Hien Minh Huu Le, Zhi-Wen Sun
  • Publication number: 20140154524
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to Ni-inclusive ternary alloy being provided as a barrier layer for protecting an IR reflecting layer comprising silver or the like. The provision of a barrier layer comprising nickel, chromium, and/or molybdenum and/or oxides thereof may improve corrosion resistance, as well as chemical and mechanical durability. In certain examples, more than one barrier layer may be used on at least one side of the layer comprising silver. In still further examples, a NixCryMoz-based layer may be used as the functional layer, rather than or in addition to as a barrier layer, in a coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Muhammad IMRAN, Bernd DISTELDORF, Marcus FRANK, Richard BLACKER
  • Patent number: 8741444
    Abstract: A process for surface treating iron-based alloy includes providing a substrate made of iron-based alloy. A chromium layer is then formed on the substrate by vacuum sputtering. A silicon oxide layer, an alumina layer, and a boron nitride layer are formed in that order by vacuum evaporation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: 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, Ying-Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20140141275
    Abstract: Steel substrate suitable for forming operations including a corrosion protective coating, wherein the corrosion protective coating includes a nano-layer of oxide nanoparticles and a polyamide-imide layer on the nano-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Jose Reyes Flores Ramirez, Magali Audrey Valeria Wainer, Fouzia Hannour
  • Publication number: 20140127526
    Abstract: A method for applying a corrosion-protective coating to a roller component includes the steps of providing a device for thermal spray coating, providing a stainless steel material, coating at least one part of the surface of the roller component by applying the stainless steel material using the device for thermal spray coating and sealing the applied coating by a polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Etschmaier, JĆ¼rgen Angerler, Hasso Jungklaus, Goar Hesselmann
  • Publication number: 20140120365
    Abstract: A hot-pressing steel sheet has excellent oxidation resistance to be capable of suppressing the formation of scales and ZnO during hot pressing as well as is excellent in cold pressing properties. A process of manufacturing a hot pressed member uses the steel sheet. The hot-pressing steel sheet includes a coating layer containing 10 to 25 mass % of Ni and a balance of Zn and inevitable impurities and having a mass per unit area of 10 to 90 g/m2, and a lubricating layer containing a solid lubricant, in the order named on the surface of a steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyoshi, Seiji Nakajima, Hiroki Nakamaru
  • Publication number: 20140087207
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a laminate article including a first substrate layer comprising a fluorine-containing surface, a second substrate layer and an adhesive layer in contact with both the fluorine-containing surface of the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The adhesive layer includes a cross-linkable, pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive and a cross-linker selected from the group consisting of epoxies, polyisocyanates, and melamines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: CHEN QIAN ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20140065438
    Abstract: A coating including a CMAS-resistant layer with a rare earth oxide. The CMAS-resistant layer is essentially free of zirconia and hafnia, and may further include at least one of alumina, silica, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Kang N. Lee
  • Publication number: 20140065439
    Abstract: A low emissivity and EMI shielding transparent composite film typically for use in association with window glazing and comprising a transparent film substrate having on one side thereof an underlayer of abrasion resistant hardcoat material with at least one infrared reflective layer covering the underlayer, typically a metallic layer which may be encased in metal oxide layers, which is then covered with a thin external protective top coat of a cured fluorinated resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CPFilms Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nicholas Van Nutt, James Peyton Enniss, Jaime Antonio Li, Anthony Brian Port, Scott E. Pickett, Jeremy B. Stegall, Coby Lee Hubbard, Rita Maxine Phillips, Steven Allen Barth
  • Patent number: 8663814
    Abstract: An anti-wear coating, in particular an anti-erosion coating, which is applied to a surface of a component that is stressed under fluid technology and is to be protected, in particular a gas turbine part, is disclosed. The anti-wear coating includes one or more multilayer systems applied in a repeating order to the surface to be coated, and the/each multilayer system includes at least one relatively soft metallic layer and at least one relatively hard ceramic layer. All the layers of the/each multilayer system are based on chromium, and a diffusion barrier layer is applied between the surface to be protected and the multilayer system(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Eichmann, Falko Heutling, Thomas Uihlein
  • Publication number: 20140057129
    Abstract: A thermal barrier coating having a reduced high temperature thermal conductivity includes group II germanate constructs. This thermal barrier coating may be applied directly to a substrate, applied to a bond-coated substrate, and/or incorporated into a protective coating including one or more other thermal barrier coating layers. The thermal barrier coating provides improved thermal protection properties over current industry standards and materials considered for thermal protection applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Thermatin Industries, LLC
    Inventor: James CASSUTO
  • Publication number: 20140037982
    Abstract: A method is provided which includes forming a metal layer and converting at least a portion of the metal layer to a hydrated metal oxide layer. Another method is provided which includes selectively depositing a dielectric layer upon another dielectric layer and selectively depositing a metal layer adjacent to the dielectric layer. Consequently, a microelectronic topography is formed which includes a metal feature and an adjacent dielectric portion comprising lower and upper layers of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material, respectively. A topography including a metal feature having a single layer with at least four elements lining a lower surface and sidewalls of the metal feature is also provided herein. The fluid/s used to form such a single layer may be analyzed by test equipment configured to measure the concentration of all four elements. In some cases, the composition of the fluid/s may be adjusted based upon the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Igor C. Ivanov, Weiguo Zhang, Artur Kolics
  • Publication number: 20140017510
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to a coated article including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver or the like in a low-E coating, and methods of making the same. In certain cases, at least one layer of the coating is of or includes nickel and/or titanium (e.g., NixTiyOz). The provision of a layer including nickel titanium and/or an oxide thereof may permit a layer to be used that has good adhesion to the IR reflecting layer, and reduced absorption of visible light (resulting in a coated article with a higher visible transmission). When a layer including nickel titanium oxide is provided directly over and/or under the IR reflecting layer (e.g., as a barrier layer), this may result in improved chemical and mechanical durability. Thus, visible transmission may be improved if desired, without compromising durability; or, durability may simply be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Marcus FRANK, Anton DIETRICH, Greg MILLER, Richard BLACKER, Muhammad IMRAN, Jean-Marc LEMMER
  • Publication number: 20130344349
    Abstract: A method for producing a thermal barrier in a multilayered system for protecting a metal part made of superalloy, by producing a thermal treatment by flash sintering protection materials in layers superposed on the metal part in an SPS machine enclosure. The layers contain, on a superalloy substrate, at least two layers of zirconium-based refractory ceramics. A metal part is produced according to a SPS flash sintering method and contains a superalloy substrate, a metal sub-layer, a TGO oxide layer and the thermal barrier formed by the method. A first ceramic is an inner ceramic designed to have a substantially higher expansion coefficient. An outer ceramic is designed to have at least lower thermal conductivity, and at least one of a sintering temperature or maximum operating temperature that is substantially higher. The thermal barrier has a composition and porosity gradient from the metal sub-layer to the outer ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: SNECMA, UNIVERSITE PAUL SEBATIER-TOULOSE III (UPS), INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE (INPT), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Juliette Hugot, Mathieu Boidot, Daniel Monceau, Djar Oquab, Claude Estournes
  • Patent number: 8585385
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor includes a first layer (24) composed of a single layer of chromium, a second layer (25) composed of an alloy layer of chromium and tungsten carbide, a third layer (26) composed of an amorphous carbon layer containing at least one of tungsten and tungsten carbide, and a fourth layer (27) composed of an amorphous carbon layer containing carbon and hydrogen without metals, which are sequentially formed on a surface of a sliding member (13b) of a compression mechanism formed of tool steel. The second layer (25) is formed to have a chromium content higher on a side of the first layer (24) than a side of the third layer (26), and have a tungsten carbide content higher on the side of the third layer (26) than the side of the first layer (24). In addition, the third layer (26) is formed to have a tungsten content or a tungsten carbide content higher on a side of the second layer (25) than a side of the fourth layer (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Norihisa Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130302637
    Abstract: A surface treatment liquid contains a resin emulsion that contains a cationic urethane resin emulsion and/or a nonionic acrylic resin emulsion, a tetraalkoxysilane, at least one silane coupling agent (c) that contains at least one reactive functional group selected from active hydrogen-containing amino group, an epoxy group, a mercapto group, and a methacryloxy group, a chelating agent (d), a vanadic acid compound (e), a titanium compound (f), and water in a specific ratio. The surface treatment liquid has a pH of 3 to 6. The surface treatment liquid is applied to a surface of a zinc-based metal coated steel sheet and dried by heating to form a first layer. Next, a surface treatment liquid containing an organic resin is applied to a surface of the first layer and dried by heating to form a second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsuda, Akira Matsuzaki, Katsutoshi Takashima
  • Patent number: 8574666
    Abstract: A method of imparting corrosion resistance to an edge of a multilayer window film having a metal layer arranged between a pair of polymeric layers includes the step of treating the edge of the window film with a corrosion inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Raghunath Padiyath, Josh D. Tibbits
  • Publication number: 20130263922
    Abstract: Provided is a back sheet for solar cells including a substrate, a fluororesin layer existing on one side of the substrate and a heat-dissipating ink layer existing on the other side of the substrate. Provided also is a method for preparing the same. The back sheet for solar cells may have an excellent heat dissipation property as well as a high durability. Further, the method for preparing the same may allow a cost-efficient production of solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Youl Chon Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Chul Jung, Han Joon Kang, Hee Sik Han, Sung Ho Lee, Jin Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20130244053
    Abstract: Provided is a black resin steel plate having superior drawing ability and glossiness and particularly to a black resin steel plate in which the coefficient of friction of a black resin film is adjusted so as to block the transfer of a resin layer due to a reduction in thickness of the resin layer, thereby improving blackness and drawing ability, and to a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Yon Kyun Song, Chang Hoon Choi, Yeon Ho Kim, Jae Dong Cho
  • Publication number: 20130224457
    Abstract: An article may include a superalloy substrate and a calcia-magnesia-alumina-silicate (CMAS)-resistant thermal barrier coating (TBC) layer overlying the superalloy substrate. In some embodiments, the CMAS-resistant TBC layer includes between about 50 wt. % and about 90 wt. % of a TBC composition and between about 10 wt. % and about 50 wt. % of a CMAS-resistant composition. In some examples, the TBC composition includes at least one of yttria-stabilized zirconia, yttria-stabilized hafnia, zirconia stabilized with at least three rare earth oxides, or hafnia stabilized with at least three rare earth oxides. In some examples, the CMAS-resistant composition includes alumina, silica, and an oxide of at least one of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Yb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Tb, or Lu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kang N. Lee
  • Publication number: 20130220685
    Abstract: A copper foil for a printed wiring board, the copper foil being characterized by having, on at least one surface thereof, a roughed layer of the copper foil in which an average diameter at a particle root (D1) corresponding to a distance of 10% of a particle length from the root, is 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m, and a ratio of the particle length (L1) to the average diameter at the particle root (D1) is 15 or less when L1/D1. A copper foil for a printed wiring board, wherein a sum of area covered by holes on an uneven and roughened surface of a resin is 20% or more at a surface of the resin formed by laminating the resin and a copper foil for a printed wiring having a roughened layer and then removing the copper layer by etching. An object of the present invention is to develop a copper foil for a semiconductor package board in which the aforementioned phenomenon of circuit erosion is avoided without deteriorating other properties of the copper foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya Kohiki, Terumasa Moriyama