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7803234 Surface treated shape memory materials and methods for making same  
The invention provides a method for making surface treated shape memory materials such as from NiTi alloy using plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition and related ion-beam and...
7648586 Ultra-low carbon stainless steel  
In a surface layer of an ultra-low carbon stainless steel comprising a seal function layer in the surface layer, an ion such as a nitrogen ion is implanted to form the seal function layer. Since...
7425353 Enhancement of magnetic media recording performance using ion irradiation to tailor exchange coupling  
Magnetic medium recording performance can be enhanced by irradiating a magnetic medium with ions having an acceleration voltage of between 10 keV and 100 keV to induce exchange coupling between...
7405086 Above room temperature ferromagnetic silicon  
A manganese-implanted silicon substrate exhibits ferromagnetism and a Curie temperature above room temperature when magnetized. The implant is done at a temperature of between about 250 C and about...
7125458 Formation of a silicon germanium-on-insulator structure by oxidation of a buried porous silicon layer  
A simple and direct method of forming a SiGe-on-insulator that relies on the oxidation of a porous silicon layer (or region) that is created beneath a Ge-containing layer is provided. The method...
6589364 Formation of doped silicon-germanium alloy utilizing laser crystallization  
A silicon-germanium alloy of high crystal quality and containing uniform concentrations of dopant and germanium is formed by applying laser energy to a doped amorphous/polysilicon germanium layer...
6454877 Laser phase transformation and ion implantation in metals  
A method and apparatus are provided for treating the surface of a metal body through phase transformation, ion implantation, and/or diffusion and to form new phases of metallic materials. The...
6368425 Ion treatments for magnetic recording heads and magnetic recording media  
Techniques are disclosed for improving the tribology between an air bearing surface of a magnetic recording head and a magnetic recording medium. In addition, techniques are described for reducing...
6314764 Method of manufacturing a 1-inch diameter glass substrate for a magnetic disk  
A method of manufacturing a 1-inch diameter glass substrate for a magnetic disc in which a plate glass is press molded using a mold formed of a super-hard material and having a surface of a...
6314763 Method of manufacturing a 2-5 inch diameter glass substrate for a magnetic disk  
A method of manufacturing a 2-5 inch diameter glass substrate for a magnetic disc in which a plate glass is press molded using a mold formed of a super-hard material and having a surface of a...
6214479 Covered member and method of producing the same  
This invention provides a covered member which possesses a high bond strength of a base material and a covering film, and has a smooth surface. The covered member comprises a base material and a...
6162513 Method for modifying metal surface  
A process for modifying a metal surface by irradiating energized ion particles onto a metal surface while blowing a reactive gas directly on the metal surface under a vacuum condition. The process...
6136385 Surface reforming method of a metal product  
A surface reforming method of a metal product, wherein a platinum film is formed on the surface of a metal product by injecting onto that surface a nitrogen ion, a carbon ion and a platinum ion in...
5900126 Method for manufacturing austenitic stainless steel substrate for magnetic-recording media  
An improved magnetic-recording disk and a process for manufacturing magnetic-recording disks are disclosed. A precision cold-rolled authentic stainless steel is the substrate for a...
5879760 Titanium aluminide articles having improved high temperature resistance  
A method for protecting a titanium aluminide substrate against environmental degradation at higher temperatures, which comprises applying a layer of a ductile titanium alloy to at least one...
5859404 Method and apparatus for plasma processing a workpiece in an enveloping plasma  
A plasma heating apparatus for heating a workpiece includes a chamber of sufficient size to receive a workpiece therein and a source of a reduced gas pressure within the chamber of from about 0.01...
5851315 Process for producing radioisotope source  
A process for implanting radioisotope ions into a substrate to create a radioisotope source, utilizing the chemical binding of selected ions to the surface of the substrate. Extraneous material not...
5735974 Irradiated intermetallic compound containing part of light-water reactor  
A part of a light-water reactor, for example, a cladding for a light-water reactor has at least a portion made of an intermetallic compound, such as Ni3 Al, Ni2 Al3, TiAl, Ti3 Al, Pt2 Si, PtSi,...
5658394 Method for increasing the surface hardness of loom components exposed to friction  
Loom components such as reed dents or weft brake lamellae that, during operation, are exposed to frictional abrasion by a moving weft thread, are made of cold rolled strip steel or of refined...
5651839 Process for engineering coherent twin and coincident site lattice grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials  
A process for producing coherent twin, incoherent twin, low angle tilt, high angle tilt or CSL grain boundaries in materials is described. A planar material or a planar substrate coated with the...
5520966 Corrosion prevention of honeycomb core panel construction using ion beam enhanced deposition  
A process for increasing the corrosion resistance of honeycomb core panel construction by using an ion beam enhanced deposition. In one aspect of the invention, molybdenum ions are embedded a...
5423923 Hard film of amorphous Ti-Si alloy having fine tin particles  
Deposition of a hard film of Ti-Si-N composite material on a substrate is carried out by using a source of evaporation possessing a composition of Tia Sib (wherein "a" and "b" stand for atomic...
5413642 Processing for forming corrosion and permeation barriers  
An alloy has less stable oxides, e.g. nickel oxide, chromium oxide, and iron oxide on a surface (FIG. 1 ). The material has specific reaction elements such as titanium and aluminum in a relatively...
5405458 Method of producing hard film of Ti-Si-N composite material  
Deposition of a hard film of Ti--Si--N composite material on a substrate is carried out by using a source of evaporation possessing a composition of Tia Sib (wherein "a" and "b" stand for atomic...
5199999 Ion implantation in metal alloys  
A method for ion implantation of relatively high concentrations of alloying elements into a metal target without sputtering the target, in which the target is precoated with a layer of preselected...
5192618 Corrosion protection by FeMn by ion implantation  
The present invention relates to the improvement of corrosion wear resistance of iron-manganese (FeMn) film by ion implantation and subsequent annealing without substantially affecting the magnetic...
5098483 Methods of treating spherical surfaces  
Improved methods for the treatment of spherical surfaces designed to improve their physical and chemical properties are disclosed. The methods include the provision of a fixture by which a...
4915746 Method of forming high temperature barriers in structural metals to make such metals creep resistant at high homologous temperatures  
A method of forming internal high temperature barriers in structural metals is provided. The barriers prevent movement of boundaries and dislocations inside the structural metal, and make strutural...
4872922 Method and apparatus for the ion implantation of spherical surfaces  
A method and an apparatus for the ion implantation of spherical surfaces are disclosed. The method essentially includes the provision of a fixture by which a plurality of spherical workpieces are...
4855026 Sputter enhanced ion implantation process  
A sputter enhanced ion implantation process is disclosed that uses to advantage the ion beam sputtering phenomenon to deposit layers of coatings on surfaces of interest simultaneously with ion...
4775429 Large diameter high strength rolled steel bar and a process for the production of the same  
A large diameter high strength hot rolled steel bar consisting of a low alloy steel having a carbon content of 0.3 to 0.9% and a metallurgical structure with a interlammelar spacing of 0.05 to 0.15...
4743308 Corrosion inhibition of metal alloys  
A metal alloy with a treated surface and the process of effecting the treated surface are disclosed whereby its ion release under static, stress and crevice corrosion and corrosive wear conditions...
4725321 Method for cooling a steel strip in a continuous annealing furnace  
The present invention relates to a method for cooling a steel strip in a continuous-annealing furnace. Conventionally, the steel strip is cooled by a water medium and, thus, oxidation is...
4724014 Method for cooling a steel strip in a continuous annealing furnace  
The present invention relates to a method for cooling a steel strip in a continuous-annealing furnace. Conventionally, the steel strip is cooled by a water medium and, thus, oxidation is...
4713124 Method for cooling a charge after thermal treatment  
A method and oven equipment for cooling a charge after thermal treatment. The charge, which is located within a closed chamber, is cooled by blowing in cooling gas. The cooling occurs as a function...
4693760 Ion implanation of titanium workpieces without surface discoloration  
A process for preventing surface discoloration in orthopedic implants made of titanium and its alloys is disclosed. Such surface discoloration is apt to occur when the orthopedic implants are ion...
4620883 Fluidized-bed heat-treatment method for metallic workpieces  
A metallic object is heat treated by suspending it in a fluidizable bed through which a gas can be passed at a volume/time rate to fluidize it. The temperature of the bed is varied in accordance...
4620884 Heat treat process and furnace  
The structure of the present invention rapidly heats metal strapping, wire and the like to a temperature in the range of about 800° F. up to about 1800° F. while maintaining accurate control on t...
4542009 Synthesis of intercalatable layered stable transition metal chalcogenides and alkali metal-transition metal chalcogenides  
Intercalatable layered or lamellar stable transition metal chalcogenides, such as CrS2, usable as cathode active materials and intercalatable layered or lamellar stable alkali metal-transition...
4490190 Process for thermochemical treatments of metals by ionic bombardment  
A process for thermochemical treatment of metals with accurate control of the treatment temperature in a furnace having a structure similar to that of a classic furnace for thermal or...
4409042 Method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of moving elongated articles and application thereof  
A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a moving elongated article is disclosed wherein radiant heat is sensed eminating from the focal axis or point of a parabolic or paraboloidal...
4404043 Method of and an apparatus for continuous heat treatment of separated elongated metallic material  
In a method for continuous heat treatment of separated elongated metallic material said material is conveyed stepwise through a single furnace chamber. Said furnace chamber comprises a heating...
4362578 Method of hot working metal with induction reheating  
This invention relates to a process and apparatus for hot working metals whereby a finer and more uniform grain structure is produced in the wrought product. In conventional hot working operations,...
4352698 Method of improving the wear resistance of metals  
A process for improving the wear resistance of metals, comprising the operation of implanting into a metal article the wear resistance of which is to be improved ions of a material which is capable...
4326897 Post weld heat treatment of shell and tube heat exchangers and apparatus  
An apparatus and method is provided for heat treating a tubular type heat exchanger. A heat fluid is passed through the tube bundle in order to heat the exchanger from within.
4168183 Process for improving the fatigue properties of structures or objects  
This is a process for improving the fatigue properties of structures which have dislocations or deformed regions in the surface layers. Solute is diffused into this surface region and inhibits the...
4046599 Processing wire rod  
Steel wire rod leaving the last stand of a rolling mill is quenched to between 850° C and a temperature corresponding to the nose of the curve representing the start of the transformation of ...
3988955 Coated steel product and process of producing the same  
A coated steel product, namely, a cutting instrument such as a band saw blade, in which the body of the blade is of steel, the tooth tip is of impulse hardened steel and the tip is covered with a...
3925116 Superhard martensite and method of making the same  
A superhard martensite and method of making the same wherein ions of an element which is insoluble in iron are implanted into or/and planted onto a steel substrate. The steel is then heat treated,...
3537917 PROCESS FOR COORDINATED CLEANING AND FLOW BRIGHTENING OF TINPLATED STEEL  
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