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7628894 Process for manufacturing a ceramic element for a watch case and element obtained by this process  
According to this process for manufacturing a ceramic element intended to be fitted onto a watch case, the visible surface of which has features, a soluble layer is selectively deposited on said...
7628895 W-patterned tools for transporting/handling pairs of disks  
Various apparatus and methods are provided for handling and transporting pairs of disks. A transfer tool engages a pair of disks in gap merge orientation along the outer perimeter edge of the disks...
7585396 Coated article with ion treated overcoat layer and corresponding method  
A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. Ion beam treatment is performed on a layer(s) of the coating. For example, an...
RE40873 Method of making grooving or parting insert  
A method of making a cutting tool, the cutting tool having a WC—Co based cemented carbide body and a multi-layer coating, the method including: applying a first innermost bonding layer TiN to the...
7563346 Molds having multilayer diamond-like carbon film and method for manufacturing same  
A mold having a multilayer diamond-like carbon film is provided. The mold includes: a molding surface; an adhesive layer formed on the molding surface; a densified layer formed on the adhesive...
7544419 Component scavenged by exhaust gases, notably engine set component, and method for coating such a component  
The present invention relates to a component scavenged by exhaust gases, notably a component of an internal-combustion engine ( 12 ) and/or of at least an exhaust gas circulation circuit ( 14, 16,...
7531214 Method for manufacturing an oxide coated cutting tool  
A method of depositing a crystalline α-Al 2 O 3 layer onto a cutting tool insert by Chemical Vapor Deposition at a temperature of from about 625 to about 800° C. includes the following steps:...
7485372 Multi-layer coating having excellent adhesion and sliding properties and production method thereof  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-layer coating having excellent adhesion and sliding properties, which contains a hard layer having a main component of a nitride and/or...
7438955 Titanium nitride thin film formation on metal substrate by chemical vapor deposition in a magnetized sheet plasma source  
A procedure for the synthesis of titanium nitride (TiN) thin films on metal substrate by vapor deposition using a magnetized sheet plasma source is disclosed. TiN films on metal substrate...
7404877 Low temperature zirconia based thermal barrier layer by PVD  
Formation of a zirconia based thermal barrier layer is described. In accordance with the present invention, a thermal barrier layer composed of zirconia or an allow of zirconia is presented. An...
7399386 Magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing the same and magnetic recording apparatus  
A magnetic recording medium using a plastic substrate as a non-magnetic substrate includes an adhesive layer that prevents film expansion even under severe conditions. The adhesive layer has a...
7374642 Treatment process for improving the mechanical, catalytic, chemical, and biological activity of surfaces and articles treated therewith  
A continuous, uninterrupted two-step treatment process capable of forming nanometer scale physical structures on the surface of articles fabricated from metallic, ceramic, glass, or plastic...
7273655 Slidably movable member and method of producing same  
A slidably movable member such as an adjusting shim used in a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine of an automotive vehicle. The slidably movable member is used in contact...
7273534 Optical device substrate film-formation apparatus, optical disk substrate film-formation method, substrate holder manufacture method, substrate holder, optical disk and a phase-change recording type of optical disk  
In an optical disk substrate film-formation apparatus which prepared an optical disk by forming a thin film on a substrate, the optical disk substrate is held by a holder section. A contact support...
7264883 Hard coating film excellent in adhesion and manufacturing method thereof  
A hard coating film of the present invention is formed on a substrate, and is a multilayer including at least the following layers (1) to (3). (1) A first layer on the substrate side comprising one...
7238429 Ultra-hard low friction coating based on A1MgB14 for reduced wear of MEMS and other tribological components and system  
Performance and reliability of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) components enhanced dramatically through the incorporation of protective thin film coatings. Current-generation MEMS devices...
7229675 Protective coating method for pieces made of heat resistant alloys  
The invention relates to metallurgy and mechanical engineering, in particular to the development of methods for providing metallic pieces with protective coatings with a view to improving the...
7226670 Work piece with a hard film of AlCr-containing material, and process for its production  
A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (Al y Cr 1-y ) X, where X=N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and...
7094479 Surface-coated cutting tool member having hard coating layer exhibiting superior wear resistance during high speed cutting operation and method for forming hard coating layer on surface of cutting tool  
A surface-coated cutting tool member includes a tungsten carbide based cemented carbide substrate, a titanium carbonitride based cermet substrate, or a cubic boron nitride based sintered substrate;...
7081186 Combined coating process comprising magnetic field-assisted, high power, pulsed cathode sputtering and an unbalanced magnetron  
A PVD process for coating substrates, wherein the substrate is pre-treated in the vapor of a pulsed, magnetic field-assisted cathode sputtering operation, and during pre-treatment a magnetic field...
7052585 Coated article including titanium oxycarbide and method of making same  
A coated article is provided which includes a layer including titanium oxycarbide. In order to form the coated article, a layer of titanium oxide is deposited on a substrate by sputtering or the...
7037413 Optical information recording medium, producing method thereof and method of recording/erasing/reproducing information  
The present invention provides an optical information medium having excellent weather resistance and repeating characteristics. The optical information medium has a barrier layer between a...
7037595 Thin hafnium oxide film and method for depositing same  
A thin layer of hafnium oxide or stacking of thin layers comprising hafnium oxide layers for producing surface treatments of optical components, or optical components, in which at least one layer...
7001675 Method of forming a nanocomposite coating  
There is disclosed a method of depositing a nanocomposite coating of stainless steel and a metallic carbide or metallic nitride, e.g. chromium carbide or chromium nitride, onto a stainless steel...
6969447 Thin film protective layer with buffering interface  
A method for sputtering a thin film protective layer with improved durability is disclosed. The method reduces kinetic energy of the ions of the overcoat material during the initial period of...
6964818 Thermal protection of an article by a protective coating having a mixture of quasicrystalline and non-quasicrystalline phases  
A coated article includes formed of an alloy having a composition including nickel and aluminum, and a protective coating overlying and contacting the substrate. The protective coating is a mixture...
6960280 Method of forming a surface coating having high surface hardness on a metal, alloy or ceramic substrate  
The present invention provides a method of forming a surface coating having a micro-Vickers hardness of about 1600 kgf/mm 2 or more on a substrate made of metal, alloy or ceramic. The method...
6939445 Coated cutting tool  
The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert comprising a substrate and a coating including at least one layer of TiB 2 . The TiB 2 -layer has a fibrous microstructure where the grains...
6932890 Method for making a magnetic recording disk having a corrosion-protective layer of a perfluorinated polyether acid  
A process is provided for synthesizing metal salts of perfluorinated polyethers containing at least one carboxylic acid group. The polymeric salts so provided are effective as anti-wetting and...
6923692 Electrical connectors incorporating low friction coatings and methods for making them  
Electrical connectors incorporate a composite coating of molybdenum disulfide and a metal, preferably tin, for one or both of the contact surfaces of the electrical connector. The coating provides...
6921465 Method for controlling a refractive index of a dry plating film and method for making a dry plating built-up film  
A method for making a dry plating built-up film comprises providing silicon carbide as a starting source and subjecting to dry plating while changing a concentration of a reactive gas continuously...
6911125 Thin film producing method and light bulb having such thin film  
When forming an optical thin film on a surface of a bulb of a light source such as an electric lamp or a discharge lamp, a thin film whose interface/surface is less rough is formed on a base having...
6902656 Fabrication of microstructures with vacuum-sealed cavity  
A cavity forming formed in an encapsulation structure under a vacuum in a vacuum chamber is sealed with a capping layer. A stiff protective layer under tensile stress is deposited on the capping...
6893543 Information carrier and method for producing the same  
A method and apparatus for producing an information carrier which has at least two solid material interfaces at which information is, or may be applied and where the information is stored by local...
6893542 Sputtered multilayer magnetic recording media with ultra-high coercivity  
Improved multilayer magnetic superlattice structures, such as (Co/Pt) n and (C0/Pd) n , having perpendicular magnetic coercivities as high as about 10,000 Oe, are formed by sputtering in Kr and/or...
6884476 Ceramic masking material and application method for protecting turbine airfoil component surfaces during vapor phase aluminiding  
A masking material and a method for applying the masking material to preselected surfaces of a component to protect the surfaces to which the masking material is applied from exposure to a vapor...
6878243 Method and apparatus for producing an optically effective system of layers on both sides of a substrate  
A method and apparatus for producing an optically effective system of layers on a substrate, such as a lens for use in an optical device. A plasma supported sputter deposition process is employed...
6855232 Magnetic disk comprising a first carbon overcoat having a high SP3 content and a second carbon overcoat having a low SP3 content  
A method for making a magnetic disk comprises forming first and second protective carbon layers on a magnetic layer. The first protective carbon layer is predominantly SP3 carbon. The second...
6824836 Protection overcoat for recording media  
A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer and a protective carbon-containing overcoat comprising a first carbon density, preferably of a low-density carbon, and a second carbon...
6821624 Amorphous carbon covered member  
For machine parts, cutting tools and molds used under extremely high contact pressures, an amorphous carbon film is provided which has a sufficient adhesion to a substrate. The amorphous carbon...
6800177 Apparatus and method for fabricating carbon thin film  
An apparatus and method for fabricating a carbon thin film are disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber having a substrate mounted therein, a sputter target...
6764738 Magnetic recording medium with patterned substrate  
Magnetic recording media exhibiting improved Hr, SNR and S*, suitable for high areal recording density, are obtained by forming a substantially uniform patterned Al or Al alloy layer on a...
6752911 Device and method for coating objects at a high temperature  
The invention relates to a device for coating an object at a high temperature by means of cathode sputtering, having a vacuum chamber and a sputter source, the sputter source having a sputtering...
6730415 Soft metal and method of manufacturing the soft metal, and decorative part and method of manufacturing the decorative part  
A film is formed on the surface of a soft metal portion ( 2 ) such that the film contains phosphorus and either platinum or palladium, and further, at least one element having homogeneous...
6699372 Method of coil preparation for ionized metal plasma process and method of manufacturing integrated circuits  
The present invention provides a method of depositing a film on a surface of a coil that includes depositing a metal from a target onto a surface of a coil to form a first film on the surface and...
6676741 Methods for producing enhanced interference pigments  
Methods and apparatus are provided for uniformly depositing a coating material from a vaporization source onto a powdered substrate material to form a thin coalescence film of the coating material...
6656333 Process for making patterned magnetic recording media employing a nonfunctional lubricant  
A magnetically patterned hard disk is made by sputtering the magnetic layers, sputtering the carbon layer, applying a nonfunctional lubricant, buff/wiping the disk to remove sputtering debris and...
6652974 Hard, scratch-resistant coatings for substrates  
A transparent, scratch-resistant, amorphous, easily washed coating on a transparent substrate, together with a method for its preparation. A substrate such as glass is introduced into a sputtering...
6627049 Method of making grooving or parting insert  
A method of making a cutting tool, the cutting tool having a WC—Co based cemented carbide body and a multi-layer coating, the method including: applying a first innermost bonding layer TiN to the...
6627323 Thermal barrier coating resistant to deposits and coating method therefor  
A protective coating system and method for protecting a thermal barrier coating from CMAS infiltration. The coating system comprises inner and outer alumina layers and a platinum-group metal layer...
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