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7381311 |
Filtered cathodic-arc plasma source
A filtered cathodic-arc plasma source of lower plasma losses and higher output plasma current to input current efficiency is disclosed. Plasma filtering is accomplished in a right angle bend...
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7311976 |
Glazing coated with at least one layer having thermochromic properties
A glazing coated with at least one layer having thermochromic properties comprising vanadium oxide, and also with at least one other layer having thermal properties, such as an infrared reflecting...
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7300559 |
Filtered cathodic arc deposition method and apparatus
An apparatus for the application of coatings in a vacuum comprising a plasma duct surrounded by a magnetic deflecting system communicating with a first plasma source and a coating chamber in which...
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7300556 |
Method for depositing a thin film adhesion layer
A method of physical vapor deposition (PVD) is disclosed in which xenon is used as the operating gas in the vacuum chamber in the deposition of an adhesion layer, preferably silicon, which allows...
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7279078 |
Thin-film coating for wheel rims
A process for coating a non-uniform, thin-film, dichroic pattern to a wheel rim or motorcycle part. The thin-film coating adds a colored or iridescent pattern to the wheel rim or motorcycle part,...
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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...
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7160616 |
DLC layer system and method for producing said layer system
The invention describes a device and a process that render possible the production of a layer system for wear protection, corrosion protection and improvement of the slipping properties and the...
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7144639 |
Surface-coated cutting tool member having hard coating layer and method for forming the hard coating layer on surface of cutting tool
A surface-coated cutting tool member exhibiting a superior tool life due to a hard coating layer thereof is provided. The surface-coated cutting tool member includes a tungsten carbide based...
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7122100 |
Porous getter devices with reduced particle loss and method for manufacturing same
A method for reducing the loss of particles from the surface of porous getter bodies is taught herein. The method consists in producing on the surface of the porous getter a thin layer of a metal...
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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;...
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7076871 |
Method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device
A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device including an inner electrode, having connecting step, connecting a carbon nanotube to the inner electrode, wherein the connecting step comprises:...
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7060167 |
Vacuum arc vapor deposition apparatus
A vacuum arc vapor deposition apparatus can form a film of good quality without uselessly increasing a time from start of film deposition to completion thereof even when a trigger electrode induces...
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7045175 |
Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes forming a first protective layer of first material over a magnetic film provided on a substrate. The first protective layer has a...
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7033462 |
Vacuum arc vapor deposition process and apparatus
To prevent the film forming characteristic deterioration by a magnetic field of a magnetic filter to thereby make vacuum arc vapor deposition uniform, in the invention, plurality of magnets...
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7025863 |
Vacuum system with separable work piece support
A vacuum system for the treatment of work pieces has an evacuatable treatment chamber having a centrally disposed low voltage arc discharge arrangement and laterally disposed loading opening. A...
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7014738 |
Enhanced macroparticle filter and cathode arc source
A cathode arc source for depositing a coating on a substrate has an anode and a cathode station for a target, a first filter means comprising a filter duct having at least one bend, and first...
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6998034 |
Vacuum arc deposition apparatus
An arc evaporation source constituting this vacuum arc deposition apparatus has a plurality of cathodes, a trigger electrode, a trigger drive unit, a shutter, and a shutter drive unit. The trigger...
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6989083 |
Method for preparing carbon nano-fine particle, apparatus for preparing the same and mono-layer carbon nanotube
A graphite cathode and a graphite anode are placed opposite each other through an insulating plate having a notch. A voltage is applied between both of the electrodes to generate arc discharge at...
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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...
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6936145 |
Coating method and apparatus
A method and apparatus used for the application of plating/coating in a cathodic arc process to improve coating uniformity, deposition rates, quality, cost, packaging, arc triggering, target wear...
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6929829 |
Method and device discharging surface treatment
Powder of a simple substance or a combination of a plurality of carbides of metals belonging to the IVa, Va and Via families in the Periodic Table is mixed with a ferrous-family metal powder or...
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6929727 |
Rectangular cathodic arc source and method of steering an arc spot
The invention provides an arc coating apparatus having a steering magnetic field source comprising steering conductors disposed along the short sides of a rectangular target behind the target, and...
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6926811 |
Arc-coating process with rotating cathodes
A method is provided for coating objects in a vacuum chamber in which a physical vapor deposition (PVD) can be carried out. The chamber has at least one anode means, at least one cathode and at...
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6923891 |
Copper interconnects
A method for forming a conductive region on a first portion of a substrate, the method being constituted by exposing the first portion to a filtered beam of substantially fully ionised metallic...
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6869509 |
Source for vacuum treatment process
The invention relates to an arc source or a source for vaporizing or sputtering of materials and a method for operating a source. The source comprises an insulated counter-electrode and/or an AC...
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6866753 |
Vacuum arc vapor deposition apparatus and vacuum arc vapor deposition method
A vacuum arc vapor deposition apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic coils for guiding a plasma produced by a vacuum arc evaporating source to the vicinity of a substrate in a film forming...
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6866752 |
Method of forming ultra thin film devices by vacuum arc vapor deposition
A method for providing an ultra thin electrical circuit integral with a portion of a surface of an object, including using a focal Vacuum Arc Vapor Deposition device having a chamber, a nozzle and...
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6855237 |
Pulsed carbon plasma apparatus
The present invention provides a pulsed carbon plasma apparatus to produce a diamond-like carbon coating over an extended object, the coating having a high degree of thickness uniformity achieved...
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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...
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6838151 |
Cutting tool and tool with holder
A cutting tool 1 includes a hard coating formed on the surface of a substrate formed of, for example, a hard material of cemented carbide (WC-Co-type cemented carbide) equivalent to JIS K10 and...
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6827976 |
Method to increase wear resistance of a tool or other machine component
A method for manufacturing a tool or machine component increases wear resistance by providing a base body made of a metal or of a hard metal and having a surface. At least a portion of the surface...
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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...
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6821579 |
Surface treatment method using electric discharge, and an electrode for the surface treatment method
A discharge electrode comprising a material having solid lubricant effect, such as molybdenum, is used to generate discharge in a pulse form between the discharge electrode and a workpiece, the...
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6821399 |
Cathode mounting system for cathodic arc cathodes
An apparatus for cathodic arc coating. The apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber which includes: an anode; a power supply; and a cathode target assembly connected to the power supply. The cathode...
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6806795 |
SAW filter using tetrahedral amorphous carbon and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed is an element using a piezoelectric characteristic, and in particular, an SAW filter and a method for manufacturing the same. The SAW filter according to the invention is resistant to...
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6797131 |
Design of hardware features to facilitate arc-spray coating applications and functions
A method and apparatus for forming a coating on a sputter chamber workpiece. The apparatus generally includes a sputter chamber having at least one workpiece. The at least one workpiece generally...
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6793982 |
ELECTRODE OF GREEN COMPACT FOR DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD OF DISCARGE SURFACE TREATMENT, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF RECYCLING ELECTRODE OF GREEN COMPACT FOR DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT
A green-compact electrode ( 1 ) for discharge surface treatment for use in a discharge surface treatment operation for forming a hard coating film ( 9 ) on the surface of an object ( 2 ) which must...
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6783644 |
Film deposition method
A film deposition method, which can form a high quality functional thin film excellent in various physical properties on a surface such as a plastic substrate, is provided. A carbon precursor film...
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6780527 |
Decorative article having white film and production method therefor
The present invention includes a personal ornament having a white coating layer and a method for making the same. The base article is made of metal and the white-colored stainless steel coating...
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6770178 |
Cathodic arc disposable sting shielding
A shielding arrangement is described for a cathodic arc deposition apparatus which includes a contactor formed from an electrically conductive material and having an axially extending shaft and a...
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6767435 |
Bright surface structure and a manufacturing method thereof
A bright surface structure formed on a member made from metal or resin. A first structure includes: (a) a resin film coated on the member, and (b) a thin metal film formed on the resin film. The...
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6761805 |
Cathode arc source with magnetic field generating means positioned above and below the cathode
A cathode arc source has means for generating first and second magnetic fields, of opposite or reverse direction to each other. The resultant magnetic field includes a null point between the target...
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6737121 |
Multilayer article and method of making by arc plasma deposition
According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method of forming a plurality of layers on an article comprises steps of generating a plasma by forming an arc between a cathode and an...
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6706157 |
Vacuum arc plasma gun deposition system
A vacuum arc plasma gun deposition system includes a cathode, several anode assemblies that define a plasma channel, a current source for causing electrical current to flow from the anode...
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6703081 |
Installation and method for vacuum treatment or powder production
Vacuum treatment installation with a vacuum treatment chamber containing a plasma discharge configuration as well as a gas supply configuration. The plasma discharge configuration has at least two...
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6702934 |
Pulsed arc molecular beam deposition apparatus and methodology
Deposition of thin films or powders by reactive pulsed arc molecular beam deposition. To produce these films and powders, a reactive or non-reactive gas is pulsed between a pair of electrodes...
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6702931 |
Method for manufacturing a cathodic arc coated workpiece
A method of manufacturing a coated workpiece utilizes a target made of an alloy which is substantially a one phase. Coating is achieved by cathodic arc evaporation of the target in an oxygen...
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6635307 |
Manufacturing method for thin-film solar cells
A method for depositing a coating onto a solid substrate for the fabrication of a functional layer in a solar cell device wherein the functional layer is used as an anti-reflection layer, an active...
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6635156 |
Producing electric arc plasma in a curvilinear plasmaguide and substrate coating
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing electric arc plasma and for use thereof for deposition coatings on a substrate. Electric arc separated plasma is produced using...
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6602390 |
Coating a workpiece and operating a cathodic arc discharge
A process and apparatus for coating at least one workpiece utilizes a target made of an alloy which is substantially a one phase. Coating is achieved by cathodic arc evaporation of the target in an...
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