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20090202863 | METHODS OF BONDING PURE RHENIUM TO A SUBSTRATE - Methods are provided for bonding pure rhenium to a substrate comprising a material. Non-lubricated components configured to have friction contact with another component are also provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method includes disposing a eutectic alloy over the substrate to form an inter layer, the eutectic alloy comprised essentially of a base alloy and one or more melting point depressants and having a melting temperature that is lower than a melting temperature of the substrate material and a melting temperature of rhenium, placing pure rhenium over the inter layer, and heating the inter layer to a temperature that is substantially equal to or greater than the melting temperature of the eutectic alloy, but that is below the melting temperature of the substrate material and the melting temperature of the pure rhenium to bond the pure rhenium to the substrate. | 08-13-2009 |
20100221448 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A WEAR COATING ON A HIGH STRENGTH SUBSTRATE WITH AN ENERGY BEAM - A method of forming a wear-resistant coating on a surface of a substrate includes the step of depositing a material comprising a rhenium-based composition onto the substrate surface using a handheld laser deposition device. A soluble interlayer may be formed on the surface of the substrate prior to the laser deposition step, and a heat treatment may be performed after the laser deposition step. | 09-02-2010 |
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20110293845 | METHODS OF BONDING PURE RHENIUM TO A SUBSTRATE - Methods are provided for bonding pure rhenium to a substrate comprising a material. Non-lubricated components configured to have friction contact with another component are also provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method includes disposing a eutectic alloy over the substrate to form an inter layer, the eutectic alloy comprised essentially of a base alloy and one or more melting point depressants and having a melting temperature that is lower than a melting temperature of the substrate material and a melting temperature of rhenium, placing pure rhenium over the inter layer, and heating the inter layer to a temperature that is substantially equal to or greater than the melting temperature of the eutectic alloy, but that is below the melting temperature of the substrate material and the melting temperature of the pure rhenium to bond the pure rhenium to the substrate. | 12-01-2011 |
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20140169957 | TURBINE NOZZLES WITH SLIP JOINTS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Embodiments of a turbine nozzle are provided, as are embodiments of methods for the manufacture of turbine nozzles. In one embodiment, the turbine nozzle includes a support ring and a slip joint ring, which is substantially concentric with the support ring and radially spaced apart therefrom. The slip joint ring has a plurality of slots therein. A plurality of vanes is fixedly coupled to the support ring and extends radially therefrom into the plurality of slots. A plurality of radial slip joints is formed between the plurality of vanes and the plurality slots. Each slip joint extends around a different one of the plurality of vanes to permit relative radial movement between the plurality of vanes and the slip joint ring during operation of the turbine nozzle. | 06-19-2014 |
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20080308425 | CORROSION AND WEAR RESISTANT COATING FOR MAGNETIC STEEL - A method is provided for manufacturing a magnetic steel component. An electroless nickel plating is formed on a substrate that includes magnetic steel. A thermal cycle is thereafter performed at a temperature that is sufficiently high to sinter the electroless nickel plating and thereby form a densified plating on the substrate. According to one embodiment, the thermal cycle includes a solid state diffusion sintering process wherein the substrate and the densified plating are heated to a temperature of at least about 1300° F. (about 704° C.) but.below the melting temperature of the electroless nickel plating. According to another embodiment, the thermal cycle includes a transient liquid phase sintering process wherein the substrate and the densified plating are heated at least to the melting temperature of the electroless plating. | 12-18-2008 |
20090062159 | NON-LUBRICATED COMPONENTS AND MACHINE SYSTEMS AND VEHICLES INCLUDING THE COMPONENTS - A non-lubricated component configured to have friction contact with another component and machine systems including the component are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the non-lubricated component includes an outer surface consisting essentially of rhenium having a purity of at least 99%, by weight. The outer surface of the non-lubricated component is capable of being substantially wear- and gall-resistant when contacted by another component at a stress of above 50 ksi. | 03-05-2009 |
20090078524 | TORQUE LIMITING DEVICES FOR ACTUATORS - A torque limiting includes first and second rotational plates, first and second springs, and a slip device. The first rotational plate is coupled to a torque input device. The second rotational plate is coupled to a drive shaft, and is configured to be movable along an axial direction thereof. The first spring has a first free length, and exerts a first spring force against the second rotational plate toward the first rotational plate. The second spring has a second free length, smaller than the first free length, and selectively exerts a second spring force against the second rotational plate toward the first rotational plate. The slip device, disposed at least partially within or between the first and second rotational plates, causes relative motion between the first and second rotational plates when torque overcomes the combined first and second spring forces exerted against the second rotational plate. | 03-26-2009 |
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20080229452 | Sugar and lipid metabolism regulators in plants II - Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from | 09-18-2008 |
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20110041215 | Lipid Metabolism Protein And Uses Thereof I (BZIP Transcription Factor) - The present invention relates to a bZip transcription factor encoding polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further, the present invention relates to the use of the aforementioned nucleic acid sequences and proteins in transgenic plants. In particular, the invention is directed to methods for manipulating sugar-related compounds and for increasing oil level and altering the fatty acid composition in plants and seeds. The invention further relates to methods of using these novel plant polypeptides to stimulate plant growth and/or to increase yield and/or composition of seed storage compounds. | 02-17-2011 |
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20110162103 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING WRINKLED1-LIKE POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE IN PLANTS - Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from | 06-30-2011 |
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20110258736 | Pathogen Control Genes and Methods of Use in Plants - This invention provides methods for conferring increased pathogen resistance to a plant. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of producing transgenic plants with increased nematode resistance, expression vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding polypeptides with anti-nematode activity, and transgenic plants and seeds generated thereof. | 10-20-2011 |
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