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20100028718 | COATING PRECURSOR MATERIALS, TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS - Coating precursor materials, turbomachinery components, and methods of manufacturing the components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a coating precursor material includes a solid film lubricant component and a bonding component comprising at least one eutectic mixture, said at least one eutectic mixture selected from a group consisting of barium fluoride/nickel fluoride, barium fluoride/cobalt fluoride, and barium fluoride/barium fluoride-boron oxide. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029517 | COMPONENTS, TURBOCHARGERS, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE COMPONENTS - Components, turbochargers, and methods of forming components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method of forming a component is provided. The method includes applying a plurality of coated particles to a substrate, wherein each coated particle comprises a solid film lubricant particle and a layer surrounding an entire surface of the solid film lubricant particle, each solid film lubricant particle comprises at least one compound, and the layer comprises a coating material having a greater resistance to oxidation than the compound when subjected to a predetermined processing temperature and heating the substrate to the predetermined processing temperature to form a portion of a coating over the substrate. | 02-04-2010 |
20100310763 | METHODS OF FORMING SOLID LUBRICANT COATINGS ON SUBSTRATES - A method includes applying a coating precursor material over a substrate, the coating precursor material comprising a powder having an average particle diameter in a range of about 10 nanometers to about 10 microns comprising a fluoride eutectic, a metal capable of oxidizing at about 535° C. to about 800° C., one or more materials selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide, a glass, a carbide, and a nitride, and optionally, a precious metal selected from silver, palladium, platinum, gold, rhodium, and alloys thereof, subjecting the coating to a sintering heat treatment, occurring at a first temperature in an inert or reducing atmosphere to sinter the metal of the precursor material, and exposing the coating to an oxidizing heat treatment performed in an oxidizing atmosphere at a second temperature that is less than the first temperature to oxidize a portion of the metal in the coating precursor material. | 12-09-2010 |
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20100263543 | MODULAR MANUFACTURING OF BEVERAGE PRODUCTION MACHINES - A modular method of manufacturing a set of beverage production machines with different beverage-related functions. The machines are designed for producing a beverage on the basis of pre-portioned ingredient packages. The method includes providing a plurality of identical core units having control circuitry and a beverage production module for housing an ingredient package and feeding a liquid to the interior of the ingredient package, providing a plurality of different base platforms that differ as to beverage production functions, and manufacturing a set of different beverage production machines by mounting respectively at least one of the core units on a top surface of one of the differing base platforms while also mounting water reservoirs on the base platforms. | 10-21-2010 |
20110011271 | BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE FROM A SINGLE-USE CAPSULE - Beverage production device for producing a beverage from a single-use capsule containing a beverage ingredient, comprising: a brewing unit ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110041696 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY OF A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A process for manufacturing a beverage preparation machine by providing a group of components a) to f), with the components including a brewing unit for receiving an ingredient of the beverage and for guiding an incoming flow of liquid, through the ingredient to a beverage outlet; b) an in-line heater for heating the flow of liquid to be supplied to the brewing unit; c) a pump for pumping the liquid through the heater; d) one or more fluid connecting members for guiding the liquid from a source of liquid to the beverage outlet; e) an electric control unit for receiving instructions from a user via an interface and for controlling the heater and pump; and f) one or more electric sensors for sensing at least one operational characteristic of the brewing unit, the heater, the pump, a liquid reservoir, an ingredient collector, a flow of the liquid, a pressure of the liquid and a temperature of the liquid, and for communicating the characteristic(s) to the control unit. Components a) to f) for assembling the beverage machine are connected by pre-assembling at least two or three modules, with each module being fully automatically assembled from at least two of components a) to f), wherein the components of the fully automatically preassembled modules are configured to be automatically seizable, orientable, positionable and fully connectable to each other in one or more automatic assembly steps. | 02-24-2011 |
20110113971 | WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR A BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a beverage preparation device having a water circulation system that includes a water source with an outlet, a pump with a support member for holding and securing the pump in the device, and an integral water conduit having an inlet and outlet for guiding water from the water source to the pump. The conduit outlet is connected to the pump and the water source outlet is connected to the water conduit inlet via an annular sealing member that forms an integral protruding portion of one of the conduit inlet or the source outlet. The pump support is integral with the water conduit, in particular with the conduit outlet. | 05-19-2011 |