Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428570000 | Composite powder (e.g., coated, etc.) | 30 |
20080226934 | Nanoreactors and Method of Making - Described herein are nanoreactors having various shapes that can be produced by a simple chemical process. The nanoreactors described herein may have a shell as thin as 0.5 nm and outside diameters that can be controlled by the process of making and have a nanoparticle enclosed therein. The nanoreactors have catalytic activity and may be used to catalyze a variety of chemical reactions. | 09-18-2008 |
20080233422 | COATED NICKEL-CONTAINING POWDERS - Nickel powder batches and methods for producing nickel powder batches. The powder batches include particles having a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The present invention is also directed to devices incorporating the nickel metal powders. | 09-25-2008 |
20090068488 | GRANULATED METALLIC IRON SUPERIOR IN RUST RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing granulated metallic iron superior in rust resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing such granulated metallic iron. In the method, the granulated metallic iron is produced by agglomerating a material mixture including an iron-oxide-containing material and a carbonaceous reducing agent; charging and heating the agglomerated material mixture in a moving hearth-type reducing furnace to reduce the iron oxide in the material mixture with the carbonaceous reducing agent to obtain hot granulated metallic iron; and cooling the hot granulated metallic iron, wherein the hot granulated metallic iron is cooled while its relative position is changed; and an oxide coating is formed on the surface of the hot granulated metallic iron by bringing moisture into contact with almost the entire surface of the hot granulated metallic iron. | 03-12-2009 |
20090104470 | Production method for metal matrix composite material - A method of producing an aluminum matrix composite material is described that comprises the steps of: mixing an aluminum powder and a ceramic powder to prepare a mixed powder; providing a lower casing made of aluminum and formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open top, and a closing member made of aluminum and formed in a shape adapted to hermetically close the open top of the lower casing; packing the mixed powder into the lower casing; closing the open top of the lower casing filled with the mixed powder, by the closing member, to prepare a pre-rolling assembly having the mixed powder hermetically sealed therein; preheating the pre-rolling assembly; and rolling the preheated assembly to obtain the aluminum matrix composite material, where the aluminum matrix composite material includes a pair of metal plates having the mixed powder therebetween. | 04-23-2009 |
20090191421 | COMPOSITE SOFT MAGNETIC POWDERY MATERIAL AND MAGNETICALLY BIASING PERMANENT MAGNETIC CORE CONTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to a composite soft magnetic powdery material. The composite soft magnetic powdery material includes a strong permanent magnetic powder and a Fe-based soft magnetic powder. The mixing ratio of the Fe-based soft magnetic powder to the strong permanent magnetic powder is from 5:5 to 9:1. The composite soft magnetic powdery material has a magnetic permeability of from 5 to 50. | 07-30-2009 |
20090258244 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES AND NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS - A method for producing composite, shelled, alloy and compound nanoparticles as well as nanostructured films of composite, shelled, alloy and compound nanoparticles by using laser ablation of microparticles is disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
20090286099 | SILVER-COATED BALL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A silver-coated ball | 11-19-2009 |
20100151267 | METAL-CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES, THEIR SYNTHESIS AND USE - A powder batch is described comprising single crystal metal-containing particles having a crystal size of less than 50 nm as measured by X-ray diffraction and having a weight average particle size of from about 10 nanometers to less than 100 nanometers as measured by transmission electron microscopy and including a continuous or non-continuous coating of a ceramic material. The powder batch is preferably produced by flame spraying. | 06-17-2010 |
20100173170 | Method of Producing Titanium - A method of producing titanium metal from a titanium-containing material includes the steps of producing a solution of M″TiF | 07-08-2010 |
20100227189 | Method of Synthesizing Metal Nanoparticles Using 9-Borabicyclo [3.3.1] Nonane (9-BBN) as a Reducing Agent - A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles is disclosed and described. A method of synthesizing ligand-capped metal nanoparticles can comprise reacting a metal salt with 9-borabicyclo [3.3.1] nonane as a reducing agent in the presence of a capping ligand to form the ligand-capped metal nanoparticles. The method can be a single step approach which also significantly broadens choices for capping agents which can be readily incorporated during formation of the metal nanoparticles. | 09-09-2010 |
20100239879 | IRON POWDER FOR DUST CORES - Since a surface of an iron powder is covered with an oxide film composed of a Si-based oxide in which the ratio of Si to Fe satisfies Si/Fe≧0.8 on an atomic number basis, an iron powder for dust cores is provided which can be formed into a dust core having a high resistivity and hence having a low iron loss without degrading the mechanical strength. | 09-23-2010 |
20100255332 | IRON-BASED POWDER FOR POWDER METALLURGY - Flowability-improving particles are adhered to surfaces of iron powder through a binder to provide an iron-based powder for powder metallurgy which has excellent flowability and which is capable of uniformly filling a thin-walled cavity and compaction with high performance of ejection force. | 10-07-2010 |
20100304173 | Plasmonic-Driven Synthesis of Nanoprisms from Isotropic and Anisotropic Gold Cores - A nanoprism having a prismatic silver shell formed about a gold core and a process of forming the same are disclosed. The process includes irradiating a mixture of gold and silver nanoparticles with a narrow band of wavelengths capable of exciting the surface plasmon resonance of the gold. | 12-02-2010 |
20110020663 | METAL REDUCTION PROCESSES, METALLURGICAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS AND APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to metal reduction processes, which comprise adding a mixture comprising at least one metal-containing material, at least one reducing agent, and at least one additive into a reactor, heating the reactor to a selected reduction temperature, moving the mixture through the reactor while stirring the mixture, allowing a reduction period to occur, and obtaining a resulting composition comprising at least one zero-valent metal and a residue. The disclosure also relates to metallurgical processes comprising the metal reduction process, and products made by the metal reduction process. The disclosure further relates to metal reduction apparatuses, as well as metal reduction systems and metallurgical systems comprising the metal reduction apparatuses. | 01-27-2011 |
20110250464 | Directly fabricated nanoparticles for Raman scattering - A Raman-active nanoparticle is provided that includes a dish-shape plasmonically active metal base, and a plasmonically active metal pillar disposed on the plasmonically active metal base, where the plasmonically active metal pillar is disposed within the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base and normal to a bottom of the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base, where a circular gap is disposed between the dish-shape plasmonically active metal pillar and inner walls of the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base. In one embodiment a Raman-active nanoparticle is provided that includes a dish-shape base having a dielectric material, an electrically conductive layer disposed on the inner surface of the dish-shape base, and an electrically conductive pillar disposed on the conductive layer, and within the dish-shape and perpendicular to a bottom of the dish-shape base, where a circular gap is disposed between the conductive pillar and inner walls of the dish-shape base. | 10-13-2011 |
20120114961 | BULK NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE BULK NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A bulk nanocomposite thermoelectric material including: a plurality of grains of a thermoelectric material; and a metal nanolayer on a boundary of the plurality of grains, wherein the metal nanolayer is crystalline, and a glass transition temperature and a crystallization temperature of the nanometal are lower than a melting point of the thermoelectric material. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING CORE/ALLOY NANOSTRUCTURES - A system and method to tailor the optical properties of nanomaterials using a core-alloy-shell nano-ultrastructure. Atomic diffusion is used at the nanoscale in order to process as-synthesized nanomaterials into core-alloy-shell architectures. The alloy formation is controlled by the deposition of the alloy solute atoms, and then by alloy interdiffusion of the solute into the core nanoparticle. By controlling temperature, it is possible to control how far the solute diffuses into the core, which in turn allows the tailoring of the optical response of the particle itself. The alloy formation and subsequent interdiffusion allows tailoring of the nanoparticle composition and ultrastructure, resulting in a dramatic tunability of the metal nanostructures surface plasmon response. | 05-10-2012 |
20120135262 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINE METAL POWDER AND FINE METAL POWDER MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME - There are disclosed a method of manufacturing fine metal powder and fine metal powder manufactured by using the same. The method of manufacturing fine metal powder includes forming a pattern having a predetermined size and shape on a base substrate, forming a metal film on the pattern, and separating the metal film from the pattern to obtain individual metal particles having a predetermined size and shape. The fine metal powder manufactured by the method has a uniform shape and a uniform particle size distribution. The fine metal powder is in the form of flakes, having a large ratio of particle diameter to thickness. | 05-31-2012 |
20130164553 | COPPER POWDER, COPPER PASTE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING COPPER POWDER - Disclosed herein are copper powder, a copper paste and a method for preparing a copper powder. The copper powder is provided with a cuprous oxide film having a loose structure on a surface of the copper powder, thereby preventing the copper particles from being naturally oxidized, making it possible to being subjected to a low temperature firing process and having improved conductivity. | 06-27-2013 |
20140037978 | ANCHORED NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - Anchored nanostructure materials and methods for their fabrication are described. The anchored nanostructure materials may utilize nano-catalysts that include powder-based or solid-based support materials. The support material may comprise metal, such as NiAl, ceramic, a cermet, or silicon or other metalloid. Typically, nanoparticles are disposed adjacent a surface of the support material. Nanostructures may be formed as anchored to nanoparticles that are adjacent the surface of the support material by heating the nano-catalysts and then exposing the nano-catalysts to an organic vapor. The nanostructures are typically single wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes. | 02-06-2014 |
20140072823 | GENERATIVE PRODUCTION METHOD AND POWDER THEREFOR - The invention relates to a generative production method for producing a component by selectively melting and/or sintering a powder several times consecutively by introducing an amount of heat by means of beam energy, such that the powder particles melt and/or sinter in layers, wherein the powder particles ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140255716 | MULTI-METAL PARTICLE GENERATOR AND METHOD - Multi-metal particles, apparatuses and method of making same are provided. Specifically, the multi-metal particles are of nanometer dimensions and are prepared by spatially arranged electrodes configured to generate and maintain a plasma cloud. | 09-11-2014 |
20140272447 | METHOD TO CONTROL VOID FORMATION IN NANOMATERIALS USING CORE/ALLOY NANOPARTICLES WITH STAINLESS INTERFACES - The present invention describes the use of nanoparticle interfaces to chemically process solid nanomaterials into ones with tailorable core-void-shell architectures. The internal void sizes are proportional to the nanoparticle size, the shell thickness and composition, and can be either symmetric or asymmetric depending on the nature of the interface, each of which is controlled by the process of making. | 09-18-2014 |
20140295200 | SELECTIVE COATING OF EXPOSED COPPER ON SILVER-PLATED COPPER - Silver-plated copper particles in which any exposed copper not plated with silver are coated with a polymer or with a chelating compound capable of preventing oxidation of the exposed copper. A method for preventing oxidation of any exposed copper on silver-plated copper particles and for improving the conductivity of silver-plated copper particles comprises coating a polymer or a copper-chelating compound onto the exposed copper on the silver-plated copper particles. | 10-02-2014 |
20140308537 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING HOLLOW METAL NANO PARTICLES AND HOLLOW METAL NANO PARTICLES FABRICATED BY THE METHOD - The present application provides a method for fabricating hollow metal nano particles and hollow metal nano particles fabricated by the same. | 10-16-2014 |
20140315039 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FINE TUNGSTEN POWDER - A method for finely powdering tungsten powder, which includes dispersing tungsten powder in an aqueous solution containing an oxidizing agent to form an oxide film in the surface of the tungsten powder and removing the oxide film with an alkaline aqueous solution. Also disclosed is a method for producing fine tungsten powder, which includes obtaining tungsten powder having an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.5 μm by a process including the above method for finely powdering. Also disclosed is a tungsten powder having an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.5 μm, in which the dMS value (product of an average particle size d (μm), true density M (g/cm | 10-23-2014 |
20140356642 | METALLIC MAGNETIC POWDER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, MAGNETIC PAINTING, MAGNETIC POWDER FOR MAGNETIC THERAPY, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A metallic magnetic powder where a primary particle of each metallic magnetic particle is a powder without forming an aggregate, and a method of making the same that includes manufacturing a metallic magnetic powder constituted of metallic magnetic particles, containing a metallic magnetic phase, with Fe, or Fe and Co as main components, rare earth elements or yttrium and one or more non-magnetic components removing the non-magnetic component from the metallic magnetic with a reducing agent, while making a complexing agent exist for forming a complex with the non-magnetic component in water; oxidizing the metallic magnetic particle with the non-magnetic component removed; substituting water adhered to the oxidized metallic magnetic particle with an organic solvent; and coating the surface of the metallic magnetic particle with an organic matter different from the organic solvent, while maintaining a wet condition of the metallic magnetic particle with the organic solvent adhered thereto. | 12-04-2014 |
20150017465 | SILVER POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a silver powder, the method being capable of producing a silver powder with high productivity and at low cost, the silver powder having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 2.0 μm and a narrow particle size distribution, and provides a silver powder produced by the production method. According to the present invention, the method for producing a silver powder includes: quantitatively and continuously supplying each of a silver solution containing a silver complex and a reductant solution to a flow path; and quantitatively and continuously reducing a silver complex in a reaction solution obtained by mixing the silver solution with the reductant solution in the flow path, wherein the reaction solution is made to contain a dispersant, and also a silver concentration in the reaction solution is adjusted to be in a range of 5 to 75 g/L. | 01-15-2015 |
20150093589 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CORROSION RATE OF ALLOY PARTICLES, ALLOY PARTICLE WITH CONTROLLED CORROSION RATE, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE PARTICLE - A composite particle comprises a core, a shielding layer deposited on the core, and further comprises an interlayer region formed at an interface of the shielding layer and the core, the interlayer region having a reactivity less than that of the core, and the shielding layer having a reactivity less than that of the interlayer region, a metallic layer not identical to the shielding layer and deposited on the shielding layer, the metallic layer having a reactivity less than that of the core, and optionally, an adhesion metal layer deposited on the metallic layer, wherein the composite particles have a corrosion rate of about 0.1 to about 450 mg/cm | 04-02-2015 |
20150309043 | NOVEL PROBES TO QUANTIFY THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF ION AND PARTICLE UPTAKE WHEN ASSESSING NANOPARTICLE BIOAVAILABILITY - A core-shell nanoparticle is provided that includes a core comprising a first isotope of an element; an isolation layer surrounding the core; and a shell layer surrounding the isolation layer, wherein the shell layer comprises a second isotope of the element, with the first isotope being different than the second isotope. Methods are also provided for forming such core-shell nanoparticles. | 10-29-2015 |