C23C8/04

PROCESS FOR COATING SUBSTRATES WITH APERTURE(S)

A coating method for a component with at least one aperture includes providing a component having at least one aperture formed in a surface thereof; additively manufacturing a hollow member on a portion of the surface to define a space above each aperture, the portion of the surface being adjacent to the aperture, the hollow member having an inner peripheral geometry complementary to a peripheral geometry at least one of aperture; applying at least one coating over the surface of the component and around hollow member to form an applied coating having an applied coating thickness; and removing at least a portion of the hollow member to make a top portion of the hollow member coplanar with the applied coating to expose the space through the applied coating; wherein a lower portion of the hollow member remains to define the space through the applied coating.

Zirconia covering element with selective coloring

The present invention relates to a covering element for a portable object made of a first material, the first material being a ceramic material having a first color, characterized in that the surface of said covering element is at least partially treated so as to exhibit at least one conversion having a different color from the first color.

Zirconia covering element with selective coloring

The present invention relates to a covering element for a portable object made of a first material, the first material being a ceramic material having a first color, characterized in that the surface of said covering element is at least partially treated so as to exhibit at least one conversion having a different color from the first color.

METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS OF SAME

This invention relates to a photocatalytic material, a hot water process method to synthesize the photocatalytic material and a method for water treatment with the photocatalytic material. The photocatalytic material includes metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures synthesized from a metallic material by a hot water process, wherein the hot water process comprises treating the metallic material with hot water under a treatment condition for a period of time so as to form the metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures on a surface of the metallic material.

Method for patterning film layer, wire grid polarizer and manufacturing method thereof
11009641 · 2021-05-18 · ·

A method for patterning film layer, a metal wire grid polarizer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes: forming an imprint adhesive layer on a metal layer; imprinting the imprint adhesive layer to form a groove so that part of the metal layer is exposed from the bottom of the groove; performing a surface treatment on the exposed metal layer to form an etching-resist layer on the surface of the exposed metal layer, the etching-resist layer containing an element contained in the metal layer; and etching the imprint adhesive layer and the surface-treated metal layer to remove the imprint adhesive layer and the metal layer whose surface is not formed with the etching-resist layer, to obtain a patterned metal layer, thereby reducing cost and time of the metal layer patterning and improving the patterning accuracy.

Method for patterning film layer, wire grid polarizer and manufacturing method thereof
11009641 · 2021-05-18 · ·

A method for patterning film layer, a metal wire grid polarizer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes: forming an imprint adhesive layer on a metal layer; imprinting the imprint adhesive layer to form a groove so that part of the metal layer is exposed from the bottom of the groove; performing a surface treatment on the exposed metal layer to form an etching-resist layer on the surface of the exposed metal layer, the etching-resist layer containing an element contained in the metal layer; and etching the imprint adhesive layer and the surface-treated metal layer to remove the imprint adhesive layer and the metal layer whose surface is not formed with the etching-resist layer, to obtain a patterned metal layer, thereby reducing cost and time of the metal layer patterning and improving the patterning accuracy.

Enhanced film cooling system

A turbine blade in an industrial gas turbine includes a blade surface to be cooled by a film of cooling fluid, a plurality of cooling holes on the blade surface through which cooling fluid flows, each cooling hole including an inlet portion and an outlet portion, and a trench on the blade surface surrounding at least one outlet portion of the cooling hole, the trench extending in an axial direction and a radial direction from the outlet portion of the cooling hole, wherein the outlet portion of the cooling hole has a shape configured to generate a first stage diffusion of the cooling fluid and a wall of the trench is positioned in the axial direction from the outlet portion of the cooling hole to generate a second stage diffusion of the cooling fluid, thereby forming the film of cooling fluid.

Enhanced film cooling system

A turbine blade in an industrial gas turbine includes a blade surface to be cooled by a film of cooling fluid, a plurality of cooling holes on the blade surface through which cooling fluid flows, each cooling hole including an inlet portion and an outlet portion, and a trench on the blade surface surrounding at least one outlet portion of the cooling hole, the trench extending in an axial direction and a radial direction from the outlet portion of the cooling hole, wherein the outlet portion of the cooling hole has a shape configured to generate a first stage diffusion of the cooling fluid and a wall of the trench is positioned in the axial direction from the outlet portion of the cooling hole to generate a second stage diffusion of the cooling fluid, thereby forming the film of cooling fluid.

Hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method
10900112 · 2021-01-26 · ·

A hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method can be provided, which can save the time and energy necessary for carburization, thus requiring no dedicated carburizing furnace or the like for carburization, and further can make the interior space of a steel tube a rust-prevention atmosphere. A hollow stabilizer for a vehicle includes a steel tube sealed at one end and another end thereof and a carburizing gas sealed in the interior space of the steel tube.

Hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method
10900112 · 2021-01-26 · ·

A hollow spring member and hollow spring member production method can be provided, which can save the time and energy necessary for carburization, thus requiring no dedicated carburizing furnace or the like for carburization, and further can make the interior space of a steel tube a rust-prevention atmosphere. A hollow stabilizer for a vehicle includes a steel tube sealed at one end and another end thereof and a carburizing gas sealed in the interior space of the steel tube.