Class 148: METAL TREATMENT ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
148
METAL TREATMENT


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> METAL TREATMENT
95[Patents]PROCESS OF MODIFYING OR MAINTAINING INTERNAL PHYSICAL STRUCTURE (I.E., MICROSTRUCTURE) OR CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF METAL, PROCESS OF REACTIVE COATING OF METAL AND PROCESS OF CHEMICAL-HEAT REMOVING (E.G., FLAME-CUTTING, ETC.) OR BURNING OF METAL
96[Patents] . Superconductive metal or alloy (i.e., superconductive Tc at or below 30`K)
97[Patents] . . Particle (e.g., ion, neutron, etc.) bombardment or electromagnetic wave energy (e.g., laser, etc.)
98[Patents] . . Producing or treating an A3B (e.g., Nb3Sn, V3Ga, Nb3Al, etc.) superconducting alloy
99[Patents] . Treating in extraterrestrial environment (e.g., space, moon, etc.) or zero gravity environment
100[Patents] . Magnetic materials
101[Patents] . . Permanent magnet
102[Patents] . . . Age hardening
103[Patents] . . . Treatment in a magnetic field
104[Patents] . . Dust cores
105[Patents] . . Particulate material
108[Patents] . . Treatment in a magnetic field
110[Patents] . . Silicon steel
111[Patents] . . . Working
112[Patents] . . . Heat treatment
113[Patents] . . . . With special compositions
120[Patents] . . Working
121[Patents] . . Heat treatment
122[Patents] . . . With special compositions
194[Patents] . Chemical-heat removing (e.g., flame-cutting, etc.) or burning of metal
195[Patents] . . Control responsive to sensed condition of workpiece
196[Patents] . . Program or pattern control
197[Patents] . . Utilizing fluid contact other than flame
198[Patents] . . With solid additive
199[Patents] . . . Metal powder
200[Patents] . . Of edge or corner (e.g., deburring, etc.)
201[Patents] . . Cylindrical workpiece
202[Patents] . . Scarfing (e.g., desurfacing, planing, gouging, etc.)
203[Patents] . . . Simultaneous removing or burning of multiple sides of workpiece
204[Patents] . . Flame piercing
205[Patents] . . Plural nozzles or plural work-contacting jets
206[Patents] . Carburizing or nitriding using externally supplied carbon or nitrogen source
207[Patents] . . Carburizing or nitriding uniformly throughout the entire mass (i.e., internal carburizing)
208[Patents] . . With decarburizing or denitriding
209[Patents] . . Utilizing particulate fluid bed
210[Patents] . . Of selected surface area (e.g., zone, top only, etc.)
211[Patents] . . . With working, machining, or cutting
212[Patents] . . . Nitriding
213[Patents] . . . Utilizing attached protective shield, mask or coating
214[Patents] . . . . With noncarburizing or non-nitriding coating
215[Patents] . . Measuring, sensing, or testing
216[Patents] . . . Of gas composition (e.g., carbon content, etc.)
217[Patents] . . With noncarburizing or non-nitriding reactive coating (e.g., oxidizing, siliconizing, boronizing, etc.)
218[Patents] . . Combined carburizing and nitriding (e.g., carbonitriding, nitrocarburizing, etc.)
219[Patents] . . . With working, machining, cutting, or post-carburizing and post-nitriding heating or quenching
220[Patents] . . With producing or treating of workpiece having plural noncarburized or non-nitrided layers or mechanically engaged article or stock
221[Patents] . . With casting or solidifying from melt
222[Patents] . . Utilizing ionized gas (e.g., plasma, etc.) or electron arc or beam
223[Patents] . . Including use of vacuum
224[Patents] . . Utilizing wave energy (e.g., laser, etc.) or electric heating with work as conductor
225[Patents] . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
226[Patents] . . . With working, machining, or cutting
227[Patents] . . . Utilizing fused agent or media
228[Patents] . . . . Nitriding
229[Patents] . . . . With post-carburizing quenching
230[Patents] . . . Nitriding
231[Patents] . . . . Utilizing nitrogen containing agent other than ammonia or elemental nitrogen
232[Patents] . . . . With post-nitriding heat or quenching
233[Patents] . . . With post-carburizing heating or quenching
234[Patents] . . . Utilizing agent containing cyano (CN) radical or halogen (X) radical or metal carbonate
235[Patents] . . . Utilizing hydrocarbon, oil or oxygenated hydrocarbon (e.g., alcohol, furan, carbohydrate, etc.)
236[Patents] . . . Utilizing solid carbonaceous material containing free carbon, coal, peat, or coke
237[Patents] . . Refractory metal (i.e., Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W) or refractory base alloy
238[Patents] . . Nitriding
239[Patents] . With ion implantation
240[Patents] . Processes of coating utilizing a reactive composition which reacts with metal substrate or composition therefore
241[Patents] . . Testing or electrical or wave energy utilized
242[Patents] . . Molten bath or molten surface utilized during reaction
243[Patents] . . Liquid reactive coating composition utilized
244[Patents] . . . Dye or organic pigment containing
245[Patents] . . . Electrically insulating coating formed which is more than mere oxide formation
246[Patents] . . . Contains lubricant or oil or overcoat thereof
247[Patents] . . . Contains an atom of hafnium, titanium or zirconium (excludes activating composition)
248[Patents] . . . Contains nonreactive organic liquid at ambient temperature (e.g., solvent, etc.)
249[Patents] . . . . Nonreactive halogenated hydrocarbon
250[Patents] . . . Contains organic phosphorus or organic chromium compound
251[Patents] . . . Contains solid synthetic polymer
252[Patents] . . . Contains dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof which reacts with metal substrate
253[Patents] . . . Contains phosphorus
254[Patents] . . . . Liquid composition applied prior to reaction of metal substrate with phosphorus (e.g., cleaning, activating, etc.)
255[Patents] . . . . With additional coating composition containing an atom of chromium, phosphorus or sulfur
256[Patents] . . . . Specified liquid or gaseous coating composition applied after reaction with phosphorus
257[Patents] . . . . . Specified coating composition contains organic material
258[Patents] . . . . Contains an atom of chromium
259[Patents] . . . . Contains organic additive other than for pH control
260[Patents] . . . . . Nitrogen-containing organic compound
261[Patents] . . . . Contains an atom of arsenic, boron or metal atom other than alkali metal
262[Patents] . . . . . Contains an atom of iron or manganese or a group II metal atom (Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cd, Hg)
263[Patents] . . . . . . Contains an atom of calcium
264[Patents] . . . Contains an atom of chromium
265[Patents] . . . . Post chromium treatment with specified material (other than mere air drying)
266[Patents] . . . . Contains an atom of sulfur, selenium or tellurium
267[Patents] . . . . Contains trivalent chromium ion or reducing agent or an organic additive
268[Patents] . . . . Contains an atom or boron, silicon or metal atom other than alkali metal
269[Patents] . . . Metal substrate contains elemental Ti, Zr, Hf, Cu, Ta, or Th or alloy thereof
270[Patents] . . . Contains an atom of sulfur, selenium or tellurium
271[Patents] . . . . Contains organic sulfur compound
272[Patents] . . . Coating or treating a metal oxide with a specified composition
273[Patents] . . . Contains an atom of arsenic or metal atom other than alkali metal
274[Patents] . . . Contains organic material
275[Patents] . . . Metal substrate contains elemental aluminum or magnesium or alloy thereof
276[Patents] . . Coating during or after metal oxide formation
277[Patents] . . Metal oxide formed after applied coating
278[Patents] . . Carbide formation, decarburization or carbonizing
279[Patents] . . Contains an atom of boron or silicon that reacts with metal substrate
280[Patents] . . Reactive material applied nonuniformly or reacted selectively
281[Patents] . . Metal substrate contains elemental Ti, Zr, Nb, Ag, Ta, or W or alloy thereof
282[Patents] . . Metal substrate contains elemental copper or alloy thereof
283[Patents] . . Contains an atom of halogen, organic material or gaseous sulfur
284[Patents] . . Coating composition applied forms oxide coating
285[Patents] . . . Oxide of aluminum, beryllium or magnesium formed
286[Patents] . . . Oxide of cobalt, chromium or nickel formed
287[Patents] . . . Oxide of iron formed
500[Patents] . Utilizing disclosed mathematical formula or relationship
501[Patents] . . Nonferrous metal, nonferrous based alloy or no-base alloy
502[Patents] . . . Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy
503[Patents] . . Utilizing therein symbol for temperature
504[Patents] . . . With working step
505[Patents] . . Utilizing therein factors or percentages related to metal or metal alloy composition (i.e., including carbon content)
506[Patents] . . . With chromium(Cr) in the mathematical relationship
507[Patents] . . . With titanium(Ti) in the mathematical relationship
508[Patents] . With measuring, testing, or sensing
509[Patents] . . Magnetic or electrical property
510[Patents] . . Change in dimension (e.g., expansion, elongation, distortion, etc.)
511[Patents] . . Temperature
512[Patents] . Surface melting (e.g., melt alloying, etc.)
513[Patents] . Treating loose metal powder, particle or flake
514[Patents] . Treating consolidated metal powder, per se (i.e., no sintering or compacting step present)
515[Patents] . With explosive or exothermic agent
516[Patents] . Producing or treating layered, bonded, welded, or mechanically engaged article or stock as a final product
517[Patents] . . Subambient temperature
518[Patents] . . With electrocoating (e.g., electroplating, anodizing, sputtering, etc.)
519[Patents] . . Pipe or tube
520[Patents] . . . With induction heating
521[Patents] . . . With metal fusion bonding
522[Patents] . . With casting or solidifying from melt
523[Patents] . . . Of aluminum(Al) or aluminum alloy
524[Patents] . . With metal fusion bonding step utilizing electron arc or beam
525[Patents] . . Utilizing wave energy (e.g., laser, electromagnetic wave energy, etc.), plasma or electron arc or beam
526[Patents] . . Electric heating with work as electrical conductor (e.g., alternating current, induction, etc.)
527[Patents] . . With metal next to or bonded to metal
528[Patents] . . . With brazing or soldering
529[Patents] . . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy present
530[Patents] . . . . Next to nonferrous metal or nonferrous base alloy
531[Patents] . . . . . Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy
532[Patents] . . . . . Copper(Cu) or copper base alloy
533[Patents] . . . . . Zinc(Zn), zinc base alloy or unspecified galvanizing
534[Patents] . . . . With working
535[Patents] . . . Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy present
536[Patents] . . . Copper(Cu) or copper base alloy
537[Patents] . . With coating step
538[Patents] . With casting or solidifying from melt
539[Patents] . . Centrifugal casting
540[Patents] . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
541[Patents] . . . Continuous casting
542[Patents] . . . Containing at least nine percent chromium(Cr) (e.g., stainless steel, etc.)
543[Patents] . . . Containing at least 1.5 percent carbon
544[Patents] . . . . With working
545[Patents] . . . . With tempering, ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening, or quenching
546[Patents] . . . With working
547[Patents] . . . . With tempering, ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening, or quenching
548[Patents] . . . With tempering, ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening, or quenching
549[Patents] . . Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy
550[Patents] . . . With extruding or drawing
551[Patents] . . . Continuous casting
552[Patents] . . . With working
553[Patents] . . Copper(Cu) or copper base alloy
554[Patents] . . . With working
555[Patents] . . Nickel(Ni) or nickel base alloy
556[Patents] . . . With working
557[Patents] . . With working
558[Patents] . With vibration (e.g., mechanical, sound, etc.)
559[Patents] . Heating or cooling of solid metal
560[Patents] . . Actinide or trans-actinide metal or alloy having greater than 50 percent actinide or trans-actinide metals
561[Patents] . . Passing through an amorphous state or treating or producing an amorphous metal or alloy
562[Patents] . . Treating single crystal
563[Patents] . . Mechanical memory (e.g., shape memory, heat-recoverable, etc.)
564[Patents] . . Superplastic (e.g., dynamic recrystallization, etc.)
565[Patents] . . Utilizing wave energy (e.g., laser, electromagnetic, etc.) plasma or electron arc or beam
566[Patents] . . Electric heating with work as conductor (e.g., alternating current, induction, etc.)
567[Patents] . . . Induction
568[Patents] . . . . Wire or filament
569[Patents] . . . . Railway stock (e.g., rails, wheels, axles, etc.)
570[Patents] . . . . Of hollow bodies (e.g., pipe, sphere, etc.)
571[Patents] . . . . . Inside only
572[Patents] . . . . Rod, axle, shaft, or roller
573[Patents] . . . . Gear, threaded article, drill or serrated work surface (e.g., saw blade, etc.)
574[Patents] . . . . And cooling with fluid contact
575[Patents] . . . . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
576[Patents] . . . Wire or filament
577[Patents] . . Chilling to subambient temperature
578[Patents] . . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
579[Patents] . . Iron(Fe) or iron base alloy
580[Patents] . . . Spring or spring material
581[Patents] . . . Railway stock (e.g., rails, wheels, axles, etc.)
582[Patents] . . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
583[Patents] . . . . Wheel
584[Patents] . . . . With working
585[Patents] . . . . With work handling
586[Patents] . . . Gear
587[Patents] . . . Threaded article (e.g., screws, drill bits, etc.)
588[Patents] . . . Serrated work surface (e.g., saw blades, etc.)
589[Patents] . . . Ring
590[Patents] . . . Pipe or tube
591[Patents] . . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
592[Patents] . . . . Nine percent or more chromium(Cr) (e.g., stainless steel, etc.)
593[Patents] . . . . With working
594[Patents] . . . . With work handling
595[Patents] . . . Wire, rod, or filament
596[Patents] . . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
597[Patents] . . . . Nine percent or more chromium(Cr) (e.g., stainless steel, etc.)
598[Patents] . . . . With working
599[Patents] . . . . . With working at or below 120`C or unspecified cold working
600[Patents] . . . . With work handling
601[Patents] . . . With coiling or treating of coiled strip
602[Patents] . . . . With working
603[Patents] . . . . . With working at or below 120`C or unspecified cold working
604[Patents] . . . Of stacked plural workpieces
605[Patents] . . . Nine percent or more chromium(Cr) (e.g., Stainless steel, etc.)
606[Patents] . . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
607[Patents] . . . . Ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation strengthening or precipitation hardening
608[Patents] . . . . . With working
609[Patents] . . . . With working
610[Patents] . . . . . With working at or below 120`C or unspecified cold working
611[Patents] . . . . Austenitic phase structure
612[Patents] . . . Starting material contains 1.7 percent or more carbon (e.g., cast iron, etc.)
613[Patents] . . . . Decarburizing
614[Patents] . . . . Starting material is spherulitic (i.e., spheroidal) or vermicular (i.e., wormlike)
615[Patents] . . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
616[Patents] . . . . Treating or producing white or malleable cast iron
617[Patents] . . . . . Producing malleable cast iron
618[Patents] . . . . . . With spheroidal graphite production
619[Patents] . . . Containing 10 percent or more manganese(Mn) (e.g., Hadfield steel, etc.)
620[Patents] . . . . With working
621[Patents] . . . Highly alloyed (i.e., greater than 10 percent alloying elements)
622[Patents] . . . Ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
623[Patents] . . . . Overageing
624[Patents] . . . . With working
625[Patents] . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
626[Patents] . . . . With preserving, recovering, separately treating or handling of the specified treating agent
627[Patents] . . . . With localized or zone heating or cooling
628[Patents] . . . . Using vacuum
629[Patents] . . . . Decarburizing or denitriding
630[Patents] . . . . Utilizing particulate fluid bed
631[Patents] . . . . Fused treating agent
632[Patents] . . . . . With working
633[Patents] . . . . Gaseous agent
634[Patents] . . . . . Hydrogen
635[Patents] . . . . . With working
636[Patents] . . . . Liquid agent
637[Patents] . . . . . And cooling or quenching
638[Patents] . . . . . . Treating composition contains water
639[Patents] . . . Localized or zone heating or cooling
640[Patents] . . . . Utilizing protective or insulating shielding from heat
641[Patents] . . . . Simultaneous heating and cooling treatment
642[Patents] . . . . Heating with flame treatment
643[Patents] . . . . With working
644[Patents] . . . . Cooling
645[Patents] . . . With flattening, straightening, or tensioning by external force
646[Patents] . . . With restraining of metal from expanding or contracting during heating or cooling
647[Patents] . . . . Die quenching
648[Patents] . . . With working
649[Patents] . . . . Forging
650[Patents] . . . . With working at or below 120`C or unspecified cold working
651[Patents] . . . . . Heating step follows cold working
652[Patents] . . . . . . Separate cooling step follows cold working step
653[Patents] . . . . With additional nonworking heating step
654[Patents] . . . . Including cooling (e.g., quenching, etc.)
655[Patents] . . . With separate handling or treating of air, water, or unspecified fluid treating media
656[Patents] . . . Work handling
657[Patents] . . . . Continuous strip or sheet
658[Patents] . . . . During cooling step
659[Patents] . . . Including spheroidizing
660[Patents] . . . Including cooling (e.g., quenching, etc.)
661[Patents] . . . . Strip, sheet, or plate
662[Patents] . . . . Heating step follows cooling
663[Patents] . . . . . Tempering
664[Patents] . . . . Multiple cooling steps
665[Patents] . . Beryllium(Be) or beryllium base alloy
666[Patents] . . Magnesium(Mg) or magnesium base alloy
667[Patents] . . . With working
668[Patents] . . Refractory metal (i.e., titanium(Ti), zirconium(Zr), hafnium(Hf), vanadium(V), niobium(Nb), columbium(Cb), tantalum(Ta), chromium(Cr), molybdenum(Mo), tungsten(W)), or alloy base thereof
669[Patents] . . . Titanium(Ti) or titanium base alloy
670[Patents] . . . . With working
671[Patents] . . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
672[Patents] . . . Zirconium(Zr) or zirconium base alloy
673[Patents] . . . Tungsten(W) or tungsten base alloy
674[Patents] . . Cobalt(Co) or cobalt base alloy
675[Patents] . . Nickel(Ni) or nickel base alloy
676[Patents] . . . With working
677[Patents] . . . . With ageing, solution treating, (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
678[Patents] . . Noble metals (i.e., silver(Ag), gold(Au), osmium(Os), iridium(Ir), platinum(Pt), ruthenium(Ru), rhodium(Rh), palladium(Pd)) or alloy base thereof
679[Patents] . . Copper(Cu) or copper base alloy
680[Patents] . . . With working above 400`C or nonspecified hot working
681[Patents] . . . . Multiple working steps
682[Patents] . . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
683[Patents] . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
684[Patents] . . . With working
685[Patents] . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
686[Patents] . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
687[Patents] . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent or denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
688[Patents] . . Aluminum(Al) or aluminum base alloy
689[Patents] . . . With extruding or drawing
690[Patents] . . . . And ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
691[Patents] . . . With working above 400`C or nonspecified hot working
692[Patents] . . . . Multiple working steps
693[Patents] . . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
694[Patents] . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
695[Patents] . . . With working
696[Patents] . . . . Multiple working steps
697[Patents] . . . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
698[Patents] . . . With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening
699[Patents] . . . . Copper(Cu) containing
700[Patents] . . . . . Magnesium(Mg) containing
701[Patents] . . . . . . Zinc(Zn) containing
702[Patents] . . . . Magnesium(Mg) containing
703[Patents] . . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
704[Patents] . . . . In fused state
705[Patents] . . Zinc(Zn) or zinc base alloy
706[Patents] . . Lead(Pb) or lead base alloy
707[Patents] . . Over 50 percent metal, but no base
708[Patents] . . Treating with specified agent (e.g., heat exchange agent, protective agent, decarburizing agent, denitriding agent, etc.) or vacuum
709[Patents] . . . With preserving, recovering or separately handling or treating of the agent
710[Patents] . . . Utilizing particulate form in fluid bed
711[Patents] . . . In fused state
712[Patents] . . . In gaseous state
713[Patents] . . . In liquid state
714[Patents] . . Localized or zone heating or cooling treatment
22[Patents]COMPOSITIONS
23[Patents] . Fluxing
24[Patents] . . Metallic
25[Patents] . . Oleaginous
26[Patents] . . Inorganic
27[Patents] . Heat treating
28[Patents] . . Liquid
29[Patents] . . . Oleaginous
30[Patents] . . Carbonaceous
33[Patents]BARRIER LAYER STOCK MATERIAL, P-N TYPE
33.1[Patents] . With contiguous layer doped to degeneracy
33.2[Patents] . With recess, void, dislocation, grain boundaries or channel openings
33.3[Patents] . With non-semiconductive coating thereon
33.4[Patents] . With contiguous layers of different semiconductive material
33.5[Patents] . Having at least three contiguous layers of semiconductive material
33.6[Patents] . . Including an alloy layer having named impurities
400[Patents]STOCK
401[Patents] . Radioactive
300[Patents] . Magnetic
301[Patents] . . Rare earth and transition metal containing
302[Patents] . . . Boron containing
303[Patents] . . . Copper containing
304[Patents] . . Amorphous
305[Patents] . . . With inclusion
306[Patents] . . Iron base (i.e., ferrous)
307[Patents] . . . Silicon containing
308[Patents] . . . . Specific crystallographic orientation
309[Patents] . . . . Containing over 1 percent aluminium
310[Patents] . . . Nickel containing
311[Patents] . . . Cobalt containing
312[Patents] . . Nickel base
313[Patents] . . Cobalt base
314[Patents] . . Manganese base
315[Patents] . . No single metal over 50 percent
316[Patents] . Carburized or nitrided
317[Patents] . . Nitrided
318[Patents] . . . Ferrous (i.e., iron base)
319[Patents] . . Ferrous (i.e., iron base)
402[Patents] . Mechanical memory
403[Patents] . Amorphous, i.e., glassy
404[Patents] . Directionally solidified
320[Patents] . Ferrous (i.e., iron base)
321[Patents] . . 1.7 percent or more carbon containing (e.g., cast iron)
322[Patents] . . . Malleabilized
323[Patents] . . . Chill cast
324[Patents] . . . Six percent or more group IV, V or VI transition metal containing
325[Patents] . . Nine percent or more chromium containing
326[Patents] . . . Age or precipitation hardened or strengthened
327[Patents] . . . Eight percent or more total content of nickel and/or manganese containing
328[Patents] . . Age or precipitation hardened or strengthed
329[Patents] . . Eight percent or more manganese containing
330[Patents] . . Beryllium or boron containing
331[Patents] . . Rare earth meal containing
332[Patents] . . Copper containing
333[Patents] . . Chromium containing, but less than 9 percent
334[Patents] . . . Molybdenum containing
335[Patents] . . . . Nickel containing
336[Patents] . . Nickel containing
337[Patents] . . Three percent or more manganese containing or containing other transition metal in any amount
405[Patents] . Age or precipitation hardened or strengthened
406[Patents] . . Magnesium base
407[Patents] . . Refractory metal base
408[Patents] . . Cobalt base
409[Patents] . . Nickel base
410[Patents] . . . Chromium containing
411[Patents] . . Copper base
412[Patents] . . . Tin containing
413[Patents] . . . Zinc containing
414[Patents] . . . Nickel containing
415[Patents] . . Aluminum base
416[Patents] . . . Copper containing
417[Patents] . . . . Magnesium containing
418[Patents] . . . . . Vanadium, niobium or tantalum containing
419[Patents] . . Containing over 50 percent metal, but no base metal
420[Patents] . Magnesium base
421[Patents] . Titanium, zirconium, or hafnium base
422[Patents] . Vanadium, niobum, or tantalum base
423[Patents] . Chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten base
424[Patents] . Manganese base
425[Patents] . Cobalt base
426[Patents] . Nickel base
427[Patents] . . Chromium containing
428[Patents] . . . Aluminum containing
429[Patents] . . Aluminum containing
430[Patents] . Noble metal base
431[Patents] . . Silver base containing in situ formed oxides
432[Patents] . Copper base
433[Patents] . . Tin containing
434[Patents] . . Zinc containing
435[Patents] . . Nickel containing
436[Patents] . . Aluminum containing
437[Patents] . Aluminum base
438[Patents] . . Copper containing
439[Patents] . . . Magnesium containing
440[Patents] . . Magnesium containing
441[Patents] . Zinc base
442[Patents] . Containing over 50 per cent metal, but no base metal
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS PERTAINING TO SUBCLASSES 400+ STOCK
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900[Patents]ION IMPLANTED
901[Patents]SURFACE DEPLETED IN AN ALLOY COMPONENT (E.G., DECARBURIZED)
902[Patents]HAVING PORTIONS OF DIFFERING METALLURGICAL PROPERTIES OR CHARACTERISTICS
903[Patents] . Directly treated with high energy electromagnetic waves or particles (e.g., laser, electron beam)
904[Patents] . Crankshaft
905[Patents] . Cutting tool
906[Patents] . Roller bearing element
907[Patents] . Threaded or headed fastener
908[Patents] . Spring
909[Patents] . Tube
910[Patents] . In pattern discontinuous in two dimensions (e.g., checkerboard pattern)
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DIGESTS
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DIG 1[Patents]AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTOR
DIG 2[Patents]AMPHOTERIC DOPING
DIG 3[Patents]ANNEAL
DIG 4[Patents]ANNEALING, INCOHERENT LIGHT
DIG 5[Patents]ANTIMONIDES OF GALLIUM OR INDIUM
DIG 6[Patents]APPARATUS
DIG 7[Patents]AUTODOPING
DIG 8[Patents]BI-LEVEL FABRICATION
DIG 9[Patents]BI-MOS
DIG 10[Patents]BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS-ION IMPLANTATION
DIG 11[Patents]BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS
DIG 12[Patents]BONDING E.G., ELECTROSTATIC FOR STRAIN GAUGES
DIG 13[Patents]BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE
DIG 14[Patents]CAPACITOR
DIG 15[Patents]CAPPING LAYER
DIG 16[Patents]CATALYST
DIG 17[Patents]CLEAN SURFACES
DIG 18[Patents]COMPENSATION DOPING
DIG 19[Patents]CONTACTS OF SILICIDES
DIG 20[Patents]CONTACTS, SPECIAL
DIG 21[Patents]CONTINUOUS PROCESS
DIG 22[Patents]CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE
DIG 23[Patents]DEEP LEVEL DOPANTS
DIG 24[Patents]DEFECT CONTROL-GETTERING AND ANNEALING
DIG 25[Patents]DEPOSITION MULTI-STEP
DIG 26[Patents]DEPOSITION THRU HOLE IN MASK
DIG 27[Patents]DICHLOROSILANE
DIG 28[Patents]DICING
DIG 29[Patents]DIFFERENTIAL CRYSTAL GROWTH RATES
DIG 30[Patents]DIFFUSION
DIG 31[Patents]DIFFUSION AT AN EDGE
DIG 32[Patents]DIFFUSION LENGTH
DIG 33[Patents]DIFFUSION OF ALUMINUM
DIG 34[Patents]DIFFUSION OF BORON OR SILICON
DIG 35[Patents]DIFFUSION THRU A LAYER
DIG 36[Patents]DIFFUSION, NONSELECTIVE
DIG 37[Patents]DIFFUSION-DEPOSITION
DIG 38[Patents]DIFFUSIONS-STAGED
DIG 39[Patents]DISPLACE P-N JUNCTION
DIG 40[Patents]DOPANTS, SPECIAL
DIG 41[Patents]DOPING CONTROL IN CRYSTAL GROWTH
DIG 42[Patents]DOPING, GRADED, FOR TAPERED ETCHING
DIG 43[Patents]DUAL DIELECTRIC
DIG 44[Patents]EDGE DIFFUSION UNDER MASK
DIG 45[Patents]ELECTRIC FIELD
DIG 46[Patents]ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT OF DEVICES
DIG 47[Patents]EMITTER DIP
DIG 48[Patents]ENERGY BEAM ASSISTED EPI GROWTH
DIG 49[Patents]EQUIVALENCE AND OPTIONS
DIG 50[Patents]ETCH AND REFILL
DIG 51[Patents]ETCHING
DIG 52[Patents]FACE TO FACE DEPOSITION
DIG 53[Patents]FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS FETS
DIG 54[Patents]FLAT SHEETS-SUBSTRATES
DIG 55[Patents]FUSE
DIG 56[Patents]GALLIUM ARSENIDE
DIG 57[Patents]GAS FLOW CONTROL
DIG 58[Patents]GE GERMANIUM
DIG 59[Patents]GERMANIUM ON SILICON OR GE-SI ON III-V
DIG 60[Patents]GETTERING
DIG 61[Patents]GETTERING-ARMORPHOUS LAYERS
DIG 62[Patents]GOLD DIFFUSION
DIG 63[Patents]GP II-IV-VI COMPOUNDS
DIG 64[Patents]GP II-VI COMPOUNDS
DIG 65[Patents]GP III-V (GENERIC) COMPOUNDS-PROCESSING
DIG 66[Patents]GP III-V LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY
DIG 67[Patents]GRADED ENERGY GAP
DIG 68[Patents]GRAPHITE MASKING
DIG 69[Patents]GREEN SHEETS
DIG 70[Patents]GUARD RINGS AND CMOS
DIG 71[Patents]HEATING, SELECTIVE
DIG 72[Patents]HETEROJUNCTIONS
DIG 73[Patents]HOLLOW BODY
DIG 74[Patents]HORIZONTAL MELT SOLIDIFICATION
DIG 75[Patents]IMIDE RESISTS
DIG 76[Patents]IMPLANT
DIG 77[Patents]IMPLANTATION OF SILICON ON SAPPHIRE
DIG 78[Patents]IMPURITY REDISTRIBUTION BY OXIDATION
DIG 79[Patents]INERT CARRIER GAS
DIG 80[Patents]INFRA-RED
DIG 81[Patents]INSULATORS
DIG 82[Patents]ION IMPLANTATION FETS/COMS
DIG 83[Patents]ION IMPLANTATION, GENERAL
DIG 84[Patents]ION IMPLANTATION OF COMPOUND DEVICES
DIG 85[Patents]ISOLATED-INTEGRATED
DIG 86[Patents]ISOLATED ZONES
DIG 87[Patents]I2L INTEGRATED INJECTION LOGIC
DIG 88[Patents]J-FET (JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR)
DIG 89[Patents]JOSEPHSON DEVICES
DIG 90[Patents]LASER ANNEAL
DIG 91[Patents]LASER BEAM PROCESSING OF FETS
DIG 92[Patents]LASER BEAM PROCESSING-DIODES OR TRANSISTOR
DIG 93[Patents]LASER BEAM TREATMENT IN GENERAL
DIG 94[Patents]LASER BEAM TREATMENT OF COMPOUND DEVICES
DIG 95[Patents]LASER DEVICES
DIG 96[Patents]LATERAL TRANSISTOR
DIG 97[Patents]LATTICE STRAIN AND DEFECTS
DIG 98[Patents]LAYER CONVERSION
DIG 99[Patents]LED, MULTICOLOR
DIG 100[Patents]LIFT-OFF MASKING
DIG 101[Patents]LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY LPE
DIG 102[Patents]MASK ALIGNMENT
DIG 103[Patents]MASK, DUAL FUNCTION E.G., DIFFUSION AND OXIDATION
DIG 104[Patents]MASK, MOVABLE
DIG 105[Patents]MASKS, METAL
DIG 106[Patents]MASKS, SPECIAL
DIG 107[Patents]MELT
DIG 108[Patents]MELT BACK
DIG 109[Patents]MEMORY DEVICES
DIG 110[Patents]METAL-ORGANIC CVD (RUEHRWEIN TYPE)
DIG 111[Patents]NARROW MASKING
DIG 112[Patents]NITRIDATION, DIRECT, OF SILICON
DIG 113[Patents]NITRIDES OF BORON OR ALUMINUM OR GALLIUM
DIG 114[Patents]NITRIDES OF SILICON
DIG 115[Patents]ORIENTATION
DIG 116[Patents]OXIDATION, DIFFERENTIAL
DIG 117[Patents]OXIDATION, SELECTIVE
DIG 118[Patents]OXIDE FILMS
DIG 119[Patents]PHOSPHIDES OF GALLIUM OR INDIUM
DIG 120[Patents]PHOTOCATHODES-CS COATED AND SOLAR CELL
DIG 121[Patents]PLASTIC TEMPERATURE
DIG 122[Patents]POLYCRYSTALLINE
DIG 123[Patents]POLYCRYSTALLINE DIFFUSE ANNEAL
DIG 124[Patents]POLYCRYSTALLINE EMITTER
DIG 125[Patents]POLYCRYSTALLINE PASSIVATION
DIG 126[Patents]POWER FETS
DIG 127[Patents]PROCESS INDUCED DEFECTS
DIG 128[Patents]PROTON BOMBARDMENT OF SILICON
DIG 129[Patents]PULSE DOPING
DIG 130[Patents]PURIFICATION
DIG 131[Patents]REACTIVE ION ETCHING RIE
DIG 132[Patents]RECOIL IMPLANTATION
DIG 133[Patents]REFLOW OXIDES AND GLASSES
DIG 134[Patents]REMELT
DIG 135[Patents]REMOVAL OF SUBSTRATE
DIG 136[Patents]RESISTORS
DIG 137[Patents]RESISTS
DIG 138[Patents]ROUGHENED SURFACE
DIG 139[Patents]SCHOTTKY BARRIER
DIG 140[Patents]SCHOTTKY BARRIER CONTACTS
DIG 141[Patents]SELF-ALIGNMENT COAT GATE
DIG 142[Patents]SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR
DIG 143[Patents]SHADOW MASKING
DIG 144[Patents]SHALLOW DIFFUSION
DIG 145[Patents]SHAPED JUNCTIONS
DIG 146[Patents]SHEET RESISTANCE (DOPANT PARAMETERS)
DIG 147[Patents]SILICIDES
DIG 148[Patents]SILICON CARBIDE
DIG 149[Patents]SILICON ON III-V
DIG 150[Patents]SILICON ON SAPPHIRE SOS
DIG 151[Patents]SIMULTANEOUS DIFFUSION
DIG 152[Patents]SINGLE CRYSTAL ON AMORPHOUS SUBSTRATE
DIG 153[Patents]SOLAR CELLS-IMPLANTATIONS-LASER BEAM
DIG 154[Patents]SOLID PHASE EPITAXY
DIG 155[Patents]SOLID SOLUBILITY
DIG 156[Patents]SONOS
DIG 157[Patents]SPECIAL DIFFUSION AND PROFILES
DIG 158[Patents]SPUTTERING
DIG 159[Patents]STRAIN GAUGES
DIG 160[Patents]SUPERLATTICE
DIG 161[Patents]TAPERED EDGES
DIG 162[Patents]TESTING STEPS
DIG 163[Patents]THICK-THIN OXIDES
DIG 164[Patents]THREE DIMENSIONAL PROCESSING
DIG 165[Patents]TRANSMUTATION DOPING
DIG 166[Patents]TRAVELING SOLVENT METHOD
DIG 167[Patents]TWO DIFFUSIONS IN ONE HOLE
DIG 168[Patents]V-GROOVES
DIG 169[Patents]VACUUM DEPOSITION (INCLUDES MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY
DIG 170[Patents]VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID
DIG 171[Patents]VARISTOR
DIG 172[Patents]VIDICONS
DIG 173[Patents]WASHED EMITTER
DIG 174[Patents]ZENER DIODES


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