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Eaton Corporation

Robert Milner

Alaa AbdelAzim Elmoursi

Clifton Baxter Higdon

Dong Zhu

Jason Won Goldsmith

Bruce Allan Cook

Peter Blau

Aaron Michael Hicks

Earl Eugene Daugherty

Qu Jun

Kamel Abdel-Khalik Elagamy

Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Solovyeva

Kyle S Jansson

A target for use in an ion beam sputtering apparatus made of at least two target tiles where at least two of the target tiles are made of different chemical compositions and are mounted on a main tile and geometrically arranged on the main tile to yield a desired chemical composition on a sputtered substrate. In an alternate embodiment, the tiles are of varied thickness according to the desired chemical properties of the sputtered film. In yet another alternate embodiment, the target is comprised of plugs pressed in a green state which are disposed in cavities formed in a main tile also formed in a green state and the assembly can then be compacted and then sintered.

Ion beam sputter target and method of manufacture

A device configured for converting energy includes a first surface, a second surface configured for moving with respect to the first surface during operation of the device, and a coating disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The coating includes a first layer of a ceramic alloy represented by the general formula AlMgB&#x2014;X, wherein X is present in an amount of from 0 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the ceramic alloy and is a doping agent selected from the group of Group IV elements and borides and nitrides thereof, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including carbon in a gradient concentration. The coating has a hardness of from 10 to 20 GPa and a coefficient of friction of less than or equal to 0.12.

Energy conversion device and method of reducing friction therein

A coating includes a first layer of a ceramic alloy and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including carbon. The coating has a hardness of from 10 to 20 GPa and a coefficient of friction of less than or equal to 0.12. A method of coating a substrate includes cleaning the substrate, forming the first layer on the substrate, and depositing the second layer onto the first layer to thereby coat the substrate.

Friction- and wear-reducing coating

Stepladder support apparatus is used to support the rung side of a stepladder and includes a support member positioned next to the stepladder and one or more open-topped receptacles connected to the support member between its top end and bottom end to receive and support the lower end of the rung side of a stepladder.

Apparatus for supporting a stepladder in elevated condition

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Warren, MI, United States of America

Robert Milner