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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
May. 21, 2019
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas Argibay, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael T. Dugger, Tijeras, NM (US);
Michael E. Chandross, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Tomas Farley Babuska, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Brendan L. Nation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John Curry, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/27 (2006.01); B05D 5/08 (2006.01); B05D 3/12 (2006.01); F01M 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/276 (2013.01); B05D 3/12 (2013.01); B05D 5/08 (2013.01); B05D 2202/40 (2013.01); B05D 2350/65 (2013.01); F01M 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of forming a film between two surfaces, in which the film includes diamond-like carbon. Also provided herein are uses of such films, such in sliding contacts and in metal coatings.