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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:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
May. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yusuke Tanaka, Akashi, JP;
Taiitsu Aoki, Akashi, JP;
Yasuyuki Yamada, Akashi, JP;
Masahiro Machida, Akashi, JP;
Takeo Komine, Akashi, JP;
Yasushi Onishi, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko SHO, Kobe, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ; B23B / ; B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428627 ; 428651 ; 428654 ; 428660 ; 428697 ; 428698 ;
Abstract
A coated member comprising a substrate, an intermediate layer on the substrate consisting essentially of aluminum and titanium, and a hard coating of (Al, Ti) (N, C) on the intermediate layer. The coated member has an improved wear resistance because the intermediate layer raises the level of adhesion between the substrate and the hard coating.