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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:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Benjamin F Dorfman, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428216 ; 427249 ; 427255 ; 427457 ; 427470 ; 427212 ; 427336 ; 427408 ; 427698 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel class of hard nano-structured materials comprising sp.sup.2 bonded graphite-like layers bonded together by sp.sup.3 three-dimensional diamond-like frameworks, wherein the whole carbon structure is stabilized with at least two alloying elements: the first alloying element selected from the group consisting of O, H, N, and a combination thereof; and the second alloying element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Zr, Ti, V, Cr, Be, Hf, Al, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, Re, Fe, Co, Ni and a combination thereof. Also disclosed, are methods of manufacture of the novel class of materials.