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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. 14, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Zionsville, IN (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Zionsville, IN (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Masco Corporation of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K011/078 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer.