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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:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Zionsville, IN (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Zionsville, IN (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Masco Corporation of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A valve component for a faucet includes a substrate, a first layer of material provided above the substrate in an amount sufficient to improve abrasion resistance of the substrate, and a second layer of material provided above the first layer of material. The second layer of material includes amorphous diamond having spbonding of at least about 40%, a hardness of at least about 45 GPa, and an elastic modulus of at least about 400 GPa.
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