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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Tucson, AZ (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Kurt Thomas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Tucson, AZ (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Kurt Thomas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Vapor Technologies Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A valve component for a faucet includes a substrate comprising a base material and a strengthening layer provided above the substrate in an amount sufficient to improve abrasion resistance of the substrate, the strengthening layer comprising tantalum. A layer including amorphous diamond is provided above the strengthening layer. The amorphous diamond has spbonding of at least about 40%, a hardness of at least about 45 GPa, and an elastic modulus of at least about 400 GPa.