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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Applicant:
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Vapor Technologies Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve component for a faucet includes a base material, a strengthening layer provided above the base material, and an amorphous diamond material provided above the strengthening layer. The amorphous diamond material having a hardness that is at least 20 GPa and less than 45 GPa and a modulus that is at least 150 GPa and less than 400 GPa.