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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:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Zhenguo Yang, Richland, WA (US);
Jeffry W. Stevenson, Richland, WA (US);
Guan-guang Xia, Pasco, WA (US);
Inventors:
Zhenguo Yang, Richland, WA (US);
Jeffry W. Stevenson, Richland, WA (US);
Guan-Guang Xia, Pasco, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a material and a method for its creation and use wherein a reactive element, preferably a rare earth element, is included in an oxide coating material. The inclusion of this material modifies the growth and structure of the scale beneath the coating on metal substrate and improves the scale adherence to the metal substrate.