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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Klaus Brondum, Longmont, CO (US);
Richard P. Welty, Boulder, CO (US);
Patrick B. Jonte, Zionsville, IN (US);
Douglas S. Richmond, Tucson, AZ (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 component for a faucet includes a substrate including alumina and a first material provided over at least a portion of the substrate. The first material includes titanium and carbon. The component also includes a second material provided over the first material, the second material including carbon and having carbon sp3 bonding of at least 40 percent.