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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (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:
DELTA FAUCET COMPANY, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/078 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 25/005 (2013.01); F16K 11/0782 (2013.01); E03C 1/02 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86549 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86823 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87579 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87684 (2015.04);
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.