Coating comprising layers of diamond like carbon and diamond like nanocomposite compositions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6228471
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09341704

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The invention relates to a substrate (1) covered at least in part with a coating (6) comprising a number of layered structures (2) each such structure comprising a first diamond like nanocomposite composition layer (3) closest to the substrate, which composition comprises interpenetrating networks of a-C:H and a-Si:O, a second diamond like carbon composition layer (4) on top of said first layer, a transition layer (5) between said first and second layer comprising a mixture of said diamond like nonocomposite and said diamond like carbon compositions; and when the number of layered structures (2) is greater than one, then the coating (6) comprises an intermediate layer (7) comprising a mixture of said diamond like carbon and diamond like nanocomposite compositions sandwiched between each pair of consecutive layered structures (2). It also relates to a process for manufacturing such a covered substrate.

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SULZER METAPLAS GMBH51427 BERGISCH-GLADBACH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Neerinck, Dominique Hertsberge, BE 5 234
Persoone, Peter Deinze, BE 8 183

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