Cvd diamond coated ultrasonic probe tips
CA 2049664 A1 · Owner: Slutz, David E. · Inventors: Kalbfleisch, Herbert L.; Slutz, David E.; Johnson, Neil R.
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The present invention is directed to achieving the long felt needs in the sonic processor industry described above. Broadly the present invention is directed to, an ultrasonic horn or probe processor wherein the exterior surfaces of the horn or probe are coated with a layer of one or more of CVD diamond CVD diamondlike, material (e.g. amorphous carbon or amorphous hydrocarbon) thermally-stable, diamond, or thermally-stable CBN. The corresponding method for making such ultrasonic horn or probe processor comprises forming a coating on the exterior surfaces of the horn or probe of a layer of CVD diamond or diamondlike material.The layer of material can be brazed onto the horn or probe or the …
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- Filed August 22, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 22, 2011.
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