Mingguang O Zhu

7569452, Aug 4, 2009

Sep 5, 2006

11/470018

Richard Fu - Ellicott City MD, US
Christine Frysz - Orchard Park NY, US
Mingguang Zhu - East Amherst NY, US
Kenneth Billings - Lancaster NY, US

Greatbatch Ltd. - Clarence NY

H01L 21/8242

438253, 257E2101, 257E21017, 361320

A filter capacitor comprising a pre-sintered substrate supporting alternating active and ground electrode layers segregated by a dielectric layer is described. The substrate is of a ceramic material that maintains its shape and structure dimensions even after undergoing numerous sintering steps. Consequently, relatively thin active and ground electrode layers along with the intermediate dielectric layer can be laid down or deposited by a screen-printing technique. Using a relatively thin over-glaze in comparison to a thick upper dielectric layer finishes the capacitor. Consequently, a significant amount of space is saved in comparison to a comparably rated capacitor or, a capacitor of a higher rating can be provided in the same size as a conventional prior art capacitor. The pre-sintered ceramic substrate is used instead of conventional tape cast technology for the base dielectric.

20070217121, Sep 20, 2007

Mar 8, 2007

11/683783

Richard Fu - Ellicot City MD, US
Christine A. Frysz - Orchard Park NY, US
Mingguang Zhu - East Amherst NY, US
Kenneth Billings - Lancaster NY, US

Greatbatch Ltd. - Clarence NY

H01G 4/35

361302

A filter capacitor comprising a substrate of at least one layer of a low temperature co-fires ceramic (LTCC) tape supporting alternating active and ground electrode layers segregated by a dielectric layer is described. The substrate is preferably a laminate of three LTCC tapes pieces that are heated under pressure and at a relatively low temperature to become a laminate that maintains its shape and structure dimensions even after undergoing numerous sintering steps. Consequently, relatively thin active and ground electrode layers along with the intermediate dielectric layer can be laid down or deposited on the LTCC substrate by a screen-printing technique. A second laminate of LTCC tapes is positioned on top of the active/dielectric/ground layers to finish the capacitor. Consequently, a significant amount of space is saved in comparison to a comparably rated capacitor or, a capacitor of a higher rating can be provided in the same size as a conventional prior art capacitor.

56016638, Feb 11, 1997

Feb 22, 1996

8/605405

Ravi Rungta - East Amherst NY
Robert R. Ahrens - Angola NY
Mingguang Zhu - Buffalo NY

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

C23F 700

148271

A process for producing a black oxide coating on an aluminum or aluminum alloy component in which the process entails a single treatment step with a novel solution to rapidly produce the desired black oxide coating. The process includes cleaning the surface to be coated and then, without first undergoing anodization, treating the surface with a solution that develops a black oxide on the surface. The reactive component of the solution comprises distilled water containing chlorides, sulfates and bicarbonates of sodium salts. The remainder of the solution includes a catalyst and a substance for maintaining the pH of the solution at a level sufficient to promote the reaction between the surface of the aluminum alloy and the reactive constituents.

56675992, Sep 16, 1997

Sep 23, 1996

8/724044

Ravi Rungta - East Amherst NY
Robert Roy Ahrens - Angola NY
Mingguang Zhu - Buffalo NY

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

C23C 2250

148259

A process for producing a black oxide coating on an aluminum or aluminum alloy component in which the process entails a single treatment step with a novel solution to rapidly produce the desired black oxide coating. The process includes cleaning the surface to be coated and then, without first undergoing anodization, treating the surface with a solution that develops a black oxide on the surface. The reactive component of the solution comprises distilled water containing chlorides, sulfates and bicarbonates of sodium salts. The remainder of the solution includes a catalyst and a substance for maintaining the pH of the solution at a level sufficient to promote the reaction between the surface of the aluminum alloy and the reactive constituents.

20070000969, Jan 4, 2007

Jun 20, 2006

11/471021

Kurt Mittlefehldt - Amherst NY, US
Mingguang Zhu - E. Amherst NY, US

A47J 36/02

228101000

A brazed aluminum alloy structure is formed that includes a first component formed of an aluminum alloy sheet, a second metal sheet component formed of an aluminum alloy and a braze fillet metallurgically bonding a faying surface of the first component to a faying surface of the second component. The braze fillet is composed of a hypoeutectic aluminum silicon alloy comprising between 0.005 and 0.045 weight percent strontium. The strontium addition produces a microstructure characterized by coral-like silicon particles that improve corrosion resistance.

20070157799, Jul 12, 2007

Jan 9, 2006

11/327988

Theodore Cochran - Amherst NY, US
Mingguang Zhu - E. Amherst NY, US
Timothy Gabel - Tonawanda NY, US

F01B 3/00

092071000

The invention is applied to a compressor assembly wherein a coating is applied to the pocket in the piston for sliding engagement with a shoe for reciprocating the piston. The coating is a composite of solid particles of a lubricant, suspended in an adhesive, bonded to the to the aluminum alloy defining the pocket. More specifically, the coating comprises particles of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) suspended in an epoxy resin having a low cross-linking characteristic. The particles of PTFE are sub-micron in size and the ratio of PTFE to epoxy resin is optimally one to one. The thickness of the coating is between two and ten microns and preferably substantially four microns.