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Process of depositing a hard coating of a gold compound on a substrate for coating jewelry and the like
Assignee: ASU COMPOSANTS SA 2316 LES PONTS-DE-MARTEL CH-2316 LES POUTS-DE-MARTEL/
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Filing: 1981-03-25
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Granted: 1983-09-06
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Expires: 2001-03-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process of deposition of a coating of a gold compound on a solid substrate. In a vacuum chamber (1), the substrate is fixed on a first substrate electrode (2). A composite target (5) essentially consists of gold and at least one of the metal compounds, such as nitride, carbide and boride of the metals of group IV b of the periodic classification of elements and tantalum. A high-purity argon atmosphere at pressure ranging between 4×10 -4 and 3×10 -2 Torr is then established in the chamber. The deposition of the coating is then carried out by ionic deposition or evaporation in vapor phase at a given rate. The invention may find application to coat articles of jewelry or of watch cases.
Inventors
- 👤 Erich Bergmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:22
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C27/00; A44C27/001; A44C27/005; A44C27/006; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/06; C23C14/14; G; G04; G04B; G04B37/00; G04B37/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12576; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12889
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An article of jewelry comprising a solid substrate, and a coating on said substrate, said coating comprising a gold composite consisting essentially of at least one member of the group consisting of gold, silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum, iridium and osmium and at least one nitride, carbide or boride of a metal selected from the group consisting of the Group IV b elements and tantalum, said coating containing, depending upon its thickness, an opposite gradient of concentration by volume of said at least one member and said at least one nitride, carbide or boride.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An article of jewelry comprising a solid substrate, and a coating on said substrate, said coating comprising a gold composite consisting essentially of at least one member of the group consisting of gold, silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum, iridium and osmium and at least one nitride, carbide or boride of a metal selected from the group consisting of the Group IV b elements and tantalum, said coating containing, depending upon its thickness, an opposite gradient of concentration by volume of said at least one member and said at least one nitride, carbide or boride.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 1, wherein the coating further comprises carbonitrides of a metal selected from the group consisting of the Group IV b elements and tantalum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 1, and further comprising an intermediate layer between the substrate and the gold composite coating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer is stainless steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 1, wherein the gold composite coating consists essentially of gold and a mixture of the metal nitrides, carbides and borides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 1, wherein the metal nitride is titanium nitride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 5, wherein the mixture comprises titanium nitride and zirconium nitride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 5, wherein the mixture comprises titanium nitride, zirconium nitride and hafnium nitride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A piece of jewelry according to claim 5, wherein the mixture comprises titanium nitride, titanium carbide, titanium boride and tantalum carbide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
A piece of jewelry comprising a solid substrate and a metal coating on said substrate, said coating consisting essentially of at least one member of the group consisting of gold, silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum, iridium and osmium and at least one nitride, carbide or boride, of a metal selected from the group consisting of the Group IV b elements and tantalum, wherein the metal coating contains, depending on its thickness, an opposite gradient of concentration by volume of said at least one member and said at least one nitride, carbide and boride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A piece of jewelry comprising a solid substrate and a metal coating on said substrate, said coating consisting essentially of at least one member of the group consisting of gold, silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum, iridium and osmium and at least one nitride, carbide or boride, of a metal selected from the group consisting of the Group IV b elements and tantalum, wherein the metal coating contains, depending on its thickness, an opposite gradient of concentration by volume of said at least one member and said at least one nitride, carbide and boride.
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