Patent ID: 8132467
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A component comprising: a substrate material; a layer of wear resistant coating material deposited on a surface of the substrate material defining a surface exposed to mechanical wear; a layer of electrically conductive material disposed within the layer of wear resistant coating material and operative as a sensor when connected to a circuit, the layer of conductive material comprising a thickness of less than 25 microns; layers of electrically insulating material surrounding the layer of conductive material within the coating material, the layers of electrically insulating material comprising thicknesses of less than 100 microns above and less than 100 microns below the layer of conductive material; and, wherein the thickness of the layer of electrically conductive material is up to 22% of a combined thickness of the layer of insulating material and layer of wear resistant coating material disposed over the layer of electrically conductive material such that the surface exposed to mechanical wear retains a desired degree of smoothness without the necessity for a planarization of the surface.