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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128502 | EROSION RESISTANT MACHINE COMPONENT, METHOD FOR FORMING SURFACE LAYER OF MACHINE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEAM TURBINE A method for forming a surface layer, the purpose thereof is to form a high erosion resistant film. The method for forming a surface layer includes: arranging a member (2) in a machining fluid (3); and forming the surface layer including silicon by spacing... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107627 | Plating or Coating Method for Producing Metal-Ceramic Coating on a Substrate A method for producing a metal-ceramic composite coating with increased hardness on a substrate includes adding a sol of a ceramic phase to the plating solution or electrolyte. The sol may be added prior to and/or during the plating or coating and at a rate of sol addit... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103820 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER PLATING SOLUTION FOR FILLING FOR FORMING MICROWIRING OF COPPER FOR ULSI An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic copper plating solution which can suppress, upon electrolytic copper plating on a copper seed layer during fabrication of ULSI copper microwiring (damascene copper wiring) having trends to further miniatur... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103819 | ALUMINUM ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME An aluminum article includes a substrate made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a porous aluminum oxide layer formed on the substrate, and a transparent vacuum coated layer formed on the aluminum oxide layer. The aluminum oxide layer has a top surface and a plurality of po... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080317 | ELECTRODEPOSITION OF CoNiP FILMS A method of forming CoNiP on a substrate that includes the steps of placing a substrate in an electroplating bath, the electroplating bath containing an electroplating composition, the electroplating composition including: a nickel source; a cobalt source; and at least ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067731 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE There is provided a manufacturing method of an aluminum structure, including a conductive treatment process of forming an electrically conductive layer made of aluminum on a surface of a resin molded body and a plating process of plating the resin molded body subjected ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067425 | ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, METAL SUBSTRATE HAVING INSULATING LAYER EMPLOYING THE ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SOLAR BATTERY A metal substrate with an insulating layer, which is capable of being produced by a simple process, exhibits heat resistance during semiconductor processing, is superior in voltage resistance, and has small leakage current, and an Al base material that realizes the meta... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067729 | NICKEL ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION AND CHIP PARTS USING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a nickel electroplating solution and chip parts using the same, and more particularly, to a nickel electroplating solution including: nickel metal; nickel chloride; boric acid; a first additive of at least one selected from a group consisting of benz... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067728 | COLLOIDAL SPHERE TEMPLATES AND SPHERE-TEMPLATED POROUS MATERIALS A method of making colloidal sphere templates and the sphere-templated porous materials made from the templates. The templated porous materials or thin films comprise micron and submicron-scaled spheres in ordered, disordered, or partially ordered arrays. The invention ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070683 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE There is provided a manufacturing method of an aluminum structure, including a conductive treatment process of forming an electrically conductive layer on a surface of a resin molded body, the electrically conductive layer being made of one or more metals selected from ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067730 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE A porous resin article having a three-dimensional network structure is used. A resin molded body at least the surface of which has been subjected to conductive treatment is plated with aluminum in a molten salt bath to form an aluminum structure, thus forming a porous a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052324 | Electric Al-Zr-Mn Alloy-Plating Bath Using Room Temperature Molten Salt Bath, Plating Method Using the Same and Al-Zr-Mn Alloy-Plated Film Provided herein is an electric Al—Zr—Mn alloy-plating bath which comprises (A) an aluminum halide; (B) one or at least two kinds of compounds selected from the group consisting of N-alkylpyridinium halides, N-alkylimidazolium halides, N,N′-dialkyl-imidazolium hali... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048738 | SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH METAL NANOSTRUCTURE ON SURFACE THEREOF AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME A method of producing a substrate provided with a metal nanostructure on the surface thereof, including: forming a layer containing a block copolymer having a plurality of polymers bonded on a surface of a substrate, and subjecting the layer to phase separation, selecti... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120038439 | Laminate Stack Comprising Individual Soft Magnetic Sheets, Electromagnetic Actuator, Process for Their Manufacture and Use of a Soft Magnetic Laminate Stack A laminate stack having individual soft magnetic sheets. The individual sheets are involutely curved in the laminate stack. Each individual sheet has a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, a first short side and a second short side opposite ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037509 | METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING OF MATERIALS The invention relates to electrochemical pulse machining (ECM) of high alloy steel, alloys and conducting composite materials that include components with substantially different electrochemical properties. In particular, the invention can be used to perform various cop... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031764 | MICROCRYSTALLINE-TO-AMORPHOUS GOLD ALLOY AND PLATED FILM, AND PLATING SOLUTION FOR THOSE, AND PLATED FILM FORMATION METHOD Disclosed is a microcrystalline-to-amorphous gold alloy-plated film having excellent electrical properties and excellent mechanical properties. Physical properties including both the advantageous properties of a crystalline structure and the advantageous properties of a... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031765 | PROCESS FOR THE ENHANCED CORROSION PROTECTION OF VALVE METALS A process for the corrosion protection of metals such as magnesium, aluminium or titanium, where at least two steps are used, including both plasma electrolytic oxidation and chemical passivation. The combination of these two processing steps enhances the corrosion resi... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024710 | Metal Treatment to Form a Surface Layer A metal object is treated to form an integral surface layer by: (a) immersing the metal object in an anodising electrolyte, and passivating the metal to form an anodised layer on the metal object; (b) continuing the application of a potential to modify the surface layer... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024709 | POROUS ELECTROFORMED SHELL FOR PATTERNING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Disclosed are a porous electroformed shell for forming a grain pattern and a manufacturing method thereof. The method includes the step of causing an epoxy mandrel to be conductive by formation of a conductive thin film thereon; transferring a non-conductive masking pat... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021248 | SYNTHESIS OF NANOPEAPODS BY GALVANIC DISPLACEMENT OF SEGMENTED NANOWIRES A method for fabricating nanostructures, which includes the steps of forming a multi-segmented nanowire; and performing a galvanic displacement reaction on the multi-segmented nanowire. The method utilizes template directed electrodeposition to fabricate nanowires with ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018308 | Metal Treatment Metal objects are treated by anodising (P, SE) the metal object in contact with an acidic solution, and then subjecting the anodised metal object to a reversed voltage (VR). The anodising is performed in two stages, firstly to passivate (P) with the formation of a surfa... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015205 | Surface Finishing Process for Indirect or Offset Printing Components A process for preparing an imaging surface of an imaging transfer member in a printing machine, the process comprises providing a surface roughness to the imaging surface to produce a plurality of pits having sharp features on the surface, and then exposing the pitted i... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120000783 | METHOD OF ELECTROLYTIC CERAMIC COATING FOR METAL, ELECTROLYSIS SOLUTION FOR ELECTROLYTIC CERAMIC COATING FOR METAL, AND METALLIC MATERIAL The electrolysis solution for electrolytic ceramic coating includes water, a water-soluble zirconium compound, a complexing agent, carbonate ion, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal ion, ammonium ion and an organic alkali. Te zi... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000784 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ANODIZING, ANODIZING METHOD, AND ANODIZED FILM An anodizing method for growing an anodized layer on a surface of aluminum in electrolyte is disclosed. The method comprises applying a DC/AC-combined pulse wave between an anode and a cathode. The DC/AC-combined pulse wave is provided by combining a DC pulse wave with ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110303546 | PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A MONOLAYER OR MULTILAYER METAL STRUCTURE IN LIGA TECHNOLOGY, AND STRUCTURE OBTAINED The invention relates to a process for fabricating a monolayer or multilayer metal structure in LIGA technology, in which a photoresist layer is deposited on a flat metal substrate, a photoresist mold is created by irradiation or electron or ion bombardment, a metal or ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303545 | METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF MAGNESIUM-BASED METAL TO GIVE METALLIC TEXTURE THEREOF A method for treating a surface of a magnesium-based metal is disclosed for realizing a metallic texture of the magnesium-based metal. The method includes a buffing step of chemically polishing a surface of a magnesium-based metal by using a chemical polishing agent con... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297549 | ALUMINUM ALLOY-AND-RESIN COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME An aluminum alloy-and-resin composite includes an aluminum alloy substrate, an anodic oxide film formed on the substrate, and resin composition bonded with the anodic oxide film. The anodic oxide film has nano-pores with an average diameter of about 30-60 nm. The resin ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110284381 | MICROCRYSTALLINE ANODIC COATINGS AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR Methods of preparing metal and metal alloys with partially microcrystalline anodic coatings are disclosed. Associated article therefrom are correspondingly disclosed. The partially microcrystalline anodic coatings exhibit steam, superheated steam, alkaline and acidic re... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284382 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board, including: a metal substrate; an anodic oxide layer formed by anodizing the metal substrate; circuit layers formed on the anodic oxide layer; and a first sol-gel layer formed by applying a photocatalytic material between circ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284384 | Electroformed cornercube retroreflector An electroformed cornercube retroreflector, wherein a conductive mandrel locates within an electrolyte containing metallic solution and through charging of the mandrel located within the solution attains electrodepositing of the metallic solution on to the mandrel for t... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284383 | SEALED ANODIC COATINGS Metal and metal alloys with sealed anodic oxide coatings with at least partial crystallinity are disclosed. Associated articles are correspondingly disclosed. The sealed anodic coatings exhibit steam, superheated steam, alkaline and acidic resistance. The crystalline se... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110266153 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing particular polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto electrically conductive fibrous substrates, whether individual fibers or as a fabric, to form composites of improved stru... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110253544 | Formation Of Nanoporous Materials A process for forming a porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide material, the process including:
| 10/20/2011 |
| 20110253543 | ALUMINUM ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR FORMING ALUMINUM PLATING FILM An object of the present invention is to provide an extended-life plating solution that allows an aluminum electroplating process to be performed stably for a long period of time, and also a method for forming an aluminum plating film using the same. An aluminum electro... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110247939 | WEAR RESISTANT CERAMIC COATED ALUMINUM ALLOY ARTICLE A wear resistant ceramic coated aluminum alloy article. The alloy preferably contains from about 85 to about 92 percent aluminum with a plurality of other oxidizable metals selected from copper, magnesium, zinc, and chromium. Less that about 2 percent total of other ele... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110242778 | Electrical Connections for Anodized Thin Film Structures Approaches for formation of a circuit via which electrically connects a first thin film metallization layer a second thin film metallization layer are described. Via formation involves the use of an anodization barrier and/or supplemental pad disposed in a via connectio... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110220509 | Resin Composition For Plating Use And Resin Plated Product There is provided a resin composition for plating use in which all of plating adhesion strength, moldability, impact resistance, and low coefficient of linear expansion are excellent; and a resin plated product. The resin composition for plating use of the present inven... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217514 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME There is provided a magnesium alloy member having mechanical properties and corrosion resistance and a method of manufacturing the magnesium alloy member. A magnesium alloy member has a base material made of a magnesium alloy, and an antico... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217775 | METHODS FOR MODULATING OSTEOCHONDRAL DEVELOPMENT USING BIOELECTRICAL STIMULATION Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the growth, development and repair of bone, cartilage or other connective tissue. Devices and stimulus waveforms are provided to differentially modulate the behavior of osteoblasts, chondrocytes and other connective t... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217785 | CHITOSAN-COATED WIRES FOR BIOSENSING A method of forming a bioelectronic device including a protein on an electrically conductive substrate, by electro-depositing aminopolysaccharide chitosan on the substrate while applying a cathodic voltage to the substrate, to form an aminopolysaccharide chitosan film t... | 09/08/2011 |
