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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129208 | HONEYCOMB SHRINK WELLS FOR STEM CELL CULTURE This invention provides a microwell array having a plurality of microwells on a hydrophobic surface wherein the microwells each is substantially proximate to each of its adjacent microwells, as well as methods to prepare arrays. Also provided is a plate that comprises a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120080646 | LUMINESCENT SYSTEMS BASED ON THE ISOLATION OF CONJUGATED PI SYSTEMS AND EDGE CHARGE COMPENSATION WITH POLAR MOLECULES ON A CHARGED NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE A photoluminescent or electroluminescent system and method of making a non-luminescent nanostructured material into such a luminescent system is presented. The method of preparing the luminescent system, generally, comprises the steps of modifying the surface of a nanos... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067846 | Liquid Processing Method, Recording Medium Having Recorded Program for Executing Liquid Processing Method Therein and Liquid Processing Apparatus Disclosed is a method for processing a substrate including a first process and a second process. The first process comprises supporting the substrate formed with a titanium-containing film on its front surface and rear surface by a support unit which is rotatably instal... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070604 | METHODS FOR PREPARING MODIFIED RELEASE LINERS AND MODIFIED ADHESIVE ARTICLES Adhesive articles are prepared through the use of modified release liners. The modified release liners include a fracturable layer and a release surface partially covering the fracturable layer. The modified release liners may be prepared by selective coating of a relea... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067847 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE According to one embodiment, an apparatus of processing a substrate includes a treatment chamber, a holder, a feed device, and a temperature control device. The holder is provided in the treatment chamber and is configured to rotatably hold the substrate. The feed devic... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052513 | GOLD SUB-NANOCLUSTERS AND USES THEREOF The present technology relates gold sub-nanoclusters comprising a gold core and one or more thiolates bound to the gold core, wherein the gold core consists essentially of 23 gold atoms. Methods of preparing and using such sub-nanoclusters are also provided.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043300 | NanoNeedles Pulling System The present invention provides a description for an instrument for creating arrays of metal nanostructures allows on various substrates at the wafer scale. Embodiment methods permit for the formation of individual and arrays of metal alloys of nanostructures by bringing... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120034707 | ATOMICALLY PRECISE NANORIBBONS AND RELATED METHODS Disclosed are atomically precise nanoribbons formed by gradient-driven catalytic etching of crystalline substrates to produce edges formed along specific crystallographic axes by thermally-activated particles. Also provided are related methods for fabrication of these n... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027998 | SURFACE RELIEF MICROSTRUCTURES, RELATED DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEM The present invention relates to a method for the replication of a patterned surface relief microstructure, comprising the steps of generation of a first layer with a patterned surface relief microstructure, generation of a master, by copying the microstructure of the f... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018403 | ROLLER GROUP FOR TRANSPORTING THIN SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL TREATMENT BY USING THE SAME A roller group for transporting a thin substrate (16) comprises an upper roller (12) fixed to an upper roller shaft (10) and a lower roller (18) fixed to a lower roller shaft (10), the upper and lower rollers rotating reversely at the ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012105 | ATOMISING BODY, ATOMISING DEVICE, INHALER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ATOMISING BODY AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ATOMISING DEVICE A method of manufacturing an atomising body for an atomising device includes the steps of
| 01/19/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120003779 | ABRASION-ETCH TEXTURING OF GLASS A method for texturing a surface of a substrate comprising creating micro-fractures in the surface of the substrate to be textured, and etching the surface of the substrate to be textured to open the micro-fractures.... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110309051 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WET TREATMENT OF AN OBJECT AND FLUID DIFFUSION PLATE AND BARREL USED THEREIN An apparatus for wet treatment of an object includes a treatment bath in which an object to be treated is received and treated; a plurality of object supporting rods rotatably installed in the treatment bath and having a plurality of slots formed in surfaces thereof to ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303644 | Methods for Plating Plastic Articles An improved method for plating and metallizing plastic articles is disclosed. A polymer is selected to mold a three-dimensional plastic article for use with miniaturized electronic devices. Patterns are structured onto the surface of the plastic article by means of lase... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110298869 | METHOD OF PROVIDING PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING COMPLEMENTARY HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES A method of providing a printhead assembly having a hydrophilic ink pathway and a hydrophobic ink ejection face. The method includes the steps of: providing a printhead assembly comprising a printhead attached to an ink supply manifold, the printhead comprising a nozzle... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110300447 | Carbon Coated Anode Materials Nano-colloids of near monodisperse, carbon-coated SnO2 nano-colloids. There are also carbon-coated SnO2 nanoparticles. There are also SnO2/carbon composite hollow spheres as well as an anode of a Li-ion battery having the nano-colloids. ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110277359 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A TAG TO A TOOL An identification device adapted to be attached to a tool comprising a holder formed as a curved stratum having a C-shaped cross-section, the stratum having at least one opening thereon, and the internal surface of the holder being micro-etched; an identification tag pl... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282454 | Interbody Spinal Implant Having Internally Textured Surfaces An interbody spinal implant including a body, the body comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface; opposing lateral sides; and opposing anterior and posterior portions; the top surface, bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, internal wall surface, and opposing anterio... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274737 | IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS HAVING ENGINEERED SURFACES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME An implantable biocompatible material includes one or more vacuum deposited layers of biocompatible materials deposited upon a biocompatible base material. At least a top most vacuum deposited layer includes a homogeneous molecular pattern of distribution along the surf... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275221 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT SUBSTRATES AND TREATMENT COMPOSITION FOR SAID METHOD A mixture of perhalogenic acid and sulfuric acid is unexpectedly stable at high temperatures and is effective in stripping photoresists, including difficult to treat ion-implanted photoresists, with short processing times. In use, no decomposition of the mixture is obse... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING SUBSTRATES According to various embodiments, a coating mixture is capable of being applied on a substrate. The coating mixture includes acidified graphite particles, a suspension of polytetrafluoroethylene resin in water, and silver ion doped microporous particles. When the coatin... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110247996 | DILUTABLE CMP COMPOSITION CONTAINING A SURFACTANT The inventive polishing composition comprises an abrasive, an aqueous medium, a surfactant in an amount above its critical micelle concentration, and a hydrophobic surface active compound. The invention also provides a method of using a polishing composition.... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240601 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD A substrate treatment apparatus is provided, which includes: a seal chamber including a chamber body having an opening, a lid member provided rotatably with respect to the chamber body and configured to close the opening, and a first liquid seal structure which liquid-s... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110192819 | System and method for the manufacture of surgical blades A method for manufacturing surgical blades from either a crystalline or poly-crystalline material, preferably in the form of a wafer, is disclosed. The method includes preparing the crystalline or poly-crystalline wafers by mounting them and machining trenches into the ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110180511 | Polishing Composition and Polishing Method Using the Same A polishing composition of the present invention contains an oxidant, an anticorrosive, and a surfactant comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: One to three of R1 to R5 | |
| 20110179996 | DEPOSITION MASK AND MASK ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME A deposition mask and mask assembly having the same capable of improving deposition effieiency is discussed. Both ends of the deposition mask have a pointed cross section such that at least a part of the neighboring deposition masks overlap each other at a boundary ther... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174246 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CYLINDER CRANKCASE The invention relates to a method for producing a light metal or plastic cylinder crankcase (2) of an internal combustion engine having a closed-deck design, comprising the steps of —casting a cylinder liner (4) using salt cores (6) corresponding ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110160823 | IMPLANTABLE LEADS WITH A LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION MATERIAL A method of reducing a coefficient of friction between a medical electrical lead and a delivery system includes machining a mold for a lead, roughening at least a portion of the mold to an average surface roughness of at least about 7 micro-inches and injecting a polyme... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151236 | SUPPORTING MEMBRANES ON NANOMETER-SCALE SELF-ASSEMBLED FILMS Block copolymer lithography has emerged as an alternative lithographic method to achieve large-area, high-density patterns at resolutions near or beyond the limit of conventional lithographic techniques for the formation of bit patterned media and discrete track media. ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143952 | CHROMATOGRAPHIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS A chromatographic device for use in multi-dimensional GC is described having a gas flow channel means having an inlet and an outlet, and including a first length of tube defining a first stage and a second length of tube defining a second stage; wherein each of the firs... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110143549 | ETCHING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROSTRUCTURE, AND ETCHING APPARATUS In one embodiment, an etching method is disclosed. The method can include producing an oxidizing substance by electrolyzing a sulfuric acid solution, and producing an etching solution having a prescribed oxidizing species concentration by controlling a produced amount o... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110127236 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND DEVELOPING METHOD The temperature of a developing solution is varied depending on the type of resist or the resist pattern. The developing solution is applied while scanning a developer nozzle having a slit-shaped ejection port that has a length matching the width of the effective area o... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120974 | Method For Atomizing A Surface Of A Substrate A method for atomizing a surface of a substrate includes the steps of: coating a proper quantity of chemical solvent onto the surface of the substrate to react with substrate material of the substrate for a certain time; then rinsing off the remaining chemical solvent o... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110097734 | Flow Control Technique for Assay Devices A method for controlling fluid flow in an assay device that employs a membrane is provided. Specifically, one or more recessed regions are formed in the membrane by applying a solvent treatment thereto. The solvent treatment is selected based on its particular dissolvin... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110089118 | SURFACE-ROUGHENED HIGH-DENSITY FUNCTIONAL PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR TREATING TARGET SUBSTANCE WITH THE SAME The particle of the present invention is a high-density particle to which a target substance can be bound, wherein the surface of the particle body is a roughened surface. The particle is characterized in that a substance or functional group to which a target substance ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110073565 | SPIN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SPIN PROCESSING METHOD A cup member, a rotary table which is provided in the cup member and is driven to rotate, holding the substrate, a treatment liquid receiver which has a ring shape open upward and is provided to be movable in vertical directions, between inner circumference of the cup m... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110062114 | SUBSTRATE LIQUID-PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE LIQUID-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM First, hydrofluoric acid is supplied to the circumferential edge of a substrate W while the substrate W provided with a polysilicon film is rotated, to remove a natural oxide film provided along the circumferential edge of the substrate W by etching so as to expose the ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110017707 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE ETCHING Method and device for selectively etching a first material (4) relative to a second material (2), comprising a bath (11) of a solution capable of producing at least one chemical species for etching the first material (4) but not the second (<... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017703 | SELECTIVE PLANARIZATION METHOD AND DEVICES FABRICATED ON PLANARIZED STRUCTURES A method and system for treating a surface structure of a workpiece. The method provides a carrier-gel to the surface structure of the workpiece. The carrier-gel includes an etchant for selectively etching a first material of the surface structure and has a gel particle... | 01/27/2011 |
