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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| 20120126379 | DIE BOND FILM, DICING DIE BOND FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DIE BOND FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DIE BOND FILM A semiconductor device having an electromagnetic wave shielding layer can be manufactured without decreasing productivity. The present invention provides a die bond film including an adhesive layer and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer made of a metal foil or a di... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120128897 | Organoaminosilane Precursors and Methods for Depositing Films Comprising Same Described herein are precursors and methods of forming dielectric films. In one aspect, there is provided a silicon precursor having the following formula I: wherein R1 is independently selected fr... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107501 | COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHOD A coating installation containing at least one recipient which can be evacuated and which is provided to receive a substrate, at least one gas supply device which can introduce at least one gaseous precursor into the recipient, and at least one activation device which c... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107503 | Smoothing Agents to Enhance Nucleation Density in Thin Film Chemical Vapor Deposition The present invention provides methods for making structures, including nanosized and microsized thin film structures that exhibit a high degree of smoothness useful for applications in microelectronics. Deposition processing of the invention utilize smoothing agents ca... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107504 | EVAPORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A deposition system is provided which is adapted for depositing a thin film onto a substrate. The deposition system includes a substrate carrier adapted for carrying the substrate and at least one tilted evaporator crucible. The at least one tilted evaporator crucible i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107613 | Corrosion-resistant article coated with aluminum nitride A corrosion-resistant article is proposed which is coated with an aluminum nitride wherein the aluminum nitride grains contain oxygen by 0.1 mass % or greater but not greater than 20 mass % so that the thermal expansion coefficient of the coating layer is made even with... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103398 | SURFACE-TREATED SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-RECEIVING-SIDE PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE There is provided a surface-treated substrate obtained by forming a cured material layer composed of a resin composition on a surface of a substrate and then treating a surface of the cured material layer composed of the resin composition with a sulfur trioxide-containi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107536 | AMORPHOUS ALLOY HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME An amorphous alloy housing includes an amorphous alloy substrate and a wear-resistant protective layer formed on the amorphous alloy substrate by vacuum deposition technology. A method for making the amorphous alloy housing is also provided.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070577 | FILM-FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM-FORMING METHOD A film-forming apparatus and film-forming method is provided that includes a reflector system capable of adjusting the temperature distribution of a substrate. The essential role of a reflector is to reduce the output of a heater by reflecting radiation heat from the he... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120066956 | TERMINAL FLY FISHING TACKLE Terminal fishing tackle, such as lines, leaders bait, lures, nymphs, streamers, zonkers, muddlers and/or flies, made from natural and/or synthetic fibres and coated with one or more uniform nano-thin, pin hole free metal oxide layers. More particularly, the terminal fis... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052200 | MINIMIZING BLOCKAGE OF HOLES IN TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS An airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine is provided, the airfoil having a hole therein. A ceramic plug is inserted in the hole so that the plug extends above a depth of a thermal barrier coating, such as a ceramic, to be placed on the airfoil. The airfoil is then coa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052202 | METHOD FOR METERING GRANULAR SOURCE MATERIAL IN A THIN FILM VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS A method is provided for continuously feeding source material from a bulk supply at atmospheric conditions to a vapor deposition apparatus while maintaining vacuum deposition conditions in the vapor deposition apparatus. The method includes sequentially conveying doses ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052201 | PALLET FOR ACCOMMODATING THERMAL GRADIENTS ARISING DURING PROCESSING Pallets suited to accommodate thermal gradients during processing. In one aspect, a pallet includes a pair of elongate members, a fixed elongate lateral cross member fixedly coupled to each of the elongate members, and an elongate floating lateral cross member floatingl... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052203 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Provided is a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method, capable of preventing a reactive product from being deposited to the inside of a processing chamber and an exhaust line, and preventing the corrosion caused by hydrogen chloride gas. The met... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052279 | Diamond insulated circuits and associated methods Methods and devices for cooling electronic circuits having at least one heat source are disclosed and described. One such thermally dynamic electronic device may include a layer of diamond material coated on a support substrate, and circuitry disposed on the layer of di... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043222 | COATING METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN ON WORKPIECE A coating method for forming a pattern on a workpiece includes: providing a workpiece constituting a surface; forming a coating layer over the surface using a physical vapor deposition method; providing a mask including a through hole having a shape conforming to a pred... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045589 | Amidate Precursors For Depositing Metal Containing Films Volatile metal amidate metal complexes are exemplified by bis(N-(tert-butyl)ethylamidate)bis(ethylmethylamido) titanium; (N-(tert-butyl)(tert-butyl)amidate)tris(ethylmethylamido) titanium; bis(N-(tert-butyl)(tert-butyl)amidate)bis(dimethylamido) titanium and (N-(tert-bu... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045700 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD FOR APPLYING BORON-CONTAINING FILMS Triethylboron is a useful precursor for depositing films in an atomic layer deposition process. This precursor is useful for depositing boron containing films. Boron containing films are excellent lubricating coatings for zinc powders, improving their flow properties an... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045581 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS A hydrophobizing agent is supplied to a substrate and a surface of the substrate is hydrophobized. Thereafter, the substrate is dried. The substrate to be processed is maintained in a state of not contacting water until it is dried after being hydrophobized. Collapse of... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040096 | COATING METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN ON WORKPIECE A coating method for forming a pattern on a workpiece is provided. The method includes the follow steps: providing a workpiece having a surface, forming a coating layer over the surface using a physical vapor deposition method; providing a mask having a shape conforming... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037596 | GAS SUPPLY MEMBER, PLASMA TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF FORMING YTTRIA-CONTAINING FILM According to one embodiment, a gas supply member is provided with a gas supply passage including a gas flow channel with a first diameter, and an exhaust port connected to one end portion of the gas flow channel and provided to a surface of a downstream side of the gas ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040485 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF FILM DEPOSITION PROCESSES Thermal management of film deposition processes. In one aspect, a deposition system includes a vacuum chamber defining an evacuated interior volume, a deposition source disposed within the interior volume, a substrate holder disposed within the interior volume and arran... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040095 | Vapor Deposition of Anti-Stiction Layer for Micromechanical Devices A vapor deposition system includes a filter-diffuser device connected to a vapor inlet within a vacuum chamber for simultaneously filtering inflowing vapor to remove particulate matter while injecting vapor containing perfluordecanoic acid (PFDA) into the chamber throug... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040083 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM, METAL OXIDE FILM, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM The present invention aims at providing a method for forming a metal oxide film which can further improve the production efficiency while maintaining low resistance of a metal oxide film formed thereby. In the method for forming a metal oxide film of the present inventi... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034378 | Delivery device and method of use thereof A delivery device comprises an inlet port and an outlet port. The delivery device comprises an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, with the outlet chamber being opposedly disposed to the inlet chamber and in fluid communication with the inlet chamber via a conical sect... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034379 | COATING METHOD A coating method includes following steps. A workpiece having a flat surface is provided. The surface includes a coating region and a pattern region. A tape mask having a through hole, whose shape and size conforms to the pattern region, is attached onto the flat surfac... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120030884 | SUPERCRITICAL NOBLE GASES AND COLORING METHODS A coloring system can include a noble gas, colorant, and one or more vessels configured to convert the noble gas into a supercritical fluid, and/or receive and color an article of manufacture with the noble gas in the supercritical fluid state. A coloring process can in... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028798 | POROUS SUBSTRATES FILLED WITH NANOMATERIALS A composition comprising: at least one porous carbon monolith, such as a carbon aerogel, comprising internal pores, and at least one nanomaterial, such as carbon nanotubes, disposed uniformly throughout the internal pores. The nanomaterial can be disposed in the middle ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027936 | EXHAUST FOR CVD REACTOR A chemical vapor deposition reactor and a method of wafer processing are provided. The reactor includes a reaction chamber having an interior, a gas inlet manifold communicating with the interior of the chamber, an exhaust system including an exhaust manifold having a p... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027953 | Rotating Reactor Assembly for Depositing Film on Substrate A rotating reactor assembly includes an injector rotor comprising a channel extending in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the injector rotor and at least one injection hole connected to the channel; and an intake port through which a material is introduced. ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017973 | IN-LINE DEPOSITION SYSTEM A deposition system includes a load lock chamber for receiving a substrate and exposing a substrate to a load lock temperature and load lock pressure suitable to prepare a substrate for subsequent low-pressure and high-temperature processing or for ambient temperature a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021126 | Vacuum Vapor Coating Device for Coating a Substrate A vacuum vapor coating device for coating a substrate with a coating material, the vacuum vapor coating device comprising a chamber (1) into which vacuum can be created, the chamber (1) comprises: at least one support (3) for receiving the substrate... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021127 | MATERIAL FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR FORMING SILICON-CONTAINING THIN FILM USING SAME A material for chemical vapor deposition containing an organic silicon-containing compound represented by formula: HSiCl(NR1R2)(NR3R4), wherein R1 and R3 each represent C1-C4 alkyl or hydrogen; and R... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017742 | Saw Band and Method for the Production of a Saw Band A saw band of steel for a band-sawing machine has a band back and a row of teeth having a number of teeth, at least the row of teeth being provided with a hard material coating. According to the invention, this coating comprises one or more metals of subgroups IV, V or ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021502 | SENSOR FOR FAST DETECTION OF E-COLI A method of fabricating biochip sensor comprising providing a precursor; depositing the precursor on a substrate to form a coating; and rapid melting/quenching treatment of the coating with an energy source to form micro/nanotextured surface with enhanced reflectance fo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coating one or more objects (1) by exposing an object (1) to alternately repeating surface reactions of two or more gaseous precursors. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber (2, 40), means ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015104 | Method and Apparatus for Depositing LED Organic Film In one embodiment the disclosure relates to an apparatus for depositing an organic material on a substrate, including a source heater for heating organic particles to form suspended organic particles; a transport stream for delivering the suspended organic particles to ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015105 | METHOD OF CVD-DEPOSITING A FILM HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM FILM THICKNESS Method of depositing a film having a substantially uniform thickness by means of chemical vapor deposition, comprising:
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| 20120009355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING A COATING A method and apparatus for stabilizing an incidental coating in a substrate coating apparatus is provided. The method includes defining interior surfaces of a coating zone in the substrate coating apparatus. The method may include preheating interior surfaces to a local... | 01/12/2012 |
