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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128886 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD OF FORMING CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT In a nuclear power plant, a corrosion-resistant oxide film on a surface of the metal component of a reactor structure is exposed to a high-temperature water, the corrosion-resistant oxide film containing an oxide having a property of a P-type semiconductor, and a cataly... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20120040084 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING MODIFIED METAL COATINGS Methods and systems for forming modified metal coatings on a gas turbine engine component (20). The gas turbine engine component (20) is placed inside a container (50) having a known volume, along with a source material (32) containing a seco... | 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 |
| 20120034451 | SUBSTRATE FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SUBSTRATE A substrate for a flexible display is disclosed. The substrate has a film stress range that does not affect an electronic device such as a thin film transistor, and includes a barrier layer having excellent oxygen and moisture blocking characteristics, and a method of m... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120003497 | COATING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED ARTICLES Coated articles and methods and systems for coating the articles are described herein. The methods and systems described herein include, but are not limited to, steps for actively or passively controlling the temperature during the coating process, steps for providing i... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110305834 | MULTIPLE VACUUM EVAPORATION COATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME A multiple vacuum evaporation coating device and a method for controlling the same. The vacuum evaporation coating device includes a plurality of evaporation sources, a rotating part adapted to rotate the plurality of evaporation sources and a coating block plate adapte... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305833 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING AND/OR COATING THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE COMPONENT Apparatus for treating and/or coating the surface of substrate components by deposition from the gas phase. A plurality of substrate carriers and a plurality of coating and/or treating units are arranged in a deposition or treatment chamber which can be evacuated. The s... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299996 | ANTI-EROSION COATING SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS A gas turbine component and a method for producing an anti-erosion coating system are disclosed. The gas turbine component includes a basic material, on which an anti-erosion coating system is provided that is a multilayer system including at least one ductile metal lay... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293830 | PRECURSORS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF TRANSITION METAL OXIDES Methods are provided herein for forming transition metal oxide thin films, preferably Group IVB metal oxide thin films, by atomic layer deposition. The metal oxide thin films can be deposited at high temperatures using metalorganic reactants. Metalorganic reactants comp... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110290551 | Protective structure enclosing device on flexible substrate A structure for protecting a device includes a first layer, one or more first microstructures on the first layer, and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The second layer is disposed on a surface of the first layer on which one or more microstructures are provid... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110281029 | METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM Deterioration of the degree of vacuum in a vacuum chamber is prevented while securing adequate cooling performance by gas cooling. A substrate 21 is provided in a vacuum, and the cooling body 1 is provided close to a film non-formation surface of the subst... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110232567 | METHOD OF CLEANING THE FILAMENT AND REACTOR'S INTERIOR IN FACVD A method of operating a filament assisted chemical vapor deposition (FACVD) system. The method includes depositing a film on a substrate in a reactor of the FACVD system. During the depositing, a DC power is supplied to a heater assembly to thermally decompose a film fo... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223444 | CRYSTALLINE SURFACE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR THEIR FABRICATION A method for fabricating crystalline surface structures (4) on a template (1). The method comprises the steps of providing a template (1) into a reaction environment, wherein one or more elements (3) required for the formation of the crystall... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217467 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VACUUM PROCESSING METHOD A vacuum processing apparatus includes two process chambers and three load-lock chambers which are alternately connected in series, and a transferring device which transfers a plurality of carriers only between the process chamber and the load-lock chambers that are adj... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110206846 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES A method of preparing light transmitting conducting metal oxide (TCO) films using atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a metal precursor multiple oxidizing reactants. The multiple metal oxidizing reactants may be selected to enhance growth of the TCO film. In a particular e... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110151263 | MULTILAYER GROWTH BY GAS PHASE DEPOSITION A multilayer system where intermediate well bonded and cross-linked layers provide attachment for a finishing layer with desired reactive sites.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110135898 | MULTILAYERED COATED CUTTING TOOL A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a PVD coating having an outermost zone C being a nitride, carbide, boride, or mixtures thereof, of Si and at least two additional elements selected from Al, Y, and groups 4, 5 or 6 of the periodic table and zone C is free f... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110110544 | METHOD OF COATING A HEARING AID COMPONENT AND A HEARING AID COMPRISING A COATED COMPONENT A method for coating of a hearing aid said method comprising the deposition of an adhesion layer that does not develop corrosive reaction products. The method comprises applying an organometallic compound to the surface of the hearing aid component using vapour phase de... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110104322 | TEMPLATES USED FOR NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Provided are a template used for nanoimprint lithography and a method for fabricating the same. A raised first deposition layer pattern including at least one downwardly sloped side surface is formed on a substrate. A second deposition layer pattern covering the side su... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110076401 | Method of Making Showerhead for Semiconductor Processing Apparatus A method of making a showerhead for a semiconductor processing apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate; forming first holes in the substrate; forming a protective film on the substrate, where the protective film covers sidewa... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110039025 | METHOD OF PATTERNING VAPOUR DEPOSITION BY PRINTING A method of creating a patterned coated layer on a substrate comprises the steps of applying a pattern on the substrate by an additive process using a first material, depositing a second material by vapour deposition over the whole substrate area and mechanically removi... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033284 | STRUCTURALLY DIVERSE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS A coated article includes an article having at least one surface and a thermal barrier coating system disposed upon the at least one surface. The thermal barrier coating system has at least two layers, with each layer having a different microstructure. The microstructur... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027482 | Layered composite including cubic boron nitride In a method of producing a layered composite, wherein at least one layer including cubic boron nitride is deposited on a substrate and, during the deposition, 3 to 15 at % oxygen is added for assuming the nitrogen locations of the cubic boron-nitride grating or intermed... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110008541 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIC VAPOR PRINTING In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to providing a first gas stream carrying vaporized material and depositing the vaporized material onto a substrate by directing a plurality of gas streams containing the vaporized material to a substrate, forming an gas curtain ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100310769 | Continuous Feed Chemical Vapor Deposition System A continuous feed CVD system includes a wafer transport mechanism that transport a wafer through a deposition chamber during CVD processing. The deposition chamber defines a passage for the wafer to pass through while being transported by the wafer transport mechanism. ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304026 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Nanowire A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a nanowire are provided. The method for manufacturing a nanowire includes i) providing a source gas into a chamber, ii) controlling the temperature of a substrate received in the chamber separately from the temperature of the ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304027 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF Embodiments of the invention provide methods for processing substrates within a substrate processing system. In one embodiment, the method provides depositing a material on a substrate within a vapor deposition chamber coupled to a buffer chamber contained within a main... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304025 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME A deposition apparatus including a plurality of reaction chambers, and a method of controlling the deposition apparatus. The deposition apparatus includes a first chamber to deposit a first deposition material onto a deposition body, a second chamber to deposit a second... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100266466 | REACTOR WITH SILICIDE-COATED METAL SURFACES In an embodiment, a reactor includes a section, wherein at least a portion of the section includes a base layer, wherein the base layer has a first composition that contains a silicide-forming metal element; and a silicide coating layer, wherein the silicide coating lay... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100266409 | Method for Coating a Blade and Blade of a Gas Turbine A method is provided for coating a hollow, internally cooled blade (1) of a gas turbine, in which method an outer coating (5) comprising an MCrAlY-based bonding layer (6) and a ceramic thermal barrier layer (9) of zirconium oxide is applied t... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100261017 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GAS BARRIER LAMINATE AND GAS BARRIER LAMINATE OBTAINED A method of producing a gas barrier laminate comprises: the steps of forming an inorganic compound layer on a substrate by vapor-phase film deposition, applying surface roughening treatment to a surface of the inorganic compound layer, and subsequently forming an organi... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100233633 | ENGINEERING BORON-RICH FILMS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC MASK APPLICATIONS Methods for processing a substrate with a boron rich film are provided. A patterned layer of boron rich material is deposited on a substrate and can be used as an etch stop. By varying the chemical composition, the selectivity and etch rate of the boron rich material ca... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100215891 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RECORDING MEDIUM A recording medium and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. More particularly, a recording medium having a high density and high energy transfer efficiency and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The recording medium includes a substrate, a ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100159135 | PROCESS FOR IN SITU GENERATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE OR HYDROGEN SELENIDE GAS USING A SOLID PRECURSOR The present disclosure relates to novel methods and apparatuses for generating hydrogen sulfide or hydrogen selenide gas from decomposition of a solid precursor. In some embodiments, the generated gas is cooled so as to condense a by-product of the decomposition and the... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100151261 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE VAPORIZATION AND DELIVERY OF SOLUTION PRECURSORS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Improved apparatus and methods for atomic layer deposition (ALD) are described—In particular, improved methods and apparatus for the vaporization and delivery of solution ALD precursors are provided. The present invention is particularly useful for processing lower vo... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100151128 | MASKING MECHANISM FOR FILM FORMING APPARATUS It comprises a mask (11) having a first, a second and a third action edge (11a, 11b, 11c), and a drive means for moving the mask (11) relative to a substrate (12) in a uniaxial direction (A) whereby moving t... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100098971 | COATING FOR GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A COATING A coating, in particular for gas turbine components produced of a superalloy, is disclosed. The coating has an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer constitutes 10% to 60% of the overall coating and is substantially made of a β-NiAl phase having an Al proport... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100098854 | PRESSURE CONTROLLED DROPLET SPRAYING (PCDS) METHOD FOR FORMING PARTICLES OF COMPOUND MATERIALS FROM MELTS A method and apparatus of forming compositionally homogeneous particles is provided. The method includes forming a homogenous melt from a plurality of constituent materials under a first pressure sufficient to prevent substantial vaporization of the constituent material... | 04/22/2010 |
