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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107547 | Multi-Layer Thermal Insulation Composite A multilayer thermal insulation composite for fire protection applications. The composite includes a fibrous insulation layer, at least one inorganic heat absorbing layer disposed on one side of the fibrous insulation layer, and at least one superinsulation layer dispos... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107591 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE A carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and a carbon nanotube structure. The matrix has a surface. The carbon nanotube structure is incorporated in the matrix. A distance between the carbon nanotube structure and the surface is less than 10 micrometers. ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103182 | Slide Parts and Equipment Including Same It is an objective of the invention to provide a slide part in which a seal member formed of an elastic body is in sliding contact with a hard member. There is provided a slide part comprising: a hard member having an amorphous carbon coating containing nitrogen formed ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080086 | Transparent Electrode Comprising Doped Graphene, Process of Preparing The Same, And Display Device And Solar Cell Comprising The Electrode A transparent electrode on at least one surface of a transparent substrate may include graphene doped with a p-dopant. The transparent electrode may be efficiently applied to a variety of display devices or solar cells.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082806 | Heatable coating with nanomaterials Coatings and heatable coatings containing electrically conductive nanomaterial; methods for making such a coating; items with such a coating; and methods for applying such a coating. In one aspect, such a coating is a deicing coating. This abstract is provided to comply... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070612 | GRAPHENE-POLYMER LAYERED COMPOSITE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME A graphene-polymer layered composite and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. A graphene-polymer layered composite includes polymer layers surrounding a graphene sheet, and may include numerous polymer layers and graphene sheets in an alternating stacked conf... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070689 | Coatings and Hard Mask Compositions for Integrated Circuit Applications, Methods of Production and Uses Thereof A coating material is described herein that includes at least one inorganic compound, and at least one densifying agent, wherein the densifying agent increases the density of the coating material as compared to the density of the at least one inorganic compound. A metho... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067767 | CONDENSATION CONTROL FILM A film that can be used in packaging applications includes one or more layers, wherein the layers include an anti-fog additive and/or an IR additive and the resulting film has greater than about a 50% prestretch capability.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052608 | PHOSPHOR FILM, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF COATING PHOSPHOR LAYER ON LED CHIPS Phosphor films, methods of forming the phosphor films, and methods of coating a phosphor layer on light-emitting chips are disclosed. The phosphor film includes: a base film; a phosphor layer that is formed on the base film and comprises an incompletely cured resin mate... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051937 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND SPACECRAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF THIS TYPE The present invention provides a structural element, in particular for an aircraft and spacecraft, comprising a core, the rigidity of which varies at least in portions for optimising the aeroelastic characteristics of the structural element The present invention also pr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048333 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE INTERCONNECT Scribing and deposition processes can be used to interconnect cells within photovoltaic modules.... | 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 |
| 20120052308 | Doped Carbon Nanotubes and Transparent Conducting Films Containing the Same Transparent conducting electrodes include a doped single walled carbon nanotube film and methods for forming the doped single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) by solution processing. The method generally includes depositing single walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in a so... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045631 | INDEX MODIFIED COATING ON POLYMER SUBSTRATE The invention includes the structure of a multilayer protective coating, which may have, among other properties, scratch resistance, UV absorption, and an effective refractive index matched to a polymer substrate such as polycarbonate. Each layer may contain multiple co... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040124 | REINFORCED WALKWAY SYSTEM Disclosed is a reinforced walkway system having an embossed walkway performance layer made of a polymer composite and a composite reinforcement layer thermally bonded thereto. The reinforcement layer includes a high temperature reinforcing composite which is thermally a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120034474 | JOINED PRODUCT A joined product according to the present invention is a joined product including a cemented carbide sintered compact serving as a first material to be joined and a cBN sintered compact or a diamond sintered compact serving as a second material to be joined. The first m... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034419 | METHODS OF PRODUCING STRUCTURES USING A DEVELOPER-SOLUBLE LAYER WITH MULTILAYER TECHNOLOGY Methods of forming microelectronic structures using multilayer processes are disclosed. The methods comprise the use of a developer-soluble protective layer adjacent the substrate surface in a multilayer stack to protect the substrate during pattern transfer. After etch... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034469 | Semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a coating formed from a solid solution of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide A ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. In a first embodiment, the ceramic article includes ceramic which is... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028015 | LAMINATED, TRANSPARENT SET OF PANES, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AND BENDING SAME, AND USE THEREOF Laminated, transparent set of panes made of brittle materials and interleaved laminated films, wherein the brittle materials are various glasses, special glasses, glass-ceramics, transparent ceramics and crystalline materials, process for producing and bending the set o... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021249 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NUMBER OF GRAPHENE LAYERS A method of controlling the number of layers of graphene layers includes forming graphene on a first surface of a first substrate, and forming a second substrate on a second surface of the first substrate; and irradiating the graphene with light to cause constructive Fr... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019024 | Lightweight multi-layer composite panel Embodiments of the present disclosure include a composite panel and a method of manufacturing the composite panel. The composite panel includes first and second fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) layers. The composite panel also includes a core layer disposed between the fi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018902 | FILM FOR FLIP CHIP TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR BACK SURFACE, DICING TAPE-INTEGRATED FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR BACK SURFACE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND FLIP CHIP TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE The present invention relates to a film for flip chip type semiconductor back surface to be formed on a back surface of a semiconductor element flip chip-connected to an adherend, the film for flip chip type semiconductor back surface containing an inorganic filler in a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021225 | LAMINATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS A laminated composition includes a first polymer layer having a first surface and a second surface; a second polymer layer having a first surface and a second surface; and an adhesive layer joining the second surface of the first polymer layer to a first surface of the ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021250 | METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON THIN FILM, ELECTRONICS COMPRISING CARBON THIN FILM, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING CARBON THIN FILM A method of preparing a carbon thin film, and electronics including the carbon thin film.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021236 | TRANSPARENT, WEATHERING-RESISTANT BARRIER FOIL, PRODUCTION THEREOF BY MEANS OF LAMINATION, EXTRUSION LAMINATION OR EXTRUSION COATING The invention relates to a barrier foil, wherein a barrier composite (5) consisting of two carrier foils (3), each of which contains an inorganic barrier (4) (SiOx or AlOx), is combined by lamination or extrusion coating with a weather-resistant pro... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021195 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME An optical member produced from a ceramic in which transparency in each wavelength region can be selectively improved, and a process for producing the optical member. The optical member is obtained by bringing a treatment gas comprising a fluorine atom into contact with... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021172 | Foil-Backed Wallboard and Insulation System An insulated exterior wall assembly combining insulating material and reflective surface insulation coupled with an air gap. A wall assembly according to this invention includes wall support studs defining insulation cavities between them, sheathing boards facing the bu... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015213 | Fabrication Method Of Composite Components And Thus Obtained Components During the cooking of a composite component (1) including layers (2) of fibers (3) embedded into a matrix, a superficial pressure is exerted, wherein this superficial pressure generates a deformation that causes local contacts of fibers (3) o... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006401 | PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE USING SAME The invention relates to a solar cell module protective sheet which has two or more gas barrier films, each provided with a deposited layer formed of an inorganic oxide on at least one surface of a base film, in which a material constituting the solar cell module protec... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003453 | Artificial marble An engineered stone slab has coated lumps of composite stone material, wherein at least a portion of the coated lumps comprise an inner core having a first property and an outer layer having a second property. The property may include color, texture, density, chemical c... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003500 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYERED GAS-BARRIER FILM Provided are a method for producing a film, which is satisfactory in productivity, exhibits high gas-barrier property immediately after production, and has excellent adhesive strength between constituent layers while maintaining the excellent gas-barrier property, and a... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110311769 | ANTIFOULING SURFACES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Disclosed herein is an article comprising a substrate; a polymer disposed upon the substrate; the polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 5,000 grams per mole; where each polymer is separated from a neighboring polymer by an average dist... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311829 | CO2 EMISSION-FREE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL MADE OF CO2 The invention describes a method for CO2—emissions neutral, in a second step associated with a CO2 emissions negative balance, production of pressure- and tension-stable building materials. By the process of energy p... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305912 | Coating apparatus and method The invention is directed toward a method and apparatus which can be used to allow the sputter deposition of material onto at least one article to form a coating on the same. The new form of magnetron described herein allows an increase in sputter deposition rates to be... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303277 | TRANSPARENT, WEATHERING-RESISTANT BARRIER FILM, PRODUCTION BY LAMINATION, EXTRUSION LAMINATION OR EXTRUSION COATING The invention relates to a barrier film, in which a backing film (4) containing an inorganic barrier (3) (SiOx or AlOx) is combined with a weather-resistant protective layer (1) using lamination or extrusion coating, an adhesio... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305879 | COMPONENT A component that is subject to tribological wear comprises a nano diamond layer on the surface thereof.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300386 | Composite Hybrid Sheathing Panel The invention is a building construction sheathing panel which employs a two component system, which is comprised of semi-flexible or rigid FRP laminate, adhered or otherwise affixed to a thicker and usually more rigid material such as fiber cement board, cement board, ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110291068 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR, AND SEMICONDUCTOR GRAPHENE OXIDE MANUFACTURING METHOD A semiconductor device is provided and includes a conductive substrate, an insulating film formed on the conductive substrate, a base layer including amino groups, and a reduced graphene oxide layer formed on the base layer.... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286086 | MULTI-LAYER SHEET FOR USE IN ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS A multi-layer film, useful as a front sub-assembly in electro-optic displays, comprises, in this order: a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer (114); a light-transmissive first protective layer (112); a light-transmissive moisture barrier layer... | 11/24/2011 |
