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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107586 | BARRIER FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A barrier film includes a base which is formed of a plastic film having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first barrier layer which is formed on the first surface by an atomic layer deposition method and is made of an inorganic materia... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070691 | RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPARENT VAPOR BARRIER In some examples, the technology described herein includes a radio frequency transparent vapor barrier assembly. The barrier assembly includes a substrate having a three-dimensional surface. The barrier assembly further includes at least one barrier stack positioned adj... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120009361 | New Class of Pure Piezoelectric Materials A modification of PbTiO3 perovskite wherein at least part of Pb is replaced by a smaller atom with a similar ionic charge.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110311805 | CUTTING TOOL The invention relates to a cutting tool having a substrate base body and a single or multi-layered coating attached thereupon, wherein at least one layer of the coating is a metal oxide layer produced in the PVD process or in the CVD process and the metal oxide layer ha... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110294151 | Fluorescently Labeled Calcium Phosphate Surfaces Described herein are substrates composed of a base coated with a fluorophore-labeled calcium phosphate coating. The substrates are useful in culturing and studying the activity of a variety of cells. The substrates described herein can be used for both solution- and ima... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110262742 | TRANSPARENT LAMINATED FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A transparent laminated film is provided with which it is possible to inhibit peeling of thin film layers, even with long-term exposure to sunlight during use and exposure to UV rays during quality evaluation. The film has a thin film layer obtained by lamination of mul... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256361 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME An electronic device housing is provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate, a first metallic coating formed on the substrate, and a second metallic coating formed on a portion of the first metallic coating. The first and second metallic coatings are fo... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110233539 | Oxide thin film, methods of manufacturing oxide thin film and electronic devices including oxide thin film Oxide thin film, electronic devices including the oxide thin film and methods of manufacturing the oxide thin film, the methods including (A) applying an oxide precursor solution comprising at least one of zinc (Zn), indium (In) and tin (Sn) on a substrate, (B) heat-tre... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223431 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT A ceramic electronic component includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a boundary reaction layer. The first dielectric layer is a layer containing BaO, Nd2O3, and TiO2, the second dielectric layer is a layer con... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110151277 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM An information recording medium (9) of the present invention is an information recording medium with respect to which information can be recorded or reproduced by irradiation with an optical beam (1). The information recording medium (9) includes a ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110127521 | STACKED OXIDE MATERIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE One embodiment is a method for manufacturing a stacked oxide material, including the steps of forming an oxide component over a base component; forming a first oxide crystal component which grows from a surface toward an inside of the oxide component by heat treatment, ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110111215 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM HAVING FTO/ITO LAMINATE A transparent conductive film for lamination on a substrate and comprising an ITO film and an FTO film, wherein a part or all of the crystal structure of a surface of the FTO film is orthorhombic, and a transparent conductive film for lamination on a substrate and compr... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110111211 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE WEAR RESISTANCE THEREOF AND COATED ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREFROM Coated articles adapted to be subjected to direct and sustained mechanical contact are provided. The coated articles include a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) substrate. A solid coating is disposed directly on and adheres to the substrate during such direct and sustained... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110086232 | LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY OF ULTRAVIOLET-BLOCKING COATINGS Methods of forming UV-blocking coatings are disclosed. Alternating layers of a negatively-charged solution and positively-charged UV-blocking materials are formed on a substrate, and optionally heated to form UV-blocking coatings. Coatings formed by the method are also ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110080631 | PANEL INCLUDING THERMOCHROMIC LAYER A panel including a thermochromic layer. A panel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of thermochromic layers on the transparent substrate, and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked with the thermochromic layers. The thermochromic layers may include vanadium... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110059320 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, LAMINATED GLASS, AND ZINC OXIDE FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION The objective is to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass, a laminated glass, and a zinc oxide microparticle dispersion, wherein the zinc oxide microparticles exhibit excellent dispersibility. Disclosed is an intermediate film for laminated glass that contain... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110052893 | COMPOSITE FILM Provided is a composite film excellent in flexibility. The composite film comprises a first gas barrier film, a second gas barrier film and an adhesive layer between the first gas barrier film and the second gas barrier film, wherein the first gas barrier film comprises... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110041618 | ELASTIC CERAMIC BODY AND PRESSURE SENSOR WITH AN ELASTIC CERAMIC BODY An elastic ceramic body and a pressure sensor. The elastic ceramic body comprises: a base body of an elastic ceramic material; and a cover layer, which covers at least one section of a surface of the base body, wherein the cover layer is of a material other than that of... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039094 | Methods Of Bonding Optical Structures, Bonding And Silylation Of Optical Structures, Bonded Optical Structures, And Silylated Bonded Optical Structures Methods of bonding optical structures, bonded optical structures, silylated bonded optical structures, and the like, are disclosed.... | 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 |
| 20110033718 | ZnO THIN FILM Provided is a ZnO-based thin film which is doped with p-type impurities and which can be used for various devices. An MgxZn1-xO film (0≦x≦0.5) is formed on top of a substrate so as to have an acceptor concentration of a p-type dopant that is 5Ã... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033678 | COATING SYSTEM The present invention provides a coating system comprising an antireflective functionality and UV absorbing functionality. The present invention further provides methods, uses, and articles comprising such a system.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027617 | Methods of Forming Strontium Titanate Films Embodiments of the current invention include methods of forming a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) film using atomic layer deposition (ALD). More particularly, the method includes forming a plurality of titanium oxide (TiO2) unit films using ALD and for... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027562 | FILM-COATED GLAZING The present invention relates to essentially transparent glazings comprising a system of films deposited under vacuum by magnetron, and having antisun and/or low-emission properties, comprising as protective surface layer a layer based on titanium oxide and on at least ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100310895 | POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINUM THIN FILM AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM A polycrystalline aluminum thin film is made of polycrystals of an alloy of aluminum. The polycrystalline aluminum thin film includes a first additive which is distributed with even concentration over an inside of each crystal grain and an interface of the crystal grain... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304059 | MATERIAL WITH PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES The subject of the invention is a material comprising a substrate coated on at least one portion of at least one of its faces with a coating comprising photocatalytic titanium oxide, characterized in that said substrate and/or a coating placed between said substrate and... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100286790 | IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR COATING AN IMPLANT The invention relates to an implant made of biocompatible materials, in particular a prosthesis implanted without cement for traumatology and/or orthopedics, which has a main body with an anchoring region which anchors in bone or tissue, with the anchoring region being ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100255346 | COATINGS TO INHIBIT FORMATION OF DEPOSITS FROM ELEVATED TEMPERATURE CONTACT WITH HYDROCARBONS Certain embodiments are unique coatings. Other embodiments include apparatuses, articles, and components including such coatings and, systems and methods for providing such coatings. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100209702 | COMPOSITE LAYER AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF The invention provides a method for forming a composite membrane, including: (a) loading a substrate into a chamber; (b) performing a first cycle step in the chamber to form a single aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer; and (c) performing a second cycle s... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100209734 | Coated article supporting photocatalytic layer and UV-reflecting underlayer, and/or method of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to articles supporting photocatalytic layers that also include UV-reflecting underlayers, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the inclusion of a UV-reflecting underlayer surprisingly and unexpectedly resu... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100200120 | Conductive film, corrosion-resistant conduction film, corrosion-resistant conduction Material and process for producing the same A conductive film comprises a phosphide particle coated film formed by attaching raw material particles including phosphide particles comprising a compound of Ti and/or Fe, and P to a surface of a substrate material. This conductive film exhibits good corrosion resistan... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100124643 | UNDERCOATING LAYERS PROVIDING IMPROVED PHOTOACTIVE TOPCOAT FUNCTIONALITY A coated article includes a substrate and a first coating formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The first coating includes a mixture of oxides including oxides of at least two of P, Si, Ti, Al and Zr. A photoactive functional coating is formed over at least a... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100112359 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE COATINGS HAVING BARRIER LAYERS AND METHODS OF FORMING TITANIUM DIOXIDE COATINGS HAVING BARRIER LAYERS Methods for forming titanium dioxide coatings are disclosed. At least one barrier layer is formed on a substrate. Sol-gel compositions are prepared and coated on the at least one barrier layer, and heated at a temperature sufficient to form an anatase titanium dioxide c... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100102450 | ZINC OXIDE BASED COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR THEIR FABRICATION A transparent, electrically conductive composite includes a layer of molybdenum oxide or nickel oxide deposited on a layer of zinc oxide layer. The molybdenum component exists in a mixed valence state in the molybdenum oxide. The nickel component exists in a mixed valen... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100091428 | INSULATOR, CAPACITOR WITH THE SAME AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMIONDUCTOR DEVICE Disclosed is a multilayer insulator, a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with the same, and a fabricating method thereof. The capacitor includes: a first electrode; an insulator disposed on the first electrode, the insulator including: a laminate structure in which ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100086790 | Layer system A layer system including a substrate on which a first layer is positioned is provided. The first layer includes a thermographic material. The thermographic material is a pyrochlore phase doped with at least one rare earth material. The rare earth material is selected fr... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100081009 | Spray Application of Liquid Precursors for CMAS Resistant Coatings Methods and systems of applying a liquid precursor for a calcium-magnesium-aluminosilicate (CMAS) resistant coating to a turbine engine component are provided. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a turbine engine includes spraying a liquid compound, wherein the... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100068509 | MEDIA HAVING IMPROVED SURFACE SMOOTHNESS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Provided herein are media for storing information and methods of forming such media. A strontium ruthenate (SRO) layer is provided. In certain embodiments, a titanium terminated (Ti-terminated) surface is formed on the SRO layer, and a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) laye... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100062280 | FLAKE COMPOUND The present invention provides a flake compound which is useful for a conductive film. The flake compound comprises a conductive layer containing M and O, wherein M represents at least one metal element, preferably at least one transition metal element in mixed valent s... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100047075 | Thermal Barrier Coating Compositions, Processes for Applying Same and Articles Coated with Same A process of coating an article includes the steps of (1) applying a ceramic compound to at least one surface of an article to form a layer of ceramic compound; (2) applying at least one inert compound upon the ceramic compound layer to form a protective layer, wherein ... | 02/25/2010 |
