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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142591 | Method for producing liquid crystal display element without substrates The present invention relates to a method for liquid crystal display element without substrates, which comprises applying a release agent to assisting substrates in the process of producing the liquid crystal display so that the assembled liquid crystal display elem... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142592 | Method for making a multilayer adhesive laminate A method allows for rapid manufacture of relatively thick adhesive coatings using a continuous process, where a single thin coating is continuously converted into a single thicker adhesive laminate. An exemplary process includes the steps of: (1) producing a web hav... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128773 | Pressure sensitive adhesive for transporting flexible substrate Disclosed herein is a silicon adhesive composition for transporting a flexible substrate. The composition includes (A) 42 to 70 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane containing an alkenyl group, (B) 55 to 28 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane copolymer incl... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118960 | Method for forming an embossed holographic pattern A method for forming an embossed holographic pattern comprises the following steps: A. recording the required pattern onto a photo-sensitive plate by means of laser holography to produce an optical mask plate for the holographic pattern; B. duplicating the laser hol... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8083881 | Name badge labeling system A labeling system for applying an adhesive backed name tape to a name badge. The system includes a base member or fixture having a seat for receiving the name badge and a pair of spacedly disposed bridge members supported by the base member adjacent respective ends ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8038820 | Method of stacking flexible substrate A method of stacking a flexible substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of: preparing a carrier substrate; stacking an adhesive layer on the carrier substrate; and stacking a flexible substrate having at least one image display device on the adhesive la... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8012287 | Via hole forming method using electrophotographic printing method A via hole forming method and a multilayered board manufacturing method improve manufacturing yield by reducing the required processes. The via hole forming method includes a first step of forming a toner image by attaching toner particles, containing a conductive m... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002929 | Images in solid surfaces The present invention relates to systems and methods for forming images in solid surfaces, and to solid surfaces containing an image. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for forming images in polymeric materials, and polymeric materials... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7931770 | Process and equipment for continuous decoration of structural shapes by sublimation Continuous decoration process with a film of inked plastic material enclosing a structural shape and consisting of the following steps: perform continuous wrapping of the structural shape with inked film (4, 5), place under pressure the film wrapping the stru... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918957 | Method of manufacturing a composite disc structure and apparatus for performing the method A method of making composite discs continuously, including forming for each disc a first, a second layer, and a third support layer, each support layer being disc shaped and having a first surface with information indicia. An information layer is added to each suppo... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7897000 | Adhesive film bonding method A method of bonding an adhesive film for die bonding to the rear surface of a wafer having a plurality of devices on the front surface, comprising the steps of holding the front surface side of the wafer on the holding surface of a chuck table for holding the wafer;... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892382 | Electroluminescent devices and methods of making electroluminescent devices including a color conversion element An electroluminescent device, and a method of making an electroluminescent device that includes one or more color conversion elements is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming an electroluminescent element on a substrate, where the electroluminesc... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7828922 | Methods for making false watermarks in a fibrous substrate Methods of making fibrous webs having a visible transparency variation image and products constructed from such methods are generally disclosed. The variation in transparency creates a transparency variation image in the fibrous substrate in the form of a false wate... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7799162 | Composite webs with elastic composite structures Composite webs having one or more elastic composite structures located on a substrate, methods of manufacturing the composite webs, and articles including the elastic composite structures and substrates are disclosed. The elastic composite structures may preferably ... | 09/21/2010 |
| RE41651 | Method for manufacturing fuel cell electrolyte film-electrode bond In order to obtain an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly using a thin electrolyte membrane, the present invention provides a production method of an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly comprising: a step of forming a hydrogen ion-conductive polymer electrol... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776173 | Adhesive dispensing system A system for dispensing adhesive onto a surface is provided. This system includes a dispenser and a quantity of discrete units of adhesive releasably deposited on a substrate. The dispenser includes a drive mechanism that further includes an actuator for actuating t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7658811 | Letterpress application of elastomeric compositions The invention provides a process to deliver an elastomeric composition to a substrate. The elastomeric composition is cooled. The cooling also results in substantially complete transfer of the elastomeric composition from the pattern roll to the substrate with a res... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7611597 | Method for thermal development using apparatus having a removable support member This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for thermally developing a photosensitive element, and particularly to a method and apparatus for supporting the photosensitive element with a removable flexible support member during thermal treatment. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7601236 | Method of manufacturing display device To provide a method of manufacturing a display device having an excellent impact resistance property with high yield, in particular, a method of manufacturing a display device having an optical film that is formed using a plastic substrate. The method of manufacturi... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7491286 | Patterning solution deposited thin films with self-assembled monolayers The present invention provides a method of forming a patterned thin film on a surface of a substrate having thereon a patterned underlayer of a self-assembled monolayer. The method comprises depositing a thin film material on the self-assembled monolayer to produce ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7470343 | Heat transfer masking sheet materials and methods of use thereof In one embodiment, a method of applying an image to a substrate includes the steps of: imaging a printable surface with an image to form an imaged surface having a printed area and a non-printed area; positioning a masking sheet comprising an outer masking layer adj... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7459051 | Method and apparatus for automated application of lacquered films to body parts, and automation-compatible lacquered film composite A method and an apparatus for automated application of paint film to bodywork parts (1) and to a paint film composite (5) which is suitable for automation. A paint film composite (5) which is suitable for automation is created and adhesively bon... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442269 | Method and application for applying labels on surfaces of selected surfaces of varying orientations A device and method of using same is provides which includes the use of an apparatus configured to apply labels to parcels moving along a conveyor belt. The apparatus of the present invention includes a support frame, a pair of turntable assemblies, a corresponding ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438780 | Manufacturing method for base piece made to adhere to adhesive sheet, manufacturing method for semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor device A first adhesive sheet is made to adhere to glass in plate form, and after that, the glass is cut with a blade so as to be separated into a number of glass pieces. A second adhesive sheet is made to adhere to the surfaces of glass pieces on the side opposite to the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427441 | Transparent polymeric coated conductor A member comprising a substrate and a transparent conductive layer comprising a composition including an electronically conductive polymer of a polythiophene present in a cationic form with a polyanion, wherein the composition of the conductive layer has an FOM less... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422651 | Apparatus and method for handling membranes A method for applying a pattern to a target surface includes the steps of applying a coating of membrane material over a selected portion of a substrate. The substrate imparts a pattern to the membrane material corresponding to a pattern to be applied to the target ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410551 | Method of hot marking, and a multilayer structure for implementing such a method The invention relates to a hot marking method enabling decoration to be made on an article, the method comprising the steps consisting in: supplying a multilayer structure comprising a layer of varnish that hardens under the effect... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404751 | Method of manufacturing a light emitting display panel and a light emitting display panel The present invention is a method of manufacturing a light emitting display panel, which includes a laminated structure formed by laminating at least a flexible base layer, a first electrode layer, an EL layer, a second electrode layer and a flexible sealing layer i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404869 | Method for producing packaging laminated material A method for producing a laminated material, which comprises providing a raw material roll containing a support layer, drawing out a support layer in a web form from the raw material roll, transferring a silver-based thin film layer on an inner face of the inside of... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402222 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the flocked transfer A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet and then applying the flocking to the release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and hot melt film is not applied to the back of the flock. The transfer (which is essentially a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396427 | Laminating method and laminating apparatus A laminating method for forming a laminated layer in the form of a transparent film on a surface of an image on a printed object includes the steps of transferring a laminate having a laminated layer and a heat resistive base material layer to the surface of the pri... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389869 | Display protective film application kit A kit apparatus has a molded support card holding a plurality of film sheets each having an adhesive layer on one side, a spray bottle containing a cleaning and activating solution enabled for activating the adhesive layers of the film sheets, and a squeegee. The fi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386936 | Method for manufacturing in electrically conductive pattern The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electrically conductive pattern by printing a layer comprising metal oxide on a carrier substrate (2) and reducing the metal oxide to metal. The reduced layer is transferred to an application subs... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381284 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371298 | Linear stamp applicator machine and method of operating the same A method for applying tax stamps to individual cigarette packages of different cigarette cartons, having different height dimensions, comprises the provision of a cigarette carton height determination station, a cigarette carton opening station, a cigarette package ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371465 | Polyolefin film with embossed surface An embossable, multilayer, polyolefin film comprising a core layer comprising a polyolefin and an appearance enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of coloring agents, phosphorescence producing agents, reflective agents, and mixtures thereof, wherein the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371331 | Method of creating a patterned monolayer on a surface A method is provided for creating a patterned monolayer on a substrate. First, organic molecules are prepared that have self-assembling properties. These molecules are applied to an aligning substrate. Then, the aligning surface is applied to the substrate, then sep... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368030 | Intermediate suction support and its utilisation for producing a thin film structure The present invention relates to an intermediate suction support. The support has at least one suction surface (62) intended to receive a first face of at least one substrate comprising an embrittled layer, a film thus being defined between the first face of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367374 | Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of display device The present invention is directed to a display device that overcomes the limitation on tact time, and the defective phenomenon attributed to the generation of bubbles, pasting and visual irregularities at the time of laminating a film to a display panel. A polarizer... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368032 | RFID label technique An RFID webstock containing a relatively high pitch-density array of semiconductive chips is provided and joined to a web bearing relatively widely spaced antennas in a continuous process. The RFID webstock is separated or cut into individual chip sections, with the... | 05/06/2008 |
