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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172974 | Heat transfer methods of applying a coated image on a substrate where the unimaged areas are uncoated Methods and products for forming a coated image on a substrate are generally disclosed. The methods can include forming an image on a printable surface of a transfer coating layer of a printable transfer sheet. In a separate step, the negative mirror image of that s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7544265 | Method of fabricating a release substrate The invention relates to a method of fabricating a release substrate produced from semiconductor materials, the method comprising creating a reversible connection between two substrate release layers characterized in that the reversible connection is formed by a con... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7438963 | Method for producing a laser-printable film Method for producing a laser-printable film which comprises printing an engraving layer comprising a UV-curable coating onto a support film, applying an electron-beam curable coating on top of the engraving layer, and then curing the film by electron irradiation. | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426783 | Method of manufacturing an ink jet head In order to avoid any positional misalignment between an ink passage hole formed on a manifold plate and a nozzle formed on a nozzle plate, the nozzle plate on which no nozzle has been formed, is stacked on and bonded to the manifold plate having the ink passage hol... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7351300 | Peeling method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device There is provided a peeling method capable of preventing a damage to a layer to be peeled. Thus, not only a layer to be peeled having a small area but also a layer to be peeled having a large area can be peeled over the entire surface at a high yield. Processing for... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348261 | Wafer scale thin film package A chip module having a chip with a flexible multilayer redistribution thin film attached thereto for connection to a substrate. The thin film acts as both a redistribution medium with multiple layers of redistribution metallurgy for chip power and signals and as a c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341923 | Substrate, manufacturing method therefor, and semiconductor device A step of forming the first substrate which has a separation layer and a Ge layer on the separation layer, and a step of forming a bonded substrate stack by bonding the first substrate to the second substrate through an insulating layer, and a step of dividing the b... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341768 | Transfer paper for printing with an inkjet printer Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337722 | Method and device for printing objects Method for printing objects (2) whereby printing ink (5) or the like is provided on a carrier (3) which consists of a flexible, mainly flat material layer on the one hand, and whereby the printing ink (5) is transferred to the object (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311954 | Multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components The invention relates to a multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components, comprising at least one support layer, whereby a first adhesive layer is at least partly provided on the underside of the support layer, characterised in that on the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306689 | Optical waveguide and method for producing same An optical waveguide having a optical waveguide path capable of securing a high light propagation characteristic regardless of the type of a supporting base, provided with a multilayer circuit board, an optical waveguide path arranged on the multilayer circuit board... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297221 | Decorative molded object having color design image and method of producing the same A method of producing a decorative molded object which is a resin molded object decorated with a color design image representing a letter, a symbol, a figure, or the like, includes the steps of printing a color design image on an image carrying layer with an output ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289336 | Electronic packaging and method of making the same An interconnect structure for use in an electronic device, wherein the interconnect structure comprises a first substrate comprising a flexible material, wherein the first substrate comprises a front side and a back side, and wherein the first substrate is configure... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279060 | Guarded cover film for LCD polarizers The invention generally relates to polymer films used as protective cover sheets for polarizer plates, a method for producing polarizing plates, and a Liquid Crystal Display employing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to cover sheet composites havin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255911 | Laminate body, in particular a laminate foil and a method of increasing the forgery-proof nature of laminate body Described is a laminate body, in particular a laminate foil, comprising a laser-sensitive layer and an identification element, for example a diffraction and/or hologram structure, a reflection layer, a printed image or the like, which is provided in a second layer a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252733 | Polarizer guarded cover sheet with adhesion promoter The invention generally relates to polymer films used as protective cover sheets for polarizer plates, a method for producing polarizing plates, and a Liquid Crystal Display employing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to a cover sheet composite havi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232499 | Method of preparing plastic materials to allow lamination of a pre-press color proof A method of laminating a pre-press proof (200) is disclosed comprising the steps of treating a sheet of plastic material (330) with a corona discharge. Laminating a pre-laminate sheet (240) comprising a first thermoplastic layer (304) and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208062 | Method of producing multilayer printed wiring board Adhesive films which are useful for preparing laminated circuit boards may be produced by laminating a resin composition layer made of a layer A and layer B on a support base film, in which layer A is a layer of a thermosetting res... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187162 | Tools and methods for disuniting semiconductor wafers A tool for disuniting two wafers, at least one of which is for use in fabricating substrates for microelectronics, optoelectronics, or optics, the tool comprising two gripper members suitable for being fixed temporarily to respective opposite faces of the two wafers... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172803 | Laser markable carrier unit The present invention relates to the laser inscription of a flexible inner support layer of a multilayered support unit, which is distinguished by the fact that the laser inscription of the inner support layer is carried out through one or more flexible outer laser-... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164183 | Semiconductor substrate, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a porous layer, a structure which is formed on the porous layer and has a semiconductor region whose height of the sectional shape is larger than the width, and a strain inducing region which strains the structure by applying stress t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160411 | Heat-setting label sheet The present invention relates to a heat-setting label sheet that is a polymeric transfer sheet that can be marked and transferred by the consumer. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of transferring the heat-setting label sheets. The heat-setting l... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132142 | Dry paint transfer laminate for use as wall covering This disclosed invention relates to a laminate for use as a wallcovering comprising: a matte release liner having a flexible polymeric matte release backing liner and a matte release coat bonded to the matte release backing liner, and a flexible multi-layer decorati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128970 | Graphics transfers for use in rotational molding This invention is an indica transfer and method for its use to impart indica to polyolefin objects during rotational molding. The transfer is a laminate of at least two coats on a carrier sheet, which is preferably a flexible, transparent polymer sheet. The coats, a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111949 | Process for manufacturing retroreflective printed material A process for manufacturing retroreflective printed material, the process comprising a) providing a composite comprising a temporary support sheet with a layer of microspheres partially embedded in the temporary support sheet such that the surfaces of the microspher... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104929 | Adjustable elliptical exercise machine The present invention relates to a standup exercise apparatus that simulates walking, jogging and climbing with arm exercise. More particularly, the present invention relates to an exercise machine having separately supported pedals for the feet and arm exercise coo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097726 | Identification card preparation method and protective layer transfer foil The invention relates to a preparation method of an identification card with utilizing a protective layer transfer foil having a peeling layer and a releasing layer laminated on the peeling layer, the preparation method comprising: adhering the transferring layer on... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087280 | Adhesive transfer device The present invention relates to an adhesive transfer device for selectively making a repositionably adherable substrate from a selected substrate. The device comprises a base substrate, a layer of pressure-sensitive repositionable adhesive disposed on the base subs... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7045180 | Thermosensitive transfer film and method of manufacturing display device According to the present invention, in a thermosensitive transfer film F in which at least a fluorescent substance layer 3 and an adhesive agent layer 4 are deposited onto a base film 1, this adhesive agent layer 4 is produced by mixing a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029950 | Thin-film semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A thin-film semiconductor device with a reduced influence on a device formation layer in separation and a method of manufacturing the device are provided. The manufacturing method includes the step of preparing a member having a semiconductor film with a semiconduct... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029548 | Method for cutting a block of material and forming a thin film A process for cutting out a block of material includes a step of introducing ions in the block thereby forming an embrittled zone and defining at least one superficial part of the block. The method also includes a step of forming at least one separation initiator at... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017637 | Thin film forming apparatus and thin film forming method Prior to the start of transfer of an insulation film to a substrate, the degree of opening of a butterfly valve is set small so that evaporation of a solvent component contained in the insulation film is suppressed and the fluidity of the insulation film is ensured ... | 03/28/2006 |
| RE39044 | Perimeter coating alignment A method of forming a scratch resistant color ink pattern of multi-color coatings (5) onto a see-through panel (6) with exact registration between successive color coatings of the pattern. The method of the invention includes the steps of: providing a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017570 | Apparatus and method for splitting substrates The invention provides an apparatus for splitting a substrate apart, the substrate comprising two adjoining wafers defining between them a cleavage plane, the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises: means for feeding sp... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018692 | Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same A fabric includes a fabric substrate and a plurality guard plate assemblies affixed to the fabric substrate in a spaced relationship to each other. Each guard plate assembly includes a first layer of material affixed to the fabric substrate and a second layer of mat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015507 | Thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same Provided is a non-single-crystal germanium thin film transistor having a gate insulating film capable of reducing the interface state density between an active layer and the gate insulating film. This thin film transistor has an active layer made of a non-single-cry... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993830 | Method of manufacturing a key top for a push-button switch A method of manufacturing a key top for a push-button switch according to the present invention includes forming a hot-melt adhesive layer on a resin key top so as to have a shape corresponding to a display portion for displaying a letter, symbol, or other indicia, ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972394 | Method for connecting microchips to an antenna arranged on a support strip for producing a transponder The invention relates to a method of connecting micro-chip modules to antennas arranged on a first carrier tape for the manufacture of transponders. The method is characterised in that the micro-chips are packaged in a preceding bonding process to form a chip module... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972215 | Thin-film semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device is manufactured using the method including the steps of anodizing a semiconductor substrate to form a porous semiconductor layer on a semiconductor region of the semiconductor substrate; forming a non-porous semiconductor layer on the porous s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969442 | Method of using an overlay to verify or form a folding, embossing, or rule die A method of using an overlay (310) to verify or form folding, embossing, or rule die (320) comprising the steps of: forming an overlay consisting of the steps of: creating an imaged receiver sheet (140) having an image (210), a first ther... | 11/29/2005 |
