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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157948 | Method of fabricating metal- and ceramic- matrix composites and functionalized textiles A method of manufacturing an article comprises providing a first sheet, wetting the first sheet with a liquid precursor to provide a first wet sheet, and irradiating the first wet sheet in a pattern corresponding to a first cross section of the article such that the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152950 | Multi-layer circuit board and method of making the same A method of making a multi-layer circuit board that has a first film and at least two more films, second and third films, each being made of a thermoplastic polymer capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt phase, the first film having a low melting point, th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8118964 | Assembly of data storage components A process for assembling data storage components in which a cylindrically shaped first structure of a data storage device is inserted into an aperture of a second structure, the first structure having a circumferentially extending outer surface and the aperture of t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114238 | Method of producing a tight joint between a multi-layer synthetic material and a filter medium A method for producing a tight joint between a multi-layer synthetic resin material and a filter medium by selectively melting a layer of the synthetic resin material which has a different thermal absorption capacity in comparison with the other layers by heating th... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092631 | Apparatus and die for welding plastic and a method of use thereof An apparatus for welding a first plastic sheet to a second plastic sheet is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate die including a channel extending longitudinally along the die's welding face. In combination with a plate and a high frequency alternating curre... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057629 | Laminated microfluidic structures and method for making A method for making a polymeric microfluidic structure in which two or more components (layers) of the microfluidic structure are fixedly bonded or laminated with a weak solvent bonding agent, particularly acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and alcohol. In an... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052829 | Photopolymerizable compositions containing an oxonol dye The invention relates to photopolymerizable compositions containing an oxonol dye, which compositions cure by exposure to ultraviolet and/or visible radiation and whose visible color is substantially reduced during exposure. More particularly, the invention pertains... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052828 | Photosensitive laminate film for forming top plate portion of precision fine space and method of forming precision fine space A photosensitive laminate film for forming a top plate portion, which is suitably used for efficiently and inexpensively forming various precision fine spaces, particularly the precision fine spaces formed in an electronic part such as inkjet head, and a method of f... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8002935 | Forming method for polymeric laminated wafers comprising different film materials A method of making a polymeric laminated wafer comprising different film materials that are softenable and formable at different softening temperatures corresponding with the film materials. Also disclosed is a laminated wafer wherein a first layer has different the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988806 | Method for manufacturing a rubber magnet with a colored facial gum material layer and a rubber magnet thereof A method for manufacturing a rubber magnet with a colored facial gum material layer and a rubber magnet thereof. A colored gum material layer is paved on a surface of the rubber magnet. A surfactant is added into the colored gum material layer. An identical surfacta... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988807 | Laminate body, method, and apparatus for manufacturing ultrathin substrate using the laminate body Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7959755 | Manufacture of thermal laminate and apparatus therefor This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thermal laminate by laminating a first substrate film layer and a second substrate film layer through an adhesive resin layer, which involves the steps of, integrating the adhes... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955468 | Pneumatically actuated infrared welding method and apparatus An infrared light source focuses infrared energy onto a work surface through the open end of a concentrator. The open end of the concentrator includes an elastomeric seal for sealably coupling the end of the concentrator directly to a work piece. Pneumatic pressure ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7897003 | Liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the same An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display, which can surely perform an instillation process used when liquid crystal is sealed between substrates in a cell process, and a fabrication method thereof. A liquid crystal display comprises ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892386 | Radiation-curable fluorescing compositions The invention provides fluorescing compositions which cure by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and contain a europium compound which fluoresces at visible wavelengths. More particularly, the invention pertains to liquid, radiation-curable compositions comprising a ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7850814 | Polymeric conductor donor and transfer method The present invention relates to a donor laminate for transfer of a conductive layer comprising at least one electronically conductive polymer on to a receiver, wherein the receiver is a component of a device. The present invention also relates to methods pertinent ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837821 | Laminated microfluidic structures and method for making A method for making a polymeric microfluidic structure in which two or more components (layers) of the microfluidic structure are fixedly bonded or laminated with a weak solvent bonding agent, particularly acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and alcohol. In an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7767052 | Method of assembling an electronic device into a tire A method for affixing an electronic device having an elongate dipole antenna to a substrate surface includes: positioning picking apparatus adjacent to the electronic device, the picking apparatus having at least one antenna positioning means such as a magnet positi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767051 | Method in production of packaging laminate Method in connection with the continuous joining of a first layer (10, 38) of a first material and a second layer (16, 40) of a second material, to produce a packaging laminate (44, 48) comprising said first and second layers. According to the i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763140 | Method of forming multiwell filtration plates A method of forming a multiwell filtration plate comprising of first gluing a filter to a major surface of a multiwell plate so as to close off one entrance to the wells of the plate. The filter is then heat sealed so as to collapse the pores of the filter in the ar... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7740729 | Method and system for controlling the eccentricity of bonded multiple optical discs Techniques for bonding two disks with a minimized eccentricity (ECC) are disclosed. A positioning header includes an ECC controlling structure that further includes a positioning header. In one embodiment, the position header includes three members that form a round... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7678222 | System and method for holographic optic trap bonding A system and method for bonding and unbonding of small objects using small adhesive particles. The system and method includes the use of a plurality of optical tweezers to manipulate objects to be bonded and adhesive particles suspended in a fluid. The objects to be... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674346 | Multi-well plate and method of manufacture A method of manufacture and assembly of multiwell plates employing targeted radiation at an interface in order to achieve bonding is disclosed. The method accommodates glass and polymer attachment as well as polymer to polymer attachment. Resultant plates have uniqu... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7651580 | Nanoparticulate preparation The invention relates to nanoparticulate preparations containing at least one mixed metal oxide in the form of supramagnetic, nanoscale particles, methods for heating such a preparation, and methods for producing and dissolving adhesive compounds on the basis of sai... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641755 | Assembly for forming a ceramic arc discharge vessel and method of manufacture An assembly for forming a hollow, ceramic arc discharge vessel for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps is described wherein a means for self-alignment of two molded sections is provided. In particular, the sealing surface of one section of the arc discharge vessel ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7622015 | Stacked optical film package format An optical subassembly is described comprising a stack of at least two optical films bonded with an adhesive having a relatively high initial peel strength. The peel strength is capable of being reduced upon exposure to radiant energy. Method of making an optical su... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7608160 | Laminated microfluidic structures and method for making A method for making a polymeric microfluidic structure in which two or more components (layers) of the microfluidic structure are fixedly bonded or laminated with a weak solvent bonding agent, particularly acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and alcohol. In an... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608161 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing pressure sensitive adhesive label stocks with printing under adhesive and product produced thereby A method and apparatus for making adhesive-backed labels. Glassine paper stock is unwound from a roll, coated with photo-cationic silicone and exposed to wavelength-controlled illumination to cure. Hot melt adhesive is applied over the silicone. Simultaneously, labe... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7591920 | Techniques for bonding substrates using dynamic alternating electric field Techniques for bonding substrates are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an index bonding is provided to ensure that non-flatness of substrates is compensated when two substrates are bonded together so as to minimize possible dynamic imbalance of ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7566377 | Liquid crystal sealing agent composition and manufacturing method of liquid crystal display panel using the same A liquid crystal sealing agent composition that is a one-component light and heat-curable resin composition containing: (1) a solid epoxy resin having a ring and ball method softening temperature of 40° C. or above; (2) an acrylate monomer and/or a methacrylate mon... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7553391 | Method and device for manufacturing an endless band of plastic for an intermediate carrier band A method and apparatus for producing continuous belts is disclosed. The belts are formed from plastic films and are used as transfer belts in electrographic printers and copiers. The ends of the film are welded together by abutting their front faces and the ends are... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7491287 | Bonding method with flowable adhesive composition A method of bonding a first article to a second article is provided. The method involves the use of a flowable, adhesive composition that contains non-aggregated, surface-modified silica nanoparticles dispersed in an epoxy resin. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7479202 | Bubble-free techniques for bonding substrates Techniques for producing optical medium that can be read at substantially high speeds with greater stability and accuracy are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, a bonding station is employed with what is referred to as a bubble-free bonding techni... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7459053 | Flux guide induction heating device and method of inductively heating elongated and nonuniform workpieces An elongated workpiece is inductively heated by a difference in an amount of magnetic flux flowing in a portion of the elongated workpiece compared to an amount of magnetic flux around the same portion of the elongated workpiece. The flux differential induces circum... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438846 | Apparatus and method for the non-destructive separation of hardened material layers from a flat construction plane An apparatus and a method for the separation of a material layer (4) hardened on a flat plane (2) serving as a reference by means of a flexible, elastic separating layer (1) arranged between plane and material layer and designed in the form of a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425166 | Method of sealing glass substrates A method of sealing a plurality of frame-like frit walls disposed between two substrates. The frit walls are arranged in rows and columns and divided into groups, each group being sealed by a separate laser beam. Several strategies are disclosed for the order in whi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425243 | Method of joining two workpieces without extraneous materials and also workpiece joined by this method In a method of joining two workpieces (10, 16) without extraneous materials to produce a workpiece 25 which is joined over a joining area (24) which is formed by two fully adjoining surfaces (13, 13′) of the two workpieces (10, 16 | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422650 | Method for processing sealant of an insulating glass unit A method and apparatus for heating and/or pressing sealant of an insulating glass unit. The apparatus may include an oven and a press. The oven includes a detector that detects an optical property of the insulating glass unit. The detected optical property is used t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422649 | Method for recording information in luminescent compositions and uses thereof in articles of manufacture Described herein are a method for recording luminescent compositions, comprising a) providing a luminescent composition which comprises at least a first and second luminescent compound, wherein the first luminescent compound is a donor compound having a peak lumines... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419563 | Methods of making medical devices Methods of making medical devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for welding together two components is described. The two components are non-coaxial and contact one another. A fixture holds the two components in a desired configuration. Electromagneti... | 09/02/2008 |
