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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062462 | System and method for joining non-transparent parts by means of a radiation curable adhesive A system and a method for joining non-transparent parts (1, 2) by means of an electromagnetic radiation curable adhesive comprises at least one at least partly transparent element (3) inserted between the parts (1, 2) to be joined together such ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057630 | Selective cure of adhesive in modular assemblies Methods and systems for decreasing costs (expense, mass, and/or cure time) associated with use of adhesives when assembling modularized components, particularly for assemblies having many elements such as for example battery modules used in electric vehicles. The me... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8002937 | Alignment and affixment system for trim parts A trim part is aligned, via a flexible, split jig, to a finished primary surface and adhered by an epoxide to a secondary structural surface. An epoxide fixing accelerant is applied to the epoxide via the jig, whereby the trim part is rapidly rigidly affixed to the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7981239 | Process for manufacturing an electronic display device covered with a protective plate A process for manufacturing an electronic display device comprising a substrate coated with a display having an active zone and a connection zone, the display being attached by an adhesive crosslinkable by radiation to a protective plate. This process comprises: | 07/19/2011 |
| 7951255 | Water pressure transfer method and water pressure transfer article In order to impart, concurrently with the transfer of a decorative layer, a surface protection function able to mechanically and chemically protect the decorative layer to be hydraulic-transferred of an article, a solventless type ultraviolet-curing resin compositio... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918963 | Method and apparatus for adhering parts maintaining adjusted position An apparatus maintaining adjusted positions of parts assembled by adhering includes a device coating plural sections between a part and an adhering target with light energy curable adhesives adhering the part to the adhering target, a light energy irradiating device... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909958 | Apparatus and method for optical switching with liquid crystals and birefringent wedges An optical switch includes an optical waveguide to route an input optical beam. At least one polarization switch receives the input optical beam from the optical waveguide. At least one birefringent wedge is associated with the at least one polarization switch. The ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892388 | Photocurable resin composition containing anthraquinone derivative Disclosed is a photocurable resin composition which is highly sensitive to ultraviolet light or visible light having a long wavelength, in particular a photocurable resin composition which is useful as a sealing agent. Specifically disclosed is a photocurable resin ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7686913 | Production layout for LCD, method for manufacturing the LCD, and hardening device for the LCD A production layout for an LCD is provided. The production layout for an LCD includes a bonding part operable to bond a pair of substrates for the LCD with a sealant and a hardening part operable to harden the sealant. The hardening part includes an ion provider ope... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682477 | Radiation cross-linkable hot-melt contact adhesives The invention relates to a radiation crosslinkable hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive comprised of a radiation crosslinkable polymer as component (A) based on epoxidized polyolefins, wherein the epoxy groups are not consolidated in blocks; a tackifying resin posse... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7439278 | Curable adhesive composition and its use in the optical field The invention concerns a photocurable adhesive composition comprising, based on total weight of photopolymerizable monomers and/or oligomers of the composition: (A1) 20 to 80 wt % of at least one diacrylate monomer or oligomer ther... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427332 | Method and apparatus for assembling parts A method and an apparatus for fixing a part and a part support for mounting the part by use of adhesive via an intermediate member are disclosed. The adhesive is implemented by photocuring adhesive while the intermediate member is formed of a material transparent fo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7404919 | Flexible mold and method of manufacturing microstructure using the same To provide a flexible mold (10) useful for manufacturing a PDP rib having a lattice pattern and other microstructures, and capable of highly precisely manufacturing the microstructures without involving defects such as occurrence of bubbles and pattern deform... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402223 | Printed articles and methods and systems of producing same Printed articles are disclosed, where the article includes a transparent film, the film comprising a first side coated with a pressure-sensitive acrylate adhesive; and a second side printed with an image. The printed image can be produced with a digital or flexograp... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367147 | Coated folded ultrasonically sealed yard sign A single pass process and apparatus for manufacturing a folded yard sign from a pre-cut sheet previously coated on both sides with a fusible polymer includes the steps of printing an image on an outside of the sheet, curing the image, scoring the printed sheet, fold... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364633 | Device and method for fabricating liquid crystal display device A device for fabricating LCD devices includes a base frame, a lower chamber unit on the base frame, an upper chamber unit over the lower chamber unit and moveable over the base frame, chamber moving means for raising/lowering the upper chamber unit, stages within in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351262 | Bone implants and methods of making same The present invention provides an implant for use in fusing adjacent bony structures. The implant comprises a plurality of pieces of bone and a flexible mechanism including one or more flexible, elongate, biocompatible connectors interconnecting the pieces of bone. | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351446 | Process for the production of paint coating layers A process for the production of a coating layer from a thermally curable coating composition on a substrate, comprising the successive steps: a) providing a substrate to be coated, b) applying a backing foil coated... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351520 | Micro-lens array and manufacturing method thereof A micro-lens array and manufacturing method. A hybrid micro-lens in which a refractive lens and a diffraction lens are formed includes: a refractive lens; a first ultraviolet hardening material which is bonded on a curved surface of the refractive lens to form an as... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348067 | Composite paperboards and method of making composite paperboards A laminate composite sheet comprising a two-ply base layer comprised of a bottom ply and a top ply, wherein the bottom ply is comprised of unbleached cellulosic fibers and wherein the top ply is comprised of bleached or brightened cellulosic fibers and a further lay... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332783 | Semiconductor device with a photoelectric converting portion and a light-shading means The semiconductor device according to this invention is characterized by a package structure of a semiconductor substrate 100 equipped with a photoelectric converting portion, wherein a light-shading means 104 is arranged in an area corresponding to at... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322394 | Apparatus and method of assembling head unit and of fixing liquid droplet ejection head An apparatus for assembling a head unit has a carriage, a recognition apparatus for image-wise recognizing a position of each of liquid droplet ejection heads, a moving apparatus for moving the carriage, a correction apparatus for slightly moving head holding member... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314536 | Disc pairing in optical disc replication In a pairing arrangement, a first half-disc and a second half-disc of an optical disc are bonded together by dispensing a bonding material onto the second half-disc and the first half-disc and second half-disc are placed in a chamber. The pressure within the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309082 | Document sheet with recessed cavity and window to allow two-sided printing of an object received therein A document sheet with a removably attached object thereon having simplified inexpensive construction and having a reduced cross-sectional thickness enabling use of the sheet in printers without the risk of jamming the printer. The document sheet also allows both sid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309732 | UV and UV/moisture dual curable compositions with improved cure through volume The present invention is directed to silicone formulations which are capable of being rapidly cured to tough elastomeric materials through exposure to UV radiation, and optionally through exposure to moisture as well. The cured products demonstrate high resistance t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297223 | Process and structure of liquid crystal panel with one drop fill This present invention relates to a process of liquid crystal panel with one drop fill (ODF). A black matrix, which can not be penetrated by an ultraviolet light while curing a sealant, is formed on the other substrate. Hence, in this present invention, it can avoid... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294827 | Electronic module with light-blocking features An electronic module adapted to sense light and configured to minimize the entry of stray light into the module. The module includes a housing having an opening through which light enters the housing, a first substrate coupled to the housing, a second substrate on t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290803 | Reflective article and method of manufacturing same A reflective printed article includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface with a graphic image printed thereon. A reflective or glossy ink layer is printed over the entire top surface of the substrate. A graphic image is printed over the reflective... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279069 | Adhesive curing method, curing apparatus, and optical disc lamination apparatus using the curing apparatus The object of the present invention is to considerably reduce the amount of heat generated in comparison with a conventional lamp to decrease the thermal effects on an optical disc in an adhesive curing method suitable for curing adhesive supplied between the substr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279065 | Method for forming bi-layered fiber and foam carpet underlay The present invention relates to a method for forming a bi-layered carpet underlay. More particularly, the method includes bonding a layer of non-woven fibers and a layer of re-bonded foam particles together to form the bi-layered carpet underlay. The layers of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279063 | Method of making an OLED display device with enhanced optical and mechanical properties A method of bonding a cover plate over OLED devices formed on a surface of a device substrate wherein each one of the OLED devices includes at least one electrical interconnect area includes providing a flow-preventing pattern on a surface of the cover plate or on t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279366 | Method for assembling semiconductor die packages with standard ball grid array footprint Apparatus and methods for forming semiconductor assemblies. An interposer includes a perimeter wall surrounding at least a portion of an upper surface thereof to form a recess. An array of electrical connection pads is located within the recess. A semiconductor die ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273530 | Process for the production of decorative coatings on substrates The invention relates to a process for the production of decorative coatings, comprising the following steps: A) providing a substrate to be coated and a backing film coated on one side with an uncured or only partially cured coati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271075 | Method and a device for bonding two plate-shaped objects A method for bonding two plate-shaped objects (5) with an adhesive which is cured by ultraviolet light irradiation and by heating. The two plate-shaped objects (5) with the adhesive in between are transported into a cure chamber (11) comprising ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261794 | Method and apparatus for bonding a cover to a substrate using high frequency microwaves A method for adhesively bonding a covering to a support using a dry heat-sensitive adhesive to produce an assembly for an automotive interior. The method positions the layers to form an assembly of material layers in tooling that concentrates microwave radiation ene... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258896 | Preparing composites by using resins A method for making a part, the method comprising: (a) providing an uncured upper layer on a part, a substrate, a workpiece, a support platform, or a base layer, wherein the uncured upper layer comprises resin and also comprises fibers, particles, powder, and/or ele... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259573 | Surface capacitance sensor system using buried stimulus electrode A surface capacitance sensor system is implemented as an array of sensor electrodes near the surface of the integrated circuit and an array of stimulus electrodes below the sensor electrodes. Rows of stimulus electrodes are driven by sources while the voltages at th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252685 | Fusion implant and method of making same The present invention provides an implant for use in fusing adjacent bony structures. The implant comprises at least one structural member combined with at least one flexible planar member to retain the at least one structural member to form the implant. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253866 | Method of fabricating liquid crystal display device A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes forming a thin film transistor array on an active area of a first substrate, forming a color filter layer and a black matrix layer on a second substrate, forming a sealant along a peripheral portion of... | 08/07/2007 |
