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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7799196 | Methods and apparatus for sorting and/or depositing nanotubes Methods and apparatus for forming devices using nanotubes. In one embodiment, an apparatus for depositing nanotubes onto a workpiece comprises a vessel configured to contain a deposition fluid having a plurality of nanotubes including first nanotubes having a first ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780832 | Methods for applying mitigation coatings, and related articles A method for protecting a thermal barrier coating (TBC) which comprises voids is described. The method involves the step of electrophoretically depositing a mitigation coating material such as alumina to fill at least a portion of the voids. The TBC is often applied... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7678255 | Mask and method for electrokinetic deposition and patterning process on substrates A mask for application to a substrate to facilitate electrokinetic deposition of charged particles onto the substrate, the mask comprising a conducting layer, a dielectric layer, and mask openings. A method for applying a pattern of charged particles to a substrate ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7510638 | Method of electric field assisted deposition of films of nanoparticles The present invention is directed to a method for depositing unpatterned or selectively patterned nanoparticle films of controlled thickness on the respective film deposition surface of each of a pair of electrodes. In the present method, a pair of electrodes, each ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7455757 | Deposition method for nanostructure materials A method for depositing a patterned coating of a nanostructure material onto a substrate includes: (1) forming a solution or suspension of containing the nanostructure material; (2) masking at least a portion of at least one surface of the substrate (3) immersing el... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7381316 | Methods and related systems for carbon nanotube deposition Deposition of individual carbon nanotubes using a combined ac and dc composite field, and a circuit apparatus for use therewith. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294248 | Fabrication and activation processes for nanostructure composite field emission cathodes A method of forming an electron emitter includes the steps of: (i) forming a nanostructure-containing material; (ii) forming a mixture of nanostructure-containing material and a matrix material; (iii) depositing a layer of the mixture onto at least a portion of at l... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277219 | Particle movement-type display device and particle movement-type display apparatus A particle movement type display device includes a plurality of pixels each of which is constituted by a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other with a spacing therebetween, charged particles disposed between the first substrate and th... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252749 | Deposition method for nanostructure materials A method for depositing a coating of a nanostructure material onto a substrate includes: (1) forming a solution or suspension of containing the nanostructure material; (2) selectively adding “chargers” to the solution; (3) immersing electrodes in the solution, t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7230384 | Robust RF interface in a TWT Apparatus and methods provide a robust radio frequency (RF) interface for a helix-type traveling wave tube (TWT). As a vacuum device, the RF input to the TWT and the RF output from the TWT are sealed to maintain the vacuum. The disclosed robust RF interface techniqu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7212329 | Light emitting unit and image taking apparatus The present invention provides a light emitting unit that can accurately control the light output angle and/or direction over long period and an image taking apparatus provided with the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit has a light source, a reflector pro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7160424 | Electrophoretically deposited hydrophilic coatings for fuel cell diffuser/current collector A method is provided for making a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer or diffuser/current collector, by electrophoretic deposition of a metal oxide selected from Type I or Type II, where Type I consists of metal oxides havi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7129631 | Black matrix for flat panel field emission displays A flat panel field emission device includes a black matrix formed from an electrically insulative material such as praseodymium-manganese oxide. The insulative black matrix increases image contrast and reduces power consumption. For field emission devices which util... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7052591 | Electrodeposition of redox polymers and co-electrodeposition of enzymes by coordinative crosslinking Thin films of transition metal complex-based redox polymers are electrodeposited on electrodes. When hydrated, an electrodeposited film conducts electrons by electron exchange between backbone-bound, but mobile, functional segments of its redox polymer constituents.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021982 | Manufacturing of field emission display screens by application of phosphor particles and conductive binders Conductive or semiconductive binders, both inorganic and organic, are used for providing sufficient binding action to hold powder phosphor particles together, as well as to the glass screen of a field emission display device. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6919003 | Apparatus and process for producing electrophoretic device A system (apparatus and process) for producing an electrophoretic (display) device is provided for allowing production of such a device wherein electrophoretic particles in the dispersion liquid are easily and evenly distributed to respective cells (pixels) between ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902658 | FED cathode structure using electrophoretic deposition and method of fabrication A method of fabricating a field emission device cathode using electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes in which a separate step of depositing a binder material onto a substrate, is performed prior to carbon nanotube particle deposition. First, a binder layer i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887361 | Method for making thin-film ceramic membrane on non-shrinking continuous or porous substrates by electrophoretic deposition A disclosed method provides techniques for forming low-cost, mechanically strong, highly electronically conductive porous structures for solid-state electrochemical devices. In particular, a method of forming a ceramic film on a substrate using electrophoretic depos... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6692626 | Adsorbent laminate structures Methods for forming adsorbent laminate structures particularly for use in pressure swing adsorption processes and devices are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing a metal or alloy support and depositing adsorbent material onto the suppo... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6660152 | Elemental silicon nanoparticle plating and method for the same According to the invention, silicon nanoparticles are applied to a substrate using an electrochemical plating processes, analogous to metal plating. An electrolysis tank of an aqueous or non-aqueous solution, such as alcohol, ether, or other solvents in w... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6639353 | Suspensions and methods for deposition of luminescent materials and articles produced thereby The present invention provides suspensions and methods for depositing luminescent materials (e.g., phosphors) using electrophoresis, particularly during the preparation of display devices, such as field emission display devices, and the articles produced ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6596141 | Field emission display having matrix material A black matrix material for increasing resolution and contrast of field emission displays is disclosed. The black matrix material is preferably deposited by electrophoresis in the interstitial regions between phosphor pixels of the faceplate. By this tech... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6540898 | Method and system for manufacture of field emission display High resolution color displays for field emission displays are formed by applying a grille to a screen layer, the grille having a set of holes formed therein exposing areas of the screen layer. A layer of photoresist is applied to the grille and the expos... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524457 | Method of manufacturing a filter A photocatalytic oxidation purification system includes an ultra violet light source and a filter that comprises a pleated wire mesh substrate with a nanophase metal oxide oxidation catalyst suspended on the substrate, wherein the catalyst is applied with... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503382 | Method of electrodepositing a porous film A method of preparing a porous film comprises electrodepositing material from a mixture onto a substrate, the mixture comprising: (I) a source of metal, inorganic oxide, non-oxide semiconductor/conductor or organic polymer, (II) a solvent such as water; a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6471842 | Methods of depositing phosphor molecules and forming field emission display devices In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of fabricating a display screen. Phosphor molecules are electrophoretically deposited onto a substrate in a first solution having a first hydroxide ion concentration. The deposited phosphor molecules are t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6451190 | Methods of electrophoretic deposition of phosphor molecules In one aspect, phosphor molecules are electrophoretically deposited onto a substrate in a first solution having a first hydroxide ion concentration. The deposited phosphor molecules are then rinsed with a second solution having an hydroxide ion concentrat... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6358386 | Multilayered conformal coatings of tunable, low electronic loss ceramic composites and method of production A method of producing multilayered conformal coatings of tunable, low electronic loss ceramic composites is carried out by mixing two-phase BSTO/MgO into a base solution of typical lab grade acetone to form a mixed solution, inserting two platinum sheets ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6319381 | Methods of forming a face plate assembly of a color display Methods of forming face plate assemblies are described. In one implementation, a substrate is patterned with photoresist and a first phosphor-comprising material is formed over first surface areas of the substrate. The photoresist is stripped leaving some... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6294065 | Methods of manufacturing heater and cathode-ray tube comprising the same A method of manufacturing a heater comprises: (a) washing alumina particles with warm running-water of at least 40° C.; (b) preparing a suspension for electrodeposition by suspending the washed alumina particles in a predetermined liquid; and (c) forming... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270642 | Fabrication of zirconia electrolyte films by electrophoretic deposition A method for deposition of an electrolyte material on a porous substrate in which a suspension of particles having a controlled surface charge and suitable for use as an electrolyte is formed and the porous substrate, which is made of an electrode materia... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6224730 | Field emission display having black matrix material A black matrix material for increasing resolution and contrast of field emission displays is disclosed. The black matrix material is preferably deposited by electrophoresis in the interstitial regions between phosphor pixels of the faceplate. By this tech... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217732 | Coated products A product comprised of a three dimensional network of material is coated with a particulate support. The coating may be applied by an electrophoretic coating procedure to apply a particulate coating on the surface or into the interior portions of such thr... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203681 | Methods of fabricating display screens using electrophoretic deposition In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of fabricating a display screen. Phosphor molecules are electrophoretically deposited onto a substrate in a first solution having a first hydroxide ion concentration. The deposited phosphor molecules are t... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6171464 | Suspensions and methods for deposition of luminescent materials and articles produced thereby The present invention provides suspensions and methods for depositing luminescent materials (e.g., phosphors) using electrophoresis, particularly during the preparation of display devices, such as field emission display devices, and the articles produced ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6153075 | Methods using electrophoretically deposited patternable material Methods for use in the production of a display include providing a substrate assembly of a face plate of the display including a conductive surface at a first side thereof. One or more projections extend from the first side of substrate assembly. A patter... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6127283 | Method of electrophoretic deposition of ferroelectric films using a trifunctional additive and compositions for effecting same An improved method for depositing ferroelectric particles on a surface of a substrate to form films or stand-alone bodies. The improvement is based on electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of ferroelectric films by using a tri-functional phosphate ester additi... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117294 | Black matrix material and methods related thereto A black matrix material for increasing resolution and contrast of field emission displays is disclosed. The black matrix material is preferably deposited by electrophoresis in the interstitial regions between phosphor pixels of the faceplate. By this tech... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6093297 | Method for depositing solid electrolyte layer A method for depositing solid electrolyte layer includes the steps of depositing a solid electrolyte layer on an electrode substrate by an electrophoretic deposition process, firing the solid electrolyte layer at a temperature of 1,300° C. or less, and d... | 07/25/2000 |
