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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398591 | Manufacturing method of a thin-film magnetic head The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a thin-film magnetic head whereby re-deposition and an overlapped part in a region of a magnetoresistive effect multi-layered structure opposite to an air bearing surface can be removed and also a width of a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387740 | Method of manufacturing metal cover with blind holes therein An exemplary method of manufacturing a metal cover (1) with blind holes (3) therein includes: step (60), preparing a metal substrate; step (62), covering the metal substrate with a protective film formed by electrophoretic deposition; ste... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7351295 | Cleaning and polishing rusted iron-containing surfaces A method for cleaning and polishing a rusted iron-containing metal surface is disclosed. The metal surface is contacted with a composition containing fluorometallate anions of a Group IVB metal. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7282132 | Zinc oxide film treatment method and method of manufacturing photovoltaic device utilizing the same A film of zinc oxide electrochemically deposited from an aqueous solution is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 400° C. in a nitrogen or inert gas atmosphere that contains oxygen, thereby obtaini... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7247227 | Buffer layer in flat panel display In devices such as flat panel displays, an aluminum oxide layer is provided between an aluminum layer and an ITO layer when such materials would otherwise be in contact to protect the ITO from optical and electrical defects sustained, for instance, during anodic bon... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229545 | Process for the coating for metallic implant materials A biomimetically produced bone-analogous coating, comprising organic and inorganic main constituents, is suitable for coating metallic implant materials of any desired surfaces. The coating comprises a collagen matrix mineralized with calcium phosphate. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220683 | Transparent amorphous carbon structure in semiconductor devices A transparent amorphous carbon layer is formed. The transparent amorphous carbon layer has a low absorption coefficient such that the amorphous carbon is transparent in visible light. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be used in semiconductor devices for di... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210217 | Method of manufacturing thin film magnetic head A wire gap film is formed on a flat coplanar surface formed on a bottom pole by a bottom track pole and a thin film coil, first and second magnetic material films constituting a top pole are formed on a flat surface of the thin film coil, and the first and second ma... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204925 | Structure and method of preventing electrolytic corrosion for magnesium alloy member A structure and a method of preventing electrolytic corrosion for a magnesium alloy member (20), the structure wherein a first coated layer (11) formed by electro deposition and a second coated layer (12) formed by distributing PTFE particles on... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7160630 | Corrosion resistant article and method of production thereof The disclosure relates to a corrosion resistant article comprising a metal body and a protective coating applied on at least one surface of said metal body, said protective coating comprising: (a) a zinc layer comprising metallic zinc; (b) a silicate layer comprisin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132201 | Transparent amorphous carbon structure in semiconductor devices A transparent amorphous carbon layer is formed. The transparent amorphous carbon layer has a low absorption coefficient such that the amorphous carbon is transparent in visible light. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be used in semiconductor devices for di... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131186 | Method of manufacturing combination type thin film magnetic head On a surface of a bottom pole, a write gap film and first magnetic material film having a high saturation magnetic flux density are formed, and the first magnetic material film is etched to remain a portion extending from an air bearing surface to a throat height ze... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112264 | Plating apparatus and method A plating apparatus includes a plating vessel for holding a plating bath containing at least metal ions, a conveying device for conveying a long conductive substrate and immersing the long conductive substrate in the plating bath, a facing electrode disposed in the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094327 | Compositions for the treatment of magnesium alloys The invention relates to a composition for treating magnesium alloys aimed at improving the resistance thereof to corrosion. The composition is an aqueous solution with a pH ranging between 7 and 10, containing a niobium salt, hydrofluoric acid, and optionally a zir... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7018858 | Light absorbing layer producing method A method of producing a light absorbing layer of CIGS for a solar cell by forming a precursor film on a back electrode and treating the precursor film in a selenium atmosphere, wherein an alkali layer is formed on the back electrode by dipping the back electrode in ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994779 | Energy enhanced process for treating a conductive surface and products formed thereby The disclosure relates to a process for forming a deposit on the surface of a metallic or conductive surface. The process employs an energy enhanced process to deposit a silicate containing coating or film upon a metallic or conductive surface. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936349 | Method of coloring magnesium material, and housing made of colored magnesium material A housing made of a magnesium material is colored by a non-painting process. In this process, an anode oxide film is grown on the surface of the housing by subjecting the housing to anodization. The anode oxide film is colored without a paint being applied to the su... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916414 | Light metal anodization Using pulsed current and relatively low average voltages, articles containing light metals such as magnesium may be rapidly anodized to form protective surface coatings. The anodizing solutions employed may contain phosphate, permanganate, silicate, zirconate, vanad... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6818104 | Anodizing apparatus In a process for producing a semiconductor member, and a solar cell, making use of a thin-film crystal semiconductor layer, the process includes the steps of: (1) anodizing the surface of a first substrate to form a porous layer at least on one side of the substrate... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814849 | Luminescence stabilization of anodically oxidized porous silicon layers A porous silicon structure is stabilized by anodically oxidizing the structure and then subjecting it to chemical functionalization to protect non-oxidized surface regions, preferably in the presence of 1-decene under thermal conditions. This process creates a prote... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802953 | Method of producing zinc oxide thin film, method of producing photovoltaic device and method of producing semiconductor device The present invention provides a method of producing a zinc oxide thin film in which a current is passed between a conductive substrate immersed in an aqueous solution containing at least zinc ions, ammonium ions and zinc ammonia complex ions, and an electrode as an... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6703135 | Method for producing a corrosion protective coating and a coating system for substrates made of light metal A system and method for providing a coating for protecting a surface from corrosion are provided. The method involves providing a system of layers on a light metal or light metal alloy substrate. The system of layers includes a nonconductive layer adjacen... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6660931 | Substrate for solar cell, solar cell having the same, and production process of solar cell A substrate for a solar cell is provided which comprises a support having a metal surface and a zinc oxide film formed on the metal surface and having a water content of 7.5×10-3 mol/cm3 or less, preferably 4.0×10-4 mol/... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6585877 | Method of producing a surface-treated copper foil An object of the invention is to provide a surface-treated copper foil capable of consistently attaining a percent loss of peel strength in resistance against hydrochloric acid degradation of 10% or less as measured on a copper pattern prepared from the c... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579437 | Method of producing a surface-treated copper foil An object of the invention is to provide a surface-treated copper foil capable of consistently attaining a percent loss in peel strength against hydrochloric acid degradation of 10% or less as measured on a copper pattern prepared from the copper foil and... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6475565 | Process for producing a clothing wire for open-end spinning The invention relates to a process for producing a clothing wire which is suitable for fitting to an opening-cylinder base body, wherein a raw wire which is customarily used to produce clothing wire is processed on end to form a wire coil, in which the te... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471848 | Electrodeposition method of forming an oxide film This invention provides an electrodeposition apparatus, comprising at least one electrodeposition vessel for supplying a current between a substrate and an electrode in an electrodeposition bath to form an oxide film or the substrate and a rinsing means f... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6346184 | Method of producing zinc oxide thin film, method of producing photovoltaic device and method of producing semiconductor device The present invention provides a method of producing a zinc oxide thin film in which a current is passed between a conductive substrate immersed in an aqueous solution containing at least zinc ions and carboxylic acid ions, and an electrode as an anode im... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6322687 | Electrolytic process for forming a mineral The disclosure relates to a process for forming a deposit on the surface of a metallic or conductive surface. The process employs an electrolytic process to deposit a mineral containing coating or film upon a metallic or conductive surface.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6312581 | Process for fabricating an optical device A process for fabricating a silica-based optical device on a silicon substrate is disclosed. The device has a cladding formed in a silicon substrate. The device also has an active region, and that active region is formed on the cladding. The cladding is f... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6153080 | Electrolytic process for forming a mineral The disclosure relates to a process for forming a deposit on the surface of a metallic or conductive surface. The process employs an electrolytic process to deposit a mineral containing coating or film upon a metallic or conductive surface.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106689 | Process for forming zinc oxide film and processes for producing semiconductor device substrate and photo-electricity generating device using the film A process for forming a zinc oxide film including immersing an electroconductive substrate having a surface including a plurality of linear projections in an aqueous solution containing at least nitrate ions and zinc ions to form a zinc oxide film on the ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6077411 | Apparatus and process for forming zinc oxide film and process for producing photo-electricity generating device using the film An apparatus for forming a zinc oxide film on a sheet substrate including a tank containing an aqueous electrolytic solution containing at least nitrate ions and zinc ions, conveyer means for continuously feeding and conveying an elongated electroconducti... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6045677 | Microporous microchannel plates and method of manufacturing same A microchannel plate and method of manufacturing same is provided. The microchannel plate includes a plate consisting of an anodized material and a plurality of channels which are formed during the anodization of the material and extend between the two si... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5961809 | Chromium-free process for improving paint adhesion after thin-layer anodization A process for improving the adherence of paint applied after thin-film anodization is characterized in that the anodized metal surfaces are brought into contact with an aqueous solution containing one or more of the following components: (a) 200 to 2000 p... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5948234 | Polyaniline solutions with bicyclic terpene solvent Acid-doped, polyaniline-based polymers are formed into fibers, films, and coatings with a solvent of at least one bicyclic terpene. Such a solvent system is characterized by a drying temperature of less than 150° C. and a relatively low toxicity.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5891269 | Method of compacting anodized metals with lithium and fluoride-containing solutions without using heavy metals A process for sealing anodized metals without using any heavy metals comprises a first step in which the anodized metal is contacted for a period of between 3 and 30 minutes (for an anodized layer thickness of 20 μm) with an aqueous solution which has a ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5685968 | Ceramic substrate with thin-film capacitor and method of producing the same In a ceramic substrate with a thin-film capacitor, having a ceramic substrate a lower electrode layer formed on the ceramic substrate, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode layer and made of an oxide of a material constituting the lower electro... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5487825 | Method of producing articles of aluminum, magnesium or titanium with an oxide ceramic layer filled with fluorine polymers A method of producing composite oxide ceramic fluorine polymer layers on articles of aluminum, magnesium, titanium or their alloys, particularly of light metal components, includes introducing particles of fluorine polymers into the capillary system of an... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5470636 | Magnetic recording medium and method of producing it A magnetic recording medium having a substrate made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and an anodic-oxide film, e.g., alumite film, formed by effecting the anodic oxidation process, wherein the surface of the alumite film has protruding portions formed in add... | 11/28/1995 |
