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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152986 | Process for forming organic films on electrically conductive or semi-conductive surfaces using aqueous solutions The present invention concerns the area of surface coatings in the form of organic films, the coatings being in the form of organic films. It most especially relates to a method for forming copolymer organic films by electrochemical grafting on electrically conducti... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7842177 | Solid pigmented resin-crosslinker mixture for use in aqueous coatings A pigmented granular pigmented coating feedstock is prepared by melting a resin, which can be a solid resin based on polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer or epoxy based resin, and a solid or viscous curing agent, blending the molten mass, and cooling to f... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7790011 | Solid resin-crosslinker mixture for use in aqueous coatings A granular coating feedstock is prepared by melting a resin, which can be a solid, polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomer or epoxy-based resin, and a solid or viscous curing agent, blending the molten mass, and cooling to form a solid. The solid blend of r... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7754063 | Brain implantable electrodes having an increased signal to noise ratio and method for making same Herein disclosed are an electrode and a method for making an electrode having an enhanced electrically effective surface providing an increased signal to noise ratio. The electrode having a metal surface selected from gold, tungsten, stainless steel, platinum, plati... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736484 | Method for grafting and growing a conductive organic film on a surface The present invention relates to a process for grafting and growing a conductive organic film on(to) an electrically conductive or semiconductive surface in which the grafting and growing of the film are performed simultaneously by electro-reduction of a diazonium s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7625477 | Electrodeposition paint This invention provides an electrodeposition paint comprising particles of at least one metallic compound selected from bismuth hydroxide, zirconium compound and tungsten compound, said particles of the metallic compound having an average particle diameter of 1-1,00... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7591937 | Method of fixing macro-objects to an electricity conducting- or semi-conducting surface by means of electrografting, surfaces thus obtained and applications thereof The invention relates to a method of fixing macro-objects to an electricity conducting- or semi-conducting surface by means of electrografting. The invention also relates to the electricity conducting- or semi-conducting-surfaces obtained using the aforementioned me... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7442284 | Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes The present invention provides conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode materials comprising aligned CNT substrates coated with an electrically conducting polymer, and the fabrication of electrodes for use in high performance electrical energy storage devices. In ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413771 | Coating solder metal particles with a charge director medium A method for preparing particles to retain a charge such that the particles are rendered electrostatically or electrokinetically mobile. The method involves coating the particles with a coating medium which facilitates attachment of a charge director material, and c... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399433 | Process for preparing n-doping conjugated electroactive polymer using poly(3,4 difluorothiophene) The present invention demonstrates the synthesis by electropolymerization of a new stable n-doping conjugated polymer poly(3,4-difluorothiophene) that may easily be electrochemically characterized. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387718 | Cationic electrodeposition coating composition and method of preparing the same In a cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a method of preparing the cationic electrodeposition coating composition, a cationic electrodeposition coating composition is prepared by dispersing a cationic electrodeposition resin in an aqueous medium conta... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364648 | Electromechanical reduction of a diazonium salt to modify the surface of a metallic material The invention concerns a metal material with a surface which is modified by bonding an aromatic group, optionally substituted by a functional group, on the surface. In one embodiment, an aromatic group is attached to the surface by electrochemical reduction of a dia... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361261 | Method of preparing a chiral substrate surface by electrodeposition A solid substrate comprising a surface comprising an achiral array of atoms having thereupon a chiral metal oxide surface. The chiral metal oxide surface is prepared by electrodeposition of a chiral metal oxide array from a solution of a chiral salt of the metal. In... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342708 | Electrochromic device using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and derivatives thereof The present invention relates to complementary electrochromic devices comprising poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and derivatives thereof as a cathodically coloring layer and an indium hexacyanometallate or transition metal hexacyanometallate as an anodically colori... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333264 | Photonic bandgap materials based on silicon Method of synthesis of photonic band gap (PBG) materials. The synthesis and characterization of high quality, very large scale, face centered cubic photonic band gap (PBG) materials consisting of pure silicon, exhibiting a complete three dimensional PBG centered on ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332259 | Aluminum support for planographic printing plate, its manufacturing process, and planographic printing plate material Disclosed is a process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a light sensitive planographic printing plate material, the process comprising the steps of surface-roughening an aluminum plate, anodizing the surface-roughened aluminum plate, surface treating the an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319599 | Module incorporating a capacitor, method for manufacturing the same, and capacitor used therefor A module incorporating a capacitor, the module including a circuit board and a layer incorporating a capacitor, wherein the circuit board includes a wiring layer and a via contact for providing electrical conductivity to a cathode and an anode of the capacitor. The ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297406 | Lead-free electrodeposition coating composition and coated article The present invention relates to a cationic electrodeposition coating composition substantially free of lead compounds, which is excellent in curability and can be finish-coated with a splendid appearance, and an article coated with the composition. The invention pr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7264706 | Cathodic electrocoating compositions containing an anti-crater agent An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition that contains an anti-crater agent which is a water-reducible polyester resin having an acid value less than 40 mg KOH/g. The water-reducible polyester is the reaction product of (1) a hydroxy cyclic carbonate;... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264705 | Cathodic electrocoating compositions containing an anti-crater agent An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition that contains an anti-crater agent which is a water-reducible polyester resin having an acid value less than 40 mg KOH/g. The water-reducible polyester is the reaction product of (1) a hydroxy cyclic carbonate;... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250189 | Increasing the hydrophilicity of carbon fiber paper by electropolymerization An electroconductive porous substrate such as carbon fiber paper with an electroconductive polymer deposited on the carbon fibers of the paper is used as a wicking material or diffusion medium in a fuel cell. The polymer may be deposited from a solution of monomers ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7215456 | Method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and method for fabricating 3-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides of an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method A method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and a method for fabricating three-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides having an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method. The patterning method includes depositing first and second co... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195701 | Electrochemical depositions applied to nanotechnology composites A method of improving the material properties of a composite by electrodepositing various polymers, organic compounds or inorganic compounds onto each individual carbon (graphite) fiber strand, whether individual fiber or as a fabric to form an homogeneous chemicall... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179147 | Manufacturing method of electroluminescent device An electroluminescent element which is superior in luminescence properties and lifetime can be provided by forming a thin film with high controllability according to the invention. An electroluminescent layer is formed over a first electrode by applying a current de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175746 | Polymer based enzyme electrode for estimation of cholesterol and process for preparation thereof A polymer based enzyme electrode useful for estimation for cholesterol is disclosed. The electrode has an ion-doped layer to increase the conductivity of the poly pyrrole layer. The ion doping is achieved by incorporating dodecyl benzene sulphonate (DBS) in the poly... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175781 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169284 | High surface area cathode for electrolytic capacitors using conductive polymer The present invention is directed to a conductive polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) polymer coated electrode adapted for use as a cathode electrode of an electrolytic capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a metal foil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157326 | Process for fabricating capacitor element A process of the invention for fabricating a capacitor element includes the steps of forming a dielectric coating on a surface of an anode body and a surface of lower part of a projecting portion of an anode lead member implanted in the anode body, forming a precoat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144658 | Ultrathin, conformal polymer coatings as separators at nanostructured metal oxides used for energy storage An electrode for use in energy storage comprising a nanostructured mesoporous electrically conductive metal oxide and an ultrathin, conformal polymer coating on the metal oxide wherein said electrode has a mesoporous structure. Also disclosed is the related method f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144492 | Assembly comprised of joined conductive components having cataphoretic paint layer and process for manufacture thereof The application of anti-corrosion base coating by cataphoretic painting (KTL) is well known in manufacturing automobile body parts. However the cataphoretic paint can penetrate only incompletely or possibly not at all into the gap in the contact areas of the compone... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138044 | Aqueous dispersions of polymerizable reactants and a water incompatible catalyst sorbed on an inorganic particulate carrier and polymers produced thereby Aqueous compositions containing polymerizable components and a water incompatible catalyst for the polymerization reaction sorbed onto an inorganic particulate carrier, polymers produced thereby and articles coated with said polymers are provided. The invention also... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122106 | Electrosynthesis of nanofibers and nano-composite films A method for producing an array of oriented nanofibers that involves forming a solution that includes at least one electroactive species. An electrode substrate is brought into contact with the solution. A current density is applied to the electrode substrate that i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123468 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and process for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve metal on which surface a dielectric oxide film layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer are formed in this order. The cathode layer includes a silver layer which is formed of silver particles and at least ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106519 | Tunable micro-lens arrays An apparatus includes a planar substrate and an array of substantially transparent spherical micro-lenses forming a pattern. The pattern has an internal two-dimensional lattice symmetry on the planar substrate. Each micro-lens includes a convex bulge or a concave de... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101469 | Metal pieces and articles having improved corrosion resistance A metal piece having an organic coating with improved corrosion resistance and adhesion is described which comprises a zinc or zinc alloy plated metal piece having on its surface, a chromate film deposited from an aqueous acidic chromium solution comprising trivalen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090762 | Method of passing electric current through highly resistive anodic oxide films The metal oxide surface coating of an anodized valve metal may be made conductive under certain conditions so that conductive coatings can be electrolytically deposited on the surface of the oxide. When a dry polar aprotic electrolyte solution is used at a reduced t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7062142 | Organosilicate materials with mesoscopic structures A solid includes crosslinked amphiphilic organosilicate precursors. The amphiphilic organosilicate precursors form a matrix with an array of micro-structures dispersed in the matrix. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
