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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7563356 | Composite processing apparatus and method A composite processing apparatus which can securely process a conductive material, such as a copper film, at a low surface pressure and a high rate while effectively preventing the formation of pits is disclosed. The composite processing apparatus includes: a substr... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7531078 | Chemical printing of raw aluminum anode foil to induce uniform patterning etching A method of producing a highly etched electrode for a capacitor from a foil is disclosed. The method comprises first applying a composition to the foil to form a plurality of deposits on the foil surface. The method then includes heating the deposits to form micron-... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7169286 | Process control methods of electropolishing for metal substrate preparation in producing YBCO coated conductors Disclosed is a reel-to-reel substrate tape polishing and cleaning system including precleaning, electropolishing section and post cleaning sections and which is suitable for polishing and cleaning long lengths of metal substrate tape used in the manufacture of HTS-c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153411 | Method for cleaning and polishing metallic alloys and articles cleaned or polished thereby A method of cleaning and polishing an alloy comprising at least one noble metal and at least one non-noble metal, the method including the steps of submerging said alloy in an electrolytic acidic bath comprising at least one chelating or complexing agent including s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7126075 | Electro discharge machining a passage using a backing member A method and apparatus for electro discharge machining a passage through a work piece using a hollow electro discharge machining electrode and a corresponding flushing agent supplied via the hollow electrode. A backing member is positioned abutting the exit face of ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086394 | Grindable self-cleaning singulation saw blade and method A super abrasive impregnated singulation saw blade is made by depositing grindable friable super abrasive particles while electro depositing or electroless depositing a strong binder metal such as nickel on a form or mandrel. The deposited super abrasive on the uppe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6934063 | MEMS mirror A MEMS mirror and method for fabricating the mirror is provided. The mirror has a plurality of structures that operatively rotate around a support structure. The mirror is fabricated, such that the silicon components are separated from a glass structure having elect... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924454 | Method of making an abrasive water jet with superhard materials Methods for making abrasive water jet mixing tubes with superhard materials are presented. Also presented are methods for making a tubular elongate superhard material bodies. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921443 | Process for producing stainless steel with improved surface properties A process for treating a stainless steel strip in an electrolytic tank produces a stainless steel with improved surface properties. The process subjects the stainless steel to a bright annealing process, followed by an electro-chemical treatment stage at current den... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922278 | Switched laser array modulation with integral electroabsorption modulator A photonic device including an array of lasers providing light to an array of electro-absorption modulators, both on a common substrate. In some embodiments the lasers are in a closely spaced array and lase at different wavelengths, providing with associated electro... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911100 | Method for controlling residual stress in prosthetics A method for producing predetermined internal stresses in a prosthetic device for implantation. The method includes first determining internal stresses which are preferred in prosthetics to instill a particular strength and longevity to the prosthetic. In particular... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6682645 | Process for producing aluminum support for lithographic printing plate In a process for producing an aluminum support of a lithographic printing plate, the desired aluminum support is produced by imparting fine asperities to an aluminum plate and then roughening it electrochemically in an acidic aqueous solution. The roughen... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6596150 | Production method for an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate Disclosed is a production method of an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate, capable of stable and low-cost production of an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate, the support being scarcely subject to generation of treatment un... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6544402 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a wire A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a wire, particularly a sawtooth wire for all-steel sawtooth wire card clothings, wherein the surface of a wire-shaped intermediate product, such as a wire already provided with sawteeth, is smoothened in an elec... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6523615 | Electropolishing method for oil field tubular goods and drill pipe A method of producing fluids from a well bore by polishing the inside diameter surface of a down-hole tubular. The method includes the steps of providing a down-hole tubular having an inside diameter and being made of a carbon steel alloy or a high chromi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6264821 | Process for producing aluminum support for lithographic printing plate In a process for producing an aluminum support of a lithographic printing plate, the desired aluminum support is produced by imparting fine asperities to an aluminum plate and then roughening it electrochemically in an acidic aqueous solution. The roughen... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5853561 | Method for surface texturing titanium products The present invention teaches a method of producing a textured surface upon an arbitrarily configured titanium or titanium alloy object for the purpose of improving bonding between the object and other materials such as polymer matrix composites and/or hu... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5804056 | Process and apparatus for producing strip products from stainless steel A process and apparatus for the continuous treatment of annealed and non-annealed hot strip of stainless steel. First, the hot strip is stretched, bent and straightened to break a scale which has grown on the hot strip. Then, a electrolytic pickling is pe... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5792334 | Method of surface finishing of metal moldings A method for producing a vehicle wheel having a polished design surface coated with a transparent coating, comprising the following steps of: producing a vehicle wheel having a design surface thereon; and coating said design surface with transparent compo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5711827 | Support for planographic printing plate and method for producing the same There are disclosed a support for a planographic printing plate, which decreases dispersion in a material quality of an aluminum alloy support and improves a yield of an electrolytic graining treatment and which can produce the planographic printing plate... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5580431 | Composite wire microelectrode and method of making same A composite wire microelectrode for making electro-chemical measurements, and method of making same. The microelectrode includes an inner conductive sensing wire and an outer tube that is oxidized to form a dielectric, self-healing oxide layer around the ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5574486 | Ink jet print heads and methos for preparing them The present invention provides an ink jet print head capable of fast, efficient and consistent printing. Such ink jet print heads include an ink ejecting component which incorporates electropolished surfaces. Electropolishing techniques useful in the prod... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5538600 | Method for desmutting aluminum alloys having a highly-reflective surface A method of forming a highly-deflective surface on aluminum alloys. The, the composition comprising: cleaning a body formed from an aluminum alloy; electrobrightening the body; and desmutting the surface of the freshly-brightened body without etching. The... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5518589 | Method of producing support for planographic printing plate A method of producing a support for a planographic printing plate which comprises roughening a surface of an aluminum plate electrochemically, etching the surface by 0.01 to 20 g/m2 with alkali, and roughening the surface electrochemically in a... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5480519 | Electrochemical etch system and method A method and apparatus for forming lead frames and eliminating irregularities in the edge (22) of openings etched in the sheet metal from which the lead frame is formed. In a first process, a photo resist coated metal sheet (36) is first etched by a photo... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472735 | Method for forming electrical connection to the inner layers of a multilayer circuit board The present invention relates to a method for selectively electroetching a metal from an electrical device having the steps of: immersing the electrical device in an etching solution; immersing a cathode in the etching solution; applying an etching potent... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5417819 | Method for desmutting aluminum alloys having a highly reflective surface A method of forming a highly reflective surface on aluminum alloys, the composition comprising (a) brightening the surface of a body formed from an aluminum alloy; and (b) desmutting the freshly brightened body in a bath. The desmutting bath comprises 10-... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5405493 | Method of etching aluminum foil A method of etching increases the surface area of a metal foil by creating uniformly distributed etch tunnels. The foil is pretreated by depositing a discontinuous surface layer of metal that is cathodic to the foil, followed by chemically etching the foi... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380408 | Etching process The present invention relates to an etching process for the purpose of removing binder phase from the surface of a hard metal consisting of hard material in a binder phase based on cobalt and/or nickel. By carrying out the etching process electrolytically... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378330 | Method for polishing micro-sized structures A method for polishing a substrate having at least one micro-sized structure. The method includes identifying a first region of the substrate on which a micro-sized structure is to be located. The first region is the region in which polishing is desired. ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5292408 | Pitch-based high-modulus carbon fibers and method of producing same The present invention provides an improvement in the process of producing pitch-based carbon fibers comprising the steps of spinning a spinnable pitch, treating the resulting pitch fibers for rendering infusible, and carbonizing the same, the improvement ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5288372 | Altering a metal body surface A method for changing a metal body, especially an aluminum alloy body, and, in particular, a method for producing a uniform metal body surface for use in achieving desired light reflectance characteristics and/or other useful attributes. The method compri... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5262021 | Method of manufacturing a perforated workpiece A method of forming holes extending perpendicular to a first surface of a workpiece comprises providing the substrate wafer of n-doped, single-crystal silicon, and then electrochemically etching the substrate wafer to form a structured layer having the de... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5227035 | Nitrohydrofluoric development bath for titanium alloy components A nitrohydrofluoric development bath for use in an electro-chemical etching rocess, known as the "blue etch process", for the non-destructive inspection of titanium or titanium alloy components such as turbo-machine blades and discs, the bath comprising, p... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5188714 | Stainless steel surface passivation treatment The present invention provides a method for surface passivating stainless steel articles against the effects of corrosive materials having activities anywhere from aqueous salt solutions to corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride and silane. Additionall... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5167794 | Method for producing lead frame material The present invention relates to a lead frame material for a semiconductor, which comprises a copper or copper alloy matrix having a layer obtained by applying an Ag-plating of a thickness of from 0.005 to 0.5 μm on the surface of the matrix and diffusin... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5156723 | Process for electrochemical roughening of aluminum for printing plate supports A process for roughening aluminum or alloys thereof for printing plate supports, wherein an electrochemical roughening is performed by means of alternating current in an acidic electrolyte including sulfate ions and chloride ions, the chloride ions being ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5141605 | Process for producing aluminum support of a printing plate An aluminum plate is subjected to electrochemical surface-roughening treatment etching treatment, and an additional electrochemical surface-roughening treatment in an acidic electrolyte, in the stated order. The electrochemical surface-roughening treatmen... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5104484 | Method for manufacturing substrates for ps plates A method for manufacturing a substrate for presensitized plates for use in making lithographic printing plates comprises the steps of electrolytically surface-roughening an aluminum plate or an aluminum alloy plate in a nitric acid-containing electrolyte ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5098533 | Electrolytic method for the etch back of encapsulated copper-Invar-copper core structures Disclosed is a method of fabricating a microelectronic package having least one layer formed of a copper-Invar-copper core encapsulated between a pair of dielectric films. The method includes exposing a copper-Invar-copper surface of the copper-Invar-copp... | 03/24/1992 |
