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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168087 | Patterned photovoltaic cell Patterned photovoltaic cells, as well as related components and methods, are disclosed. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8043532 | Composition for electrodes comprising aluminum powder having controlled particle size distribution and size, and electrodes made using the same Disclosed herein is a composition for electrodes that enables a firing process in air at a temperature of 600° C. or less and does not cause an increase in absolute resistance and a substantial variation of the resistance even when the composition is repeatedly sub... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7695646 | Composite material with electromagnetically reactive cells and quantum dots A composite material and related methods are described, the composite material configured to exhibit at least one of a negative effective permittivity and a negative effective permeability for incident radiation of at least one wavelength. The composite material com... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7491346 | Polycarbonate resin and electrophotographic photosensitive member using same Provided are a polycarbonate resin which can solve problems present in an electrophotographic photoreceptor and an electrophotographic photoreceptor in which the above polycarbonate resin is used and which is improved in a cleaning property, a lubricity and an abras... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7407640 | Functionalized carbon nanotube-polymer composites and interactions with radiation The present invention involves the interaction of radiation with functionalized carbon nanotubes that have been incorporated into various host materials, particularly polymeric ones. The present invention is directed to chemistries, methods, and apparatuses which ex... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384716 | Coating composition for electrophotographic photoreceptor, method for producing electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image-forming apparatus A coating composition for an electrophotographic photoreceptor that forms a charge-generating layer by being ejected from ejection nozzles in a form of droplets, comprises a charge-generating substance, a binding resin, and a solvent, has a viscosity of 1 mPa·s to ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378034 | Ionic compounds with a delocalized anionic charge, and their use as ion conducting components or as catalysts The invention relates to an ionic compound corresponding to the formula [R1X1(Z1)-Q−-X2(Z2)-R2]m Mm+ in which Mm+ is a cation of valency m, each of the gr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7352353 | Electrostatically addressable electrophoretic display Novel addressing schemes for controlling electronically addressable displays include a scheme for rear-addressing displays, which allows for in-plane switching of the display material. Other schemes include a rear-addressing scheme which uses a retroreflecting surfa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341784 | Light management film and its preparation and use A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced stat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338704 | Coating composition having fluorescent colorants A coating composition containing a resinous binder with colorants and reflective pigments. The colorants absorb visible light at a first wavelength and produce fluorescent light at a second wavelength band when exposed to visible light. When applied to a substrate, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323635 | Photovoltaic cell A method of making a photovoltaic cell includes contacting a cross-linking agent with semiconductor particles, and incorporating the semiconductor particles into the photovoltaic cell. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318915 | Oxidation-reduction catalyst and its process of use This invention relates generally to a ruthenium stabilized oxidation-reduction catalyst useful for oxidizing carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds, and reducing nitrogen oxide species in oxidizing environments, substantially without the formation of toxic ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7211454 | Manufacturing method of a light emitting device including moving the source of the vapor deposition parallel to the substrate The present invention provides an active matrix substrate which can be fabricated at a lower cost and a light emitting device having a large display area fabricated by a vapor deposition system which makes a film with uniform thickness for a large substrate. Accordi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191947 | Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optical reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets A solid-state imager is mounted at a point-of-transaction workstation for capturing images of diverse targets useful for customer identification, customer payment validation, and operator surveillance. The imager is manually or automatically triggered and is operate... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157123 | Plasma-enhanced film deposition Methods and equipment for depositing films. In certain embodiments, there is provided a deposition chamber having a substrate-coating region and an electrode-cleaning region. In these embodiments, an electrode is positioned in the deposition chamber and has an inter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118836 | Process for preparing a substantially transparent conductive layer configuration A substantially transparent conductive layer on a support, the layer comprising an intrinsically conductive polymer e.g. containing an intrinsically conductive polymer optionally containing structural units represented by formula (I): ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094441 | Low temperature interconnection of nanoparticles A polymeric linking agent enables the manufacture of photovoltaic cells on flexible substrates, including, for example, polymeric substrates. Photovoltaic cells may be fabricated by a relatively simple continuous manufacturing process, for example, a roll-to-roll pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088754 | Semiconductor laser device and optical pickup device The present invention provides a semiconductor laser devices of hologram laser type, constructed so that the configuration of the optical elements barely changes even if its package expands due to a rise in temperature or moisture absorption. In the semiconductor la... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067072 | Nanophase luminescence particulate material The present invention relates in general to nanoparticles exhibiting luminescence such as photostimulated luminescence or photoluminescence and optical switching processes based upon such properties, in more particular, the use of such photostimulated luminescence e... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053133 | Ultraviolet activatable adhesive film An ultraviolet activatable adhesive film comprising an epoxy resin, an ultraviolet activatable cationic polymerization catalyst and cationic polymerization inhibitor and water in an amount effective to suppress the cationic polymerization of the film and prolong the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022910 | Photovoltaic cells utilizing mesh electrodes In one aspect, the invention provides photovoltaic cells that utilize a mesh electrode on at least one exposure side of the photovoltaic cell. Preferably, the mesh electrode is a metallic mesh. In one embodiment, the invention provides dye-sensitized solar cells (DS... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005086 | Fluorescent substance, light-emitting diode and method for producing fluorescent substance A fluorescent substance is obtained by weighing and mixing CaS, Ga2S3, EuS and Ce2S3 in a mole ratio of (1-x):a:x:y (wherein 0.001≦x≦0.2, 0.0001≦y≦0.02 and 0.5≦a≦5) and by sintering the mixture. A light-emittin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6932865 | System and method of making single-crystal structures through free-form fabrication techniques A single-crystal structure is grown using free-form fabrication through principles of directional solidification and direct-deposition techniques. The structure is formed from a metallic alloy by building from feedstock on top of and upward from a heated base elemen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916982 | Synthesis of perylene-porphyrin building blocks and polymers thereof for the production of light-harvesting arrays The present invention provides methods, compounds, and compositions for the synthesis of light harvesting arrays, such arrays comprising: (a) a first substrate comprising a first electrode; and (b) a layer of light harvesting rods electrically coupled to said first ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913713 | Photovoltaic fibers Photovoltaic materials and methods of photovoltaic cell fabrication provide a photovoltaic cell in the form of a fiber. These fibers may be formed into a flexible fabric or textile. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911595 | Charge transfer material, and photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric cell using same, and pyridine compound A charge transfer material comprising a basic compound having negative charge and represented by the following general formula (I): (A1-L)n1-A2·M (I), wherein A1 represents a group having negativ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893489 | Physical colored inks and coatings A coating, such as ink or paint, is used, where particles in the coating are selected based on electric, magnetic, or light/photo properties, and are dispersed in the coating to provide a desired physical color. In one approach, the application of the coating to the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6864375 | Highly stable and efficient nonlinear optical chromophores for electro-optic polymers In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore archit... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858161 | Method for purifying electronic item material A method for purifying an electronic item material, which comprises dissolving an electronic item material or its intermediate product in an organic solvent and having the solution contacted with activated clay at a temperature of 65° C. to 200° C. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6720039 | Liquid crystalline compounds and process for producing the same A liquid crystalline compound having a novel structure and a process for producing the same are provided. The liquid crystalline compound is represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 and R | 04/13/2004 |
| 6720029 | Coating liquid for forming organic layer in organic LED display and method of manufacturing organic LED display A coating liquid for forming an organic layer of an organic LED display which layer includes a light-emitting layer or a light-emitting layer and a charge-transporting layer, the liquid comprising: an organic material or a precursor thereof required for forming the ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713000 | Ultraviolet curable silver composition and related method A photocurable silver composition is provided which comprises an ultraviolet light curable organic mixture, a photoinitiator, a silver powder, and a silver flake composition. The silver flake composition comprises at least 20% of the weight of the silver powder. The... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6689288 | Polymeric blends for sensor and actuation dual functionality The invention described herein supplies a new class of electroactive polymeric blend materials which offer both sensing and actuation dual functionality. The blend comprises two components, one component having a sensing capability and the other component... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6660379 | Luminescence spectral properties of CdS nanoparticles The steady state and time resolved luminescence spectral properties of two types of novel CdS nanoparticles and nanoparticles are described. CdS nanoparticles formed in the presence of an amine-terminated dendrimer show blue emission. The emission wavelen... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6623900 | Phthalocyanine compound and organic photoconductor A di-substituted alkylene glycolate titanium phthalocyanine compound comprising a reaction mixture of a threo-alkanediol having one hydroxy group per each of the two adjacent carbon atoms, said carbon atoms each being a secondary carbon atom, and an oxyti... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613488 | Electrophotographic photosensitive material, electrophotographic photoconductor, and method for manufacturing same A phthalimide salt compound is contained in a photosensitive material having a charge generating function. Such a photosensitive material exhibits high retention rates of the surface charge. An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising such a photosen... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6589447 | Compound semiconductor single crystal and fabrication process for compound semiconductor device Provided is a compound semiconductor single crystal and a fabrication process for a compound semiconductor device capable of forming a prescribed pattern without requirement of many steps. A group V element component in a III-V compound semiconductor sing... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6537510 | Conductive pigment powder and transparent conductive film formed by using the same One embodiment of the present invention provides a conductive pigment powder, which includes indium oxide, tin and gold, and having a purple color tone. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a method of producing a conductive pigment powder; ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6514431 | Ion conductive material An ion conductive material comprising a mixture of a solvent, a supporting electrolyte, and an ultraviolet absorber and alternatively a polymerizable monomer and having an ion conductivity at 25° C. of 1×10-7 or greater; the ultraviolet absor... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485658 | Phthalocyanine, process for producing the same and electrophotographic photoreceptor using the same Disclosed are a phthalocyanine composition having main diffraction peaks at 7.0°, 9.0°, 14.1°, 18.0°, 23.7° and 27.3° of Bragg angles (2θ&#b1;0.2°) in an X-ray diffraction spectrum with Cu K, a process for producing the same and an ele... | 11/26/2002 |
