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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147723 | Porous anode active material, method of manufacturing the same, anode comprising the same, and lithium battery comprising the anode A porous anode active material including a Group 14 element oxide and a non-active material having no reactivity with lithium; a method of manufacturing the porous anode active material; an anode including the porous anode active material; and a lithium battery incl... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147724 | Tin oxide-based electrode composition A tin oxide-based electrode formed from a composition including a majority component comprising tin-oxide (SnO2), and additives comprising CuO, ZnO, and a resistivity modifying species. The total amount of CuO and ZnO is not greater than about 0.3 wt %, a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8048342 | Sol-gel composition for fabricating conductive fibers Disclosed herein are sol-gel compositions for fabricating conductive fibers in an electrospinning process and methods for producing the same. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7919016 | Conductive tin oxide sol and process for producing same There is provided a conductive tin oxide sol having a high transparency, and a process for producing the sol, a coating composition by use of the sol and a material coated with the coating composition. The conductive tin oxide sol containing phosphorus-doped conduct... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7862748 | Indium tin oxide target, method for manufacturing the same, transparent conductive film of indium tin oxide, and method for manufacturing transparent conductive film of indium tin oxide Disclosed are an indium Tin Oxide (ITO) target, a method for manufacturing the same, a transparent conductive film of ITO, and a method for manufacturing the transparent conductive film of ITO. The ITO target includes at least one oxide selected from the group consi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850876 | Tin oxide-based sputtering target, transparent and conductive films, method for producing such films and composition for use therein The present invention is directed to a composition consisting essentially of: a) from about 60 to about 99 mole % of SnO2, and b) from about 1 to about 40 mole % of one or more materials selected from th... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7754110 | Indium-oxide-based transparent conductive film and method for producing the film The invention provides a transparent conductive film which exhibits low resistance and high transmittance, is an amorphous film, can be relatively readily patterned by etching with a weak acid, and can be relatively readily crystallized, and a method for producing t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736547 | Method of synthesis of proton conducting materials A method of producing a proton conducting material, comprising adding a pyrophosphate salt to a solvent to produce a dissolved pyrophosphate salt; adding an inorganic acid salt to a solvent to produce a dissolved inorganic acid salt; adding the dissolved inorganic a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7514023 | Electrically conductive material To provide an electrically conductive material excellent in electrical conductivity and capable of exhibiting p-type electrical conductivity. An electrically conductive material containing Sn, W and oxygen, characterized in that when its chemical composition ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7416688 | Transparent conductive pigments Disclosed are transparent conductive pigments of flake-form substrates coated with a conductive layer, where the number-weighted mean particle area F50 of the transparent conductive pigments is greater than or equal to 150 μm2, and processes f... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407606 | Electroconductive powder and method for production thereof A method for producing a titanium dioxide powder having a well electroconductive layer containing substantially no antimony, which comprises providing a titanium dioxide powder containing specific amounts or less of alkali metals, such as sodium and potassium, alkal... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384578 | Modified electroconductive polymer material and method for preparation thereof Disclosed is a modified electroconductive polymer material, which comprises a metal filled in a space between the chains of an electroconductive polymer. The metal is oxidized (partially formed as a hydroxide) through a chemical reaction between three substances con... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371475 | Target for transparent conductive thin film, transparent conductive thin film and manufacturing method thereof, electrode material for display, organic electroluminescence element and solar cell The target for the transparent conductive thin film having indium oxide as its major component and containing tungsten and/or molybdenum, obtained by forming a body of indium oxide powder, and tungsten oxide power and/or molybdenum oxide powder and then heating or s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335322 | Photochromic material comprising composite oxides A photochromic includes a laminated film including a composite oxide film composed of at least two elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, and Sn, and the group consisting of Mg, Al, and Si, respectively, and a transparent conductive film,... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323121 | Coating material The invention relates to a conductive infrared-absorbing coating material consisting of indium tin oxide. According to the invention, said coating material has a yellow index of above 15. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318861 | Effect pigment An effect pigment is constituted by coated laminar platelets in which the platelets are a mixture of different platelet materials, one of which is platy glass or platy aluminum oxide, and in which the pigment exhibits visual homogeneity. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7247371 | Antimony tin oxide fine particles for sunlight shielding, and disperse liquid for formation of sunlight shielding solid, sunlight shielding solid, and transparent substrate for sunlight shielding using thereof Physical characteristics of ATO fine particles capable of exhibiting such optical properties as a high visible light transmittance, a low solar radiation transmittance, and a low haze value when the ATO fine particles are formed on a transparent substrate or in the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214429 | Sealing material A sealing material for sealing an envelope of an electron tube. The sealing material comprises 0.01Ëœ2.0 wt % of fine particle selected from the group consisting of SiO2, Al2O3 and ZrO2 having a particle diameter of 0.001Ë... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7187396 | Low visibility laser marking additive Laser marking of plastic material is achieved by incorporating into the plastic a laser marking particulate additive having a particle size of less than 100 nm. A mixed oxide particle of tin and antimony having a particle size of 10–70 nm is useful as a laser mark... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182977 | Composite substance containing metal particles, conductive paste and manufacturing method thereof A composite substance for forming a conductive paste, comprises a solvent and metal or metal compound particles. The solvent is compatible with an organic component included in the conductive paste, and the metal or metal compound particles are dried metal or metal ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179527 | Substrate with transparent conductive oxide film, process for its production and photoelectric conversion element A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film (especially a substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film useful as a substrate for a thin-film silicon-based solar cell) being excellent in mass production efficiency and being characterized by having a lo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172817 | Indium particle containing tin, method for producing the same and electroconductive sheet comprising the same An aqueous solution of a tin salt and an indium salt is added to an aqueous alkaline solution to form a hydroxide or a hydrate comprising tin and indium, the hydroxide or hydrate is heated at a temperature of 110 to 300° C. in the presence of water, filtered and dr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169692 | Method and apparatus to eliminate galvanic corrosion on copper doped aluminum bond pads on integrated circuits The present invention is an electronic interconnect comprising a bond pad consisting essentially of aluminum and copper and configured for use in semiconductor electronic devices to couple a bond wire to an integrated circuit package. The bond pad has an oxide coati... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169209 | Functional alloy particles Disclosed are metal alloy particles containing substantially no lead, each exhibiting a plurality of different melting points including an original lowest melting point (a) and a highest melting point, wherein, when the metal alloy particles are subjected to differe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147805 | Composition for forming a transparent conducting film, solution for forming a transparent conducting film and method of forming a transparent conducting film The composition of the present invention is one for forming a transparent conducting film, the composition comprising a water-soluble indium compound, a halogen-containing water-soluble organotin compound and a water-soluble organic high molecular compound. A method... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135206 | Coated titanium dioxide particles A method for producing nanoscale titanium dioxide particles which are coated with an oxide, a hydroxide or an oxide hydroxide of Al, Ce, Zr and/or Si wherein the enzymatic precipitant system urease/urea is used. Said coated titanium dioxide particles can have an ave... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115219 | Method of producing Indium Tin Oxide powder A method of producing an Indium Tin Oxide powder is described. A method of producing an Indium Tin Oxide powder comprising the steps of: (1) mixing a raw aqueous solution containing indium ions and tin ions and having a proportion of divalent tin ions in the tin ion... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7081288 | Tamper-evident, heat resistant cast label stock A heat resistant label stock comprised of an unsupported cast face sheet layer, an adhesive layer and a release liner characterized by a face sheet, an adhesive layer and a release liner. The label stock is generally tamper-evident in that removal destroys or damage... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074351 | IR-absorbing compositions The present invention provides compositions containing transparent thermoplastic polymer, surface-modified oxide particles with a particle size of less than 200 nm, and organic NIR absorbers. The compositions of the present invention may find use in reducing diather... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059926 | Method of making a spark plug having a multi-tiered center wire assembly A method of making an ignition device and center wire assembly that includes first, second and third electrode members, a conductive seal, and a noise suppressing seal. The method locates the first electrode member at an axial end of the center wire assembly near a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057789 | Display element A display element not causative of crosstalk, ensures sharp display, and can be driven at a low energy is disclosed. In the display element (18), a polymer solid electrolyte layer (5) which contains a colorant material such as bismuth chloride or AgI, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7019906 | Indium-tin oxide thin film filter for dense wavelength division multiplexing A DWDM thin film filter includes a substrate (11) and a film stack (12). The film stack comprises a plurality of cavities (13). Each cavity includes a first group of mirror layers (21), a second group of mirror layers (22), and a s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019448 | Spark plug having a multi-tiered center wire assembly A spark plug center wire assembly that includes a noise suppressing conductive seal with improved isolation of the seal from the heat generated at the firing end of the spark plug. The center wire assembly includes a firing electrode, a conductive glass seal, an int... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015280 | Conductive emulsion for preparing surface for powder coating An emulsion for preparing a low-conductivity surface for powder coating, the emulsion including an emulsified organofunctional silane solution. A pre-powder coating emulsion provides a surface with conductivity. A non-conductive object having applied to an exterior ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6921788 | Coating material for forming transparent and conductive film The present invention relates to a paint for forming a transparent conductive thin film characterized in comprising at least a conductive oxide powder comprising a primary granular diameter of no greater than 100 nm; an easily dispersible low-boiling point solvent o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911163 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE THIN FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SINTERED TARGET FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND TRANSPARENT, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY PANEL, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENE DEVICE A transparent conductive thin film which can be produced easily by sputtering or the like with a sintered target, needs no post-treatment such as etching or grinding, is low in resistance and excellent in surface smoothness, and has a high transmittance in the low-w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908574 | Tin-containing indium oxides, a process for producing them, a coating solution using them and electrically conductive coatings formed of them A Sn-containing In oxide in the form of needles or plates comprising particles having a major axis of 0.1 μm or less and a minor axis of 0.05 μm or less. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6833088 | Organic solvent based dispersion of conductive powder and conductive coating material The organic solvent-based dispersion of conductive powders of the present invention comprises an organic solvent-based medium as a dispersion medium, conductive tin oxide powders coated with an organic metal coupling agent at the surface of tin oxide particles and a... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6793908 | Method for preparing ITO nanometer powders A solution method for preparing indium-tin oxide (ITO) powders is provided. Indium compounds and tin compounds are dissolved in water respectively to form two solution bodies. Some proper additives are added into the solution bodies to form metal hydroxyl compounds ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6791045 | Shielded-type automotive relay controlling a magnet clutch load of a vehicle air-conditioner The invention is directed to an electric contact material useful in the fabrication of a vehicle relay of high durability against inductive load to which the relay incorporated in a magnetic clutch of a vehicle air-conditioner is exposed, and also to a relay having ... | 09/14/2004 |
