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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981341 | Method and apparatus for scaled up reproduction of detailed features Producing a scaled multiple parallax compound lens is accomplished by providing an insect eye having multiple ommitidia and creating a polymer mold of the insect eye. A casting is then created from the polymer mold with an expandable polymer mold. A second casting i... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7858010 | Soft template with alignment mark A pattern template includes a flexible substrate, a template mold formed on the flexible substrate to include a pattern, and an alignment mark, the alignment mark has a greater refractive index than that of the template mold. The template is manufactured by providin... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7767126 | Embossing assembly and methods of preparation The invention is directed to an embossing assembly comprising an embossing sleeve having a three-dimensional pattern formed thereon, an expandable insert; and a drum over which said sleeve and said expandable insert are mounted. The present invention is also directe... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744796 | Methods of forming imprint on resin-molded product, and resin-molded product A method of forming an identifying imprint on a resin-molded product, includes the step of dividing a material into a first portion and a second portion, to form an identifying surface on at least one of the first portion and the second portion. The method also incl... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7704425 | Pattern replication with intermediate stamp The invention relates to a two-step process for transferring a pattern from a template (1) to a target surface of a substrate, by creating an intermediate flexible polymer stamp (5) from the template in a primary step, and then using the polymer stamp ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691307 | Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same A fabricated microstructure comprising at least one protrusion capable of providing an adhesive force at a surface of between about 60 and 2,000 nano-Newtons. A stalk supports the protrusion at an oblique angle relative to a supporting surface. The microstructure ca... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7588710 | Mold made of amorphous fluorine resin and fabrication method thereof A mold for use in forming a target patterning on a substrate by using a pattern formed at one side of the mold is made of amorphous fluorine resin. The mold is fabricated through a compression molding technique by using a master mold (104) with a pattern stru... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7572400 | Production method for a nanomaterial A production method for a nanomaterial comprising the steps of: forming a template on a solid substrate using a metal oxide nanomaterial forming composition including an organic compound with a phenolic hydroxyl group and a molecular weight of at least 500, forming ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7402265 | Use of state-change materials in reformable shapes, templates or tooling Techniques for generating a stable, force-resisting positive or negative representation of a shape. A state-changeable mixture includes uniform, generally ordered, closely-spaced solid bodies and a liquid carrier medium, with the liquid filling any voids or intersti... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357886 | Singular molded and co-molded electronic's packaging pre-forms Molded pre-forms that are used to protect electronic components and assemblies from damage due to vibration, shock and/or thermal exposure. The pre-forms can be singularly molded or co-molded. Co-molded pre-forms can include hard surface layers over softer molded co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338277 | Stamping device A stamping device stamps characteristic data, especially in the form of code numbers (22), into plastic products. Such containers are preferably produced according to blowing, filling and gelling methods. At least one stamp (32), having a stamping unit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7319568 | Magnetic recording media, magnetic recording apparatus, and stamper A magnetic recording media has a magnetic layer formed on a substrate and includes data regions including a magnetic pattern constituting a recoding track and servo regions including magnetic patterns used as address bits, the data regions and the servo regions bein... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306757 | Methods and apparatus for replicating original objects Methods and apparatus for producing cast articles with characteristics of original objects such as a stone panel. The cast articles can replicate the contours, textures, and colors of all or a portion of the original object and can be made in any shape or size and s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303711 | Fastener products A rotating mold roll defines an array of molding cavities. The mold roll is positioned adjacent a pressure device to define a pressure nip. At least one of the mold roll and the pressure device define a molding recess that is larger than the molding cavities. Resin ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299535 | Methods for making data storage media and the resultant media Methods for forming data storage media and the media formed thereby are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method for forming a data storage media, comprises: injection molding a substrate comprising surface features, wherein said surface features have greater... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294294 | Surface modified stamper for imprint lithography A method of performing imprint lithography of a surface substrate includes a stamper having a thin lubricant coating thereon to facilitate release of the stamper from the imprinted surface to reduce degradation of image replication. Embodiments of the invention incl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285238 | Reef artifact A reef artifact for simulating a coral reef includes a reef-like formation, which forms a base structure for simulating coral. The reef-like formation also has structures on it that simulate reef organisms. The reef-organism structures enhance the varied and diverse... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263811 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255821 | Layered deposition bridge tooling Disclosed is a method for making a prototype plastic injection molded part from a mold tool (10) built by fused deposition modeling. The mold tool (10) is built by depositing roads of a molten thermoplastic resin in layers in a predetermined pattern de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229540 | Biochip and a manufacturing method of biochip To provide a biochip, a biochip manufacturing method, an electrophoresis method, and an electrophoresis apparatus, by which the detection accuracy may improve, there is a biochip introducing a sample in band form into a sample separation passage, by a means for redu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220376 | Individually-contoured seat cushion and shape capturing and fabricating method for seat cushion A negative impression of an anatomical portion of a person is captured by forcing the anatomical portion into impression foam to collapse the impression foam into the negative impression. The impression foam has a crush characteristic of approximately constant resis... | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39555 | Cover sheet for impressing pattern on emblem An impressed emblem is disclosed which includes a cover sheet which is used together with heat and pressure to impress a desired pattern on an emblem. The emblem can also be impressed with a pattern and simultaneously heat-sealed onto a desired substrate. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195732 | Method and mold for fabricating article having fine surface structure A method of fabricating a mold and a method of fabricating an article with the mold is disclosed that is capable of fabricating a high three-dimensional surface structure and extending the service life of the mold. A mold having a fine surface shape of a height less... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178780 | Composite coating for mold insert and method for making a coated mold insert A mold used to form a magnetic member includes a mold body having a mold opening, a mold support that supports the mold cavity, and a mold insert. The mold insert is disposed in the mold opening of the mold body to form a mold cavity. The mold insert is coated with ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179396 | Positive tone bi-layer imprint lithography method The present invention provides a method to pattern a substrate which features creating a multi-layered structure by forming, on the substrate, a patterned layer having protrusions and recessions. Formed upon the patterned layer is a conformal layer, with the multi-l... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175793 | Lamps within full bodied exact replicas of natural objects A realistic three-dimensional replica casting of naturally occurring samples of wood, rock and marine specimens produces realistic appearing landscape or indoor light modules that can simulate flickering candles in nightclubs and restaurants. The method employs a tw... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172714 | Use of state-change materials in reformable shapes, templates or tooling Techniques for generating a stable, force-resisting positive or negative representation of a shape. A state-changeable mixture includes uniform, generally ordered, closely-spaced solid bodies and a liquid carrier medium, with the liquid filling any voids or intersti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168814 | Retroreflector with controlled divergence made by the method of localized substrate stress A cube corner array with minute modifications of the dihedral angles of some of the cube corners is produced by introducing a stress or change via the opposite side of the substrate. The array having aberrated elements can be replicated for use in the manufacture of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160494 | Method for fabricating a hard cover for an article A method for facilitating the fabrication of a hard cover for an article is provided. The method includes positioning shrinkable material over at least a portion of the article and shrinking the shrinkable material to form a fitted cover for the portion of the artic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153456 | Method of making molds for making articles and a method of molding articles using such molds A process is described for making gourd molds useful in the production of decorative ceramic and other articles which bear the textures of the gourd interior. Articles produced may also serve as models for use in the manufacture of production molds. Steps in making ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150844 | Dry passivation process for stamper/imprinter family making for patterned recording media A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium comprises sequential steps of: (a) providing a substrate/workpiece comprising a topographically patterned surface including a plurality of pr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7097799 | Prosthetic socket and method of making the same A method of forming prosthetic sockets is provided that first creates a negative mold of the patient's residual limb while it is disposed in a positive flexion position. The mold is then removed and shaped to permit the desired range of flexion when the mold is repo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083805 | Edible holographic products, particularly pharmaceuticals and methods and apparatus for producing same An edible product such as a unit dosage form of a pharmaceutically active substance includes a layer of a material that can receive and retain a high resolution microrelief that can convey information. The microrelief is themo-formable, preferably formed from an aqu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7049385 | Curable thixotropic organosiloxane compositions The present invention relates to the use of C2–C24 aliphatic diols, preferably 1,2 propane diol as a thixotropic enhancing diluent in moisture curable organosiloxane compositions, especially in the presence of silicone-polyether block copolym... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045089 | Fabrication of molds and mold components using a photolithographic technique and structures made therefrom The method includes the step of forming a solid epoxy member on a substrate, the epoxy member having an upper surface of desired configuration. A first metal layer is deposited on the epoxy member with the upper surface thereof conforming to the desired configuratio... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041762 | Polyvalent imprinted polymer and process of preparation thereof The present invention relates to a polyvalent imprinted polymer useful in medicine and biotechnology and to a process for the preparation thereof. More particularly it relates to the said polymer of formula (1) herein below | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036558 | Method and system for evaluating local compactness of a granular material An evaluation method in which a capacitive sensor is placed in a region of a container, into which a granular material is fed so as to contact the sensor, and the variation in the impedance of the sensor caused by feeding in the material is evaluated. The method is ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037457 | Systems and methods for composite webs with structured discrete polymeric regions Systems and methods for manufacturing composite webs including a substrate with one or more discrete polymeric regions located thereon are disclosed. The discrete polymeric regions are deposited by transferring molten thermoplastic composition from depressions on a ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018575 | Method for assembly of complementary-shaped receptacle site and device microstructures A method for assembly including the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of microstructure components with each of the components having a bottom with the same three dimensional shape; (b) forming a mold with at least one protuberance from a surface the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010412 | Method for calculating parameters in road design of S-type clothoid, complex clothoid and egg type clothoid The present invention relates to a method for calculating parameters in a road design of a S type, a complex type and an egg type clothoid, and in particular to a method for calculating a parameter value capable of determining the size of a clothoid that is inserted... | 03/07/2006 |
