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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981351 | Crystallization method of neck of primary molded product for biaxially-oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container and jig to be used for the same A method for thermally crystallizing a neck of a primary molded product for forming a bottle-shaped container made of polyethylene terephthalate as principal ingredient, said neck having a functional part and a neck ring at a lower end thereof, said functional part ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7943079 | Methods of making orthodontic appliances Methods of making a removable dental positioning appliance include forming a sheet of transparent crystalline polymeric material into a shell having cavities shaped to receive and reposition teeth from a first orientation to a successive orientation. The polymeric m... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7435372 | Liquid bath annealing of polymers for orthopaedic implants A method is provided for annealing a polymer for an orthopaedic implant by immersing the polymer in a liquid bath. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7344608 | Method and apparatus for heat-treating an article and a fixture for use in the same A substrate (33) is clamped into a fixture (32) and material is deposited thereon to form a complex article (40). The article (40) produced is packed, using ceramic inserts (42) and a coating (41). The packing (42) en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332222 | Hybrid materials and methods for producing the same A hybrid material is provided which comprises a first single-walled nanotube having a lumen, and a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube. A method for producing the hybrid material is also provided wherein a single-walled nanotube is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303790 | Electron cyclotron resonance plasma deposition process and device for single-wall carbon nanotubes and nanotubes thus obtained Electron cyclotron resonance plasma deposition process and device for single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on a catalyst-free substrate, by injection of microwave power into a deposition chamber comprising a magnetic confinement structure with a magnetic mirror, and... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300618 | Process and apparatus for the production of blister packs Process for the production of plastic blister packs, the top portion of which (PVAL) is subjected to thermal treatment in a furnace, and the apparatus for producing it is of the horizontal type. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291318 | Methods for manufacturing multi-wall carbon nanotubes A method is presented for effectively manufacturing multi-wall (double-wall, etc.) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) having a structure whereby interior tubes are formed within the CNTs. In this manufacturing method, fullerene/CNT hybrid structures are prepared, wherein assem... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285591 | Polymer-nanotube composites, fibers, and processes Disclosed are processes for preparing nanotube composite materials and fibers that provide exceptional nanotube alignment and dispersion. The disclosed processes include contacting nanotube dispersions with polymer melts. Also disclosed are nanotube composite fibers... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279124 | Nucleation enhanced polyester and its use in melt-to-mold processing of molded articles Crystallizable polyester compositions containing an aliphatic polyamide crystallization nucleator exhibit controllable and adjustable crystallization rates upon cooling from the melt and are thermoformable in melt to mold processes. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267790 | Method and apparatus for treating a disc substrate A molded disc substrate obtained by injection molding is rotated at high speed before the molded disc substrate has solidified, and a gas is also made to flow in an outward radial direction along a bottom surface of the molded disc substrate while the molded disc su... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264978 | Field emission type cold cathode and method of manufacturing the cold cathode A field emission type cold cathode, comprising a substrate having a conductivity at least on the surface thereof, an insulation layer formed on the substate and having a first opening part, a gate electrode layer formed on the insulation layer, having a center gener... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265175 | Flame retardant nanocomposite This invention relates to flame retardant nanocomposites and methods of reducing the flammability of polymeric compositions using nanotubes. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252812 | High-yield method of endohedrally encapsulating species inside fluorinated fullerene nanocages This invention is directed to the fluorination (or derivatization with alternative chemical species) of fullerene carbon nanocages as an efficient way to (a) facilitate synthesis of endohedral complexes by a significant reduction or elimination of the barriers for t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247290 | Spinning, processing, and applications of carbon nanotube filaments, ribbons, and yarns Coagulation spinning produces structures such as fibers, ribbons, and yarns of carbon nanotubes. Stabilization, orientation, and shaping of spun materials are achieved by post-spinning processes. Advantages include the elimination of core-sheath effects due to carbo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229518 | Process for improving interfacial adhesion in a laminate A method for improving adhesion between two adjacent layers of a laminate membrane includes annealing the laminate membrane at a temperature above a thermal transition temperature of at least one polymeric component of at least one of two adjacent layers for a time ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229580 | Preparation of porous poly(aryl ether) articles and use thereof The preparation and use of novel porous poly(aryl ether) articles is disclosed. The porous articles are prepared from blends of poly(aryl ether) polymers with polyimides by selectively decomposing the polyimide phase. The preferred reagents used to decompose the pol... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7202596 | Electron emitter and process of fabrication An electron emitter is formed by in situ growth from the vapor on catalyst clusters that are adhered by an adhesion layer to a conductive electrode. The emitter comprises hemispheroidal nanofiber clusters that emit electrons at low field strengths and high current d... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201627 | Method for manufacturing ultrafine carbon fiber and field emission element A method for manufacturing an ultrafine carbon fiber of the present invention has several steps as follows. In the first step, a semiconductor film is formed over a surface having insulative. In the second step, a first treatment is performed so that a metal element... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195938 | Activation effect on carbon nanotubes Particles, which may include nanoparticles, are mixed with carbon nanotubes and deposited on a substrate to form a cold cathode. The particles enhance the field emission characteristics of the carbon nanotubes. An additional activation step may be performed on the d... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182903 | Endless belt member stress relief Multilayered web stock is directed toward a curved surface and at least one layer of the web stock is heated to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the at least one layer of the web stock. The heating can occur just before or upon engaging the curv... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184151 | Method for identifying measuring points in an optical measuring system In an optical measuring system for determining spatial position and orientation of objects, a plurality of measuring points on the object is registered by cameras, laser measuring devices or a combination thereof. For identifying the measuring points, one target of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176505 | Electromechanical three-trace junction devices Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. An insulative layer is disposed on one of the f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175794 | Method for manufacturing a pressed part from a soft magnetic composite material A method for manufacturing a pressed part from a soft magnetic composite material. A starting mixture is provided that includes an iron powder and an auxiliary pressing agent. The starting mixture is pressed to form a pressed part and annealed at temperatures betwee... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160530 | Metal-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes and production thereof Metal-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes and production thereof. The metal-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes may be produced according to one embodiment of the invention by combining single-walled carbon nanotube precursor material and metal in a solution, and ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160532 | Carbon nanotube array and method for forming same A method for forming a carbon nanotube array using a metal substrate includes the following steps: providing a metal substrate (11); oxidizing the metal substrate to form an oxidized layer (21) thereon; depositing a catalyst layer (31) on the ox... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157848 | Field emission backlight for liquid crystal television A field emission device for use as a backlight of a liquid crystal display comprises a conductive anode having a light-emitting layer and a cathode separated from the anode by a spacer. The cathode comprises nanofiber electron emitters. For example, the nanofiber el... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155808 | Method of making thin film magnetic head A thin-film magnetic head comprises at least one of a magnetoresistive device and an electromagnetic transducer, and a heater adapted to generate heat upon energization. A method of making this thin-film magnetic head comprises a heater forming step of forming the h... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147894 | Method for assembling nano objects A method for the self assembly of a macroscopic structure with a pre-formed nano object is provided. The method includes processing a nano object to a desired aspect ratio and chemical functionality and mixing the processed nano object with a solvent to form a suspe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7120047 | Device selection circuitry constructed with nanotube technology A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nano... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115241 | Ultrahard diamonds and method of making thereof A single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition annealed at pressures in excess of 4.0 GPa and heated to temperature in excess of 1500 degrees C. that has a hardness of greater than 120 GPa. A method for manufacture a hard single crystal... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094370 | Method for the production of metal-carbon composite powders Metal-carbon composite powders and methods for producing metal-carbon composite powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology and preferably have a small average particle size. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076871 | Method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device including an inner electrode, having connecting step, connecting a carbon nanotube to the inner electrode, wherein the connecting step comprises: attaching a conductor to an end or periphery thereof of a needle-shap... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067237 | Method for forming pattern of one-dimensional nanostructure Disclosed herein are a method for forming a pattern of a one-dimensional nanostructure, and a pattern of a one-dimensional nanostructure formed by the method. The method comprises the steps of (i) coating a photocatalytic compound onto a substrate to form a photocat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060356 | Carbon nanotube-based device and method for making carbon nanotube-based device A carbon nanotube-based device (40) includes a substrate (10), a number of alloyed, nano-sized catalytic particles (26) formed on the substrate, and an array of aligned carbon nanotubes (15) extending from the alloyed, nano-sized catalyti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037461 | Method of stretching film A method of stretching films in which all or a portion of the width of the film is cooled during or just after stretching so as to improve the uniformity of the film. The includes stretching a polymeric film in a tenter that grasps the film with a plurality of clips... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033458 | Process for improving interfacial adhesion in a laminate A method for improving adhesion between two adjacent layers of a laminate membrane includes annealing the laminate membrane at a temperature between an α-transition temperature and a β-transition temperature of at least one polymeric component of at least one of t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033529 | Plain bearing provided with a friction coating and method for making same A high-performance plain bearing provided with a friction coating including a bronze layer whereof the pores are filled with a PTFE-type fluoroplastic paste filled with molybdenum bisulphide. The production method includes sintering a layer of bronze powder on the m... | 04/25/2006 |
