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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776252 | Method for manufacturing multilayer ceramic electronic component A multilayer thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient is manufactured by step 41 of forming a green laminate having thermistor green layers and internal electrode layers, step 42 of heat-treating this laminate at a temperature in the range of... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7687015 | Method for producing laminated dielectric A method for producing a laminated dielectric, which comprises laminating a raw material layer containing a high dielectric constant glass ceramic composition comprising from 30 to 70 mass % of a Ba—Ti compound powder having a Ti/Ba molar ratio of from 3.0 to 5.7 ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7651655 | Production methods of dielectric layer and dielectric element, dielectric element, and piezoelectric transformer A method of producing a dielectric layer made of a polycrystalline dielectric material having anisotropy in the coefficient of thermal expansion is provided, including the steps of providing a raw material powder, and heat treating the raw material powder at least t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7563404 | Method for the production of semiconductor granules The invention relates to a method for the production of semiconductor granules comprising a step in which semiconductor powders are sintered and/or melted. The powders are nanometric and/or micrometric sized. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7429345 | Method for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold A microstructured assembly including a barrier portions and land portions is described. The microstructures have alternating barrier portions and land portions that have barrier surfaces and land surfaces, respectively. Each barrier surface and land surface is conne... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425284 | Inert anode for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis and method of making this anode The purpose of the invention is a process for making a solid part designed to form all or part of an anode for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis, containing a cermet formed from at least one metallic oxide such as a mixed oxide with spinel struc... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7390449 | Method of manufacturing ceramic material body A method of manufacturing ceramic bodies comprising the steps of: preparing a ceramic sheet; forming through holes in the ceramic sheet, each of the through hole forming at least one part of the contour of each ceramic bodies; and cutting the ceramic sheet into piec... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378049 | Method for producing ceramic substrate and electronic component module using ceramic substrate A method for producing a ceramic substrate of the present invention includes a first process of providing holes in a shrinkage suppressing layer, a second process of filling the holes with a thick film material, a third process of laminating the shrinkage suppressin... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372115 | Thermally isolated membrane structure An MEMS device including a semiconductor substrate having an upper and lower surface, and a support structure disposed at least partially in the semiconductor substrate. The support structure includes a plurality of support members oriented to define a plurality of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360305 | Method for manufacturing multi-layered ceramic electronic component A method for manufacturing a multi-layered ceramic electronic component includes positioning a multi-layered unit including a release layer, an electrode layer and a ceramic green sheet formed on a support sheet in such a manner that the surface of the multi-layered... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341639 | Electroceramic component comprising a plurality of contact surfaces A method produces a component having a ceramic base body and contact surfaces on opposite sides of the ceramic base body. The method includes forming first protective layers on the opposite sides of the ceramic base body in regions not to be covered by the contact s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332695 | Carbon heating element and method of producing same A carbon heating element having an arbitrary specific resistance and an arbitrary shape which are arbitrary necessary as a heating element, and a method of producing the same. The carbon heating element is obtained by uniformly dispersing one or at least two metal o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324043 | Phase shifters deposited en masse for an electronically scanned antenna A system and method for an electronically scanned antenna is provided in which phase shifters are deposited en masse along with other electronically scanned antenna components on a wafer scale substrate using a thin film process. Alternative wafer scale sizes may be... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323133 | Method for producing micromanufactured items in ceramic materials A method for producing ceramic micromanufactured items comprises the following stages: a starting material constituting at least a micromanufactured item (1) is prepared and used to from the micromanufactured item (1); said starting material includes a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309945 | Laminated-type piezoelectric element and a manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a laminate-type piezoelectric element comprising a ceramic laminate 10 with ceramic layers 11 and internal electrode layers 12 respectively stacked alternately, and a pair of external electrodes respectively connecting wit... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294598 | Dielectric oxide materials A material made of a dielectric oxide of type Ca0.25Cu0.75TiO3 having a dielectric constant greater than 3,000. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261609 | Spark plug manufacturing apparatus and method of manufacturing spark plug The spark plug manufacturing apparatus includes a holding plate formed with a plurality of mounting holes penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface thereof for holding therein hollow tubular insulators of spark plugs, each of which is fitted therein with a ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244389 | Method of manufacturing piezoelectric ceramics The present invention provides piezoelectric ceramics having a thickness of 100 μm or less, surface flatness of 20 μm or less and maximum surface uneveness of 3 μm or less in arbitrary surface region, wherein in-plane variation in dielectric constant is 5% or les... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218707 | High-voltage vacuum tube High voltage vacuum tube (9) with an anode (3) and a cathode (4), the anode (3) and/or the cathode (4) being electrically insulted by means of an annular insulator (21/22). The annular insulator (21/22) is designed ar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214333 | Electrodes for solid state gas sensor A mixed potential electrochemical sensor for the detection of gases has a ceria-based electrolyte with a surface for exposing to the gases to be detected, and with a reference wire electrode and a sensing wire electrode extending through the surface and fixed within... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215081 | HID lamp having material free dosing tube seal A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7170674 | Fluorescence glass, optical wave guide for optical amplifier and optical amplifier module The present invention provides fluorescent glass containing at least 50 mol % of at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of SiO2, GeO2, and P2O5 as a glass constituent of a region containing a Bi ion ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7112296 | Method for making thin fuel cell electrolyte An electrolyte has a core and at least one projection extending from the core. The core is supported on a substrate, and the at least one projection is separated from the substrate. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106571 | Main element of a surge protector device The present invention is directed to a main element of a surge protector device and its fabrication method which uses breakdown phenomenon of a single high resistive film. A breakdown voltage and a place where breakdown occurs can be precisely controlled. The surge ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083757 | Method of making semiconductor bonding tools Semiconductor wire bonding tools used in the assembly and interconnection of integrated circuits (ICs) are micromolded from a mixture of ultrafine particulate materials mixed with an organic binder. Following extraction of the binder the green bonding tools are sint... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041615 | Dielectric composition, method of manufacturing a ceramic multilayer element, and electronic device The dielectric composition contains a mixture of a ceramic composition containing BaaREbTicO3, wherein RE represents a rare earth element, with 0.05≦a≦0.25, 0.525≦b≦0.70, 0.85≦c≦1.0, and 2a+3b+4c=6, and free fr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6984355 | Semiconducting ceramic material, process for producing the ceramic material, and thermistor A BaTiO3-type semiconducting ceramic material which has undergone firing in a reducing atmosphere and re-oxidation, wherein the relative density of the ceramic material after sintering is about 85–90%. A process for producing the semiconducting ceramic ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979421 | Method of making a ceramic arc tube A ceramic arc tube assembly and a method for making a ceramic arc tube are described which simplify the manufacture of ceramic arc tubes by reducing the number of handling and heat treatments required to assemble arc tubes prior to the final sintering operation. In ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953710 | Method for packaging a semiconductor device A method for packaging a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a plurality of grooves on an upper surface of a substrate, attaching a heat sink on the substrate, attaching a chip to the substrate by using an adhesive, wire-bonding the substrate and the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929772 | Manufacturing method of ito powder with tin dissolved in indium oxide, and manufacturing method of ito target A manufacturing method of ITO powder with tin dissolved in indium oxide, wherein the ITO powder is obtained by performing spray pyrolysis to a mixed solution or slurry of indium nitrate and tin chloride in which the concentration of indium and tin is 3.0 mol/L or mo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921670 | Nanostructure fabrication using microbial mandrel An array of nanostructures has a multiplicity of nanostructures disposed in a predetermined pattern on a substrate, the nanostructures being oriented in a predetermined orientation, and the nanostructures being characterized by interior dimensions commensurate with ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6844661 | Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric actuator for ink-jet head based on use of the same A piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises a composite perovskite type oxide of Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3 and simple perovskite type oxides of PbTiO3 and PbZrO3 as main components. The composition range of the main co... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821474 | Method for preparing dielectric composite materials The invention allows the fabrication of small, dense beads of dielectric materials with selected compositions, which are incorporated into a polymeric matrix for use in capacitors, filters, and the like. A porous, generally spherical bead of hydrous metal oxide cont... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6808577 | Monolithic ceramic electronic component and production process therefor, and ceramic paste and production process therefor A process for producing a monolithic ceramic electronic component, which includes: providing a ceramic slurry, a conductive paste and a ceramic paste; forming a plurality of composite structures each comprising a ceramic green sheet produced by shaping the ceramic s... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805763 | Stacked ceramic body and production method thereof This invention provides a stacked ceramic body in which de-lamination (inter-layer peeling) does not easily occur, and a production method thereof. In the invention, a predetermined number of unit layers 151 and 152 each including a ceramic layer 11... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800240 | Method for manufacturing ceramic resistor A method for manufacturing a ceramic resistor wherein the resisting material of the resistor is a ceramic material prepared by a method comprising the steps of providing four or more types of substance, compound, or composite as starting raw materials, admixing the ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6746835 | Thermally processed image recording material Disclosed is a thermally processed image recording material containing, on one side of a support having an image-forming layer, a silver salt of an organic acid, a reducing agent and at least one kind of a compound represented by the following formula (1): | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743381 | Process for forming varistor ink composition A process for forming a thixotropic ink for use in manufacturing the ceramic of a zinc oxide varistor where the ceramic includes zinc, oxygen and a plurality of additive elements. The process includes the steps of calcining a mixture of powders of zinc oxide and the... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6734262 | Methods of forming conductive thermoplastic polyetherimide polyester compositions and articles formed thereby An electrically conductive thermoplastic composition with a superior ability to be heated rapidly in an electromagnetic field comprises a polyetherimide resin, a polyester resin, and electrically conductive filler. Such compositions display good dimensional stabilit... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6689308 | Method for making display panels with opaque rib structures Methods of forming plasma addressed liquid crystal display ribs are disclosed. An exemplary method includes introducing a glass paste which includes a curable medium into cavities formed in an intaglio collector to define rib structures, which are from th... | 02/10/2004 |
