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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432223 | Reversible thermosensitive recording medium, information storage material, reversible thermosensitive recording label, image processing method and image processing device A reversible thermosensitive recording medium including a substrate, a reversible thermosensitive recording layer and an intermediate layer. The reversible thermosensitive recording layer is configured to reversibly record and erase an image therein and disposed ove... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422996 | Reversible thermosensitive recording medium, reversible thermosensitive recording label, reversible thermosensitive recording member, image-processing apparatus and image-processing method There is provided a reversible thermosensitive recording medium including a support, an intermediate layer, and a thermosensitive recording layer which reversibly changes a color thereof depending on a temperature, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer contain... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7371449 | Optical recording medium In an optical recording medium having two recording layers of a first recording layer and a second recording layer, the second recording layer contains metallized azo dyes represented by the following general formula (I) or (II), and recording characteristics of the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361449 | Specific dye compound, optical information recording medium comprising specific dye, and information recording method using this optical information recording medium The present invention provides an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer, wherein the recording layer includes a recording dye represented by the following formula (I) or (II): | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354694 | Styryl dye The present invention provides styryl dyes which have absorption maxima at a wavelength of 400 nm or less and are sensitive to a laser beam with a wavelength of 450 nm or less, light absorbents and optical recording media which comprise the styryl dyes, and a proces... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7327056 | Marked hub for sensing motor speed A motor hub is disclosed. The motor hub comprises a housing for a motor. The housing is rotatable around an axis of rotation of the motor. The motor hub also has marks arranged on a surface of the housing, and spaces between the marks. The marks and spaces form a pa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321481 | Optical recording medium An optical recording medium includes a substrate, a light transmission layer and a plurality of recording layers between the substrate and the light transmission layer and capable of recording data in the plurality of recording layers and reproducing data recorded i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300742 | Data storage medium and method for the preparation thereof A data storage medium includes a substrate, a reflective metal layer, and a haze-prevention layer between the substrate and the reflective metal layer. The substrate includes an amorphous thermoplastic resin having a heat distortion temperature of at least about 140... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285315 | Closure in synthetic material for containers The present invention relates to a closure which is made of synthetic material with characteristics similar to or even better than those of cork and which can therefore be used in all applications in which a cork closure is normally used. In particular, the closure ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279732 | Enhanced atomic layer deposition A method of enhanced atomic layer deposition is described. In an embodiment, the enhancement is the use of plasma. Plasma begins prior to flowing a second precursor into the chamber. The second precursor reacts with a prior precursor to deposit a layer on the substr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276274 | Optical recording medium and method for recording and reproducing data An optical recording medium includes a substrate, a light transmission layer and a plurality of recording layers between the substrate and the light transmission layer and capable of recording data in the plurality of recording layers and reproducing data recorded i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265316 | Laser marking system A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy so... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7235854 | Lanthanide doped TiOdielectric films A dielectric film containing lanthamide doped TiOx and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A dielectric film is formed by ion... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231649 | Optical recording medium and method for optically recording data in the same An optical recording medium includes a substrate, a first recording layer formed on the substrate and containing an element selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn and Ge as a primary component, and a second recording layer located in the vicinity of the first ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226719 | Limited play data storage media and coating formulations thereon The present invention provides a formulation for a reactive dye layer for a limited-play optical storage medium, the reactive formulation including at least one carrier material or curable acrylate monomer, at least one reactive material disposed within the carrier ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212489 | Optical disc and method of protecting same An optical disc for storage and retrieval of digital data, and a system and method for protecting the optical disc is disclosed. The optical disc has projections or embossments on one or both surfaces. When the optical disc is placed on a substantially flat surface ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208804 | Crystalline or amorphous medium-K gate oxides, Y0and Gd0 A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Also shown is a gate oxide with a conduction band offset of 2 eV or greater. Gate oxi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205620 | Highly reliable amorphous high-k gate dielectric ZrON A gate dielectric and method of fabricating a gate dielectric that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate dielectrics formed from metals such as zirconium are thermodynamically... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205218 | Method including forming gate dielectrics having multiple lanthanide oxide layers A dielectric film having a layer of a lanthanide oxide and a layer of another lanthanide oxide, and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric with a equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A g... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198700 | Thin film formation use sputtering target material, thin film formed using same, and optical recording medium An alloy material, a thin film and an optical recording medium to achieve various tasks such as maintenance of a high reflectivity, improved corrosion resistance, simplified production of the alloy, and realization of stability and simplicity/easiness of a sputterin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199023 | Atomic layer deposited HfSiON dielectric films wherein each precursor is independendently pulsed A dielectric film containing atomic layer deposited HfSiON and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. The HfSiON layer thickness is contro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193893 | Write once read only memory employing floating gates Structures and methods for write once read only memory employing floating gates are provided. The write once read only memory cell includes a floating gate transistor formed in a modified dynamic random access memory (DRAM) fabrication process. The floating gate tra... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193963 | Method for inputting information into a data storage medium that is optically recordable and readable In a method of entering information into an optically writable and readable data storage medium having a polymer film which can be changed locally by heating in order to store information and to which there is assigned an absorber dye (34) which is set up to ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190661 | Configuration of three-dimensional features in data recording structures Improvements in the shape of three-dimensional features displayed in optical recording structures, particularly in such structures displaying features of differing dimensional characteristics. The shape improvements include reductions in berm height and width, dual ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186923 | Printed wiring boards and methods for making them A printed wiring board comprising conductive layers separated by nonconductive material and having through holes or other nonconductive surfaces on which an electrically conductive carbon coating is formed. The conductive carbon coating includes electrically conduct... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175686 | Erosion-corrosion resistant nitride cermets The invention includes a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, Fe, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and mixture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175687 | Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, Q is boride, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168472 | Method and apparatus for applying variable coded labels to items of produce An apparatus and method are provided for automatically labeling individual produce items. Individual produce items are conveyed towards a rotary bellows or other applicator. A sensor senses at least one variable characteristic, such as size of each of the produce it... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169542 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes a multiphase imaging material in which energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The absorbed energy causes the reaction of an activator and a color-forming material. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158273 | Holographic data memory A holographic data storage medium has a polymer film which is set up as a storage layer whose refractive index can be changed locally by heating. The polymer film is set up for the storage of optical phase information via the local optical path length of the polymer... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153574 | Surface grafted metal oxide particles and compositions comprising the same A composition includes a metal oxide particle, which can optionally be surface treated by a silane coupling agent, and an electron acceptor surface grafted to the metal oxide particle. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135421 | Atomic layer-deposited hafnium aluminum oxide A dielectric film containing HfAlO3 and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A gate dielectric is formed by atomic layer depos... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135083 | Web material advance system for web material applicator An apparatus for feeding and cutting lengths of tape and advancing the lengths to a vacuum wheel applicator, the feed section of the apparatus comprising a feed roll, an anvil vacuum roll, and a rotary knife adjacent to the anvil vacuum roll, and means for adjusting... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132149 | Data storage medium and method for the preparation thereof A data storage medium includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 15×106 pounds per square inch. The... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133331 | Recording medium having a substrate containing microscopic pattern of parallel groove and land sections and recording/reproducing equipment therefor An information recording medium 1 at least comprises a substrate 13 having a microscopic pattern 20, which is constituted by a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a groove section G and a land section L al... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128959 | Reflective article and method for the preparation thereof A reflective article useful, for example, in automotive headlights includes a haze-prevention layer between a heat-resistant thermoplastic substrate and a reflective metal layer. The haze-prevention layer includes a metal having a tensile modulus of at least about 1... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126905 | Information recording medium and information recording/reproducing apparatus to increase recording density An information recording medium 101 includes: a transparent substrate 109 having a first surface A and a second surface B opposite to the first surface A; reflectance reduction means 110 provided on the first surface A of the transparent substra... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102991 | Configuration of three-dimensional features in data recording structures Improvements in the shape of three-dimensional features displayed in optical recording structures, particularly in such structures displaying features of differing dimensional characteristics. The shape improvements include reductions in berm height and width, dual ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7102660 | Thermal transfer printing An article for receiving an image by thermal transfer printing includes an image-receiving surface of plastics material coated with a layer of dye-receptive material capable of accepting an image by means of a dye thermal transfer process, wherein the glass transiti... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101813 | Atomic layer deposited Zr-Sn-Ti-O films A dielectric film containing atomic layer deposited Zr—Sn—Ti—O and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. Depositing titanium and ox... | 09/05/2006 |
