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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7094516 | Benzobisazole compound and optical recording medium containing the compound An optical recording medium having an organic dye layer as a recording layer on a substrate, wherein at least one benzobisazole-based compound represented by a general formula (1) is contained in the recording layer: | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086666 | Identification card with embedded halftone image security feature perceptible in transmitted light An information-bearing laminar assembly, suitable for use as an identification card, is disclosed. The assembly is characterized by the provision therein of an embedded halftone image security feature that becomes visible essentially only when the assembly is view i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064058 | Low-temperature growth high-quality ultra-thin praseodymium gate dieletrics A praseodymium (Pr) gate oxide and method of fabricating same that produces a high-quality and ultra-thin equivalent oxide thickness as compared to conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. The Pr gate oxide is thermodynamically stable so that the oxide... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060342 | Recording medium and image-forming method employing the same Provided is a recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one face of a base material, wherein a surface of the ink-receiving has the maximum specular glossiness within a measurement angle range of from 20° to 60°. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058096 | Widely wavelength tunable integrated semiconductor device and method for widely wavelength tuning semiconductor devices Alternative laser structures, which have potentially the same tuning performance as (S)SG-DBR and GCSR lasers, and a fabrication process which is similar to that of the (S)SG-DBR laser, are presented. The advantage of these structures is that the output power does n... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054256 | High capacity digital data storage by transmission of radiant energy through arrays of small diameter holes A storage media for storage of data thereon is provided. The storage media including: a first layer, the first layer being substantially transparent to a predetermined radiant energy used for reading the data; and a second layer formed on the first layer and being s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045430 | Atomic layer-deposited LaAlO3 films for gate dielectrics A dielectric film containing LaAlO3 and method of fabricating a dielectric film contained LaAlO3 produce a reliable gate dielectric having a thinner equivalent oxide thickness than attainable using SiO2. The LaAlO3 gate di... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014885 | Direct-write laser transfer and processing A device and method for depositing a material of interest onto a receiving substrate includes a first laser and a second laser, a receiving substrate, and a target substrate. The target substrate comprises a laser transparent support having a back surface and a fron... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011925 | Three-dimensional optical memory The present invention is directed to a three-dimensional memory apparatus for storing information in a volume comprising of an active medium. The active medium is capable of changing from a first to a second isomeric form as a response to radiation of a light beam h... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006118 | Printing device and printing method A printer device is equipped with a supply shaft and a take-up shaft for conveying an intermediate transfer medium having a transferring layer in a prescribed pattern, a printer portion for printing prescribed information on the transferring layer of the conveyed in... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996055 | 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, Ge, C and Al as a primary component, and a second recording layer located in the vicinity of the fir... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979480 | Porous inkjet receptor media Improved macroporous ink receptor media are disclosed. An inkjet receptive media in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a web comprising a plurality of fibers and a coating overlaying at least a portion of a plurality of the fibers. In ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979855 | High-quality praseodymium gate dielectrics A praseodymium (Pr) gate oxide and method of fabricating same that produces a high-quality and ultra-thin equivalent oxide thickness as compared to conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. The Pr gate oxide is thermodynamically stable so that the oxide... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972076 | 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... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972780 | System and method of printing on thermochromic film One aspect of the invention involves a thermal image generation device comprising a casing forming an interior cavity. One surface of the casing includes a screen with thermochromic material attached to a bottom surface of the screen. The casing houses at least one ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970612 | Surface optical device apparatus, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus using the same A surface optical device apparatus includes a surface optical device and a second substrate. The surface optical device includes a functional layer grown on a first substrate, which acts as a supporting substrate for fabricating the functional layer thereon. The fir... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967154 | 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... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958302 | Atomic layer deposited Zr-Sn-Ti-O films using TiI4 A dielectric film containing Zr—Sn—Ti—O formed by atomic layer deposition using a TiI4 precursor and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable dielectric layer having an equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable usin... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953730 | Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics 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. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable s... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953514 | Method and device for assembling substrates A method and apparatus for joining at least two substrates together, especially to form an optical data carrier, are provided. Substrates are disposed in a spaced-apart manner between two plates that are disposed opposite from, and are movable relative to, one anoth... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952391 | Optical recording medium having dual information surfaces A reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing information stored on an optical medium. The apparatus includes a light source for illuminating the optical medium, the optical medium having at least one surface containing information stored thereon; a focusing ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947366 | Optical recording medium having dual information surfaces A reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing information stored on an optical medium. The apparatus includes a light source for illuminating the optical medium, the optical medium having at least one surface containing information stored thereon; a focusing ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934238 | Optical recording medium having dual information surfaces A reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing information stored on an optical medium. The apparatus includes a light source for illuminating the optical medium, the optical medium having at least one surface containing information stored thereon; a focusing ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934237 | Optical recording medium having dual information surfaces A reproduction apparatus is provided for reproducing information stored on an optical medium. The apparatus includes a light source for illuminating the optical medium, the optical medium having at least one surface containing information stored thereon; a focusing ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933029 | Label sheet for electrophotographic process and image forming method using the same A label sheet for electrophotographic process is composed of a label body in which an adhesive layer is formed on the back surface of a label base and a separator that is tentatively bonded to the label body with the adhesive layer interposed in between so as to be ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930346 | Evaporation of Y-Si-O films for medium-K dielectrics 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. Gate oxides formed from yttrium, silicon, and oxygen are thermodynamically stable suc... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921567 | Disk recording medium A disk recording medium of the present invention comprises an antimicrobial agent and an antifungal agent. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921702 | Atomic layer deposited nanolaminates of HfO2/ZrO2 films as gate dielectrics A dielectric film containing HfO2/ZrO2 nanolaminates 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 ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905742 | Polypropylene card construction An image retaining card is disclosed. An image retaining card in accordance with the present invention may be utilized as an identification card, a driver's license, a passport, and the like. An image retaining card in accordance with the present invention comprises... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6836579 | Surface optical device apparatus, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus using the same A surface optical device apparatus includes a surface optical device and a second substrate. The surface optical device includes a functional layer grown on a first substrate, which acts as a supporting substrate for fabricating the functional layer thereon. The fir... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6818089 | Attachment method for disc protective sheet An attachment apparatus and method for attaching a disc protective sheet to at least one half of a magnetic disc cartridge body include a supporting mechanism that supports each half body section of the cartridge body. The apparatus and method also include a supply ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6770162 | Method of manufacturing a disk and transfer method for the disk In case of manufacturing a disk having a two-layer structure, a glass substrate 13 is bonded to a cover layer 11 through an adhesive layer 12, and a mount hole 14a is formed in a center thereof to form a bonded substrate 14 ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6663238 | Lamination apparatus and recording apparatus A laminating apparatus includes a lamination object conveying unit for conveying an object, a laminating film conveying unit for conveying the laminating film, and a heating-pressurizing unit for overlapping the object with the laminating film, and heatin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6531231 | Recording material and production method thereof A recording material comprising a substrate layer and an ink receiving layer formed on said substrate layer, wherein the ink receiving layer has a retention of ink concentration after water immersion of not less than 30% and a surface gloss of not less th... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6479214 | High density optical storage and retrieval using the electromagnetic absorption spectrum to represent multiple bit information An apparatus for retrieving information stored on an optical disk as colored dots, using an array of laser diodes emitting multiple wavelengths. Colored dots store more information than pits and spaces on optical disks because each colored dot represents ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475321 | Method of manufacturing electrode substrate An electrode substrate comprises a backing substrate carrying thereon a metal electrode layer and/or a recording layer, the layer or layers having a smooth surface area with a surface roughness of less than 1 nm by more than 1 μm2. The smooth ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6423173 | Process for making an ink jet image display A process for making an ink jet image display comprising: providing an ink jet recording element comprising a substantially transparent support having thereon, in the order recited, a base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous, in... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6309808 | Heat mode recording element A heat mode recording element is disclosed comprising a metal recording layer, preferably a bismuth layer, and a layer containing a roughening agent underneath the metal layer. An image is formed by exposure with intense laser light and the presence of th... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6268107 | Reversible optical information-recording medium Phase-change type, reversible optical information recording medium, being possible for recording, reproducing, erasing, and rewriting of information, by use of a laser beam. This invention, consists of recording thin film of ternary elements, for example,... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261992 | Reversible thermosensitive recording material and recording method and apparatus therefor A reversible thermosensitive recording material which includes a recording layer including an electron donating coloring agent and an electron accepting coloring developer and in which an image is reversibly formed and erased by appropriately heating and ... | 07/17/2001 |
