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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416639 | Ink-jet recording method using dispersion of alumina hydrate Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising an alumina hydrate having an average pore radius of 20 to 200 ā« and a half breadth of pore radius distribution of 20 to 150 ā«. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410551 | Method of hot marking, and a multilayer structure for implementing such a method The invention relates to a hot marking method enabling decoration to be made on an article, the method comprising the steps consisting in: supplying a multilayer structure comprising a layer of varnish that hardens under the effect... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7381443 | Method for forming print with surface textures corresponding to printed image The hard copy has a transparent coat layer which is formed on an image recording surface of a recording medium on a side of which an image is recorded and covers at least a part of the image recording surface. The transparent coat layer has asperities corresponding ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364769 | Apparatus and method for formation of a wiring pattern on a substrate, and electronic devices and producing methods thereof A wiring pattern-forming apparatus, includes a transfer plate 15 for transferring a wiring material 11 arranged to form a wiring pattern onto a substrate 10, a wiring material feeder 2 for feeding the wiring material 11 onto the tr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361693 | Low density polymer beads Low density polymeric beads made by polymerizing monomeric building blocks into large crosslinked polymer molecules in porous, spherical bead form by droplet or suspension polymerization in the presence of a porogen. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341340 | Printed item having an image with a high durability and/or resolution A printed device is provided with an image printed thereon, having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. A printer and method are also provided to produce a high durability image by treating an item to be printed with plasma. In particular, a printer is pr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335394 | Substrate supporting frame A substrate supporting frame, a substrate supporting frame assembly including the frame, a method of framing a substrate using the frame, a method of fabricating a donor substrate using the substrate supporting frame assembly, and a method of fabricating an Organic ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335274 | Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprising a step of, in a state in which a transparent resin film is laid on a surface of a laminate sheet in which a pattern layer is placed on one surface of a base film of a thermoplastic resin, inserting the laminate she... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312178 | Base support for image recording medium and method of manufacturing the same and image recording medium A base support for an image recording material strikes a balance between high flatness and superb stiffness and is favorably available for various image recording mediums capable of providing high quality. The base support comprising at least base paper satisfying a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311954 | Multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components The invention relates to a multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components, comprising at least one support layer, whereby a first adhesive layer is at least partly provided on the underside of the support layer, characterised in that on the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7262555 | Method and system for discretely controllable plasma processing A method and system for plasma generation and processing includes a plurality of beam generators each locally controllable and configured for operation upon a single substrate. A control circuit couples to each of the plurality of beam generators with the control ci... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256057 | Methods for producing phosphor based light sources Methods for producing phosphor based light sources are disclosed. One method includes measuring an excitation light output of an LED, forming a plurality of phosphor film articles, measuring an optical characteristic of each of the plurality of phosphor film article... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253104 | Methods of forming particle-containing materials The invention includes methods of forming particle-containing materials, and also includes semiconductor constructions comprising particle-containing materials. One aspect of the invention includes a method in which a first monolayer is formed across at least a port... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244478 | Recording medium having ink-receiving layer and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a recording medium with an excellent productivity is provided. The method provides a recording medium having excellent ink absorbency and coloring property and includes an ink-receiving layer in which a binder is restricted and controlled. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244299 | Ink jet recording ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording ink comprising at least a copper phthalocyanine dye represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2): ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7208033 | Ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, and ink jet recording apparatus An ink comprising yellow colorants and a colorant having a phthalocyanine skeleton, in which the yellow colorants are at least a colorant represented by the following general formula I and C.I. Direct Yellow 132 ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205028 | Method for producing functional film A method for producing a functional film having at least one functional layer comprising a compressed layer of functional particles on a support, in which the method comprises applying a liquid in which the functional particles are dispersed onto a transfer support ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202007 | Method of forming patterned films This method forms a patterned film. The method prepares a transfer member having a transfer surface on which asperities are formed in accordance with a film pattern to be formed, performs stripping treatment on surfaces of at least ridges formed on the transfer surf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198819 | Substrate supporting frame A substrate supporting frame, a substrate supporting frame assembly including the frame, a method of framing a substrate using the frame, a method of fabricating a donor substrate using the substrate supporting frame assembly, and a method of fabricating an Organic ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189676 | Crosslinked copolymer dye-receiving layer The invention relates to a dye image receiver sheet comprising a dye-receiving layer comprising a cross-linked copolymer of polyester and a lubricator polymer, wherein said polyester component of said cross-linked copolymer is present in an amount of between 75% and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172991 | Integrated CD/DVD recording and labeling An integrated system for individually labeling a recording medium at the time that digital information is recorded thereon, by recording write data with a digital recorder on the read/write surface of the CD/DVD and recording image data by inducing visible color cha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172992 | Biguanide bleaching agent for a thermal-imaging receptor element The present invention provides a receptor element for use in thermal transfer imaging. The receptor element includes a coating having a polymeric binder and a biguanide bleaching agent. The biguanide bleaching agent is capable of bleaching an infrared-absorbing dye ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163598 | Optical waveguide and method for producing same An optical waveguide having a optical waveguide path capable of securing a high light propagation characteristic regardless of the type of a supporting base, provided with a multilayer circuit board, an optical waveguide path arranged on the multilayer circuit board... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160411 | Heat-setting label sheet The present invention relates to a heat-setting label sheet that is a polymeric transfer sheet that can be marked and transferred by the consumer. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of transferring the heat-setting label sheets. The heat-setting l... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156941 | Method for transferring a coating onto articles with warped surfaces The method of transferring a coating onto articles having skew surfaces comprises the steps of applying a coating on the articles, which coating is carried by a transfer support that has a pyrolysis temperature lower than a melting temperature of the coating, the co... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144613 | Recording medium, process for production thereof, and ink-jet recording method employing the medium In a recording medium having a porous ink-receiving layer containing alumina hydrate of boehmite structure formed on a base material, the alumina hydrate has crystallinity ranging from 15 to 80 and microcrystals of the alumina hydrate are directed to be parallel to ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141349 | Metal oxide coating A metal oxide coating and a method of forming the metal oxide coating are disclosed, wherein the metal oxide coating composition includes a metal oxide precursor of the metal oxide, the metal oxide, or a combination thereof, and a solvent of secondary or tertiary C | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135085 | Production method of decorative film A production method of a decorative film comprises a first step of laying a base film of a thermoplastic resin on a pattern layer of a transfer sheet in which the pattern layer is placed on one surface of a carrier film, thermally transferring the pattern layer onto... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119048 | Dry erase board for magnets A dry erase board that will accept writing, figures, and designs, while being erasable, and to which magnets will adhere. The board exhibits properties of a metallic board so that the surface of the board can receive magnets. The board can also be printed by silk-sc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105462 | Lamination of organic semiconductor Low temperature, ambient pressure processes are desired for fabrication of transistors on flexible polymer substrates. Lamination of semiconductors is such a process. The semiconductor is deposited on a donor substrate. The donor is positioned over a receiver substr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097898 | Printed article and production method of the same A printed article of the present invention is a printed article comprising: a substrate; (1) a toner image which is made of a thermoplastic resin containing wax component in an amount of 3 to 15 wt %, has a surface gloss level of 5ā40, and is formed on the substra... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077926 | Process for the production of variously painted and/or decorated artefacts by means of the technique of transfer from a sublimable color support Process for the production of variously decorated artefacts, comprising the steps of: preliminary preparation of the surfaces of the artefact, possible application of preliminary painting cycles or other surface treatments; covering or tight-wrapping up of the artef... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074495 | Recording material support, process for manufacturing the same, recording material and process for image formation The present invention aims to provide a recording material support having superior excellent surface smoothness and water resistance compared to the related art, to a process for efficiently manufacturing this recording material support, to a recording material whic... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060335 | Recording medium, method of manufacturing the same and image forming method A recording medium comprises a base member mainly made of pulp fibers and an ink receiving layer formed thereon containing an inorganic pigment and a binder. The recording medium shows a pore radius distribution having a peak attributable to pores in the base member... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037553 | Manufacturing process for ink-jet recording medium A method for producing an ink-jet recording medium, comprising the steps of: (a) shear processing a dispersion of pigment particles at a shear rate of 103 to 105 sā1; (b) mixing the dispersion of pigment particles with a water-solu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027660 | Images incorporating microstructures A method of generating an image incorporating a microstructure includes the steps of obtaining an original image, generating a microstructure, and rendering a region or the whole said original image with said microstructure. The operation of generating the microstru... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE39044 | Perimeter coating alignment A method of forming a scratch resistant color ink pattern of multi-color coatings (5) onto a see-through panel (6) with exact registration between successive color coatings of the pattern. The method of the invention includes the steps of: providing a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014895 | Ultraviolet (UV) post cure heat transfer label, method of making and using same An ultraviolet post cure heat transfer label for application to an item includes a carrier web, a release coat applied to the carrier web and a composition including a cationic ultraviolet curable ink applied to the release coat. The ink has a solvent in a concentra... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008671 | Recorded matter, method of producing recorded matter, method for improving image fastness, image fastness-improving agent, image fastness improving kit, dispenser, and applicator In order to provide a recorded matter having image fastness to light and gas, disclosed is a recorded matter having an ink-receiving layer of a porous structure, wherein the ink-receiving layer has an image region where an image is formed with a coloring material, w... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998005 | Method and apparatus for forming dye sublimation images in solid plastic Method for forming a dye sublimation image in a substrate, particularly a plastic substrate, and apparatus to perform the method. According to the method taught by the present invention, a substrate is disposed on a perforated platen and a dye carrier having an imag... | 02/14/2006 |
