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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939130 | Method of forming a film of nanoparticles interlinked with each other using a polyfunctional linker The present invention relates to a method of forming a film of nanoparticles interlinked with each other using a polyfunctional linker. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7803424 | Method for manufacturing metal-carrying carbonaceous material A method for manufacturing a metal-carrying carbonaceous material is provided. The method comprises immersing a carbonaceous material in a metal-containing aqueous solution under vacuum, with stirring, and/or in the presence of a polar solvent, and then thermally tr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7704553 | Depositing nanometer-sized particles of metals onto carbon allotropes A process for depositing nanometer-sized metal particles onto a substrate in the absence of aqueous solvents, organic solvents, and reducing agents, and without any required pre-treatment of the substrate, includes preparing an admixture of a metal compound and a su... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7361430 | Carbon nanotube-polymer composite actuators The present invention discloses a carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polymer composite actuator and method to make such actuator. A series of uniform composites was prepared by dispersing purified single wall nanotubes with varying weight percents into a polymer matrix, followe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361626 | Supported catalyst The present invention relates to a Catalyst comprising a, preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nic... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354690 | Toner and method for producing the same, and, developer, toner-containing container, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and image forming method A toner producing method is provided, which comprises preparing toner base particles in an aqueous medium, wherein the toner base particles comprise resin fine particles, and forming a coating layer on the surface of the toner base particles, wherein the coating lay... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338686 | Method for producing conductive particles The present invention provides a low-cost method for producing conductive particles in a short period of time by simplifying pretreatment in electroless plating. The method for producing conductive particles includes the steps of: introducing a solution composed mai... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335418 | Semiconductor nanoparticle having high luminescence properties comprising an electron-donor group and a multilayered coating comprising a hydrophobic group Disclosed is a semiconductor nanoparticle having excellent chemical durability and high luminescence properties. The chemical durability of the particle is provided by coating the semiconductor nanoparticle having high luminescence properties dispersed in an organic... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316725 | Copper powders methods for producing powders and devices fabricated from same Copper metal powders, methods for producing copper metal powders and products incorporating the powders. The copper metal powders have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the metal particles in a co... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306823 | Coated nanoparticles and quantum dots for solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cells CIGS absorber layers fabricated using coated semiconducting nanoparticles and/or quantum dots are disclosed. Core nanoparticles and/or quantum dots containing one or more elements from group IB and/or IIIA and/or VIA may be coated with one or more layers containing ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300489 | Powder metallurgical compositions and parts made therefrom Metallurgical powder compositions are provided that include calcium aluminate additives, i.e., calcium aluminate or calcium aluminate containing powders, to enhance the machinability and durability of compacted and sintered parts made therefrom. The compositions gen... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294289 | Conductive powder and method for preparing the same Disclosed are conductive powder having a packing density of 68% by volume or more with a relative value preferably comprising 60 to 92% by weight of roughly spherical and silver-plated copper powder part of the surface of which has been coated with 3 to 30% by weigh... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261752 | Molten braze-coated superabrasive particles and associated methods A superabrasive particle coated with a solidified coating of a molten braze alloy that is chemically bonded to the superabrasive particle is disclosed and described. In one aspect, the reactive metal alloy may be chemically bonded to at least about 80% of an outer s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247259 | Processes for making aerogel-electrolyte-metal composites A process for making an aerogel-electrolyte-metal composite includes contacting an aerogel with an electrolyte to form an aerogel-electrolyte composite; contacting the aerogel-electrolyte composite with a metal precursor to form an aerogel-electrolyte-precursor comp... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226636 | Gold-coated nanoparticles for use in biotechnology applications A process of preparing gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles is disclosed and includes forming a suspension of magnetic nanoparticles within a suitable liquid, adding an amount of a reducible gold compound and a reducing agent to the suspension, and, maintaining the su... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217318 | Nacreous pigment and method for the manufacture thereof In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multi-layer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195723 | Colloidal solutions and nanocomposites of electrides and alkalides and methods of use A colloidal solution and/or nanocomposite having enhanced energy transfer between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of electrides and alkalides within a medium that effectively alters the mean free p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175912 | Super-paramagnetic composite particle with core/shell structure, preparation method and use thereof The invention relates to a super-paramagnetic composite particle with core/shell structure, preparation method and use thereof. The composite particle is consisted of a core portion and a shell portion coated on the surface of the core portion, wherein said core por... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172791 | Luminescent nanoparticles and methods for their preparation Methods for synthesizing luminescent nanoparticles and nanoparticles prepared by such methods are provided. The nanoparticles are prepared by a method in which an additive is included in the reaction mixture. The additive may be a Group 2 element, a Group 12 element... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160627 | Boron containing ceramic-aluminum metal composite and method to form the composite A boron containing ceramic-aluminum metal composite is formed by mixing a boron containing ceramic with a metal powder comprised of aluminum or alloy thereof, shaping the mixture into a porous preform, contacting the preform with an infiltrating metal comprised of a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153339 | Powder metallurgical compositions and methods for making the same Metallurgical powder compositions of the present invention include an iron based powder combined with a master alloy powder, as a mechanical property enhancing powder. The addition of master alloy powders has been found to enhance the mechanical properties of the fi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149349 | Scanning and detecting a number of images The disclosed a number of methods for scanning and individually detecting a number of images on a scanner platen. In one method, the scanner scans the platen one scanline after another and performs the following steps for each scanline. The method first detects and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141111 | Embedded pigments for ceramic products and oxides in the form of nanometric particles Described herein are embedded pigments consisting of a labile chromophore englobed in a coating of refractory and transparent material formed by nanomolecular particles, also described are oxides of refractory and transparent materials in the form of nanoparticles a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135054 | Nanoprisms and method of making them The invention is a novel photo-induced method for converting large quantities of silver nanospheres into nanoprisms, the nanoprisms formed by this method and applications in which the nanoprisms are useful. Significantly, this light driven process results in a collo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112369 | Nano-sized polymer-metal composites A polymer nanoparticle is provided. The nanoparticle includes an inner layer having alkenylbenzene monomer units. The nanoparticle further includes an outer layer having monomer units selected from conjugated dienes, alkylenes, alkenylbenzenes, and mixtures thereof.... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100851 | Method and apparatus for dispersing pigment in liquid medium The present invention provides an apparatus for dispersing pigment in a water-based or oil-based intermediate mixture for producing a coating composition comprising a mixer and a dispersing device, the mixer having a vacuum pump and capable of conducting a primary m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097686 | Nickel powders, methods for producing powders and devices fabricated from same Nickel powder batches and methods for producing nickel powder batches. The powder batches include particles having a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The present invention is also directed to devices incorporating the nickel ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048965 | Surface-covering article and methods of installing the same A surface-covering article and method of installing the same are described. The surface-covering article includes a top layer, a bottom layer, and reinforcing layer. The top layer is made of a first type of resin. The bottom layer is made of a second type of resin. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041151 | Electrochemical displacement-deposition method for making composite metal powders An electrochemical displacement-deposition method for making composite metal powders is described. The method is carried out by combining tungsten or molybdenum metal particles with particles of silver oxide or copper oxide in an aqueous hydroxide solution. Heat is ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029507 | Polishing using multi-metal oxide nanopowders Polishing powders of nanoscale dimensions are disclosed. Complex, multi-metal oxides are disclosed as constituents for chemical mechanical planarization, (CMP) as well as polishes for optical components, photonic devices, and other applications. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6977097 | Particle forming methods A particle forming method includes feeding a first set of precursors to a first energy application zone. Energy is applied to the first set of precursors in the first energy application zone effective to react and form solid particles from the first set of precursor... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974601 | Method of preparing positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery. The positive active material includes at least one compound represented by formulas 1 to 4: LixNi1-yMnyF2 (1) Lix | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972134 | Method of preparing positive active material for rechargeable lithium batteries A method of preparing for a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is provided. In this method, a lithiated compound to be coated and an organic solution or aqueous solution including a coating-element source are putted into a mixer, the mixture... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967011 | Method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials The invention relates to a method of synthesizing high-temperature melting materials. More specifically the invention relates to a containerless method of synthesizing very high temperature melting materials such as borides, carbides and transition-metal, lanthanide... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965190 | Surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device including an electrode formed from an electrode material represented by the composition formula MxVy wherein M is aluminum or an aluminum-copper alloy, V is vanadium, x+y=100 and 0.10≦y | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958308 | Deposition of dispersed metal particles onto substrates using supercritical fluids A method for producing dispersed metal particles on a substrate and the compositions produced is disclosed. A method for producing the particles comprises exposing an organometallic and a particulate substrate to supercritical or near supercritical fluid under condi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949289 | Impregnated glass fiber strands and products including the same The present invention provides an at least partially coated fiber strand comprising a plurality of glass fibers having a coating composition on at least a portion of at least one of the glass fibers, the coating composition comprising at least one coating comprising... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926751 | Conductive metal particles, conductive composite metal particles and applied products using the same Disclosed are provides conductive metal particles and conductive composite metal particles by which conductive materials having stable conductivity can be provided, and applied product thereof. The conductive metal particles have a number average particle dia... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926964 | Fuel tank for motor vehicle and method for producing the same Disclosed is a fuel tank for a motor vehicle whose inner face is processed with an inorganic coating agent comprising (A) fine particles carrying silver and/or copper and (B) inorganic fine particles, and the tank inhibits oxidation of the fuel such as gasoline or l... | 08/09/2005 |
