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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7691444 | Preservatives for wood-based products The present invention relates to a method of using triadimefon and/or triadimenol as a preservative for the protection of glued wood-based products against attack and destruction of microorganisms, especially where the triadimefon and/or triadimenol is applied durin... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7393562 | Deposition methods for improved delivery of metastable species A method of providing material into a deposition chamber is provided. A reservoir is in fluid communication with the deposition chamber. A metastable specie is provided and contained within the reservoir prior to flowing the metastable specie from the reservoir into... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381446 | Sprayed preforms to forming structural members A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7323581 | Source reagent compositions and method for forming metal films on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition A metalorganic complex composition comprising a metalorganic complex selected from the group consisting of: metalorganic complexes comprising one or more metal central atoms coordinated to one or more monodentate or multidentate organic ligands, and complexed with o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288285 | Delivering organic powder to a vaporization zone A method for vaporizing organic materials and condensing them onto a surface to form a layer, comprising: providing a quantity of organic material in a powdered form in a first container; fluidizing the organic material in the first container and transferring such f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288286 | Delivering organic powder to a vaporization zone A method for vaporizing organic material and condensing it onto a surface to form a layer, comprising: providing a quantity of first organic material in a powdered form in a first container and a quantity of second organic material in a second container spaced from ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7226643 | Thermal pyrolysising chemical vapor deposition method for synthesizing nano-carbon material A thermal cracking chemical vapor deposition method for synthesizing a nano-carbon material is provided. The method includes steps of (a) providing a substrate, (b) spreading a catalyst on the substrate, (c) putting the substrate into a reactor, (d) introducing a ca... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214408 | Method of producing carbon fiber aggregate A method of producing an aggregate of hollow or solid carbon fibers is provided, which comprises the step of (i) heating a solution comprising carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur as components; or (ii) heating a vapor of a solution comprising carbon, oxygen, hydrog... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190708 | Annealed copper alloy electrodes for fluorine containing gas discharge lasers An excimer laser with a laser chamber containing a circulating laser gas containing fluorine and long-life, annealed, copper alloy electrodes. Electrode lifetime is increased by annealing them after the electrodes are machined. This annealing relieves the surface st... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7027561 | Dual-energy scanning-based detection of ionizing radiation A dual-energy scanning-based radiation detecting apparatus comprises a line detector; a device for scanning said line detector across an object while said line detector is exposed to an ionizing radiation beam, which has impinged on said object, to thereby record a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018676 | Method and device for manufacturing ceramics, semiconductor device and piezoelectric device A method for manufacturing ceramics includes a step of forming a ceramic film on a substrate by mixing a fine particle of a raw material species which becomes at least part of raw materials for ceramics with an active species, and feeding the mixed fine particle and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6946165 | Method and apparatus, with redundancies, for treating substrate plastic parts to accept paint without using adhesion promoters A method and device of treating an irregularly shaped article to prepare the article for painting is provided. The device includes a burner which can produce an adjustable flame tongue which can fit into crevices, openings and other irregular topographical features ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936547 | Gas delivery system for deposition processes, and methods of using same The present invention is generally directed to a novel gas delivery system for various deposition processes, and various methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, a deposition tool comprises a process chamber, a wafer stage adapted for holding a wafer p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916374 | Atomic layer deposition methods and atomic layer deposition tools An atomic layer deposition method includes positioning a plurality of semiconductor wafers into an atomic layer deposition chamber. Deposition precursor is emitted from individual gas inlets associated with individual of the wafers received within the chamber effect... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911091 | Environment exchange control for material on a wafer surface Systems and methods are described for environmental exchange control for a polymer on a wafer surface. An apparatus for controlling an exchange between an environment and a polymer on a surface of a wafer located in the environment includes: a chamber adapted to hol... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6872422 | Process for imparting and enhancement of colours in gemstone minerals and gemstone minerals obtained thereby The present invention provides a process for imparting colors to colorless gemstone/minerals and enhancing properties of gemstone/minerals by coating a thin/thick film of a particular material or multiple films of different materials on polished gemstones/minerals t... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6821568 | Method to form a finely divided distribution of lubricant droplets on a conveyor The interface between a moving conveyor belt and a work piece can be lubricated using an air driven stream of finely divided droplets of a lubricant composition. Droplets of a preferred size are directed by the air stream onto the conveyor with little waste of lubri... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6797334 | Method for forming gas cluster and method for forming thin film In order to deopsit a high-grade and extra-thin film without causing damage to the substrate at a relatively low temperature, the present invention provides a method for forming a cluster which is a lumpy group of atoms or molecules of a reactive substance at... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6787185 | Deposition methods for improved delivery of metastable species The invention includes a deposition system having a reservoir for containment of a metastable specie connected to a deposition chamber. The system includes a metastable specie generating catalyst within the reservoir. The invention includes an atomic layer depositio... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783800 | Manufacturing methods of water repellent member and inkjet head A method for manufacturing an inkjet head having orifice plates with improved ink-repellent properties and durability, including the step of forming the ink-repellent film on the surface of the substrate by using the gas deposition process is provided. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780224 | Method and apparatus for anti-microbial and related treatments Method and apparatus for treatment of air conditioning systems and the like provides an air treatment element (18) comprising a microbial control medium and an entrainment medium therefor. The air treatment element (18) is adapted to be placed on the u... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6767587 | Hydrophobic coating compositions, articles coated with said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a trif... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764873 | Semiconductor wafer including a low dielectric constant thermosetting polymer film and method of making same A semiconductor wafer provided with a thermosetting porous insulating film, wherein the insulating film is made porous, cured and polymerized on the wafer. The film is characterized by a very low dielectric constant based on its constituency and porosity, the latter... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716484 | Method and apparatus, with redundancies, for treating substrate plastic parts to accept paint without using adhesion promoters A method and device of treating an irregularly shaped article to prepare the article for painting is provided. The device includes a burner which can produce an adjustable flame tongue which can fit into crevices, openings and other irregular topographical features ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6511718 | Method and apparatus for fabrication of thin films by chemical vapor deposition A venturi mist generator creates a mist comprising droplets having a mean diameter less than one micron from liquid precursors containing multi-metal polyalkoxide compounds. The mist is mixed and then passed into a gasifier where the mist droplets are gas... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495378 | Ferroelastic lead germanate thin film and deposition method A Pb3 GeO5 phase PGO thin film is provided. This film has ferroelastic properties that make it ideal for many microelectromechanical applications or as decoupling capacitors in high speed multichip modules. This PGO film is uniquely ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6475570 | Diluent assisted lubrication of micromechanical devices A method and apparatus for delivering a fine mist of a lubricant to a micromechanical device. A mixture 402 of a lubricant and a diluent carrier fluid is held in a supply reservoir 404. The mixture is forced through a nebulizer tip 406 to produce a fine a... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6465052 | Method for production of nano-porous coatings A method for producing a nano-porous coating onto a substrate, including the steps of: (a) operating a twin-wire arc nozzle to heat and at least partially vaporize two wires of a metal for providing a stream of nanometer-sized vapor clusters of the metal ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6372364 | Nanostructure coatings A thin film product having a nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a temporary substrate opposite the nanostructured surface, a laminate product including the thin film and a final substrate attached to the nanostructured ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6265026 | Vapor phase deposition A method and apparatus for performing vapor phase deposition to form a monolayer coating on the surface of an article. A liquid coating reagent is provided in a flow passageway extending into the process chamber. A carrier gas is flowed through the flow p... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6258733 | Method and apparatus for misted liquid source deposition of thin film with reduced mist particle size A mass flow controller controls the delivery of a precursor to a mist generator. The precursor is misted utilizing a venturi in which a combination of oxygen and nitrogen gas is charged by a corona wire and passes over a precursor-filled throat. The mist ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6217937 | High throughput OMVPE apparatus A cold wall reactor having inner and outer walls defining an annular reactor cell. A susceptor is rotatably mounted in the cell, and received wafers to be treated by gases flowing axially through the cell. The outer wall of the reactor is normally cooled,... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6110531 | Method and apparatus for preparing integrated circuit thin films by chemical vapor deposition A mist is generated by a venturi from liquid precursors containing compounds used in chemical vapor deposition, transported in carrier gas through tubing at ambient temperature, passed into a heated zone where the mist droplets are gasified at a temperatu... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106890 | Method for forming a thin film of ultra-fine particles and an apparatus for the same A method and apparatus for forming a thin film of ultra-fine particles on a base body having a fine hole or groove with a large aspect ratio (larger than one). The ultra-fine particles are smaller than 0.1 μm in diameter and are made from evaporated mate... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5989648 | Plasma generation of supported metal catalysts The present invention relates to a method of producing catalytic materials which comprises passing an aerosol comprising a mixture of metal powder and support through a plasma torch.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5945163 | Apparatus and method for depositing a material on a substrate Apparatus (12, 12a) and a method for depositing a material on a substrate (G) utilizes a distributor (22) including a heated permeable member (24) through which a carrier gas and a material are passed to provide a vapor that is deposited on a conveyed sub... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5786023 | Method and apparatus for the freeform growth of three-dimensional structures using pressurized precursor flows and growth rate control Method and apparatus for the selective heat-induced deposition of solid material from gas-phase or super-critical fluids to produce three-dimensional parts by pyrolysis of the fluids. The apparatus involves computer/feedback control of the evolving shape ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5745162 | Telecommunication terminal having delayed activation, and a method for use therein Acoustic information which is generated via telecommunications terminals such as ordinary telephone sets may reach a videotelephone located at the other end of a telecommunications connection in an insufficiently clear degree, if at all, while the videote... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5672394 | Electrodes of improved service life A method of preparing electrodes is now described, which electrodes have enhanced adhesion of subsequently applied coatings combined with excellent coating service life. In the method, a substrate metal, such as a valve metal as represented by titanium, i... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672382 | Composite powder particle, composite body and method of preparation A composite powder particle, consisting of a core and a coating, and consisting either completely or partly of a superhard matter different from that of the core, and being prepared by means of a special method, at which the superhard matter is at least p... | 09/30/1997 |
