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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4058430 | Method for producing compound thin films A method is provided for growing highly oriented compound thin films on a substrate by subjecting the substrate to the vapor of a first single element which can react with the surface at a temperature sufficiently high for the reaction to occur which form... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4052520 | Process for coating a synthetic polymer sheet material with a durable abrasion-resistant vitreous composition There is disclosed a process for improving the adhesion of an evaporable glass coating on a synthetic polymer sheet material by the application of a base vitreous coating of a mixture of silicon dioxide and silicon monoxide by evaporating silicon monoxide... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051273 | Field effect transistor structure and method of making same An improved field effect transistor structure which reduces a leakage phenomenon, termed the "sidewalk" effect, between the semiconductor substrate and a conductive silicon dioxide layer disposed over the substrate. The improvement comprises forming a lay... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4045597 | Process for modifying amorphous carbon filaments A filamentary reinforcement product for composites used in applications requiring high strength and high modulus of elasticity materials, particularly under high temperature service conditions, comprising one mil thick or thicker coatings of boron or boro... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4022928 | Vacuum deposition methods and masking structure A coating of a perfluoropolyether compound is applied to surfaces for inhibiting the deposition of a source material by evaporating or sputtering within a vacuum, and for the deposition of such material onto irregular surfaces, voids, or holes of an objec... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4008082 | Method for producing an electrophotographic recording material In the fabrication of an electrophotographic recording material composed of a photoconductive layer of selenium, at least one selenium alloy, or at least one selenium compound applied to a conductive substrate, the quality and durability of the bond betwe... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4008084 | Metallic image forming material A metallic image forming article comprising a support, an intermediate layer comprising Al and a metal having an ionizing tendency lower than that of Al, and a photosensitive resin layer on the intermediate layer.... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3991234 | Process for coating a lens of synthetic polymer with a durable abrasion resistant vitreous composition There is disclosed a process for improving the adhesion of an evaporable glass coating on a synthetic polymer lens by the application of a base vitreous coating of a mixture of silicon dioxide and silicon monoxide by evaporating silicon monoxide under vac... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3985918 | Method for manufacturing a target for an image pickup tube A target for an image pickup tube having high sensitivity, low dark current and low amount of lag-image is manufactured by forming a hetero-junction by the evaporation process. A first layer of ZnSx Se1.sub.-x or Znu Cd | 10/12/1976 |
| 3964937 | Method of making a composite coating Disclosed is a composite coating for wear surfaces comprising a layer of vapor deposited titanium nitride overlying a layer of titanium carbide. The composite coating is formed by successive chemical vapor depositions of titanium carbide and titanium nitr... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3958042 | Method for manufacture of reflection-proof film This invention relates to a method for easily vacuum depositing a reflection-proof film having a required refractive index on a substrate such as of lens or semiconductor. Two or more substances each having a different refractive index are mixed in such a... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3933496 | Direct-positive photographic material and method for its production This invention relates to a photographic material yielding upon exposure a direct-positive image and to a process for the production of such material.... | 01/20/1976 |