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| 8187673 | Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products thereof or produced thereby The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as “dip pen” nanolithography (DPN). DPN utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a “pen,” a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as “paper,” and ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182871 | Method of making topographically patterned coatings Methods of forming patterned coatings are disclosed. The methods include the steps of disposing a composition onto a substrate to form a liquid coating on the substrate and removing or providing energy through a first pattern of areas on the liquid coating to form a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178163 | Gradient fabrication to direct transport on a surface The present invention discloses gradients and methods of forming gradients. The gradients can form a component of a molecular machine, such as those disclosed herein. The molecular machines of the present invention can perform a range of tasks including nanoparticle... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173215 | Continuous ink jet ink compositions The invention relates to continuous ink jet printing of an aqueous pigmented ink composition recycled from a main ink supply reservoir, employing a printer with a fluid delivery system capable of measuring the ink electrical resistivity, and providing needed quantit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163345 | Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as “dip pen” nanolithography (DPN). Capillary transport of molecules from the SPM tip to the solid substrate is used in DPN to directly write patterns consisting of a relatively small collection of molecul... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8142849 | Recording media, recording media-ink set, inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus To provide an inkjet recording method including: flying ink by application of stimulation to the ink to form an image on a recording media, wherein the recording media has at least one barrier layer of 10 m or less in thickness on at least one surface of a substrate... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133535 | Antipenetrating agent, solvent ink for inkjet printing and printing method An antipenetrating agent is to be added to a solvent ink for preventing penetration of the solvent ink into a medium to be printed. The antipenetrating agent includes inorganic fine particles and a resin soluble in an organic solvent. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133534 | Methods and compositions for forming patterns with isolated or discrete features using block copolymer materials Methods of directing the self assembly of block copolymers on chemically patterned surfaces to pattern discrete or isolated features needed for applications including patterning integrated circuit layouts are described. According to various embodiments, these featur... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133536 | Liquid coating method, liquid coating device, and method of manufacturing radiation detector The liquid coating method includes the step of ejecting droplets from nozzles of a recording head onto an imaging region of a surface of a substrate placed on a support plate, wherein a dot pitch φ that is an interval between landing positions of the droplets on th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128993 | Anisotropic nanotube fabric layers and films and methods of forming same Methods for forming anisotropic nanotube fabrics are disclosed. In one aspect, a nanotube application solution is rendered into a nematic state prior to its application over a substrate. In another aspect, a pump and narrow nozzle assembly are employed to realize a ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124182 | Application of insulating coating Systems and methods for discontinuously applying an insulating primer to a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) component are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for mitigating electrical surface discharges from a CFRP component includes first applying an insul... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8097304 | Method of forming nano-particle array by convective assembly, and convective assembly apparatus for the same A method of forming a nano-particle array by convective assembly and a convective assembly apparatus for the same are provided. The method of forming nano-particle array comprises: coating a plurality of nano-particles by forming a coating layer; performing a first ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084092 | Water-insoluble colorant dispersion, production method thereof, and recording liquid, ink set, image-forming method and image-forming apparatus using the same A water-insoluble colorant dispersion prepared by a production method including a step of codissolving a water-insoluble colorant and a polymer compound having one or more acid groups selected from carboxylic acid group, sulfonic acid group and phosphoric acid group... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084090 | Aqueous ink for inkjet recording The present invention relates to (1) a water dispersion for ink-jet printing which includes a self-dispersible pigment (A) containing a salt-forming group and polymer particles (B) containing a constitutional unit derived from a salt-forming group-containing monomer... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084091 | Non-aqueous quinacridone dispersions using dispersion synergists A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a quinacridone pigment, a polymeric dispersant, and a dispersion synergist in a non-aqueous dispersion medium wherein the dispersion synergist is a quinacridone derivative substituted on one of the two nitrogen atoms of the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071168 | Micrometric direct-write methods for patterning conductive material and applications to flat panel display repair A new, low temperature method for directly writing conductive metal traces with micron and sub-micron sized features. In this method, a flat beam is used, such as an AFM cantilever, with or without a tip, to draw traces of metal precursor ink onto a substrate. The d... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071169 | Droplet discharge method, electro-optical device, and electronic device A droplet discharge method includes performing a plurality of scans in which a discharge head and a substrate are scanned relative to each other, discharging droplets of a plurality of types of functional liquid from the discharge head onto a plurality of prescribed... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067063 | Stretch composites and methods of making the composite A stretch composite having one or more elastomeric members disposed on at least one region of an extensible fibrous substrate to provide stretch properties to a targeted region of the substrate. The composite has been incrementally stretched to at least partially br... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057857 | Phase separation in patterned structures Novel phase-separation behavior by a mixture, including binary mixture, of patterning compounds, including alkanethiols, when deposited onto a surface, including a gold surface, using micro and nano-deposition tools such as tip and stamp methods like micro-contact p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8039055 | Method to increase the efficiency of polymer drag reduction for marine and industrial applications A method for increasing the efficiency of additive drag reduction by establishing a drag-reducing viscoelastic coating on a surface. The method includes mixing a polymer into a concentrated solution that has approximately the same density as a fluid flowing over the... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034412 | Treatment of items A method of forming a ramp of material on a stepped portion of an item, comprises applying material in liquid form to the item in the vicinity of the stepped portion, the liquid having properties such that the liquid moves by capillary attraction to the stepped port... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012538 | Method of manufacturing at least one projecting section of nozzle plate, nozzle plate, inkjet head and image forming apparatus A method of manufacturing at least one projecting section of a nozzle plate used in a liquid ejection head, includes: a partial lyophilic rendering step of rendering a lyophilic characteristic to a portion of a lyophobic film provided on an ejection surface side of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998528 | Method for direct fabrication of nanostructures An all-additive method for direct fabrication of nanometer-scale planar and multilayer structures comprises the steps of acquiring a transferable material with a submillimeter-scale tip, depositing at least a portion of the acquired first transferable material at a ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989026 | Method of use of epoxy-containing cycloaliphatic acrylic polymers as orientation control layers for block copolymer thin films Disclosed herein is a method of controlling the orientation of microphase-separated domains in a block copolymer film, comprising forming an orientation control layer comprising an epoxy-containing cycloaliphatic acrylic polymer on a surface of a substrate, irradiat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989025 | Film forming method, method for manufacturing organic electroluminescent device, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic apparatus A film forming method for forming a film including arranging a liquid composition on a substrate and drying the liquid composition, the liquid composition being obtained by dissolving a functional material in a solvent with a plurality of species of liquid mixed the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964242 | Formation of carbon-containing material A method includes forming ionic clusters of carbon-containing molecules, which molecules have carbon-carbon sp2 bonds, and accelerating the clusters. A surface of a substrate is irradiated with the clusters. A material is formed on the surface using the c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959974 | Nanotube assembly Methods and articles providing for precise aligning, positioning, shaping, and linking of nanotubes and carbon nanotubes. An article comprising: a solid surface comprising at least two different surface regions including: a first surface region which comprises an ou... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954166 | Independently-addressable, self-correcting inking for cantilever arrays An improved method of loading tips and other surfaces with patterning compositions or inks for use in deposition. A method of patterning is described, the method comprising: (i) providing at least one array of tips; (ii) providing a plurality of patterning compositi... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951424 | Selective placement of carbon nanotubes on oxide surfaces The present invention provides a method for the selective placement of carbon nanotubes on a particular surface. In particular, the present invention provides a method in which self-assembled monolayers formed on an unpatterned or patterned metal oxide surface are u... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951423 | Surface-structured substrate and production thereof The invention relates to a method for production of a surface-structured substrate, comprising the steps: (i) production of a first substrate, nanostructured with inorganic nanoclusters on at least one surface, (ii) application of a substrate material for a second s... | 05/31/2011 |
| RE42372 | Apparatus for dispensing liquid crystal and method for controlling liquid crystal dropping amount A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus and a method of controlling a liquid crystal dropping amount are provided to drop liquid crystal onto a substrate corresponding to at least one unit panel area. In one aspect, the apparatus uses a liquid crystal dispensing unit ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939132 | Film pattern forming method for forming a margin band and filling the margin band A film pattern forming method is for forming a film pattern on a predetermined region of a substrate that has a predetermined shape. The film pattern forming method includes: rendering a surface of the substrate liquid-repellent; applying droplets of a liquid contai... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939133 | Method of transferring patterned non-densely packed interfacial particle films onto substrates A process for transferring patterned non-densely packed interfacial particle films onto substrates by providing a substrate, modifying the substrate so that it is non-water wetting, providing an interfacial film of charged particles, applying a surface modifying pro... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931939 | Dyeing method of aluminum-based member, and aluminum-based member In a dyeing method of an aluminum-based member, a first color forming material is held in a hole of a first region of an anodized film, a second color forming material is held in holds of a second region that is smaller than the first region by diagonally spraying, ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914850 | Method for producing nanostructures on a substrate A method for producing nanostructures on a substrate, by dripping a solution of nanostructure-forming material in water onto the substrate heated to a temperature above the temperature at which a drop of the solution is initially suspended on a vapor cushion after b... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7897211 | Method for forming film pattern and method for manufacturing an organic EL device, a color filter substrate and a liquid crystal display device A method for forming a film pattern made of a high-performance material by arranging a functional fluid on a base substrate and drying the functional fluid, the functional fluid being the high-performance material dissolved or dispersed in a solvent is provided. The... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897212 | Method of marking material, marked and verification of genuineness of a product The invention relates to the marking of a material (18) with identifier marks (16), the material thus marked, and verification of the genuineness of a product on the basis of the marks. In accordance with the invention, an optical brightener is incorpo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897213 | Methods for contained chemical surface treatment An apparatus, system and method for preparing a surface of a substrate using a proximity head includes applying a non-Newtonian fluid between the surface of the substrate and a head surface of the proximity head. The non-Newtonian fluid defines a containment wall al... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7867561 | Circuit pattern forming method and circuit pattern forming device A circuit pattern forming method includes a first ejection step of ejecting large droplets of a circuit pattern forming liquid onto a substrate, by causing a liquid ejection head to scan the substrate, to form first dots of the liquid on the substrate with gaps betw... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867562 | Method of controlling coating edge thickness in a web process One method for controlling edge thickness includes applying a coating to a moving substrate, thereby forming a film having a cross direction and a machine direction and one or more edges. The method also includes modifying a thickness of a first portion of the coati... | 01/11/2011 |
