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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153195 | Dot size controlling primer coating for radiation curable ink jet inks The present invention provides a printing method for printing radiation-curable ink jet ink printing comprising a clear coat primer composition comprising: a low surface tension monofunctional alkyl acrylate monomer with a surface tension in the range of 23 to 31 dy... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133537 | Method of forming a multi-layered fiber A method for forming multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is applied to at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first poly... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7846500 | Latex-based overcoat for ink-jet printing applications Compositions, systems, and methods for protecting an ink-jet produced image printed on a substrate are provided. The composition can comprise a liquid vehicle and latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex particulates have a surface diele... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7842345 | Inkjet method and apparatus for printing an alignment layer An inkjet method of printing an alignment layer is presented. The method entails depositing drops of an alignment liquid on a substrate while moving a plurality of inkjet heads and/or the substrate relative to each other to form a first dropping line on the substrat... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7758922 | Pretreatment and/or precoating of nonabsorbent substrates and/or nonabsorbent support materials A method is disclosed of pretreatment and/or precoating of nonabsorbent substrates and/or nonabsorbent support materials, in particular of plastics, metals or glass, for ink printing or inkjet printing with water-based ink with a pretreatment solution and/or coating... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7491423 | Directed spatial organization of zinc oxide nanostructures A method for controllably forming zinc oxide nanostructures on a surface via an organic template, which is formed using a stamp prepared from pre-defined relief structures, inking the stamp with a solution comprising self-assembled monolayer (SAM) molecules, contact... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7473437 | Method of forming fluorescent image, fluorescent image, and ink-jet recording method A fluorescent recorded image and an image forming method capable of achieving the compatibility between fluorescence intensity and recorded matter density are provided. The image is composed of multiple layers formed from fluorescent ink, or preferably fluorescent i... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7390676 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384667 | System and method for producing simulated oil paintings A method and apparatus for producing simulated oil paintings by means of a variety of commercial software programs. A digital color image is created and printed on to a substrate. Also printed on to the same substrate and registered thereto, is a slow drying, clear,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384669 | Method for printing unidirectional and see-through graphics A convenient, time-efficient, easy-to-use method for creating a substrate covering comprising graphic images, such that the substrate covering can be substantially opaque to an observer looking from one side of the substrate (allowing him to see an image), yet the o... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7378130 | Method of making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article The present invention is directed to a method for making a graphically-printed component for an absorbent disposable article. The method comprises providing a molten polymer by feeding polymer chips into an extruder and melting the polymer chips. The molten polymer ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354145 | Reaction solution, set of reaction solution and ink, inkjet recording apparatus and image recording method A reaction solution to be used for image recording with an ink containing a coloring material in a dissolved or dispersed state in order to achieve a high level of image density with stability, wherein the reaction solution contains a polyvalent metal ion and an org... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353790 | Sealing arrangement and process for producing such sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for attachment to the contact surface of a device which is to be sealed includes one area opposite the contact surface containing at least two stiffening elements which are arranged in overlapping relation to one another at least at one point a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354808 | Resist composition and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same An object of the invention is to provide a resist composition which is possible to form a film by using a drawing means and which functions as a protective film used at the time of etching, adding impurities, or the like. In addition, an object is also to provide a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351660 | Process for producing high performance interconnects A method for fabricating high performance vertical and horizontal electrical connections in a three dimensional semiconductor structure. A dielectric film is imprinted with a stamp pattern at high vacuum and with precise temperature and stamping pressure control. Th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344665 | Coating die with expansible chamber device An apparatus comprising a die having at least one application slot. The slot is in fluid communication with a die cavity. An expansible chamber device is disposed within the die cavity and changes volume in response to changes in pressure within the expansible chamb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335399 | Process for imparting a wood color and grain to a substrate A kit and a process for using it to impart wood grain appearances are provided. According to the method, a base coat comprising an opaque, pigmented, water-based paint emulsion is applied to a wood-grain textured substrate and dried. Then, a pigmented, water-based g... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319003 | Arrays of probes for positional sequencing by hybridization This invention is directed to methods and reagents useful for sequencing nucleic acid targets utilizing sequencing by hybridization technology comprising probes, arrays of probes and methods whereby sequence information is obtained rapidly and efficiently in discret... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304780 | Backplane design for display panels and processes for their manufacture The present invention relates to a backplane design for display panels and processes for their manufacture. The invention provides cost-effective ways to manufacture a display panel because the manufacture does not involve the use of a patterned ITO substrate, flexi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303653 | Sizing agent and recording sheet having the same A sizing agent includes a vinyl copolymer having a repeating unit (i) having a quaternary amino group and a repeating unit (ii) derived from acrylic monomers having a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene, the ratio by mass, (i):(ii), of the repeating unit (i) to the repeatin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291361 | Image forming process, image-recorded article, liquid composition and ink-jet recording apparatus Disclosed herein is an image forming process for forming an image-recorded article having a coating layer on at least a part of an image formed, which comprises the steps of providing a liquid composition containing a polymer, providing an image-recorded article for... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285310 | Active energy ray curable aqueous ink, and ink-jet recording process, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same An active energy ray curable ink which is quickly polymerized by an active energy ray, high in crosslinking degree of a cured material formed, excellent in adhesive property, low in viscosity, excellent in long-term storability and also excellent in ejection stabili... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279195 | Method of forming metal fine particle pattern and method of forming electroconductive pattern A method of forming a metal fine particle pattern including forming a polymerization initiation layer on a support, wherein a polymer which has, in its side chain, a cross-linking group and a functional group having the ability to initiate polymerization is fixed by... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276184 | Surfactant assisted nanomaterial generation process A process for the preparation of nanoscale particulate material is described comprising: (i) combining one or more functional material to be precipitated as nanoscale particles and one or more surface active material in a compressed CO2 phase with a densi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261920 | Process for forming a patterned thin film structure on a substrate A process for forming a patterned thin film structure on a substrate is disclosed. A pattern is printed with a material, such as a masking coating or an ink, on the substrate, the pattern being such that, in one embodiment, the desired thin film structures will be f... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258117 | Heat-producing agglomerates and their application in flameless heaters and self-heating packaging A heat-producing agglomerate contains particles of an acidic component selected from acid anhydrides, acid salts, and mixtures thereof, or a basic component selected from bases, basic anhydrides, basic salts, and mixtures thereof, or a mixture of such acidic and bas... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253091 | Process for assembling three-dimensional systems on a chip and structure thus obtained A method for assembling an electronic system with a plurality of layers. Recesses in formed in one or more dielectric layers and electronic components are positioned within the recesses. One or more layers containing the components are placed on a host substrate con... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250253 | Immobilization of molecules on surfaces via polymer brushes The invention relates to polyfunctional polymer monolayers (polymer brushes) comprising a multitude of polymer chains attached to a surface, with each polymer chain comprising a multitude of units carrying at least on functional group which allows the interaction of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247349 | Method of self-assembly and optical applications of crystalline colloidal patterns on substrates This invention describes methods of synthesis and applications of planarized photonic crystals. Provided are simple, quick, reproducible and inexpensive methods that combine self-assembly and lithography to achieve the first examples of vectorial control of thicknes... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7241473 | Method of forming corrosion protection double coatings on prestressing strand and prestressing strand produced by the method To improve tensile strength without impairing flexibility and adhesion to concrete, and to form a thick coating in a surface layer part for preventing a basis material from being exposed by damage to the coating, a method of forming double coatings on a prestressing... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235111 | Polycondensates as dyeing promoters for hydrophobic polymer articles A process for dyeing or printing an article comprising a hydrophobic polymer, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is brought into contact with a condensation polymer obtained by condensation of at least one poly-hydroxyl-mono-carboxylic acid, prior to or simultaneously ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235284 | Recording sheets for ink jet printing There is described a recording sheet for ink jet printing comprising a polyethylene coated paper support having coated onto the front side of said support one ink receiving layer comprising a mixture of gelatin and rice starch. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232468 | Abrasion resistant and drapeable nonwoven fabric A method of forming abrasion resistant nonwoven fabrics by hydroentanglement includes providing a precursor web. The precursor web is subjected to hydroentanglement on a three-dimensional image transfer device to create a patterned and imaged fabric. Treatment with ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229586 | Process for tempering rapid prototype parts A rapid prototype tempering process comprises producing a rapid prototype part from a base material, creating voids in the rapid prototype part, and filling the voids with a filler material that changes at least one characteristic of the prototype part. The rapid pr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223635 | Oriented self-location of microstructures with alignment structures An electronic apparatus comprising one or more microstructures on a substrate and a method for fabricating the electronic apparatus. The microstructures have alignment structures that allow the microstructures to be oriented in receptacles having shapes that are com... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223438 | Patterning magnetic nanostructures A direct-write method for fabricating magnetic nanostructures, including hard magnetic nanostructures of barium hexaferrite, BaFe, based on nanolithographic printing and a sol-gel process. This method utilizes a conventional atomic force microscope tip, coated with ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217439 | Creation method of dyed drawing of plant matter The creation method of a dyed drawing includes a step of arranging of a mesh sheet on the surface of the canvas for the dyed drawing, arranging leaves and flowers on the upper surface of a mesh sheet, covering the plant matter with a synthetic resin sheet, creating ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214405 | Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 ... | 05/08/2007 |
