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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168257 | System and method for printing a pattern on footwear The invention provides a method for applying a pattern onto the upper of a shoe or other footwear. The footwear is preferably made by injection molding where raw materials are injected into a mold to form the shape of a footwear. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8137751 | Hierarchical structures for superhydrophobic surfaces and methods of making Embodiments of methods of making superhydrophobic structures comprise depositing a polymer mold onto a silicon surface comprising a plurality of microasperities, removing the polymer mold after the polymer mold has hardened, depositing a liquid epoxy resin into the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8105650 | Ink set for inkjet recording and image recording method An ink set for inkjet recording is provided. The ink set includes: at least one kind of ink composition that contains self-dispersing polymer particles, a color material, a hydrophilic organic solvent and water; and a reaction liquid capable of forming an aggregate ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7939134 | Method for gumming a lithographic printing plate A method for gumming a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate including a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas, and b) jetting a gum solution with an inkjet printer to produce a ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7846501 | Method of making opaque printed substrate Methods for making packaged consumer products are described. The methods generally include the steps of providing an opaque printed substrate, providing a plurality of individually wrapped disposable absorbent articles, and forming a package for containing the wrapp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7709057 | Method for masking selected regions of a substrate Described herein is a method for providing a clean edge at the interface of a portion of a substrate coated with a coating system and an adjacent portion of the substrate which is uncoated. The method includes the step of forming a zone of non-adherence on the subst... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7407688 | Process for recycling waste FRP The present invention provides a process for recycling waste FRP which can simply and effectively reuse waste FRP. This process comprises the steps of mixing a cellulose fine powder derived from wood, a resin powder, and an FPR powder derived from waste FRP, to obta... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7370576 | Stencil printing method for printing water-based ink A stencil printing method employs a stencil printing machine comprising: a drum which is rotatable and has a outer peripheral wall formed by an ink impermeable member and in which a stencil sheet is mounted on a surface of the outer peripheral wall; an ink supply de... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357959 | Method, apparatus and system for producing components with a pre-determined outer surface appearance, especially for front panels of kitchen units The invention relates to a method for the production of components with a pre-determined surface appearance, in particular for front panels of kitchen units, whereby the components are printed with a pre-determined pattern by means of a printing method which may be ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7285305 | Multilayered wiring board, method of producing multilayered wiring board, electronic device and electronic apparatus A method of producing a multilayered wiring board having at least two wiring layers (wiring patterns 17, 31), polyamide 22 (an interlayer insulation film) between the wiring layers, and an interlayer conducting post (a conductor post) 18 for con... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279194 | Thin film formation apparatus and method of manufacturing self-light-emitting device using thin film formation apparatus A means of effectively applying an organic EL material application liquid with good application liquid cut-off is provided. A heater and an ultrasonic oscillator are formed in a thin film formation apparatus when applying the application liquid, and heat and ultraso... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267838 | Method for applying a film of sample to a sample carrier A method for applying a sample film to a sample carrier for subsequent spectroscopic analysis is described, comprising providing a quantity of sample in liquid state, providing a sample carrier having at least one sample position, applying the quantity of sample in ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261928 | Package coating, processes of making, and packaging systems A package coating is processed by applying a plurality of aqueous mixtures over a substrate. The aqueous mixtures each include a combination of pigments and binders. A packaging article is also disclosed that is made from the package coating on a substrate. Addition... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252861 | Methods of and apparatus for electrochemically fabricating structures via interlaced layers or via selective etching and filling of voids Multi-layer structures are electrochemically fabricated by depositing a first material, selectively etching the first material (e.g. via a mask), depositing a second material to fill in the voids created by the etching, and then planarizing the depositions so as to ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227051 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing article includes a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid-impervious backsheet, a liquid-absorbent core interposed between the top- and backsheets, a pair of liquid-impervious leak-barrier sheets and a pair of elastically stretchable sheets. Each po... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198826 | Providing a surface layer or structure on a substrate The present invention provides a method of providing a surface layer or structure on a substrate. The method includes ink jet printing spaced first segments of the surface layer or structure material on the substrate and drying or curing the first segments. Addition... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198816 | Droplet ejection method of forming a film A droplet ejection patterning method of ejecting a dispersion formed by dispersing a convectable dispersoid in a dispersion medium onto a substrate including a lyophilic region and a lyophobic region. Due to a concentration difference of the dispersion, the disperso... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192622 | Process of masking cooling holes of a gas turbine component Process of masking cooling holes of a gas turbine component with an external surface, comprising a cavity and a plurality of cooling holes before coating the gas turbine component, comprising the steps of first applying a mask material to the cooling holes so that t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163712 | Microstamping activated polymer surfaces Methods of attaching a ligand to a surface are described that include contacting a surface with a substrate containing an amphiphilic comb polymer. The substrate is configured to provide a pattern of the amphiphilic comb polymer on a selected region of the surface. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150089 | Enhanced heat transfer for housings An apparatus that has housing for containing objects. The housing has two heat-conducting partial-boundaries having an interface between them. The apparatus also has a medium for enhancing heat transfer across the interface. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131380 | EB pattern profile printing The present invention provides a printing process and a printed product in which a coating is combined with an additive that lowers the surface tension of the dried coating. The coating pattern is printed on a substrate, and is cured using electron beam (“EB”) p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7087008 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation Disclosed are apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation. The apparatus includes a TMS coil which when energized generates an electric field substantially parallel to a long axis of the coil and substantially normal to a surface of the c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066472 | Conductive seal as well as a method and apparatus for its production A conductive seal that is formed on a first sealing surface by extruding an elastically curing material intermixed with conductive particles is in addition intermixed with magnetic particles. After applying the material to the first sealing surface, its cross sectio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059844 | Process for producing a casing providing a screen against electromagnetic radiation A process for producing a casing acting as a screen against electromagnetic radiation, more particularly intended for electronic operational elements, comprising a screening profile arranged in a predetermined portion of at least one part of the casing, said screeni... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052730 | Document security processes A process for generating on a substrate, such as a document, a security mark comprised of a glossy ink containing a colorant. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040230 | Achieving at low cost improved print quality and high gloss and recyclability on paper or paperboard substrates on sheetfed or webfed printing presses A method of reducing the paper or paperboard costs to the owners of a press in the printing of ink on paper or paperboard substrates. The method including providing a press with one or more printing stations. Before feeding the substrates involved to an ink printing... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037013 | Ink-receptive card substrate In a method of forming an ink-receptive card substrate, an ink-receptive material is provided. The ink-receptive material includes a backing layer and an ink-receptive coating on a surface of the backing layer. Next, a card member is provided. Finally, the ink-recep... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018692 | Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same A fabric includes a fabric substrate and a plurality guard plate assemblies affixed to the fabric substrate in a spaced relationship to each other. Each guard plate assembly includes a first layer of material affixed to the fabric substrate and a second layer of mat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014735 | Method of fabricating a belt and a belt used to make bulk tissue and towel, and nonwoven articles and fabrics A method for manufacturing a belt and a belt for use in the production of bulk tissue and towel, and of nonwoven articles and fabrics, requires the application of a sacrificial material onto a base substrate in a predetermined pattern which is to be imparted onto pr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005043 | Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005162 | Methods of fixing ink The invention provides methods for providing improved image quality and water resistance of dye based ink images on substrates using aqueous dispersed mordants and dispersed hydrophobic materials. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991830 | Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured upper surface A process for the manufacturing of a decorative surface element, which element comprises a base layer and a decorative upper surface. A wetting repellent lacquer is printed in a predetermined pattern on the decorative upper surface. The wetting repellent lacquer cov... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6984421 | Encapsulation for an electrical component and method for producing the same Encapsulating a component structure includes applying a fluid, light-sensitive first reactive resin layer to a surface of a component substrate containing the component structure, exposing and developing the first reactive resin layer so as to form a frame structure... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979141 | Identification cards, protective coatings, films, and methods for forming the same The present invention relates to a protective film for application to a card member and forming identification cards having protective films. The method of applying protection to a card member includes providing a protective film. The protective film includes a prot... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969160 | Ballistic aerosol marking apparatus A toner gating apparatus for supplying toner through an aperture to a gas channel having a propellant stream. The toner gating apparatus has a traveling wave grid having electrodes. A first gating electrode is located proximate a first side of the aperture. A second... | 11/29/2005 |
