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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261921 | Method of producing an enhanced painted appearance A method of creating an image with an antique appearance includes the step of providing an image formed with an image-forming component on a fibrous material. The image is then antiqued by dissolving the image-forming component with a first chemical solution. The im... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7125462 | Method of making vehicle windshield using coating mask A water soluble mask is formed on a substrate. Thereafter, a coating (e.g., low-E coating) is formed on the substrate in at least one select area over the mask and in at least one area where the mask is not provided. After the coating has been formed, water is used ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122122 | Molecular imprinting of solute on cellulose/silica composite, and products and uses thereof A cellulose/silica composite useful as a filter material is highly selective towards a solute that has been molecularly imprinted upon an inorganic gel coating formed on the cellulose. The filter material provides dual filtering functionality, as both a selective mo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090890 | Modification of polymer optoelectronic properties after film formation by impurity addition or removal The methods of this invention involve modification of the properties of an organic film after it has been deposited by either adding new components into it from its top or bottom surface, or by causing components to leave the film from its top or bottom surface. In ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083665 | Highlightable marking composition, method of highlighting the same, highlightable marking composition kit, and highlighted marking composition complex A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7014888 | Method and structure for fabricating sensors with a sacrificial gel dome A method and structure that protects interior electrical components of a pressure sensor (4) from corrosive particles using a sacrificial gel dome (30) to form a vent (34) in a protective gel (32) that covers electrical components that ca... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004752 | Method of forming a candle with multiple peelable color layers A wax core is dipped multiple times in liquid clear wax and water sequentially. Thereafter, the candle is dipped multiple times in a liquid pigmented wax to form a first pigmented layer. When the desired shade is achieved, one or more layers of clear wax is added. T... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6905539 | Black eradicable ink, methods of eradication of the same, eradicable ink kit, and eradicated ink complex A shear-thinning eradicable ink including water, a dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, methine dyes, and a solvent, wherein the ink has a shear-thinning index in the range of about 0.35 to about 1.0; a kit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872512 | Method of forming resist pattern A method of forming a resist pattern effectively controls the manner/style and the amount of modification of a resist pattern in its reflowing process, realizing a desired resist pattern with a desired accuracy even if the deformation amount of the resist pattern is... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6833162 | Colored nanolithography on glass and plastic substrates A process for generating colored nanolithography patterns of parallel lines or cross pattern lines on a glass or plastic substrate, said process consisting the steps of pressing a polycarbonate or aluminium mold obtained from a compact disk on a glass or plastic sur... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805903 | Method of forming optical thin film A method for forming an optical thin film used for optical elements of laser systems including high-energy lasers and an optical element of optical apparatuses is provided. The optical thin film can be easily formed on a desired substrate with reproducibility by vap... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6770323 | Methods for forming tunable molecular gradients on substrates A method for forming a chemically patterned surface includes subjecting a surface of a substrate to a fluid including a component such that the component reacts with the surface to form a first distribution of the component on the surface. Thereafter, the surface is... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6713128 | Alkylsiloxane-containing epoxy resin composition, surface modifying method using the same, ink-jet recording head and liquid-jet recording apparatus An alkylsiloxane-containing epoxy resin composition can suitably be used as water-repellent agent or a water-repellent coating to be advantageously applied to areas that are apt to be brought into contact with solutions and substances containing one or more than one... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6620457 | Method for thermal barrier coating and a liner made using said method A method of applying a thermal barrier coating system to a metal piece having cooling holes angled in a first direction and cooling holes angled in a second direction. The method includes spraying a bond coat on a first surface of the piece at angles with... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6586045 | Method for producing a pattern on fabric A method for creating a pattern by applying varying concentrations of pigment in water to a synthetic fabric and allowing the pigment to bleed and preferably to reverse bleed. A pleated window shade having an Aurora Borealis like pattern is also provided.... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6565920 | Edge bead removal for spin-on materials containing low volatility solvents fusing carbon dioxide cleaning Methods are provided for removing edge beads from spin-on films. A spin-on film is removed from a region of a surface of a spin-coated substrate adjacent to an edge of the surface by spinning the spin-coated substrate, expanding a fluid through a nozzle t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558733 | Method for etching a micropatterned microdepot prosthesis An implantable prosthesis, for example a stent, is provided having one or more micropatterned microdepots formed in the stent. Depots are formed in the prosthesis via chemical etching and laser fabrication methods, including combinations thereof. They are... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6524775 | Edge bead remover for thick film photoresists An edge bead remover for a photoresist composition disposed as a film on a surface, consisting essentially of a solvent mixture comprising from about 50 to about 80 parts by weight, based on the weight of the solvent mixture, of at least one di(C1 | 02/25/2003 |
| 6267052 | Printing with differential receptivity A method of imaging a substrate is disclosed, the method consisting of applying a first layer to the substrate to form a "print pattern" and a second step of presenting an "addressed design" to the substrate both within an outside the area of the print pa... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6268017 | Method for providing a partial plating A method for providing a partial plating to a lead pin, comprising the steps of plating an entire surface of the lead pin; covering a first part of a plated surface of the lead pin by a gel member; and subjecting a second part of the plated surface of the... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6210753 | Process for producing structured coatings made of polyurethane foam A process for producing decorative, three-dimensionally structured coatings from polyurethane foam on a substrate. A foamable mixture based on a one-component or two-component system is applied to the substrate to be coated, optionally under pressure. The... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6092461 | Heat-sensitive stencil, process of fabricating same and method of producing printing master using same A heat-sensitive stencil including a porous support, and a thermoplastic resin film laminated on the support and having a surface smoothness of at least 10,000 seconds. The stencil is fabricated by bonding a thermoplastic resin film to a porous support wi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6004620 | Method of unblocking an obstructed cooling passage A method of coating a component (6) having at least one passage (16) entirely therethrough. The method comprising the steps of applying a coating (28) to a region of the surface (22) of the component (6), adjacent to one end of the passage. Then directing... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001542 | Process and system for flattening secondary edgebeads on resist coated wafers A method and system of flattening resist mounds formed during a wet edgebead operation. The wet edgebead operation is used to remove edgebeads formed when a resist material is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. Solvent is introduced to the semiconductor ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5952038 | Process for forming phosphor screen of monochrome cathode ray tube and phosphor screen produced thereby This invention provides a process for forming a phosphor screen of a monochrome cathode ray tube (projection tube) which has an improved luminance remaining property. The phosphor particles are settled on an inner surface of a glass bulb with a binder of ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935646 | Molecular sieving silica membrane fabrication process A process for producing a molecular sieve silica membrane comprising depositing a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one organic constituent and at least one inorganic constituent on a porous substrate material and removing at least a po... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5928721 | Coated airbag fabric The present invention provides a coated fabric, including a lightly fused coating of thermoplastic powder material dispersed across at least a portion of a fabric substrate to a degree at which the air permeability is reduced to a level not greater than 1... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5874202 | Process and system for flattening secondary edgebeads on resist coated wafers A method and system of flattening resist mounds formed during a wet edgebead operation. The wet edgebead operation is used to remove edgebeads formed when a resist material is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. Solvent is introduced to the semiconductor ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5824362 | Platemaking process for perforating stencil printing sheet A process for platemaking a stencil printing sheet having a solvent-soluble resin layer wherein a solvent is selectively fed to the resin layer so that only the solvent contacts a surface thereof thereby perforating the solvent-soluble layer.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820921 | Method of producing a cathode ray tube A phosphor layer is formed on an inside surface of a panel of a glass bulb comprising the panel and funnel connected with each other. A nozzle sprays an organic solvent lacquer on the phosphor layer to form a lacquer intermediate film under conditions of ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5770275 | Molecular sieving silica membrane fabrication process A process for producing a molecular sieve silica membrane comprising depositing a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one organic constituent and at least one inorganic constituent on a porous substrate material and removing at least a po... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5763016 | Method of forming patterns in organic coatings films and layers Water-free, gaseous sulfur trioxide is used as an agent to form patterns in organic coatings, films, and layers, including photoresists, by etching areas exposed to the agent through an overlying mask or by developing a latent image of the desired pattern... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5750317 | Process and system for flattening secondary edgebeads on resist coated wafers A method and system of flattening resist mounds formed during a wet edgebead operation. The wet edgebead operation is used to remove edgebeads formed when a resist material is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. Solvent is introduced to the semiconductor ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5741559 | Laser peening process and apparatus The invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving properties of a solid material by providing shock waves therethrough. Laser shock processing is used to provide the shock waves. The method includes applying a water based coating to a portion ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5721007 | Process for low density additive flexible circuits and harnesses An additive electrical circuit (5) on a flexible substrate (1) fabricated by; metallization of the substrate, applying a mask pattern comprising a plating resistant material, applying a conductive circuit material in a circuit pattern that is uncovered by... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5707904 | Fabric for backlit signs and awnings An awning fabric for use with a backlit sign of the type having a light source disposed on one side of the awning fabric. The awning fabric includes a scrim and a translucent coating on at least one side of the scrim. The scrim is treated with an optical ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5695908 | Process for preparing printing plate There are disclosed a process for preparing a printing plate which comprises the steps of providing, on a support, a layer containing a water-soluble polymer which becomes water-insoluble by a metal ion, and feeding the metal ion imagewisely from the surf... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5681616 | Thick thermal barrier coating having grooves for enhanced strain tolerance A thermal barrier coating is provided which is adapted to be formed on an article subjected to a hostile thermal environment while subjected to thermally, mechanically and/or dynamically-induced stresses, such as a component of a gas turbine engine. The t... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5609914 | Method for preparing high resolution polyimide images using non-photosensitive layers of poly(amic acid) or salts thereof A method for preparing high resolution wash-off polyimide images is described having the sequential steps of (a) providing a non-photosensitive layer containing a substantially non-crystalline poly(amic acid) polymer or salt thereof on a substrate; (b) ap... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5573815 | Process for making improved metal stencil screens for screen printing Polymeric ledges on a metal stencil screen are made using a polymeric layer which is partially removed by a developer solution.... | 11/12/1996 |
