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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173217 | Carbon nano-tube film with a transformed substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof A carbon nanotube (CNT) film having a transformed substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The CNT film includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) structures formed distant from each other on the transparent substrate, and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7435488 | Fine structural body and method of producing the same Described is a structural body including at least partially an aluminum member having on a surface an anodized film with micropores present, in which: the micropores have a coefficient of variation in pore size of 5 to 50%; and the micropores are each sealed with a ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410932 | Sublimated and screen-printed appliqués An appliqué and associated method of applying an appliqué an improved sublimated and screen printed image on a substrate of a An improved appliqué suitable for applying a graphic to a material a first printing layer and a second polyurethane layer. The appliqué ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404870 | Methods for forming an assembly for transfer of a useful layer Methods for transferring of a useful layer from a support are described. In an embodiment, the method includes for facilitating transfer of a useful layer from a support by providing an interface in a first support to define a useful layer; and forming a peripheral ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7344757 | Method for treating or pretreating containers A process for the treatment or pretreatment of containers made of aluminum, aluminum-containing alloys, magnesium-containing alloys, iron-containing materials such as steel, coated iron-containing materials such as galvanized steel, or aluminum alloys, tinplate, bra... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7122095 | Methods for forming an assembly for transfer of a useful layer Methods for forming an assembly for transfer of a useful layer are described. In an embodiment, the method includes forming a useful layer on a first support having an interface therebetween, and a residual material on a portion of the first support to form the asse... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083824 | Method of protecting a local area of a component It is disclosed a method of protecting a local area of components (1) from the effects of thermochemical or mechanical processes carried out on the surface (6) of the component. A masking material (5) containing at least one filler material is a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7043819 | Methods for forming metal parts having superior surface characteristics A method of forming a metal product. A metal alloy workpiece substrate is provided have pre-process dimensions. The dimensional differences are determined between the pre-process dimensions of the workpiece substrate and desired post-process dimensions of a post-pro... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029726 | Method for forming a servo pattern on a magnetic tape The systems, methods and products of the invention include systems and methods for manufacturing servo tracks on a magnetic tape. In one aspect, the invention includes systems for manufacturing magnetic tapes having servo tracks thereon wherein the servo tracks are ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6890599 | Self-assembled monolayer etch barrier for indium-tin-oxide useful in manufacturing thin film transistor-liquid crystal displays New etch barriers of indium-tin-oxide in the manufacturing process of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display are self-assembled monolayers, such as n-alkylsilanes. A typical process of applying a self-assembled monolayer is to ink a hydrolyzed n-octadecyltrimet... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6817538 | Method and system for preventing parallel marketing of wholesale and retail items A system and method for detecting parallel marketing of an item, include forming at least one of a coating and a code on the item, interrogating the at least one of the coating and said code, and determining from the interrogating whether the item has been transferr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810899 | Integrated palladium-based micromembranes for hydrogen separation and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions The present invention relates to gas separation membranes including a metal-based layer having sub-micron scale thicknesses. The metal-based layer can be a palladium alloy supported by ceramic layers such as a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer. By usin... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805966 | Method of manufacturing a dual-sided stamper/imprinter, method of simultaneously forming magnetic transition patterns and dual-sided stamper/imprinter A dual-sided stamper/imprinter for simultaneously forming magnetic transition patterns in spaced-apart first and second layers of magnetic material by contact printing comprises a mechanically hard, substantially rigid magnetic material having high saturation magnet... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803072 | Method of enhancing coating speed A method for coating includes applying an adhesive to a surface, wherein the surface comprises an arrangement of structures thereon, wherein the structures extend upward from a plane of the surface and have at least one sidewall that makes an angle with respect to t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797324 | Glass printing process A process for creating a visible pattern on a frosted glass article to give the appearance of selective frosting of the glass article. A clear glass substrate is uniformly roughened on one surface to create a uniform frosting effect and abrasion layer. Artwork for a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797322 | Method of reducing surface defects in a powder coated surface A method of reducing the formation of surface defects in a coated substrate includes providing coating powders at both the appearance surfaces and the non-appearance surfaces of the substrate. A method of coating a substrate includes machining the appearance surface... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6740356 | Process for the production of a bituminous sealing sheet A process and an installation for the production of a bituminous sealing sheet, comprises a strip impregnated and/or coated with a given bitumen and having a zone in the shape or a band or a portion of a band of a different bitumen from the first bitumen. A strip ( | 05/25/2004 |
| 6696107 | Nanostructures The present invention relates to a method for producing an ordered array of nanoparticles on a substrate surface and to a nanomaterial having such an ordered array of nanoparticles. Particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to the provision... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6660333 | Apparatus and methods for producing artificially distressed plank flooring Methods and apparatus for distressing a wooden plank give the plank an antique, aged appearance. The preferred method includes four independent steps. The plank is run through an inventive machine operative to impart a random saw blade distressing on the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6627254 | Method of manufacturing a recording media with mechanically patterned landing zone A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, comprises steps of providing a non-magnetic substrate for a magnetic medium, the substrate including at least one major surface having a contact start/stop (CSS) or landing zone and a data zone; and f... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616975 | Method for delivering nitrogen-propelled fabric paint A fabric paint delivery system includes a container storing fabric paint under nitrogen pressure, the container having an opening for discharge of the paint therethrough; a valve operative for receiving the paint from the opening; a trigger assembly havin... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599568 | Method for cooling engine components using multi-layer barrier coating A cooling system for cooling of the flow path surface region of an engine component used in a gas turbine engine and a method for making a system for cooling of the flow path surface region of an engine component used in a gas turbine engine. The method c... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6586044 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic hard disk having concentric magnetic tracks with flat surface A magnetic hard disk having magnetic tracks for storing data which is read or written by a magnetic head floating immediately above the magnetic track while the magnetic hard disk is rotating, and the magnetic head rests on the magnetic hard disk while th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6549811 | Medical electrical lead having controlled texture surface and method of making same An elongate elastomeric structure having controlled surface texture. Plasma deposition is used to create controlled features, such as ridges, on the external surface of an elongate elastomeric surface, such as the external surface of silicone tubing. The ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6524649 | Method of enhancing coating speed A method for coating includes applying an adhesive to a surface, wherein the surface comprises an arrangement of structures thereon, wherein the structures extend upward from a plane of the surface and have at least one sidewall that makes an angle with r... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6503574 | Method for producing an enhanced thermal barrier coating system An article having a substrate is protected by a thermal barrier coating system. An interfacial layer contacts the upper surface of the substrate. The interfacial layer may comprise a bond coat only, or a bond coat and an overlay coat. The interfacial laye... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6413587 | Method for forming polymer brush pattern on a substrate surface A method is disclosed for providing a patterned surface wherein predetermined regions of the surface are masked with a self-assembled monolayer ("SAM") covalently bound to a brush polymer overlayer. The remainder of the substrate surface will generally be... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6402476 | Turbine blade and a method for its production A turbine blade and a method for its production. In order to protect the turbine blade from being damaged by particles carried in the gas, surfaces of the turbine blade are melted down to a predetermined depth in order to form a defined amorphous region o... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6361601 | Method of applying adhesive to a patterned web and application unit for selectively applying such adhesive Adhesive is applied to a web by way of a printing plate and reverse enclosed doctor blade so as to apply the adhesive in selected locations thereby minimizing the amount of adhesive applied in order to decrease the stiffness of the resultant multi-ply web... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6338870 | Packaging laminate with gas and aroma barrier properties A packaging laminate (10) including a substrate film (15) coated with a carbon containing silicon oxide layer (16, 17) on both surfaces is disclosed herein. A method for producing the laminate (10), and blanks and packages fabricated from the laminate are... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6335050 | Method of manufacturing a ferrite magnetic film structure having magnetic anisotropy A ferrite magnetic film structure exhibiting a magnetic anisotropy, the ferrite magnetic film structure comprising, a substrate provided on one main surface thereof with a groove-like recessed portion and with a ridge-like projected portion located neighb... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6299947 | Method of forming a magnetic hard disk with elliptical shaped laser bumps A method in accordance with our invention for providing texture bumps on a substrate comprises the step of forming elliptical ridge-shaped bumps on the substrate. In one embodiment, substrate is used in the manufacture of a magnetic disk used in a disk dr... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6221442 | Method of making a magnetic recording medium with laser-formed differential zone lubrication Stiction failure of a magnetic recording medium is reduced by forming a lubricant topcoat having a first thickness over the landing zone greater than a second thickness over the data zone, with a sharp transition step having an angle of at least about 70Â... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6207003 | Fabrication of structure having structural layers and layers of controllable electrical or magnetic properties A structure having layers of controllable electrical properties is prepared by furnishing a sheet of a substrate material, patterning a pattern of recesses into a surface of the sheet of the substrate material, filling the pattern of recesses with a mixtu... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6184157 | Stress-loaded film and method for same A method has been provided to counteract the inherent tension in a deposited film. A wafer substrate is fixed to a wafer chuck having a curved surface. When the chuck surface is convex, a tensile stress is implanted in a deposited film. Upon release from ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180171 | Method of producing a plated product having recesses A plated product and apparatus for forming recesses or grooves on material to be plated to produce such a product. The product includes material having a surface having many recesses, each having an opening of size d, where d is in the range 5-100 microns... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6048589 | Substrates for magnetic discs, magnetic discs and process for producing magnetic discs A magnetic disc substrate is provided, which includes a magnetic disc substrate body made of glass and is characterized in that a metal element capable of absorbing light in at least a surface portion of the magnetic disc substrate body, and a texture is ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6010753 | Thin film magnetic head with special shaped pole and manufacture method thereof The leading edge of a lower pole is constituted by a protruded central parallel portion, opposite end parallel portions, and slanted portions coupling the central parallel portion and the opposite end parallel portions. The width Twc of the cen... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5939136 | Process for preparation of optical fiber devices using optical fibers with thermally removable coatings A method of making an optical fiber device, which comprises the steps of providing an optical fiber element comprising an optical fiber having at least one thermally removable coating thereon, and thermally removing all or a predetermined portion of the t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5900287 | Scratch resistant optical films and method for producing same A film that exhibits increased scratch resistant characteristics. The film is formed from a layer of crosslinkable oligomeric resin composition on a base. The film is made by: forming the layer of crosslinkable oligomeric resin composition on the base, an... | 05/04/1999 |
