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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173218 | Method of spraying a turbine engine component A method of spraying a component involves disposing a component near a spray coating device. The component has a first mating feature that is formed as part of the component. A first mask is disposed over a portion of the component and has a second mating feature. T... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142851 | Method of fabricating a drop cloth using an apertured screen A method for fabricating a drop cloth from a sheet of material such as canvas. The sheet of material is formed from a generally liquid impermeable material and has a front surface and a rear surface. The method includes the steps of: depressing an apertured screen o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142852 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method In an immersion lithography apparatus, the immersion liquid is supplied from a tank via a flow restrictor. The liquid held in the tank is maintained at a substantially constant height above the flow restrictor to ensure a constant flow of liquid. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8062708 | Masking of and material constraint for depositing battery layers on flexible substrates The present invention relates to masking techniques and apparatuses, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for masking a flexible substrate to be coated with one or more material layers. The method involves flexing a substrate to provide a curved surface and ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8034414 | Printing process and method for improving side-bottom ratio A printing screen, printing process and method for improving side-bottom ratio are provided. The printing screen mainly comprises a plurality of printing units, wherein each of the printing units comprises a body and a protrusion structure. The body has an ink apert... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021719 | Method for masking cooling holes and device for using in a masking process for masking cooling holes A method of masking cooling holes of a turbine component, in particular a turbine blade or vane, for a coating process is provided. The component includes an external surface to be coated, at least one internal cavity having an opening towards the outside of the com... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007867 | Multilayered information recording medium and process for producing said multilayered information recording medium, and apparatus for producing multilayered information recording medium and screen constituting said production apparatus for producing multilayered information recording medium The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a multilayer information recording medium including at least two information recording portions and a resin layer interposed between the information recording portions, both of which are disposed on a signal ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976899 | Methods for selective deposition of graded materials on continuously fed objects Embodiments of the invention include a selective deposition method that allows for coating of selective portions of an object, such as an electronic device, and inhibits coating of other selective portions of the object, such as the electric contacts. The selective ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7943198 | Apparatus and method for forming seal pattern of flat panel display device Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for forming a seal pattern of a flat panel display device. An apparatus for forming a seal pattern of a flat panel display panel includes a mother substrate having a plurality of unit display panels formed thereon; a stage... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943197 | Process for producing two-tone coated substrates A process for producing two-tone coated substrates, comprising the successive steps: a) providing a non-color-imparting pre-coated substrate, b) applying a color-imparting coating of Color 1 at least to one or more... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939135 | Method of shielding and coating an airfoil A gas turbine engine is used for power generation or propulsion and includes vanes. Each vane includes a trailing edge having a curvature and cooling slots that cool the vane. A photochemical edge shield includes an edge and projections that project from the edge. B... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7883748 | Method of making reinforcing fiber sheet by screen printing A method of manufacturing a reinforcing fiber sheet includes the following steps (a) to (c). In the first step, a screen having a mesh size which is coarser than a standard mesh size is set on top of a cloth layer constructed of vertically and horizontally woven ver... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875313 | Method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate using a mask material The invention provides a method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate for use in electronic devices and components. The method uses a stamp having a relief structure to transfer a mask material to a substrate and form a pattern of open area on the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862859 | Method of correcting for pattern run out A method of correcting for pattern run out in a desired pattern in directional deposition or etching comprising the steps of providing a test substrate; providing a stencil of known thickness on the test substrate;... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7799381 | Caulking or grouting method A method for caulking or grouting a corner involving providing a tape with two strips of adhesive tape, the strips being spaced apart such that a channel is formed therebetween. A non-adhesive dividing strip is attached to the strips. The strips are folded along the... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799380 | Ink for silk-screen printing and corresponding printing technique The present invention relates to inks for silk-screen printing technique, as well as the corresponding printing technique, designed to bestow upon the reproduction obtained by means of the use of said inks on an appropriate substrate, preferably of a paper type, a p... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7785666 | Methods for fabricating a magnetic recording device A method and system for fabricating a magnetic recording device are described. The method and system include providing a mask layer on the magnetic recording device and imprinting a pattern in the mask layer to form a mask. The method and system also include transfe... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7560140 | Pneumatically adjustable apparatus for coating toner fusing belt substrate and method for using same An apparatus for enabling the uniform application of a layer of a coating composition to a tubular substrate includes a shaft, and upper and lower circular rim members of equal diameter that are concentrically attached to the shaft. A pneumatically inflatable tube d... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7544390 | System and method for creating graphics on glass surfaces A surface is masked or stenciled off in a specific pattern or design and treated with a liquid or vapor chemical composition. The resulting pattern or design on the surface is substantially invisible in the absence of condensation. As the surface is subject to a tem... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7531216 | Two-layer shadow mask with small dimension apertures and method of making and using same The present invention is a two-layer shadow mask with small dimension apertures and method of making and using same. The two-layer shadow mask of the present invention is suitable for use for manufacturing an electronic device via deposition in a production system. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517558 | Methods for positioning carbon nanotubes The present invention is generally directed to a system for controlling placement of nanoparticles, and methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a substrate and a plurality of funnels in the substrate, wherein each of the funnels co... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7504133 | Method of manufacturing a truck bed liner with a reusable masking device A method of manufacturing a bed liner for a truck bed. The method comprises providing a truck bed, applying a masking device to an orifice in the truck bed, retaining the masking device in the orifice by inserting a portion of the masking device into the orifice, ap... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7485341 | Nonlithographic method to produce masks by selective reaction, articles produced, and composition for same A method for forming a self aligned pattern on an existing pattern on a substrate comprising applying a coating of the masking material to the substrate; and allowing at least a portion of the masking material to preferentially attach to portions of the existing pat... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438945 | Method of producing multilayer interconnection board A method of producing a multilayer interconnection board is disclosed that includes the steps of processing a resin member on an interconnection layer by imprinting press, and removing residue of the resin member at the bottom of a via hole after forming the via hol... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429405 | Method of forming a coating film A method for forming a coating film at part of a surface of a substrate includes, in sequence, a first step of applying a masking agent having inert particles over part of the substrate through a screen having blocked areas, a second step of depositing the coating f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427423 | Components with conductive solder mask layers A method of fabricating solder assemblies for forming solder connections that include a dielectric base having a non solder-wettable surface, a plurality of solder-wettable pads exposed to said surface, and an electrically conductive potential plane element having a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422771 | Methods for applying a hybrid thermal barrier coating A method for applying a hybrid thermal barrier coating, comprising masking at least a portion of a first surface of a component with a first maskant; applying a first coating material to at least a portion of a second surface of said component; removing said first m... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412923 | Stencil device for accurately applying solder paste to a printed circuit board A stencil device ensures that solder paste is accurately applied to a printed circuit board to create a substantially zero signal degradation solder bridge electrical connection. The printed circuit board is defined by a dielectric structure core having a first surf... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410734 | Method of fabricating color filter A method of fabricating a color filter is provided. First, a substrate having a light shielding layer formed thereon is provided, wherein the light shielding layer is adopted for defining a plurality of sub-pixel regions on the substrate. Next, a hydrophobic layer i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396558 | Integrated mask and method and apparatus for manufacturing organic EL device using the same An integrated mask including a plurality of deposition masks, each deposition mask having an array of deposition apertures formed in accordance with a deposition pattern; and a base plate having a plurality of openings on which the deposition masks are arranged is p... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393554 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing flexible-type luminescent device In a method for manufacturing a flexible-type luminescent device, a flexible body is supplied from a flexible body supplying section to a luminescent material pattern forming section. Then, a luminescent material pattern is formed on the flexible body in the lumines... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387817 | Method for masking a workpiece before encapsulation in a casting block A method of masking a surface of a gas turbine engine component wherein the ability of a masking member to retain the shape of the surface to which it is applied is used as a primary fixing strategy to releasably hold the masking member in position over the surface ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378125 | Method for screen printed lacquer deposition for a display device The present invention is a method for screen printed lacquer deposition for a display device comprising aligning a mask on top of a faceplate of the display device. Next, the present invention deposits a lacquer material above the mask. Then, the present invention p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377024 | Method of making a magnetic write head with trailing shield throat pad A method of fabricating a magnetic transducer is described which uses a trailing shield throat pad to set the trailing shield throat height. The trailing shield throat pad is used as a part of the structural form over which the material for the trailing shield is fo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370416 | Method of manufacturing an injector plate A method of manufacturing an injector plate is provided where a wafer is provided and a release layer is disposed on the wafer. Then a photo resist is formed over the release layer. After photolithography processing, a plurality of plugs are formed from the photo re... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368682 | Processing apparatus A processing apparatus contains a holding member for holding a workpiece, and a laser beam shining member for shining a laser beam at the workpiece held on the holding member. The holding member has a holding plate and the workpiece is placed on the holding plate. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352800 | Method of partial parallel interference cancellation A method of Partial Parallel Interference Cancellation (PPIC) is provided for recursively eliminating the Multiple Access Interference from a received signal. Such method is to use a recursion way to eliminate all the Multiple Access Interference (MAI) one by one fr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343665 | Method of making current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive head The lower electrode is at least exposed at the surface of a substructure layer in a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element. A resist is formed to extend over the surface of the substructure layer. A patterning void is defined in the re... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326523 | Low refractive index polymers as underlayers for silicon-containing photoresists A new underlayer composition that exhibits high etch resistance and improved optical properties is disclosed. The underlayer composition comprises a vinyl or acrylate polymer, such as a methacrylate polymer, the polymer comprising at least one substituted or unsubst... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323218 | Synthesis of composite nanofibers for applications in lithium batteries Methods of fabricating one-dimensional composite nanofiber on a template membrane with porous array by chemical or physical process are disclosed. The whole procedures are established under a base concept of “secondary template”. First of all, tubular first nano... | 01/29/2008 |
