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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029861 | Ink carriers containing low viscosity functionalized waxes, phase change inks including same, and methods for making same A phase change ink including a colorant and a carrier including a tri-ester of the formula wherein R1, R2 and R3, and n are as defined herein. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7361715 | Polymer additives for powder coatings Star polymers prepared by reacting a highly branched polymer and either a lactone or lactam are disclosed. These star polymers find particular application as additives for powder coating compositions, to improve various performance properties thereof. Powder coating... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6936302 | Electroless Ni-B plating liquid, electronic device and method for manufacturing the same There is provided an electroless Ni—B plating liquid for forming, a Ni—B alloy film on at least part of the interconnects of an electronic device having an embedded interconnect structure, the electroless Ni—B plating liquid comprising nickel ions, a complexin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6866883 | Mechanical texturing of sol-gel—coated substrates for magnetic recording media A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprises steps of providing a non-magnetic substrate having at least one surface; forming a layer of a sol-gel on the surface, partially drying the sol-gel layer at room temperature to remove a portion of the so... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6824826 | Use of photocatalytic preparations of colloidal titanium dioxide for preserving the original appearance of cementitious, stone, or marble products Use of photocatalytic preparations of colloidal titanium dioxide optionally doped with a metal chosen from groups I-VA, and the lanthanide and actinide series of the periodic table, for preserving the original appearance of cementitious, stone, and marble products. | 11/30/2004 |
| 6749904 | Patterned magnetic media via thermally induced phase transition High areal storage density, patterned magnetic media comprising a patterned plurality of at least partially crystalline, ferromagnetic particles or grains are provided by means of a simple, economical process wherein a non-magnetic substrate is provided with a layer... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6692790 | Proteinaceous coating The invention relates to a method for providing a proteinaceous coating on a medical implant, comprising the steps of: submersing the implant in a first aqueous solution comprising a protein and magnesium, calcium and phosphate ions through which a gaseou... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6638568 | Method for curing cracks in ceramic shaped bodies and shaped bodies treated in such a manner A method of curing cracks in a ceramic shaped body made from ceramic magnet materials or ceramic superconductor materials, in which a filling material which melts at a lower temperature than the material of the shaped body or is flowable at a lower temper... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6620340 | Method for providing a corrosion inhibiting solution The invention is directed to a method for providing a corrosion inhibiting aqueous solution which includes zinc orthophosphate where the zinc orthophosphate is solubilized. The invention is directed to a method of making a substantially contaminant-free, ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6579652 | Durable electrostatic printing plate and method of making the same The present invention relates to the fabrication of a durable electrostatic printing plate. The electrostatic printing plate includes a substrate with an image receiving layer applied thereto. The image receiving layer includes a permanent pattern defined... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6391384 | Method for providing a corrosion inhibiting solution The invention is directed to a method for providing a corrosion inhibiting aqueous solution which includes zinc orthophosphate where the zinc orthophosphate is solubilized. The invention is directed to a method of making a substantially contaminant-free, ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6291261 | Method and device for processing a flat workpiece, especially a semiconductor wafer Semiconductor wafers are glued onto a carrier foil which is stretched across a frame. Instead of restretching the carrier foil directly at a processing machine, the foil is restretched on an adapter frame which can be stored and then later manipulated in ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6129971 | Textured, matte-finish, low adhesion coatings An article comprising a substrate, and a textured, matte-finish, low adhesion backsize coating on one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises polyvinyl carbamate having nitrogen-bonded hydrocarbon side chains which provide terminal alkyl g... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6060121 | Microcontact printing of catalytic colloids A method of transferring a chemical activating agent from an applicator to a substrate surface involves providing an applicator having a raised application surface, applying a chemical activating agent to the application surface, contacting the substrate ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5955145 | Process for forming a wear-resistant coating that minimizes debris A process for forming a coated article having a wear resistant coating that minimizes the generation and effects of wear debris is provided. Three independent mechanisms are operative: hard crystalline debris are avoided by specifying that all coating pha... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5863609 | Method of processing workpiece with amorphous NI-P A workpiece is processed by abrading a surface of its amorphous coat layer (12) over a substrate (10) such that Ni particles (13) and crystallized compounds (14) of Ni and P are produced locally and only on the surface of the coat layer (12) and along gro... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5660628 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor epitaxial wafer There is provided a method for suppressing generation of cracks or damages on a compound semiconductor epitaxial wafer during an epitaxial growth due to growth of an epitaxial layer on the rear surface at the edge of the epitaxial layer which is located a... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5114739 | Process of manufacturing a polyester film with nodule surface A polyester film having a nodule surface is disclosed. The acrylic coating is preferably a crosslinked composition having a relatively high methyl methacrylate content and specific surfactants. The acrylic coating composition is applied as an aqueous disp... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5098740 | Uniformly-coated ceramic particles Solids that are subject to a deleterious reaction with a dispersion medium in which they are suspended can be safely comminuted in that dispersion medium by providing therein a surfactant capable of reacting with the solid at a faster rate than the disper... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5064684 | Waveguides, interferometers, and methods of their formation The invention generally is accomplished by a casting of a liquid metallo-organic ceramic precursor solution to form a layer on a substrate. This layer is then heated to a low temperature to create an amorphous layer. Then a selected area is heated to a hi... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4970137 | Process for sensitizing polyacetylenic films This invention concerns a process of mixing a dispersion comprising a substantially crystalline, image receptive polyacetylenic compound in an aqueous non-solvating binder solutions with an effective ripening amount of an organic liquid boiling above 30°... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4897283 | Process of producing aligned permanent magnets A highly aligned rare-earth transition metal alloy magnet material such as samarium-cobalt (SmCo5). The high degree of alignment is evidenced by an isolated X-ray diffraction pattern peak for Cuk radiation at a interplane "d"... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4734178 | Process for deposition of a wear-resistant coating onto a cutting tool made from a carbon-containing material A process for deposition of a wear-resistant coating onto a cutting tool made from a carbon-containing material by condensation of a substance by bombardment with ions of a cathode material evaporated in a vacuum chamber by means of an arc discharge, wher... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4606938 | Concrete treatment methods A method for treating and cleaning stained concrete surface which involves applying a phosphoric acid-containing solution to said surface and drying same.... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4512855 | Deposition of metals as interlayers within organic polymeric films Metal interlayer deposition process for depositing a metal in its zero-valent state in a spatially-controlled manner within an organic polymeric film.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4384980 | Co-crystallized acetylenic compounds A composition is described comprising at least two co-crystallized acetylenic compounds, of different chemical structures, each containing at least one --C.tbd.C--C.tbd.C-- group and substituents selected from the group consisting of sulfonate, urethane a... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4324819 | Catalyst for hydrazine decomposition and the method of producing the catalyst A catalyst is provided for decomposing hydrazine base monopropellants and providing multiple hydrazine-ignition restarts. The catalyst comprises a carrier material selected from the group consisting of high area ceramics, and 1/2 to 8% of active iridium, ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4209008 | Photon absorbing surfaces and methods for producing the same Photon absorbing surfaces which are effective over a broad band of photon energies are described. These surfaces consist of a two-phase material with a protruding second phase whose dimensions are on the order of microns. Photons are absorbed by multiple ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4172160 | Method and composition for producing a protective coating for a metal surface and resultant product A texturized coating applied to one or both surfaces of bare or prepainted metal coil or sheet protects the surface against damage before, during, and after fabrication. The coating consists essentially of a thermosetting resin vehicle and a high molecula... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4018605 | Metal lithographic plate made imageable by diffusion transfer by treatment with Group IV-B metal fluoride A hydrophilic-surfaced metallic foil capable of providing a lithographic printing plate upon imaging by the silver salt diffusion transfer process, the foil being treated with an aqueous solution of a water soluble Group IV-B hexavalent metal fluoride com... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3993802 | Processes and products for making articles for electroless plating Sensitizing processes and the resulting new articles of manufacture, suitable for the production of metallized bodies, such as printed circuits, dials, nameplates, metallized plastics, glass, ceramics and the like, comprising bases coated with a halide co... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3946126 | Method of electroless nickel plating A method for the electroless deposition of nickel on a substrate without pretreatment of the substrate, in which the reducing agent is an amine borane compound, the relatively high pH is maintained with NH4 OH plus a strong alkali, and the comp... | 03/23/1976 |
