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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147912 | Braking band composite structure of a brake disc A method for making a composite structure or a portion of a composite structure of a braking band of a brake disc, unusually capable of obtaining a structure with an especially long life, comprising at least the following steps: ma... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7968148 | Integrated circuit system with clean surfaces An integrated circuit system includes providing an integrated circuit wafer; applying a first cleaning solution over the integrated circuit wafer; and applying a second cleaning solution over the integrated circuit wafer to prevent or remove a defect resulting from ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7879402 | Methods for forming articles having apertures and articles having substantially reduced residual compressive stress A method for forming an aperture includes stamping an aperture into the article using a pellet, and refining aperture shape(s) and/or aperture dimensions. Methods for forming articles having reduced residual compressive stress are also disclosed. Very generally, the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7815972 | Method for manufacturing polarizing film and polarizing film and optical film manufactured by using the method A polarizing film is provided that prevents display unevenness and can form a liquid crystal display and an electroluminescence display that exhibit excellent display characteristics. The polarizing film is produced in the following manner. That is, a hydrophilic po... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7534471 | Treatment of porous article The present invention is a method for modifying at least one property of a porous membrane. The method comprises the steps of providing a porous membrane. The method also includes exposing the membrane to a fluid at supercritical conditions. At least one property of... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7438193 | Nanoporous membrane and method of fabricating the same Provided are a nanoporous membrane and a method of fabricating the same. The nanoporous membrane includes a support, and a separation layer including a plurality of nano-sized pores at a density of 1010/cm2 or greater and a matrix. The nanoporo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413777 | Coating composition and methods of coating Various coatings and methods of coating fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of coating includes applying a chromate coating to a fastener. In other embodiments, the method may include deoxidizing an aluminum fastener, etching the fastener, deoxidizi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404988 | Headlight lens resurfacing apparatus and method Refinishing an exterior automotive lens having a damaged exterior surface in situ using a continuous movement and oscillating motion, with first, a 320 grit sanding disc, next a 600 grit sanding disc and finally a 1500 grit sanding pad while flushing the surface wit... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396559 | Method of making an electrically conductive element for use in a fuel cell The present invention provides an electrically conductive element for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell having low electrical contact resistance and high corrosion resistance. The conductive element comprises a corrosion susceptible metal substrate with a surface... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7374794 | Metallized film, method for the production thereof, and use thereof A vapor-deposited metallized film is disclosed including a metallized film that is vapor-deposited across the entire surface, and a metallized film that has been coated a number of times and also a method for producing a vapor-deposited metallized film, a metallized... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371426 | Method for repairing components using environmental bond coatings and resultant repaired components According to an embodiment of the invention, a repaired component is disclosed. The repaired component comprises an engine run component having a base metal substrate, a portion of the base metal substrate between about 1-3 mils in thickness and an overlying bond co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354618 | Oxygen plasma post-deposition treatment of magnetic recording media A method of manufacturing magnetic recording media, comprising sequential steps of: (a) providing an apparatus for manufacturing the media; (b) supplying the apparatus with at least one substrate for the media; | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354630 | Use of oxygen-containing gases in fabrication of granular perpendicular magnetic recording media A granular perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprising: (a) a non-magnetic substrate having a surface; and (b) a layer stack on the substrate surface, the layer stack including a granular perpendicular magn... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354623 | Surface modification of a porous organic material through the use of a supercritical fluid An organic layer, such as a porous low-K dielectric in an IC, contains pores open at its surface. To close the pores, the organic layer is contacted by a supercritical fluid that is a solvent for the layer. After a small amount of the surface and the wall of the ope... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344583 | Methods of making metal particles within cored dendrimers Composite particles of a metal particle within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316741 | Ceramic colorants in the form of nanometric suspensions Described herein are ceramic colorants consisting of suspensions of particles of nanometric dimensions, their production and use. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297367 | Inorganic solid lubricant for high temperature foil bearing Inorganic solid lubricant coatings and processes for applying a solid lubricant coating to a substrate surface. A process for applying the solid lubricant coating may involve applying a precursor material to the substrate surface, and thereafter melting at least one... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273536 | Conductive diamond electrode and process for producing the same A conductive diamond electrode including an electrode substrate comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a valve metal and an alloy based on the valve metal, at least a surface of the metal or alloy having been subjected to plasticization processi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265439 | Low cost, high speed, high efficiency infrared transceiver An inventive transceiver includes a transmitter for outputting plural beams of electromagnetic energy. In the illustrative embodiment, the transmitter is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser. Plural beams output by the transmitter are directed to the detector by... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264740 | Process for increasing strength, flexibility and fatigue life of metals A method is described for the surface treatment of metals to improve the strength, flexibility and fatigue life of the metal, which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of thoroughly cleaning and drying the metal surface, etching the surface of the metal to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241365 | Material for a facility for the production of anhydrous formic acid The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for the preparation of anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid. This apparatus is constructed partly or entirely of substantially zirconium-free materials. The extractant employed is a liquid of the genera... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238246 | Process for the flush connection of bodies In the swell-welding according to the invention of two bodies, of which at least one body consists of plastic, the connection surface of the plastic body is firstly exposed to a gas which contains the vapor of a swelling agent for the plastic. The plastic body rever... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235282 | Method of treating the surface of an aged PVC object A process for the treatment of natural discoloration in an article, particularly a vinyl chloride polymer article, by treating the surface of the article in ambient air with a first organic solution containing an organic peroxide and a first organic solvent. The inv... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208544 | Flow-and-leveling agents for waterborne coatings Provided is a flow-and-leveling agent for waterborne coatings which provides the coated surface with a flow-and-leveling property by blending into waterborne coatings taking a serious view of finishing and which improves coating defects such as ruptures and craters ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198662 | Electroless plating pre-treatment solution and electroles plating method It is an object of the present invention to provide an electroless plating pre-treatment solution and an electroless plating method capable of shortening the incubation time and achieving cost reduction. As the pre-treatment solution 7 to be supplied o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172787 | Method of repairing a Ni-base alloy part The present invention relates to a method of repairing a Ni-based alloy part having an undercoat layer and a topcoat layer stacked on a Ni-based alloy base when the topcoat layer is damaged, comprising the steps of removing a peeled-off portion of the damaged topcoa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166323 | Method of coating catalyst carrier layer of metal-metal oxide, method of depositing active catalyst particles onto metal substrates for preparing metal monolith catalyst modules, and module thereby Disclosed is a method of coating a porous carrier layer of metal-metal oxide and depositing an active catalyst component on metal substrates, and a monolith module useful as a catalytic reactor with low pressure drop prepared using the metal substrate having the dep... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166321 | Process for the preparation of an optical compensatory sheet comprising cellulose ester film, orientation layer, and optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules having a fixed alignment An optical compensatory sheet comprises a cellulose ester film, an orientation layer and an optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules in this order. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is fixed. An alkaline solution is coated on a surface ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160617 | Boron doped diamond A layer of single crystal boron doped diamond produced by CVD and having a total boron concentration which is uniform. The layer is formed from a single growth sector, or has a thickness exceeding 100 μm, or has a volume exceeding 1 mm3, or a combination... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151018 | Method and apparatus for transistor sidewall salicidation A method for manufacturing a transistor is provided. The transistor has a substrate with an insulator on the substrate. A structure on the insulator having a structure sidewall is provided with spacers covering a portion of the structure sidewall. An exposed portion... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7125457 | Method for removing oxide from cracks in turbine components A method for removing an oxide material from a crack in a substrate, the method includes: applying a slurry paste comprising a fluoride salt to the crack; heating the slurry paste and the crack to at least a melting point of the fluoride salt to form a reaction prod... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115171 | Method for removing engine deposits from turbine components and composition for use in same A method and cleaning composition for removing engine deposits from turbine components, in particular turbine disks and turbine shafts. This method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a turbine component having a surface with engine deposits thereon, wherei... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109118 | Electrochemical fabrication methods including use of surface treatments to reduce overplating and/or planarization during formation of multi-layer three-dimensional structures A method of fabricating three-dimensional structures from a plurality of adhered layers of at least a first and a second material wherein the first material is a conductive material and wherein each of a plurality of layers includes treating a surface of a first mat... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094444 | Method for repairing coated components using NiAl bond coats According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for repairing a coated high pressure turbine blade, which has been exposed to engine operation, to restore coated airfoil contour dimensions of the blade, and improve upon the prior bond coat is disclosed. The me... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080440 | Very low moisture o-ring and method for preparing the same Very low moisture o-rings are prepared by placing standard o-rings under vacuum in an inert atmosphere for a period of time sufficient to achieve a desired outgassing rate. Heat is not applied. While the o-rings are under vacuum, moisture is removed from the o-rings... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078809 | Chemical leadframe roughening process and resulting leadframe and integrated circuit package A chemical leadframe roughening process includes cleaning and chemically micro-etching a raw copper leadframe to remove organic material and oxide material from the surface. The surface of the leadframe is then roughened using an organic and peroxide solution, resul... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078073 | Method for repairing coated components According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for repairing a coated high pressure turbine blade, which has been exposed to engine operation, to restore coated airfoil contour dimensions of the blade, is disclosed. The method comprises providing an engine ru... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067171 | Manufacturing method of electron beam apparatus and spacer, and electron beam apparatus A method of manufacturing an electron beam apparatus having an airtight container with electron-emitting devices contained therein and spacers provided in the airtight container comprising the coating step of providing a film on a spacer substrate to be the spacers,... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064167 | Aerosol paint composition for adherence to plastic A pressurized paint product that includes an aerosol paint composition disposed in a container. The aerosol paint composition includes volatile organic solvents, an acrylic modified alkyd resin,an acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin resin, propellant, and a colo... | 06/20/2006 |
