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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7781025 | Method for opening an automotive fuel door A tool having a grip head and a stem is placed behind the body panel to which the fuel door is hinged. The grip head interfaces with the goose neck of the fuel door at a location not visible to an onlooker when the fuel door is at its open position. The grip head ha... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7638173 | Method for operating an in-line coating installation A method for the operation of an in-line coating configuration comprising 2n+1 chambers, where n is an integer, and specifically is preferably 2. Thus, at least between two times two chambers of this installation one gate each can be opened and closed, it is possibl... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7604844 | Method, system and apparatus for scraping a roll surface in a molten metal coating process A method is disclosed for scraping a roll surface rotating in a molten metal coating process comprising traversing a support assembly to one side, lifting the arms attached to said the assembly to a fully retracted position to disengage scraper blades from contact w... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7422696 | Multicomponent nanorods Multicomponent nanorods having segments with differing electronic and/or chemical properties are disclosed. The nanorods can be tailored with high precision to create controlled gaps within the nanorods or to produce diodes or resistors, based upon the identities of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7407534 | Method of fabricating pipe for absorbing fuel evaporation gas for automobiles A pipe for adsorbing fuel evaporation gas in automobiles. An aluminum pipe portion is etched with acid or base so as to increase its surface area and improve its coating properties. The pipe is subjected to a thermal treatment to further improve its coating properti... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7338570 | Method for producing inkjet head and inkjet head A method of producing an inkjet head includes producing a flow path unit that includes plural ink flow paths that reach inkjet nozzles through pressure chambers; producing an actuator unit that has a thermal expansion coefficient different from that of the flow path... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326319 | Method of pre-calendering a board web A method for pre-calendering a board web is provided and comprises passing the board web in a pre-calendering process through at least one hard nip, formed by a metal roll and a counter roll, and through at least one long nip, formed by a thermo roll and a long-nip ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311979 | Method and coating system for reducing carbonaceous deposits on surfaces exposed to hydrocarbon fuels at elevated temperatures A coating system and method for reducing the tendency for hydrocarbon fluids, such as fuels and oils, to form carbonaceous deposits that adhere to a wall of a containment article. Of particular concern are carbonaceous deposits that form at temperatures below about ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235594 | Biodegradable plastic composition The present invention relates to biodegradable plastic composition comprising rice powder and/or corn powder, which can be characterized in comprising 100 parts by weight of polyolefin matrix resin; 5 to 400 parts by weight of grain powder selected from the group co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198813 | Method and device for manipulating small amounts of liquid on surfaces The invention relates to methods and devices for manipulation of small amounts of liquid on surfaces, preferably on chip surfaces. According to the present invention, a quantity of liquid held together by its surface tension is applied on an area of a surface with a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7091163 | Flushing solutions for coatings removal A flushing solution containing: a) a solvent component, b) an alkaline source; and c) a corrosion inhibitor component is provided. The solvent component preferably contains an alkoxylated aromatic alcohol. The corrosion inhibitor component may contain a fatty acid s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087104 | Preparation of electroless deposition solutions A system and method for storing a solution containing a subset of a group consisting of a metal ion, a complexing agent, an ammonium salt, and a strong base and then nearer to a time of use in an electroless deposition process, using the solution to form an electrol... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066799 | Protection mask for surface treatment of turbomachine blades A protection mask used during surface treatment for a turbomachine blade, including for example a sand blasting step and/or a metal coating step, includes at least one part matching the shape of a portion of the blade. The mask is designed to resist surface treatmen... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056578 | Layer comprising nonfibrillatable and autoadhesive plastic particles, and method of preparation A layer for an article, including a fluoroelastomer, and at least about 25 percent by volume nonfibrillatable and autoadhesive plastic particles. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7022382 | UV-cure of coatings for an optical fiber with a laser An apparatus and method efficiently focuses laser light to a target fiber to rapidly and evenly cure a coating on the fiber and to increase a draw rate for the fiber. The laser light is expanded and refocused to a strip of light having a diameter that is a multiple ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6984451 | Use of acylated polyamines for the modification of surfaces The present invention relates to a particulate, linear, sheet-like or three-dimensional structure comprising, at least on its surface, a hydrophilicizing amount of at least one acylated polyamine, where at least some of the polyamine nitrogen atoms bear acyl radical... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6960372 | Coating film drying method, coating film forming method, and coating film forming apparatus The present invention uniformly dries, in a clean room in which down flow is constituted, a coated film formed on a surface of a substrate held in a state that the coated surface faces down. In a coating apparatus including an absorption board holding a substrate in... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951894 | Extended wear ophthalmic lens An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, wit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6933038 | Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924006 | Lip preparation apparatus and method for improving the uniformity of a liquid curtain in a curtain coating system An apparatus and method for improving the uniformity of a liquid curtain in a coating system comprising a lip of a slide die wherein the lip includes a front surface on which a liquid composition flows by gravity. The apparatus comprises a ledge having a first, seco... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902269 | Process for curing marking component with nano-size zinc oxide filler A process for providing a layer on a marking member by dissolving a fluoroelastomer; adding and reacting a nano-size zinc oxide and a crosslinking agent, to form a resulting homogeneous fluoroelastomer dispersion, wherein the nano-size zinc oxide has a particle size... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896964 | Treated rubber and products made therefrom Treated rubber is made from ground rubber and a polyurethane resin. Products made by mixing treated rubber with additional polyurethane resin, molding and curing the polyurethane have higher tensile strengths and/or elongations than similar products made from untrea... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896787 | Metal articles with smooth surface having durable visible marking and method of manufacture Metal articles having a durable visible marking on a smooth Type III hard anodized surface particularly useful for shock absorber tubes are produced by applying an alkaline solution to the anodized surface for not less than about 15 seconds at temperature of 100°-1... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887518 | Silica with homogeneous layer of silylating agent Silylated silica is prepared by silylating silica with an organosiloxane composed of A units of the formula (I) (R13SiO1/2) (I) and B units of the formulae (IIa-c) (R12SiO... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6863919 | Method for controlling the moisture of a web in machine direction on a coating machine The invention relates to a method by means of which the machine-direction moisture of a web being coated can be controlled in an optimal manner that takes into account moisture content changes along the entire path of the coating and drying process. Advantageously, ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860956 | Methods of creating patterns on substrates and articles of manufacture resulting therefrom Methods of creating patterns on substrates are presented, and articles of manufacture resulting therefrom. One method comprises applying a first surface energy modifier to an applicator to form a coating on the applicator; contacting the coating with a receiving mem... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849290 | Method for controlling deflection and/or position of a deflection-compensated doctor beam A method for controlling the deflection and/or position of a deflection-compensated doctor blade support beam relative to a web. The movement range of the doctor blade support beam is divided into radial control sectors so that the working directions of compensation... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6838505 | Coating fluid for the preparation of a recording medium for use in inkjet printing A coating fluid for forming a coating on a support for use in inkjet printing comprises a liquid medium having dispersed therein (a) an inorganic oxide selected from aluminium oxide and silica, (b) a binder polymer, and (c) a polymeric crosslinking agent containing ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6811610 | Method of making enhanced CVD diamond Single crystal CVD diamond is heated to temperatures of 1500° C. to 2900° C. under a pressure that prevents significant graphitization. The result is a CVD diamond with improved optical properties. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783796 | Method of manufacturing an electronic device An organic thin film device in which as a junction interface shape between an organic thin film and an adjacent layer, a sectional contour shape of a device interface having a Hausdorff dimension, as one fractal dimension, falling within the range 1.5≦D≦2.0 is f... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773814 | Metal oxide particles coated with silicon dioxide Metal oxide particles having a metal oxide core and a silicon dioxide coating have a low structure. The particle are produced by a base dissolved in water being added under agitation to a dispersion comprising a metal oxide, at least one compound of the type Xn... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770184 | Integrated de-ionized water pressure monitoring system for solder plating machines The present invention provides a solder plating system with automatic monitoring of wash fluid pressure. The system automatically activates an alarm and/or initiates shutdown of a solder plating machine when the pressure reading indicates a failure of the wash fluid... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758914 | Process for partial stripping of diffusion aluminide coatings from metal substrates, and related compositions A method for selectively removing portions of a diffusion aluminide coating from a substrate is described. The coating is treated with an aqueous composition based on an acid having the formula HxZrF6, wherein x is an exemplary 2. The coating b... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716484 | Method and apparatus, with redundancies, for treating substrate plastic parts to accept paint without using adhesion promoters A method and device of treating an irregularly shaped article to prepare the article for painting is provided. The device includes a burner which can produce an adjustable flame tongue which can fit into crevices, openings and other irregular topographical features ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713120 | Substrate processing system and substrate processing method A coating unit for coating a substrate with a treatment solution and a peripheral aligner, which has a mounting table rotatable and movable in at least one direction and irradiates the peripheral portion of the substrate on the mounting table with light from an irra... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6706330 | Process for coating a surface The invention relates to a process for coating a surface through graft polymerization, characterized in that before graft polymerization, the surface is modified, in the presence of an amine of formula: wherein R1 | 03/16/2004 |
| 6669825 | Method of forming a dielectric film A method of forming an insulation film includes the steps of forming an insulation film on a substrate, and modifying a film quality of the insulation film by exposing the insulation film to atomic state oxygen O* or atomic state hydrogen nitride radicals... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660245 | Methods for detemplating zeolites and silicalites for use in integrated circuit manufacture Structure-directing agents, such as quaternary ammonium, are removed from silicalite or zeolite crystals by oxidative attack (e.g., using CO2, H2 O or NH3) first, by using a combination of ammonia, water and hydrogen perox... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6623807 | Stabilization of color in heated electroluminescent phosphor A method of increasing the color-stability of an electroluminescent phosphor which comprises the steps of forming the phosphor and then firing the formed phosphor in a vacuum in the presence of a material selected from the group of Eu, Ce, and Sm for a ti... | 09/23/2003 |
