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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163357 | Scratch-resistant coatings with improved adhesion to inorganic thin film coatings A scratch-resistant coating comprising a polymer including a functionalized polysilsesquioxane. The scratch-resistant coating is exposed to oxidizing conditions (e.g., ozone or ultraviolet light) that modify the surface chemistry of the coating to enhance adhesion t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163356 | Products A laboratory consumable having a polymeric coating, coating formed by exposing said consumable to pulsed plasma for a sufficient period of time to allow a polymeric layer to form on the surface of the laboratory consumable, said plasma comprising a compound of formu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147924 | Apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording disk, and in-line type substrate processing apparatus An apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk includes a magnetic-film deposition chamber in which a magnetic film for a recording layer is deposited on a substrate; a lubricant-layer preparation chamber in which a lubricant layer is prepared on the subst... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8129001 | Composite thermal interface material system and method using nano-scale components A method of manufacturing a thermal interface material, comprising providing a sheet comprising nano-scale fibers, the sheet having at least one exposed surface; and stabilizing the fibers with a stabilizing material disposed in at least a portion of a void space be... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8071179 | Methods for infusing one or more materials into nano-voids if nanoporous or nanostructured materials A method of forming composite nanostructures using one or more nanomaterials. The method provides a nanostructure material having a surface region and one or more nano void regions within a first thickness in the surface region. The method subjects the surface regio... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048492 | Magnetoresistive effect element and manufacturing method thereof A magnetoresistive effect element is produced by forming a first magnetic layer, a spacer layer including an insulating layer and a conductive layer which penetrates through the insulating layer and passes a current, on the first magnetic layer, and a second magneti... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8017194 | Method and material for a thermally crosslinkable random copolymer A structure that comprises a substrate; a cross-linked random free radical copolymer on the substrate; and a self-assembled patterned diblock copolymer film on the random copolymer; wherein the random copolymer is energy neutral with respect to each block of the dib... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998536 | Silicon precursors to make ultra low-K films of K<2.2 with high mechanical properties by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film on a substrate is provided. The low dielectric constant film is deposited by a process comprising reacting one or more organosilicon compounds and a porogen and then post-treating the film to create pores in the... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989033 | Silicon precursors to make ultra low-K films with high mechanical properties by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film on a substrate is provided. The low dielectric constant film is deposited by a process comprising reacting one or more organosilicon compounds and a porogen and then post-treating the film to create pores in the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964250 | Flexible display device having enhanced thin film semiconductive layer and method of manufacture A manufacturing method for a flat panel display device includes forming a barrier layer on a flexible plastic substrate by RF sputtering, forming an amorphous silicon layer on the plastic substrate, and subjecting the amorphous silicon layer to a rapid heat treatmen... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7858156 | Surface buckling method and articles formed thereby A method for generating spontaneously aligned surface wrinkles utilizes control of local moduli-mismatch and osmotic pressure. The method includes modifying the surface of an elastomeric layer to form a superlayer that is stiffer and/or less absorbent than the elast... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7820248 | Coating composition comprising hydroxylamine esters The invention relates to a dual thermal and ultraviolet radiation curable coating composition, comprising a) at least an ethylenically unsaturated compound; b) a hydroxylamine ester effective to enable IR-curing or NIR-curing of the ethylenically unsaturated compoun... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794799 | Process for producing array plate for biomolecules having hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions A method for manufacturing an array plate for biomolecules includes coating a surface of a substrate with a hydrophobic material to form a hydrophobic layer having initial hydrophobic properties, etching the hydrophobic layer through an etch mask placed thereon to f... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7604847 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal alignment film, liquid crystal alignment film, optical film and image viewing display A method for manufacturing liquid crystal alignment film of the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) aligning a transparent substrate film by rubbing; (2) laminating a surface protective sheet having a release force of 0.5 N/50 mm or less onto an aligned fa... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7521094 | Method of forming polymer features by directed self-assembly of block copolymers Disclosed herein is a method of forming polymer structures comprising applying a solution of a diblock copolymer assembly comprising at least one diblock copolymer that forms lamellae, to a neutral surface of a substrate having a chemical pattern thereon, the chemic... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7438950 | Metallic pattern forming method and conductive pattern material The invention provides a metallic pattern forming method comprising: forming a region in which a graft polymer, that directly bonds to a surface of a base material that includes a polyimide and has a functional group that interacts with either an electroless plating... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435353 | Patterning by energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers and solid state chemical reactions produced with such layers The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427429 | Continuous in-line process for making ink-jet recording media comprising a radiation-cured coating layer A continuous in-line process for manufacturing ink-jet recording media is provided. The process includes applying a radiation-curable coating to a surface of a substrate material, irradiating the radiation-curable coating to form a “freshly”irradiated coating th... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7413778 | Bond coat with low deposited aluminum level and method therefore A method for applying a NiAl based bond coat and a diffusion aluminide coating to a metal substrate comprises, in part, coating a portion of the external surface of the superalloy substrate, by physical vapor deposition with a layer of a NiAl based metal alloy, wher... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404981 | Printing electronic and opto-electronic circuits A method is provided for printing electronic and opto-electronic circuits. The method comprises: (a) providing a substrate; (b) providing a film-forming precursor species; (c) forming a substantially uniform and continuous film of the film-forming precursor species ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405034 | Polymeric structures, particularly microstructures, and methods for making same Methods of adhering polymeric materials to a substrate, either directly or through linker molecules, are disclosed. Structures, for example, microstructures, including microwells and arrays of microwells, may be readily formed using the methods. In some embodiments,... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404990 | Non-thermal process for forming porous low dielectric constant films Low dielectric materials and films comprising same have been identified for improved performance when used as interlevel dielectrics in integrated circuits as well as methods for making same. In certain embodiments of the invention, there is provided a low-temperatu... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399504 | Method of preparing an insoluble polymer film on a substrate from a soluble polymer containing labile solubilizing groups The present invention relates to a method for preparing polymeric films, preferably electroactive films, with enhanced physical properties by the steps of applying to a substrate a solution of a polymer containing pendant labile solubilizing groups, then removing th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387813 | Methods of preparation of hollow microstructures and nanostructures Structures in the nanoscale and mesoscale domain are provided. The structures typically have a shell which can be comprised of a porous polymeric material such as parylene. The surfaces of the shell can further comprise pendant functional groups that can provide rea... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374813 | Constructive nanolithography A patterned organic monolayer or multiplayer film self-assembled on a solid substrate, the pattern consisting in a site-defined surface chemical modification non-destructively inscribed in the organic monolayer or multilayer by means of an electrically biased conduc... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374798 | Method and apparatus of forming alignment film In a method of manufacturing an LCD device, an atomic beam is irradiated onto a thin film including a carbon-carbon double bond to form a polarized functional group by transforming the carbon-carbon double bond into a carbon-carbon single bond and a radical state. T... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357963 | Apparatus and method of crystallizing amorphous silicon A sequential lateral solidification apparatus includes a laser generator for generating and emitting a laser beam; an X-Y stage movable in two orthogonal axial directions; and a mask arranged between the laser generator and the X-Y stage. The mask has a plurality of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354625 | Gas barrier film The invention provides a gas barrier film having a support including a hydrophilic surface or a non-ionic hydrophobic surface on which a graft polymer chain having a polar group is present, and an inorganic thin film formed on the surface. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351285 | Method and system for forming a variable thickness seed layer A method and system for forming a variable thickness seed layer on a substrate for a subsequent metal electrochemical plating process, where the seed layer thickness profile improves uniformity of the electroplated metal layer compared to when using a constant thick... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348445 | Organoaluminum precursor compounds This invention relates to organoaluminum precursor compounds represented by the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or an alk... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341792 | Biaxially oriented saturated polyester film, method of making the same, laminate of biaxially oriented saturated polyester film and method of making the same A biaxially oriented saturated polyester film made by a biaxial orientation method, includes a heat-seal side formed in at least one of two sides of the film, the heat-seal side being made by applying a low-temperature plasma treatment to a film surface so that the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335185 | Protective coatings for medical devices A dilatation balloon formed of a first material and further including at least one first plasma polymerized layer which forms the top most surface of the balloon, and a method of making the same. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326097 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing image displaying apparatus A method and an apparatus of manufacturing an image displaying apparatus including an electron source substrate and a phosphor substrate. The electron source substrate is provided with an electron emitting element formed by covering with a container and by applying ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7297376 | Method to reduce gas-phase reactions in a PECVD process with silicon and organic precursors to deposit defect-free initial layers A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film is provided by positioning a substrate within a processing chamber having a powered electrode, and flowing into the processing chamber an initiation gas mixture of a flow rate of one or more organosilicon compou... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7264741 | Coater having substrate cleaning device and coating deposition methods employing such coater A coater having a substrate cleaning device is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of processing substrates in a coater equipped with a substrate cleaning device. The substrate cleaning device comprises an ion gun (i.e., an ion source) that is positioned beneath a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262864 | Method and apparatus for determining grid dimensions using scatterometry A test structure includes a first plurality of lines and a second plurality of lines intersecting the first plurality of lines. The first and second pluralities of lines defining a grid having openings. A method for determining grid dimensions includes providing a w... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241490 | Metallized polyimide film and manufacturing method therefor A metallized polyimide film includes: a polyimide film; an intermediate layer formed in the polyimide film, the intermediate layer extending 20 nm or less from a surface of the polyimide film, and the intermediate layer including at least one element selected from t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241492 | Multilayered film having excellent wear resistance, heat resistance and adhesion to substrate and method for producing the same A multilayered film of the present invention includes a hard film provided on a substrate and including a compound of essential metal components, Al and Ti, with C, N, B, or O, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the hard film, the intermediat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241472 | Method for producing antireflection film-coated plastic lens, and antireflection film-coated plastic lens The method produces a plastic lens with an antireflection film which have the advantages of good adhesion of the antireflection film to any type of hard coat film that underlies it and good abrasion resistance and provides a plastic lens with an antireflection film.... | 07/10/2007 |
