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| 8187678 | Ultra-thin microporous/hybrid materials Ultra-thin hybrid and/or microporous materials and methods for their fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, the exemplary hybrid membranes can be formed including successive surface activation and reaction steps on a porous support that is patterned or non-pat... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182883 | Method of forming a protective film for a magnetic recording medium, a protective film formed by the method and a magnetic recording medium having the protective film A method of forming a protective film of a magnetic recording medium is provided that achieves a good bonding characteristic with a lubricant film and at the same time, suppressing adhesion of contamination gases, to attain a reduced thickness of the magnetic record... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8137760 | Nanocrater catalyst in metal nanoparticles and method for preparing the same Disclosed are a nanocrater catalyst in metal nanoparticles with a nanocrater form of hole structure in center of the catalyst which is useful for manufacturing nano-sized materials and/or articles with desired structure and characteristics, a preparation method ther... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8084103 | Method for treating a hydrophilic surface One embodiment comprises a method for increasing the hydrophobic characteristics of a surface. A coupling agent is applied to the surface, and the surface is subsequently exposed to a first ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure for a predetermined period... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8039060 | Barrier film substrate and method for producing same, and organic device A method for producing a barrier film substrate with excellent gas-barrier capability having, on at least one surface of a plastic film, a barrier layer that contains at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer, which includes forming the organic lay... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7829157 | Methods of making multilayered, hydrogen-containing thermite structures Methods of making multi-layered, hydrogen-containing thermite structures including at least one metal layer and at least one metal oxide layer adjacent to the metal layer are disclosed. At least one of the metal layers contains hydrogen, which can be introduced by p... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807232 | Inline passivation of vacuum-deposited aluminum on web substrate In a continuous in-vacuum process for the manufacture of a film metallized with aluminum, the aluminum layer is exposed to a passivating agent, inline, immediately after deposition and prior to rewinding of the film onto a take-up roller. Passivation is carried out ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807231 | Process for forming thermal barrier coating resistant to infiltration A process for protecting a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on a component used in a high-temperature environment, such as the hot section of a gas turbine engine. The process applies a protective film on the surface of the TBC to resist infiltration of contaminants su... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7771796 | Plasma processing method and film forming method A plasma processing method of carrying out curing processing on a low dielectric constant film produced on a to-be-processed substrate by applying plasma thereto in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, includes the steps of: a) introducing, in the ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767270 | Selective functionalization of carbon nanotubes based upon distance traveled Method and system for functionalizing a collection of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A selected precursor gas (e.g., H2 or NH3 or NF3 or F2 or CF4 or CnHm) is irradiated to provide a cold plasma ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744964 | Vacuum roll coated security thin film interference products with overt and/or covert patterned layers A method for forming an optically variable device upon a substrate comprises the steps of: patterning a reflective layer on the substrate using an oil-ablation technique; removing oil residue from the first side of the substrate using a first glow discharge; and dep... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713593 | Surface treatment method, manufacturing method of color filter substrate, and manufacturing method of electro-optical device A surface treatment method using a plasma treatment apparatus which has an electric discharge generation portion facing a surface of a substrate with a gap therebetween, the substrate being placed on a supporting body, and a construction in which the gap is supplied... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713592 | Nanolayer deposition process A hybrid deposition process of CVD and ALD, called NanoLayer Deposition (NLD) is provided. The nanolayer deposition process is a cyclic sequential deposition process, comprising the first step of introducing a first plurality of precursors to deposit a thin film wit... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7674504 | Article with lubricated surface and method A method for preparing one or more lubricated surfaces of an article to reduce the break-out force and sliding frictional force. A lubricant is applied to one or more surfaces, and the lubricant-coated surface is treated by exposing the surface to an energy source, ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7629031 | Plasma enhanced bonding for improving adhesion and corrosion resistance of deposited films Plasma Enhanced Bonding (PEB) during a coating process is used to improve both adhesion and corrosion resistance of the resulting coating. New interfacial compounds may be formed, offering the increased resistance to corrosion, as well as enhanced bonding to the wor... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7618686 | Method and apparatus for sequential plasma treatment An apparatus for plasma treatment of a non-conductive hollow substrate, including a plurality of ionization energy sources disposed adjacent to each other all along the part of the substrate to be treated. The apparatus also includes a processor to sequentially powe... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615259 | Method and apparatus for processing workpiece The present invention is a processing method for applying predetermined processing to a workpiece with said workpiece mounted on a mounting stage arranged in a process chamber in a depressurized atmosphere, in which when no workpiece is mounted on the mounting stage... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601402 | Method for forming insulation film and apparatus for forming insulation film A method for forming a porous insulating film includes an insulating film forming step and a hole forming step. During the insulating film forming step, plasma processing of an organic siloxane group compound and an organic compound having a polar group forms an ins... | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7399503 | Process for producing multi-layer coating wherein the quotient of the surface energies of a second coating layer divided by a first coating layer is less-than-or-equal-to 1 Process for producing a multilayer coating, in which a first coating (A) has applied to it a subsequent coating material (B) which is then cured involves selecting and/or modifying the first coating (A) and/or selecting the coating material (B) in such a way that th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396774 | Methods for forming an enriched metal oxide surface Methods of forming a metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state are provided. A metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state is also provided. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393391 | Fabrication of an anisotropic super hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes Anisotropic hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes and methods of forming anisotropic hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes are disclosed. The method of forming the nanoporous membrane includes growing a nanoporous oxide film on a substrate. A nanoporou... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371695 | Use of TEOS oxides in integrated circuit fabrication processes A method for manufacturing a low temperature removable silicon dioxide hard mask for patterning and etching is provided, wherein tetra-ethyl-ortho-silane (TEOS) is used to deposit a silicon dioxide hard mask. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371487 | Method of fabricating black matrix of a color filter A method of fabricating a black matrix of a color filter is provided. In the method, a black matrix layer formed of a hydrophobic organic material is formed on an upper surface of a transparent substrate. A black matrix is formed by patterning the black matrix layer... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371992 | Method for non-contact cleaning of a surface A flame torch can be used to clean the surface of a contact-sensitive object, such as a glass optic, extremely thin workpiece, or semiconductor wafer by providing a reactive precursor gas to the feed gases of the torch. Reactive atom plasma processing can be used to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368723 | Diamond radiation detector A method of detecting radiation that includes providing a layer of high purity single crystal CVD diamond, applying an electric field of no greater than 0.5 V/μm to the layer, exposing the layer to the radiation thereby generating a signal, and detecting the signal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361387 | Plasma enhanced pulsed layer deposition A process system and a deposition method for depositing a highly controlled layered film on a workpiece is disclosed. The basic component of the apparatus is a pulsing plasma source that is capable of either exciting or not-exciting a first precursor. The pulsing pl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361421 | Lubricant, magnetic recording medium and production method of magnetic recording medium A lubricant is obtained by mixing at least one compound selected from specific fluorine-based diester dicarboxylic acid compounds having has two carboxyl groups, two ester bonds, terminal groups each of which is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, and one fluoroethe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359177 | Dual bias frequency plasma reactor with feedback control of E.S.C. voltage using wafer voltage measurement at the bias supply output A plasma reactor has a dual frequency plasma RF bias power supply furnishing RF bias power comprising first and second frequency components, f(1), f(2), respectively, and an RF power path having an input end coupled to the plasma RF bias power supply a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357681 | Electrical connector A board-mount electrical connector capable of maintaining favorable solderability of a connecting section of a terminal for a long term and preventing occurrence of a whisker in a bent section of the terminal is provided. The electrical connector includes a pluralit... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354617 | Fixing belt and method for evaluating it A method for evaluating a fixing belt includes forming a fixing belt which includes a substrate, an elastic layer laminated on the substrate, and a mold releasing layer laminated on the elastic layer. A universal hardness test for the fixing belt is performed. The f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341760 | Light-emitting device The present invention provides a technique for performing film-forming of a cathode comprising a metallic with a good adhesion, as well as a light-emitting device producing a good image to be displayed. An EL element is fabricated to have a structure in which an ele... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335277 | Vacuum processing apparatus A vacuum processing apparatus comprising a transfer unit disposed at a center thereof, plural processing chambers, each processing chamber having a processing table for supporting an object to be processed and carrying out processing using a gas; and a mass flow con... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335426 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329608 | Method of processing a substrate The invention is embodied in a plasma flow device or reactor having a housing that contains conductive electrodes with openings to allow gas to flow through or around them, where one or more of the electrodes are powered by an RF source and one or more are grounded,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329609 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus In a substrate processing apparatus, a control electrode (131) separates a process space (11C) including a substrate to be processed and a plasma formation space (11B) not including the substrate. The control electrode includes a conductive memb... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326438 | Method for depositing nitride film using chemical vapor deposition apparatus of single chamber type The present invention relates to a method for depositing a nitride film using a chemical vapor deposition apparatus of single chamber type, and more particularly to a method for depositing a nitride film that is capable of depositing the nitride film in which an are... | 02/05/2008 |
