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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7781028 | Thin film materials of amorphous metal oxides Amorphous metal oxide thin film is produced by removing through oxygen plasma treatment the organic component from an organics/metal oxide composite thin film having thoroughly dispersed therein such organic component at molecular scale. This ensures production of a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7544398 | Controlled nano-doping of ultra thin films The invention relates to methods for producing doped thin layers on substrates comprising the steps of depositing a dopant precursor on the substrate via an atomic layer deposition technique; and exposing the deposited dopant precursor to radicals. The methods can f... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7439208 | Growth of in-situ thin films by reactive evaporation A method of forming MgB2 films in-situ on a substrate includes the steps of (a) depositing boron onto a surface of the substrate in a deposition zone; (b) moving the substrate into a reaction zone containing pressurized, gaseous magnesium; (c) moving the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7258899 | Process for preparing metal coatings from liquid solutions utilizing cold plasma A method for depositing metals, metal blends and alloys onto substrate surfaces, including microporous substrates utilizing a plasma operation undertaken at room temperature. In the process, a liquid solution of a monomer or comonomer precursor having a metallic com... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7205020 | Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing same A magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic under-layer, a magnetic layer, a protective film and a liquid lubricant layer sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate. The magnetic layer has a multi-layer structure laminated with two or more magnetic layer ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7176114 | Method of depositing patterned films of materials using a positive imaging process The invention generally encompasses a method for forming a pattern on a substrate. The method comprises applying a precursor comprising at least one metal to a substrate to form a precursor layer, exposing a predetermined portion of the precursor layer and developin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159718 | Electrostatic charge-free container Container for the storage and/or transportation of liquids or powders, in particular inflammables, suitable for preventing the formation of electrostatic charge, comprising a tank supported by a pallet, housed in a metallic cage and having an outer surface in contac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7033648 | Means of seeding and metallizing polyimide A method to selectively metallize polyimide with an all-electroless process. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014887 | Sequential sputter and reactive precleans of vias and contacts The present invention generally provides a method for improving fill and electrical performance of metals deposited on patterned dielectric layers. Apertures such as vias and trenches in the patterned dielectric layer are etched to enhance filling and then cleaned i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6950688 | Dual element sensor medical electrode A medical sensor electrode includes an electrically conductive adhesive for establishing electrical contact with a mammalian body to enable the electrode to monitor physiological electrode potentials from the body. A first sensor element includes a flexible electric... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929970 | Process for preparing nano-porous metal oxide semiconductor layers A process for preparing a layer of a nano-porous metal oxide semiconductor comprising the steps of: (i) providing metal oxide semiconductor nano-particles prepared by a wet precipitation process, (ii) heating said nano-particles at a temperature in the range of 250 ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916530 | Perpendicular magnetic recording medium A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprises a substrate; a soft-magnetic layer formed on the substrate; an NaCl-type oxide layer for orientation control formed on the soft-magnetic layer, having a thickness of from more than 0 to less than 10 nm; and a magn... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916527 | Resin moldings A resin molded component, comprising metal coating treatment being provided on the surface by a physical deposition method chosen from among sputtering, vacuum deposition, and ion plating after the surface is activated by plasma treatment, and is produced by forming... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6841476 | Electroless plating method A metallic film (2) made of a metal on which an electroless plating film can be deposited is formed on part of the surface of a thermoelectric semiconductor (8) which is an object to be plated, made of a constituent material to which an electroless pla... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6767644 | Metallized polyimide film A metallized polyimide film of the present invention comprises a polyimide film 1 which has undergone surface roughening treatment to produce a surface Ra value of 2 to 10 nm, an intermediate layer 2 formed from one, or two or more elements selected fr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755985 | Silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating for paint bell atomizers A wear resistance coated bell atomizer (32) and method for making same. The coating applied to the outer surface of a bell cup (36) of the bell atomizer (32) is preferably a silicon-doped amorphous carbon coating. This silicon-doped amorphous ca... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6706201 | Method for producing metallized substrate materials For manufacturing substrate materials which are needed for the manufacture of electrical circuit carriers, methods are known in which metal layers are applied to a dielectric substrate by means of a glow discharge process and thereafter additional metal layers are a... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6610373 | Magnetic film-forming device and method In a device for forming magnetic film which deposits magnetic material on a substrate 12, a device is provided which, before the magnetic film is formed in a magnetic film-forming chamber 11, cleans one or both of the film-forming face and reverse face of... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6610368 | Leather and a method of dressing same Tanned leather is dry dressed by plasma deposition at atmospheric pressure of a matrix material such as ITO, a silicone, or polyurethane, upon the protein fibers of the surface of the leather and the collagen fiber skeleton below the surface protein fiber... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604972 | Image display apparatus manufacturing method To provide an image display apparatus manufacturing method that enables bright, high-quality images to be displayed stably over a long period. A manufacturing method for an image display apparatus that includes a first substrate, a second substrate locate... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6575552 | Printer head A surface processing method for processing the surface of an insulating article in which an ion-implanted surface-modified layer is effectively formed on the article 2. In surface processing the article 2 of an insulating material, an electrically conduct... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565913 | Non-irritating antimicrobial coatings and process for preparing same An adherent antimicrobial coating and method of making same comprising hydrogenated amorphous carbon and a dispersion of antimicrobial metal ions adapted to maintain a therapeutically effective zone of inhibition.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565936 | Film laminate comprising a biaxially oriented polyester film with high oxygen barrier, its use and a process for its production A film laminate is disclosed and comprises a biaxially oriented polyester film and another film laminated onto the polyester film, where the polyester film comprises a base layer at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, at... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6509067 | Method and apparatus for the deposition of metal nanoclusters and films on a substrate A method for forming metallic nanoclusters upon a substrate includes moving the substrate through a deposition chamber at a predetermined uniform velocity and depositing metallic precursor compounds onto the substrate. The metallic precursor compounds are... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6482477 | Method for pretreating dielectric layers to enhance the adhesion of CVD metal layers thereto A method for chemical vapor deposition comprises providing a quantity of nitrogen at the interface between a transition metal-based material and an underlying dielectric-covered substrate. The nitrogen can be provided by heating the substrate in an atmosp... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6472048 | Magnetic recording medium and process for producing the same A magnetic recording medium having an excellent surface smoothness comprising a substrate and a maghemite thin film formed on the substrate. The maghemite thin film has a thickness of 10 to 50 nm and a surface roughness represented by an average surface r... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6458431 | Methods for the lithographic deposition of materials containing nanoparticles A method for depositing nanoparticles in a thin film through the dispersion of such nanoparticles in a precursor solution which is deposited on a substrate and converted into a metal or metal oxide film. The resulting metal or metal oxide film will contai... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6451240 | Method of manufacturing an intracutaneous microneedle array A microneedle array is manufactured using a mold preparation procedure that begins by placing an optical mask over a layer of PMMA material, exposing the PMMA material to x-rays, then developing using a photoresist process. The remaining PMMA material is ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447849 | Method for processing the surface of an insulating article A surface processing method for processing the surface of an insulating article in which an ion-implanted surface-modified layer is effectively formed on the article 2. In surface processing the article 2 of an insulating material, an electrically conduct... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6403168 | Process for plating metal coatings A process for depositing metal coatings on polyimide surfaces for producing conductor tracks includes depositing a first metal coating by decomposition of volatile metal compounds by a glow discharge in a gas mixture containing inert gases and oxygen cont... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6365235 | Surface treatment method and device therefor A surface treatment method wherein one or more active particle streams are generated and aimed at a surface to be treated so that the particle stream interacts therewith. The active particle stream consists of activated particles forming chemically active... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6284329 | Method of forming adherent metal components on a polyimide substrate A method for attaching adherent metal components, particularly a copper film, on at least one surface of a polyimide substrate is provided. The method comprises the steps of: exposing at least one surface of the polyimide substrate to a reactive gas plasm... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6268024 | Process for producing magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is prepared by forming on a plastic substrate, a nickel oxide underlayer having a plane (200) which is predominantly oriented in parallel with the surface of the plastic substrate, then forming on the nickel oxide underlayer at... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261423 | Sputtering process A method for coating substrates having sides of the substrate with unequal adhesion properties includes the steps of non-symmetrically coating the substrate by coating a first side under a first set of coating conditions and coating a second side under a ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6248409 | Method for manufacturing antistatic integrated circuit trays of polymer materials using ion implantation A method for providing anti-static characteristics for polymeric, integrated circuit (IC) trays, which allows gaseous ions, such as nitrogen and argon, or metal ions, such as Ti, Li and Al, to be implanted to a surface depth of 1.5 μm in IC trays. In add... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6224951 | Method of forming a flexible laminate for flexible circuit Method of forming a flexible circuit laminate for use in the production of flexible circuits, comprising the steps of electrodepositing a continuous layer of copper on a first side of a generally continuous strip of polyimide having a layer of metal on th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221440 | Process for plating metal coating A process for depositing metal coatings on polyimide surfaces for producing conductor tracks includes depositing a first metal coating by decomposition of volatile metal compounds by a glow discharge in a gas mixture containing inert gases and oxygen cont... | 04/24/2001 |
