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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354620 | Method for deposition of inert barrier coating to increase corrosion resistance The present invention reduces corrosion rates on metal surfaces, such as the interior surfaces of gas flow control components by depositing a chemically inert layer on the metal surface of the component and other associated parts of the component that are exposed to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332214 | Biodegradable molded article, manufacturing method thereof, and composition for expansion molding Biodegradable molded articles; a process for producing the same: and compositions for foam molding packed in a packaging film bag to be used in the production. A bowl-type container(10a), which is one of the biodegradable molded articles as described a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285307 | Process for producing catalyst-coated membranes and membrane-electrode assemblies for fuel cells The present invention provides a continuous process for producing catalyst-coated polymeric electrolyte membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells. The process of the invention uses an ionomer membrane having a polymeric backing film on the back side... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7223447 | Method of coating welded tubes Method of coating the seam of a welded tube with an adherent metal coating, including applying a nonadherent metal coating to the inside and outside of the welded seam, externally heating the seam area with the seam located in the lower portion of the tube to genera... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7105202 | Process for coating inner wall of a thin tube with a resin A process for coating the inner wall surface of a thin tube having an inside diameter of 0.2 to 5 mm with a resin. The tube is first filled with a resin particulate dispersion. The dispersion filling the tube is held therein by its surface tension and does not flow ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7037454 | Compositions for a disposable food container using flour The present invention uses natural materials to manufacture disposable containers, so that the present invention has no problem of environment hormone and the like as well as does no harm to human bodies unlike polystyrene-based disposable containers. Further, the p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6868599 | Wire processing apparatus and wire processing method A wire processing apparatus includes a microwave generator, a microwave transmitter, a waveguide coaxial converter and a wire insertion pipe, and the wire insertion pipe is disposed in the wireguide coaxial converter. In wire recycling process, after a tip end of a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6858293 | Cellulose film with anti-blocking properties Disclosed is an integral film comprising a transparent polymeric substrate having a surface bearing polymeric beads, wherein the swell ratio, the size, and the laydown of the beads are selected so as to provide both a one sided static friction coefficient of not mor... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835450 | Magnetic recording medium Multilayer magnetic recording medium is suitable for high recording densities and the recording of digital data, has very good electromagnetic recording properties in the entire recording wavelength range and good mechanical properties and possesses a flat frequency... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6706411 | Rust-preventing lubricated steel materials and coating compositions therefor A lubricated steel material has a lubricating film on the steel surface. The film has good press formability, film removability, and blocking resistance, and possesses a high level of rust preventing properties in that it can prevent the steel material from rusting ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699527 | Process for surface functionalization of polymeric substrates using diaryl carbenes as reactive intermediates A process for the surface functionalization of a polymeric substrate, which process comprises: a) contacting the substrate with a diarylcarbene precursor, b) generating a carbene reactive intermediate from the diarylcarbene precursor so that it reacts wit... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6645886 | Glow protection band A corona shielding band having reproducible qualities and allowing only a small increase in dielectric losses in a winding of an insulation of electrical machine is made by impregnating a woven-type support material with an active resin solution containin... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6521291 | Process for the production of improved boron coatings Improved articles of manufacture are disclosed, together with methods for preparing such articles, whereby the surface of a graphite or comparable substrate is first densified with carbon to reduce surface porosity while still retaining sufficient surface... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6423382 | Method of coating an uncured mineral substrate A high gloss coating on a mineral substrate, such as a roof tile or floor tile, can be achieved by a method comprising: i) applying a first coating consisting of an aqueous composition comprising a film forming polymeric binder to a surface of the uncured subs... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6395209 | Deposited plastic film The present invention relates to a deposited plastic film comprising: a deposited plastic film comprising: a plastic film; a coating layer which is formed on at least one surface of said plastic film and comprises a cured resin composition obtained by curing a resi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395147 | Metal bond strength in polyolefin films The present invention relates to the improvement of metal bonding strength in polypropylene films through the addition of ethylene in a mini-random ethylene-propylene copolymer in an amount of no more than about 1 weight percent, more preferably no more t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6274203 | Process for the production of artificial leather Artificial leather can be produced, without using any organic solvent, by coating or impregnating a fibrous base material to be formed into artificial leather with a polymer solution in the form of an aqueous emulsion, in which the polymer exhibits elasti... | 08/14/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6177146 | Densification of a porous structure (III) A method for the densification of an annular body having a porous structure and comprising layers of fabric, which includes locating a susceptor element within the porous body, the amount of the susceptor element occupying less than 5% of the volume of th... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6153270 | Process for application of an inorganic coating to an electrically conducting body A process of applying an inorganic coating to an electrically conducting body, in particular a metallic workpiece, is characterized with respect to a precisely controllable temperature variation with short temperature changes in an economical and energy-s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6037014 | Coating composition This invention relates to a liquid coating composition that is thermally-curable in the presence of oxygen, comprising: a monomer or oligomer containing two or more acrylate and/or methacrylate functional groups; an azo initiator; and oxygen. This inventi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5974687 | Method for drying lacquers and other coatings on metal or non-metal individual components or assemblies using microwaves In a method for drying coating films on coated components, microwaves are generated by at least one magnetron (3A) in at least one microwave generator module (3) and introduced into a drying chamber (2A) through one or more waveguides (4). Air or another ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5879757 | Surface treatment of polymers A method of modifying at least part of the surface of a polymer or polymer matrix composite material including: (i) oxidising at least part of the surface of the polymer or polymer matrix material and (ii) subsequently treating the oxidised surface with a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5837328 | Method for providing in-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5693375 | Method for transferring ink by printing method A method for transferring ink on a plate onto a material to be printed by a printing method involves the steps of: providing the ink at predetermined positions on the plate, the ink being sensitive to a field to increase its viscosity so as to have a soli... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5639518 | Method for manufacturing biodegradable molded articles A raw material formed by a mixture of, for example, soybean protein and water, is extruded by an extruder. Then, high-frequency electroconductive heating is performed by placing the material between a pair of electrodes and applying a voltage between the ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5618591 | Method of coating an inside of a pipe or tube A method of coating an interior surface of a metal tube with a coating material including the steps of filling the tube with a fluid degradable transport material containing a dispersion of the coating material, rotating the tube, and induction heating th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5603992 | Compositions and methods for the temporary protection of activated surfaces This invention provides methods and compositions for the temporary protection of activated plastic surfaces. The methods involve application of protective coating compositions to activated surfaces thereby protecting the surfaces from oxidation, soiling a... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5591491 | Method for manufacturing biodegradable molded articles A mixture in the form of slurry obtained from mixing a soybean protein, sugar and water is placed between a pair of electrodes. Then, an electroconductive heating process is applied to the mixture under an applied voltage between the electrodes for a pred... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5498761 | Process for producing thin layers of conductive polymers The present invention relates to a process which comprises the steps of producing moldings from intrinsically conductive polymers on a substrate, the moldings being conductive layer components having a specific conductivity of >10-2 S/cm, by de... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5472746 | Method of producing an electrostatically painted multi-layered hose A method for producing a multi-layered hose by electrostatically applying a thin resin layer on the inner surface of a tubular rubber outer layer. The resin can be applied by spraying resin powder from a bar nozzle inserted into an opening of the tubular ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5456953 | Method for coating bake hardenable steel with a water based chromium bearing organic resin A bake hardenable steel sheet ready for deep drawing is coated on at least one side with a continuous chromium bearing epoxy coating. The sheet is roll coated with continuous liquid film containing at least 2 wt. % of a water dispersible or emulsifiable e... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5389152 | Apparatus for densification of porous billets A porous preform is densified by heating while emersed in a precursor liquid. Heating is achieved by passing a current through the preform or by an induction coil immersed in the liquid. Ways to control the densification process are also described.... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5348774 | Method of rapidly densifying a porous structure Porous solid bodies, especially carbon bodies, are densified by chemical vapor deposition by establishing a thermal gradient within the body, thermally decomposing a gaseous precursor so deposit an electrically and thermally conductive deposit (e.g. carbo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5323544 | Method and apparatus for drying coatings or films A technique is disclosed for drying and curing a liquid film applied to a former which is reactive to radio frequency energy so as to generate heat. A liquid film, such as latex, is applied to a metallic former which is then disposed in the proximity of a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5298292 | Method for applying a coating solution A method for applying a coating solution onto a substrate to form a coated portion thereon includes a dipping device for dipping and removing the substrate into and from the coating solution; and a heating device for inductively heating the substrate whil... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5248528 | Thermoplastic acrylic coated steel sheet Zinc or zinc alloy plated steel sheet ready for deep drawing coated with 1-5 gm/m2 of a dry, tack free continuous thermoplastic acrylic coating. The coating is formed by inductively heating the sheet to a temperature of about 149°-246° C. for... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5234484 | Method for annealing phosphors applied to surfaces having melting points below the annealing temperature of the phosphor A method for annealing a deposited material on a substrate structure, where the annealing temperature of the deposited material is greater than the melting temperature of the substrate structure, including the step of inserting the substrate structure int... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5075131 | Method for preservation treatment of wood A method for preservation treatment of wood comprises the steps of radiating a laser beam on a part of the surface of the wood at the least to form small holes therein, impregnating the wood with a preservative, and then applying high frequency waves to t... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4806388 | Method and apparatus for coating metal part with synthetic resin A method and apparatus for applying a synthetic resin layer to an outer surface of a metal part while the metal part is placed within a powdered mass of a thermally fusible synthetic resin. The metal part within the powdered mass is induction-heated to a ... | 02/21/1989 |
