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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173227 | Recording ink, ink media set, ink cartridge, ink recorded matter, inkjet recording apparatus, and inkjet recording method There is provided a recording ink containing: solid constituents, which contain a colorant and a resin, and stay solid in the ink having a temperature of 25° C.; liquid constituents, which have a higher boiling point than a boiling point of water, and stay liquid i... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7824741 | Method of forming a carbon-containing material A method includes forming ionic clusters of carbon-containing molecules, which molecules have carbon-carbon sp2 bonds, and accelerating the clusters. A surface of a substrate is irradiated with the clusters. A material is formed on the surface using the c... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7442413 | Methods and apparatus for treating a work piece with a vaporous element Methods and apparatus for controlling and delivering a vaporous element or compound, for example, selenium or sulfur, from a solid source to a work piece are provided. The methods and apparatus may be used in photovoltaic cell manufacturing. The apparatus may compri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399497 | Method for forming film, method of manufacturing electronic device, film forming system, electronic device, and electronic apparatus To provide a film forming method and a film forming system, which efficiently use materials and forming a high-quality organic thin film, and an electronic device and an electronic apparatus that are manufactured using the method and the device, an organic thin film... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7378133 | Fabrication system, light-emitting device and fabricating method of organic compound-containing layer The present invention provides a vapor deposition system for a film forming systems that promote an efficiency of utilizing an EL material and is excellent in uniformity or throughput of forming an EL layer and a vapor deposition method. According to the present inv... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365005 | Method for filling of a recessed structure of a semiconductor device This invention relates to process sequence by high-speed atomic layer chemical vapor processing that includes deposition for diffusion barriers in the etched features on substrate followed by gap fill and subsequent in-situ removal of the blanket films on the top by... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361204 | Generator for flux specific bursts of nano-particles Methods, systems and apparatus for producing a variable, known number of nanoparticles of various materials in an expanding mist in a vacuum or enclosure. The configurations allow for this mist of small particles to be produced in bursts, at repetition rates over a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348206 | Formation of self-assembled monolayers of redox SAMs on silicon for molecular memory applications This invention provides a new method of forming a self-assembling monolayer (SAM) of alcohol-terminated or thiol-terminated organic molecules (e.g. ferrocenes, porphyrins, etc.) on a silicon or other group IV element surface. The assembly is based on the formation o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348042 | Continuous method for depositing a film by modulated ion-induced atomic layer deposition (MII-ALD) The present invention relates to an enhanced sequential atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique suitable for deposition of barrier layers, adhesion layers, seed layers, low dielectric constant (low-k) films, high dielectric constant (high-k) films, and other conduct... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341765 | Metallic coatings on silicon substrates, and methods of forming metallic coatings on silicon substrates The invention includes methods of forming a metallic coating on a substrate which contains silicon. A metallic glass layer is formed over a silicon surface of the substrate. The invention includes methods of protecting a silicon substrate. The substrate is provided ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337527 | Method including a heat treatment of manufacturing superconducting wires based on MgB A method of manufacturing superconducting wires based on MgB2 is described and includes the steps of: production of a cylindrical wire comprising an MgB2 core surrounded by a metal covering, in which the core has a lattice structure formed by g... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323229 | Method and device for coating a substrate The invention relates to a method for coating a substrate with a layer of a material, such as a metal, in which a quantity of electrically conductive material is vaporized in a space with a low background pressure and energy is supplied to the material which is to b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323228 | Method of vaporizing and ionizing metals for use in semiconductor processing Techniques for vaporizing and handling a vaporized metallic element or metallic element salt with a heated inert carrier gas for further processing. The vaporized metallic element or salt is carried by an inert carrier gas heated to the same temperature as the vapor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318967 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A composite structure body obtained through a plurality of processes including forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of the fine particles of a brittle material is coated with another brittle material; then by bombarding the composi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311947 | Laser assisted material deposition A method of forming a film on a substrate includes activating a gas precursor to form a material on the substrate by irradiating the gas precursor with electromagnetic energy at a frequency tuned to an absorption frequency of the gas precursor. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309269 | Method of fabricating light-emitting device and apparatus for manufacturing light-emitting device In this embodiment, an interval distance between a desposition source holder 17 and an object on which deposition is performed (substrate 13) is reduced to 30 cm or less, preferably 20 cm or less, more preferably 5 to 15 cm, and a deposition source hol... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291365 | Linear laser light beam for making OLEDS A method of transferring organic material from a donor element to a substrate includes providing a radiation source; and selecting the power of the radiation applied to the donor element by the radiation source to cause the transfer of organic material to the substr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279201 | Methods and apparatus for forming precursors This invention relates to a method of forming a precursor for chemical vapour deposition including the steps of: (a) forming metal ions at a source, (b) introducing the ions into a reaction chamber; and (c) exposing the ions to a gas or gasses within the chamber to ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279432 | System and method for forming an integrated barrier layer An apparatus and method for forming an integrated barrier layer on a substrate is described. The integrated barrier layer comprises at least a first refractory metal layer and a second refractory metal layer. The integrated barrier layer is formed using a dual-mode ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258901 | Directed growth of nanotubes on a catalyst A nanostructure is fabricated using charged particle deposition to deposit a catalyst on a substrate. A charged particle beam is directed to location on the substrate where the catalyst is to be deposited, with a beam-activated precursor gas also being directed to t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255934 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A structure body having the constitution in which the crystals of more than one types of brittle materials such as ceramics, metalloids, and the like are dispersed, a portion composed of the brittle materials is polycrystalline, the crystals constituting the polycry... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229666 | Chemical vapor deposition method Methods of chemical vapor deposition include providing a deposition chamber defined at least in part by at least one of a chamber sidewall and a chamber base wall. At least one process chemical inlet to the deposition chamber is included. A substrate is positioned w... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217440 | Process for replacing an initial outermost coating layer of a coated optical lens with a different coating layer or by depositing thereon a different coating layer The invention concerns a process for replacing an initial outermost coating layer of a coated optical lens with a layer of a new final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating which comprises: (a) providing a co... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214554 | Monitoring the deposition properties of an OLED A method for making an OLED device includes providing a substrate having one or more test regions and one or more device regions, moving the substrate into a least one deposition chamber for deposition of at least one organic layer, and depositing the at least one o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204885 | Deposition system to provide preheating of chemical vapor deposition precursors Chemical vapor deposition systems include elements to preheat reactant gases prior to reacting the gases to form layers of a material on a substrate, which provides devices and systems with deposited layers substantially free of residual compounds from the reaction ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204886 | Apparatus and method for hybrid chemical processing A method and apparatus for performing multiple deposition processes is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a chamber body and a gas distribution assembly disposed on the chamber body. In one embodiment, the method comprises positioning a substrate su... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205218 | Method including forming gate dielectrics having multiple lanthanide oxide layers A dielectric film having a layer of a lanthanide oxide and a layer of another lanthanide oxide, and a method of fabricating such a dielectric film produce a reliable gate dielectric with a equivalent oxide thickness thinner than attainable using SiO2. A g... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195801 | Manufacturing process for storing and transferring evaporation material A manufacturing system capable of enhancing reliability and luminance of a light emitting element is provided which uses an EL material of very high purity in evaporation. The system is also capable of using an EL material efficiently. Instead of a glass jar, a cont... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189425 | Method of manufacturing a superconducting magnesium diboride thin film A superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) thin film having c-axial orientation and a method and apparatus for fabricating the same are provided. The fabrication method includes forming a boron thin film on a substrate and thermally processing the substr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186385 | Apparatus for providing gas to a processing chamber An apparatus for generating gas for a processing system is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for generating gas for a processing system includes a canister having at least one baffle disposed between two ports and containing a precursor material. The precurs... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182879 | Plasma processing method A plasma processing method, in which a process gas is introduced into an evacuated process chamber for subjecting the target object to a plasma processing. The plasma processing method is featured in that at least a part of the process gas exhausted from the process... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179335 | In situ adaptive masks A variable adaptive mask is provided that can be dynamically modified in situ in a physical vapor deposition process. The mask comprises a fixed mask portion, a plurality of channels extending through the fixed mask portion, a control mechanism for controlling throu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153567 | Composite structure and method and apparatus for forming the same A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147795 | Method for surface treatment A method for surface treatment includes: a first step in which a surface treatment apparatus 1 and a substrate 10 in a state where a front surface 102 of the substrate 10 faces the surface treatment apparatus 1 are conveyed to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148941 | Compensator with photochemically cured barrier layer and process Disclosed is an optical compensator for a liquid crystal display having improved optical properties, comprising a transparent polymeric support bearing an orientation layer and a photochemically cured optically anisotropic layer, in that order, wherein a photochemic... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148957 | Imaging system for thermal transfer An optical imaging system is disclosed for selective thermal transfer of a material from a donor film to a substrate. The imaging system includes a light source assembly that is configured to emit a patterned light beam. The patterned light beam includes a plurality... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141278 | Thin film forming method A method for forming thin films of a semiconductor device is provided. The thin film formation method presented here is based upon a time-divisional process gas supply in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, where the process gases are supplied and purged seque... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7105208 | Methods and processes utilizing microwave excitation The invention includes methods and processes in which microwave radiation is utilized to activate at least one component within a reaction chamber during deposition of a material over a substrate within the reaction chamber. ... | 09/12/2006 |
