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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384670 | Coating method and atomizer A rotary atomizer (1) has a rotary atomizing head (4) driven by an air motor (2) at a rotational speed of 4,000˜5,000 rpm, for example. A coating material is supplied to a central portion of the rotary atomizing head (4) through a paint ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7323224 | Liquid dispense method and microarray manufacturing method A method for discharging a liquid containing a biological material includes adding as a dispense stabilizer a polymer composed of phosphorylcholine-group-containing unsaturated compound units or a copolymer including same to the liquid containing the biological mate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294171 | Method and apparatus for degassing coating liquid A method of degassing a coating liquid, comprising the step of: irradiating the coating liquid with a plurality of ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands simultaneously to degass said coating liquid. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294366 | Laser processing for heat-sensitive mesoscale deposition A method of depositing various materials onto heat-sensitive targets. Heat-sensitive targets are generally defined as targets that have thermal damage thresholds that are lower than the temperature required to process a deposited material. The invention uses precurs... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7238241 | Method of producing high aspect ratio domes by vapor deposition An apparatus for the manufacture of chemical vapor deposited domes. The apparatus has a vapor deposition chamber with a plurality of sides, a base and a top where the base has a reactant port for receiving a flow of chemical reactants. A male mandrel is joined to on... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238438 | Powder for underlayer of coating-type magnetic recording medium A powder for an underlayer of a coating-type magnetic recording medium, which powder comprises flat-acicular iron oxide particles having an average major axis length of 20–200 nm, a short axis cross-section taken perpendicularly to the long axis that has a long wi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214255 | Aerosol method and apparatus for making particulate products Provided is an aerosol manufacture facility including an aerosol generator (600), an aerosol heater (604), an aerosol cooler (604), a particle collector (606), a precursor liquid supply system (608), a carrier gas supply system ( | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182979 | High efficiency method for performing a chemical vapordeposition utilizing a nonvolatile precursor A method directed to the use of a nonvolatile precursor, either a solid or liquid precursor, suitable for CVD, including liquid source CVD (LSCVD). Using the method of the invention the nonvolatile precursor is dissolved in a solvent. Choice of solvent is typically ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172819 | Method for producing magnetic recording medium In the method for producing a magnetic recording medium having a nonmagnetic substrate coated with a magnetic coating material containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, the magnetic coating material contains a liquid A constituted by the ferromagnetic powder a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146574 | Systems and methods for interfacing with digital history data Systems and methods for accessing historical data are provided. Based upon user interaction, a time period of interest and historical data, the systems and methods perform cross-correlation algorithms and interpret which items are to be accessed and displayed to the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108894 | Direct Write™ System Methods and apparatus for the deposition of a source material (10) are disclosed. An atomizer (12) renders a supply of source material (10) into many discrete particles. A force applicator (14) propels the particles in continuous, paralle... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098131 | Methods for forming atomic layers and thin films including tantalum nitride and devices including the same Atomic layers can be formed by introducing a tantalum amine derivative reactant onto a substrate, wherein the tantalum amine derivative has a formula: Ta(NR1)(NR2R3)3, wherein R1, R2 and R3 | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047666 | Clothes dryer and method for utilizing an ultrasound atomizer A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029992 | Low oxygen content photoresist stripping process for low dielectric constant materials A plasma containing 5–10% oxygen and 90–95% of an inert gas strips photoresist from over a low-k dielectric material formed on or in a semiconductor device. The inert gas may be nitrogen, hydrogen, or a combination thereof, or it may include at least one of nitr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994800 | Liquid precursors for formation of materials containing alkali metals Volatile liquid precursors are provided for use in the formation of alkali metal-containing materials. The compound includes an alkali metal and an amide ligand and is a liquid at a temperature of less than about 70° C. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969621 | Contamination distribution apparatus and method Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for uniformly contaminating samples. The apparatus includes a housing that contains a rotatable carousel for the holding samples. A drive element is used for rotating the carousel. The apparatus includes a contaminan... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955965 | Process for fabrication of nitride layer with reduced hydrogen content in ONO structure in semiconductor device Process for fabricating a charge trapping dielectric flash memory device including steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; forming on the semiconductor substrate a bottom oxide layer; depositing on the bottom oxide layer a nitride layer, the deposited nitride ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949481 | Process for fabrication of spacer layer with reduced hydrogen content in semiconductor device Process for fabricating a semiconductor device including steps of providing a semiconductor substrate having formed thereon a semiconductor device; depositing over the semiconductor device a spacer layer, the spacer layer having a first hydrogen content; and applyin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942903 | Thin film, method and apparatus for forming the same, and electronic component incorporating the same A method for forming a thin film includes the steps of: supplying a deposition material in the form of a liquid onto a heated surface; heating and vaporizing the deposition material on the heated surface while the deposition material is undergoing movement; and depo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939575 | Ferromagnetic metal powder, producing method of the same, and magnetic recording medium A ferromagnetic metal powder having an average long axis length of from 30 to 65 nm, a crystallite size of from 80 to 130 angstroms, a saturation magnetization (σs) of from 75 to 130 A·m2/kg, and an average oxide layer thickness of from 1.5 to 2.5 nm; a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939392 | System and method for thermal management A system for the management of thermal transfer in a gas turbine engine includes a heat generating sub-system in operable communication with the engine, a fuel source to supply a fuel, a fuel stabilization unit to receive the fuel from the fuel source and to provide... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6884281 | Method and apparatus for preparation and deaeration of coating liquid First, the overall quantity of bubbles in a coating liquid is reduced in advance by vacuum deaeration performed in conjunction with preparation of the coating liquid in a stirring tank in a first step, then bubbles of relatively large sizes, of bubbles that have not... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6746725 | Acrylic foam pressure sensitive adhesive method thereof An acrylic foam pressure sensitive adhesive, having a low density and having cells finely and uniformly dispersed therein, and its production method. An acrylic foam pressure sensitive adhesive having a cell average diameter of no more than 300 μm and its standard ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6682619 | Composite pre-preg ply having tailored dielectrical properties and method of fabrication thereof A structural dielectrically tailored prepreg panel includes structural materials having desired electrical qualities in one or more desired areas without loss of structural integrity or the addition of parasitic weight. In one method of manufacture an app... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680088 | Process for producing magnetic recording medium A process for producing a magnetic recording medium is provided in which a magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic powder and a binder is provided on a non-magnetic flexible support. In the process, a magnetic liquid containing mainly a ferromagnetic pow... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6579573 | Nanostructured feeds for thermal spray systems, method of manufacture, and coatings formed therefrom This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle liquid suspensions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. Ultrasound is used for disintegration of the as-synthesized particle a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6524457 | Method of manufacturing a filter A photocatalytic oxidation purification system includes an ultra violet light source and a filter that comprises a pleated wire mesh substrate with a nanophase metal oxide oxidation catalyst suspended on the substrate, wherein the catalyst is applied with... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6395344 | Method for producing a magnesia based deposit The present invention relates to a method for carrying out a magnesium oxide based deposition on the dielectric surface of a glass plate of a display panel. The method includes the creation of a mist from a metalorganic compound of magnesium dissolved in ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6355312 | Methods and apparatus for subjecting a rod-like or thread-like material to a plasma treatment A rod-like or thread-like material is subjected to a plasma treatment by passing the material coaxially through a plasma nozzle while generating plasma therein.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350494 | Method for generating continuous stream of liquid metal droplets A solder jet apparatus is disclosed The solder jet apparatus is a continuous mode solder jet that includes a blanking system and raster scan system. The use of the raster scan and blanking systems allows for a continuous stream of solder to be placed anyw... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6344233 | Method of producing a phosphor screen Making a phosphor screen by forming a phosphor powder that incorporates strontium, is made up of particles having a long dimension of less than about 5 microns and having superior response time. Slurrying the phosphor powder with a suitable solvent, dispe... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6335059 | Method of robotic manipulation utilizing patterned granular motion A system (100, 100', 100") and method for robotic manipulation of objects (130) is provided wherein particulates (110, 110') are agitated by the transfer of energy thereto to establish patterned granular motion of the particulates (110, 110'). The pattern... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6319567 | Synthesis of tantalum nitride A method for producing a tantalum nitride layer on a substrate, comprising; directly injecting a liquid mixture of (R1 R2 N)3 Ta(.dbd.NR3) and (R4 R5 N)3 Ta[η2 --R6 | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316060 | Metering coatings The amount of coating dispensed by a metering rod type applicator such as used on size press coater for applying coating onto the size press rolls can be reduced by vibrating the metering rod. Such vibration of the metering rod has been found to reduce th... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309711 | Method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object Improved assembly and methods for manufacturing a three-dimensional object are described. The assembly includes a crucible for holding molten metal, an orifice disposed in the bottom of the crucible through which a jet of molten metal can flow towards a m... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277448 | Thermal spray method for the formation of nanostructured coatings This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle precursor solutions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. The method allows combining nanoparticle synthesis, melting, and quen... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6248151 | Method of manufacturing three dimensional parts using an inert gas A method for manufacturing metal structures in which minute drops of a liquid metal are emitted from an acoustic device through an inert gas. The presence of the inert gas at the surface of the liquid metal prevent the formation of an oxide skin which wou... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6231933 | Method and apparatus for metal oxide chemical vapor deposition on a substrate surface A method and apparatus for improved metal oxide chemical vapor deposition on a substrate surface where the application boundary layer is reduced and where the uniformity of the application boundary layer is greatly enhanced in a reactor. Primary and secon... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6180190 | Vapor source for chemical vapor deposition An apparatus is used to turn liquids into vapors for use in chemical vapor deposition. It uses a high-frequency ultrasonic plate to break the liquid into tiny droplets and a gas-dynamic sorting tower to reprocess larger droplets into smaller ones before q... | 01/30/2001 |
