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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8431226 | Coated medical device Biologic coatings on a surface of a prosthesis or implantable device. ... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8367210 | Composite article of aluminum alloy with resin and method for production thereof The invention provides the advantages of a metallic housing and those of a synthetic resin structure for electronic devices, home electrical devices, etc., achieves high productivity and mass productivity, and enables a desired configuration and structure to be desi... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8231971 | Process for producing anti-fog coating The invention relates to an anti-fog coating for a surface of a substrate comprising: a first polymer layer resulting from covalently bonding a polyanhydride polymer to said surface; and a second polymer layer resulting from covalently bonding a polymer selected fro... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8062751 | Low biofouling filtration membranes and their forming method The present invention discloses a method for forming a low biofouling filtration membrane. First, an ozone treatment is performed to a fluorine-based porous membrane to introduce peroxides on surface. Afterwards, a first grafting polymerization is initiated from the... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8021753 | Film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by-layer growth The present invention provides a process for preparing a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by-layer growth. The process comprises the steps of: (1) applying onto a surface of a substra... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7429417 | Sheet for forming process and method for manufacturing the same, image forming method, method for manufacturing forming processed product and the forming processed product A sheet for forming process including a base material and at least one functional layer provided on a surface of the base material, wherein the functional layer has, at the outermost surface thereof, a surface resistivity of 1.0×108 to 1.0×1013 | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413806 | Implant coatings Implants may be coated with a biocompatible coating to improve the biocompatibility of the implant. The biocompatible coating may include a bone growth promoting compound. Such compounds include, but are not limited to, phospholipids, bone morphogenetic proteins, or... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399530 | Object with composite hard coating layer and method of forming composite hard coating layer The present invention provides inexpensively an article with a hard coat excellent in anti-staining property, lubricity, scratch resistance and abrasion resistance. The present invention also provides a method for forming the hard coat. A hard coat agent composition... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390559 | Multilayer coating system A multilayer coating system is disclosed. The first layer is a thermally curable layer comprising one or more thermally curable groups and one or more radiation curable groups. The second layer comprises a radiation curable resin. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363847 | Venting system and initiator thereof An initiator includes a reactive panel having a substrate and a plurality of reactive layers disposed on the substrate. The initiator further includes a transition manifold coupled with the reactive panel. A system for venting a container includes a venting device a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361626 | Supported catalyst The present invention relates to a Catalyst comprising a, preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nic... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361412 | Nanostructured soldered or brazed joints made with reactive multilayer foils Self-propagating formation reactions in nanostructured multilayer foils provide rapid bursts of heat at room temperature and therefore can act as local heat sources to melt solder or braze layers and join materials. This reactive joining method provides very localiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347906 | Variable output and dial-a-yield explosive charges The invention, as embodied herein, comprises a variable yield warhead comprising an inner core of cylindrically-shaped, explosive material surrounded by an outer annulus of a different explosive material. The inner core explosive material has a heat of combustion co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339006 | Metathesis-active adhesion agents and methods for enhancing polymer adhesion to surfaces The invention discloses an adhesion agent composition comprising at least one C3-C200 olefin compound having at least one metathesis active double bond, wherein the olefin is substituted or unsubstituted; and at least one compatibilizing functi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329415 | Materials containing multiple layers of vesicles The present invention provides a composite material, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a vesicle-containing coating including at least one layer of a vesicle and one layer of a polyionic material having charges opposite... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320928 | Method of forming a stacked device filler Numerous embodiments of a stacked device filler and a method of formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming a stacked device filler comprises forming a material layer between two or more substrates of a stacked device, and causing a reaction in a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314902 | Hot-melt adhesive The present invention provides a hot-melt adhesive composition comprising a blend of: a reactive filler comprising an aluminum compound, a magnesium compound, a calcium compound, a barium compound or a mixture thereof; and, a grafted polyolefin having a functional g... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314534 | Method of making multi-ply door core, multi-ply door core, and door manufactured therewith The present invention concerns a method of forming a multi-ply core component. A mold press is provided having an upper die and a lower die defining a mold cavity. At least one of the upper die and the lower die has a plurality of protrusions. A first wood composite... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311970 | Medical device having surface modification with superoxide dismutase mimic A medical device comprising a substrate having a plasma polymerized functionality bonded to at least a portion of the substrate. A superoxide dismutase mimic agent having a complimentary functional group to the plasma polymerized functionality is bonded to the porti... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312487 | Three dimensional integrated circuit A three dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC), 3D IC chip and method of fabricating a 3D IC chip. The chip includes multiple layers of circuits, e.g., silicon insulator (SOI) CMOS IC layers, each including circuit elements. The layers may be formed in parallel an... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306850 | Planographic printing plate precursor, substrate for the same and surface hydrophilic material A planographic printing plate precursor comprises a substrate having disposed thereon a hydrophilic layer which includes hydrophilic graft chains and a crosslinked structure formed through hydrolytic polycondensation of an alkoxide of an element selected from Si, Ti... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300534 | Bonds between metals and polymers for medical devices Various coupling agents are disclosed to form lap joints between metallic and polymeric surfaces within catheters and other medical devices. The coupling agents disclosed in the present invention can be applied directly to a metallic surface, or the coupling agents ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285580 | Methods of using primer molecules for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants The present invention concerns novel methods for enhancing the mechanical performance of tissue adhesives and sealants which comprises employing a primer molecule in association with a tissue adhesive or sealant, wherein the primer molecule serves to enhance the str... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270678 | Surface modification of functional group-containing medical devices with catalyst-containing reactive polymer system Surface modified medical devices such as intraocular lens implants formed from one or more functional group-containing materials using reactive, hydrophilic polymers with catalyst functionality for the purpose of reducing or eliminating lens epithelial cell growth t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258924 | Polar ordering of reactive chromophores in layer-by-layer nonlinear optical materials Thin films exhibiting second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, as well as materials and methods for producing such films, are provided. The films are formed by depositing, on a substrate, alternate layers of a polyelectrolyte and a low molecular weight chrom... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238402 | Glass fibers and mats having improved surface structures in gypsum boards A gypsum board having roughened surface glass fiber reinforcement. The roughened surface of glass fiber is created by incorporating nano or micro particles of colloidal silica or clay or other inorganic particles in a silane based sizing composition. The sizing coat... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235302 | Fluoropolymer bonding composition and method A multi-layer structure includes a fluoropolymer bonded to a substrate. The structure is prepared by exposing a bonding composition to actinic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation, to form the bond. The bonding composition includes a light-absorbing compound and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182822 | Metal material with modified surface, preparation method and use of same A metal material whose surface is modified by bonding of aromatic groups, optionally substituted by functional groups. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175915 | Method of producing polyurethane pads produced therewith A method of producing polyurethane pads and other articles has the steps of providing at least one polyurethane layer having a first curing agent, providing a second polymer layer having a second curing agent, providing a connecting layer between the first and secon... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166475 | Compositions and methods for monitoring the modification state of a pair of polypeptides This invention relates to a method for analyzing a sample comprising: immobilising a polypeptide to a physical support; contacting the immobilised polypeptide with a test sample which may contain an agent capable of modifying the immobilised polypeptide; contacting ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163747 | Component comprising a masking layer Masking layers for components according to the prior art react with the base material of the component and/or are difficult to remove again. The component according to the invention has a masking layer which can very easily be removed following coating of the compon... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151139 | Antimicrobial polymeric surfaces Bactericidal compositions are disclosed that comprise a polymeric compound immobilized on a material. Medical devices are also disclosed which comprise such a bactericidal composition. Methods are disclosed for covalently derivatizing the surfaces of common material... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141369 | Measuring cellular metabolism of immobilized cells This invention uses a receptor molecule such as an antibody etc immobilized to a chip for a solid phase, and a sensor such as a pH electrode or an oxygen electrode or a glucose electrode for a search device. After immobilizing specific living cells by a bio-specific... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138161 | Polymer particle coated with silica, method for producing the same and use of the same A polymer particle coated with silica comprising: a polymer particle derived from a polymerizable vinyl-based monomer; and a silica film covering the polymer particle, which makes a surface of the polymer particle expose so that an aperture ratio of 0.1 to 1 is poss... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7112366 | Chemical monolayer and micro-electronic junctions and devices containing same The present invention includes a chemical monolayer construction that comprises: (a) a substrate having a contact surface; and (b) a plurality of substantially parallel molecular units, wherein said molecular units are attached to said substrate so as to be strongly... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112361 | Methods of making decomposable thin films of polyelectrolytes and uses thereof A decomposable thin film comprising a plurality of polyelectrolyte layers of alternating charge, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by degradation of at least a portion of the polyelectrolyte layers. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090783 | Lithography-based patterning of layer-by-layer nano-assembled thin films A method of patterning self-assembled thin films, including forming a photoresist layer on a substrate and then patterning and etching the photoresist layer. In combination with the etched photoresist layer, a self-assembled layer is formed on the substrate using Lb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087447 | Method for fabricating zig-zag slabs for solid state lasers A method for batch manufacturing of slabs for zig-zag lasers including steps of bonding two non-active media to either side of an active medium to form a sandwich, dicing the sandwich to provide slices, rendering two surfaces of each slice into total-internal-reflec... | 08/08/2006 |
