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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7186456 | Easily slidable polyimide film and substrate employing it An easily slidable polyimide film having a polyimide surface layer comprising a polyimide which is thermoplastic and has a glass transition temperature of 190–450° C., wherein there are dispersed in the polyimide of the polyimide surface layer, in a proportion of... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186274 | Method for treating human keratin fibers with organomodified metallic particles The present invention relates to the use of organomodified metallic nanoparticles preferably bearing at their surface a self-assembled monolayer of organosulphur compounds. A preferred use is in suspension form for dyeing and/or treating human keratin fibers. The in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183008 | Electroluminescent materials A novel electroluminescent compound which emits blue or blueish purple light is a complex of a lanthanide or actinide and an organic complex e.g. mono(bathophenanthroline) thoriumIV chloride or mono(tripyridyl)yttrium chloride. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182995 | Plated-polyester article and production process thereof Disclosed herein is a plated-polyester article with a plating layer formed on the surface of a polyester article. The polyester article is irradiated with ionizing radiation to crosslink a polyester resin, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the surface of the plati... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179534 | Conductive-polymer electronic switch A switch, used as an electronic-memory element, comprising a conductive organic polymer layer sandwiched between, and in contact with, two metallic conductive elements. In an initial post-fabrication state, the organic polymer layer is relatively highly conductive, ... | 02/20/2007 |
| RE39490 | Security device having multiple security features and method of making same A security device having multiple security features is used with an item, such as a secure document, ticket, label or tag, to authenticate the item and/or encode data pertaining to the item. One example of the security device includes a carrier substrate, a metallic... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179858 | Composition for textile printing The present invention features novel methods and compositions for coating textile substrates, wherein the coating compositions are composed of a coating agent selected from one of (a) an azetidinium polymer, (b) a guanidine polymer, (c) a mixture of an azetidinium p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175914 | Base material having thereon polyaniline-containing film surface, and process for forming film surface on base material In a heat exchanger having tubes and fins, a polyaniline film made of polyaniline and/or a derivative thereof is formed on the surfaces of the tubes and the fins. This polyaniline film is imparted with at least one hydrophilic functional group selected from the clas... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175887 | Method of coating a fluorocarbon resin A first member is configured to undergo sliding contact with a surface of a second member. The surface of the first member is roughened by irradiating the surface of the first member with a laser to form first recesses in the surface of the first member. The surface... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177075 | System and methods for filtering electromagnetic visual, and minimizing acoustic transmissions A combination of filters for filtering selected wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation is provided on a transparent substrate such as a plastic film or glazing of a window. The combination of filters prevents or attenuates the passage of wavelengths through the su... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175743 | Antifouling papermaker's fabric In an antifouling papermaker's fabric woven from a warp and weft made of synthetic resin filament, the fabric is coated with a resin composition made by blending a two-liquid reaction type epoxy resin with a prepolymer of phenolsulfonic acid as a curing agent to for... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173131 | Anthryl derivative group substituted compound, and organic luminescent device making use of same An anthryl derivative group substituted compound having a specific chemical structure is provided. This compound is used for producing an organic luminescent device which can emit luminescent hues with a very high purity and effect light emission with a high lumines... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173586 | Element substrate and a light emitting device A light emitting device and an element substrate which are capable of suppressing variations in the luminance intensity of a light emitting element among pixels due to characteristic variations of a driving transistor without suppressing off-current of a switching t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172818 | Copper foil for chip-on-film use, plasma display panel, or high-frequency printed circuit board A copper foil for chip-on-film use, a plasma display panel, or a high-frequency printed circuit board obtained by rolling copper foil to smooth the surface to give a surface area of not more than 1.30 times an ideal smooth surface, the smoothed copper foil having de... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166357 | Photochromic articles that activate behind ultraviolet radiation blocking transparencies and methods for preparation Described are photochromic articles that include a substrate and a photochromic amount of at least one organic photochromic material (b) represented by graphic formula XIII adapted to change from an unactivated state to an activated state by exposure to radiation su... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166366 | Protective and/or diffusion barrier layer A composite comprises a chemical, mechanical and/or optical protective and/or diffusion barrier layer disposed on a metal or plastic substrate. The layer consists of an organic layer matrix with metal-containing particles dispersed therein, the metal-containing orga... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167074 | Integrated planar flyback transformer Method and apparatus are provided for fabricating a planar transformer assembly for use in an implantable medical device. The planar transformer assembly includes a board, a first core, and a second core. The board has a first side, a second side, and an embedded wi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160595 | Display strip The present invention is directed to a display strip for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, which comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer that contains an easy-peelable re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157155 | Materials for electroluminescent devices Materials containing one or more borazine rings are employed as materials for electroluminescent devices. The compounds have molecular structures represented by the following formula: in which R1–R | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157133 | Embossed reflective laminates This invention provides an embossed decorative composite laminate interlayer for use in reducing UV and IR energy transmittance through a glass laminate. One interlayer of the present invention comprises an embossed decorative composite disposed between a first and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157135 | Co-extruded high refractive index coated embossable film An embossable film for creating holograms and diffraction gratings and methods of producing the embossable films are provided. The embossable film includes a base layer and a co-extruded embossable layer that is coated with a transparent high refractive index (HRI) ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158104 | Method of driving display device An active matrix type EL display device is provided, which is capable of suppressing the unevenness of luminance display due to the unevenness of the characteristics of TFTs which constitute pixels, or due to variations in the environmental temperature at which the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157503 | Antibacterial, antifouling paint for construction materials and construction materials coated therewith An antibacterial, antifouling paint for construction materials contains a coating resin composition and powdery metal-modified apatite. Part of metal atoms in the apatite crystal structure is provided by an optically catalytic metal. Preferably, the metal-modified a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153585 | Self-adhering powder paint based on polyamide and silane for metal coating The invention concerns to the use of a powder comprising 99.95 to 95% of at least one polyamide and 0.05 to 5% of at least one silane for coating metals. This powder may be prepared by simple dry blending of the constituents. The silane can also be added to the molt... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153576 | Weatherable multilayer article assemblies and method for their preparation Disclosed is a multilayer article assembly comprising (i) a coating layer comprising a block copolyestercarbonate comprising structural units derived from at least one 1,3-dihydroxybenzene and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, (ii) a second layer comprising a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150923 | Chrome coating composition A metallic coating composition and vacuum metalization process for applying the coating composition on various substrates, for example vehicle wheels, hub caps, bumpers and the like. The process is environmentally compatible and produces a decorative, wear-resistant... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150918 | Bilayer coating system for an electrically conductive element in a fuel cell The present invention relates to an electrically conductive element for an electrochemical cell comprising an electrically conductive corrosion-susceptible metal substrate having a surface susceptible to passivation by forming oxides in the presence of oxygen. The s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150904 | Composite, ordered material having sharp surface features A composite material having sharp surface features includes a recessive phase and a protrusive phase, the recessive phase having a higher susceptibility to a preselected etchant than the protrusive phase, the composite material having an etched surface wherein the p... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148128 | Electronically addressable microencapsulated ink and display thereof We describe a system of electronically active inks which may include electronically addressable contrast media, conductors, insulators, resistors, semiconductive materials, magnetic materials, spin materials, piezoelectric materials, optoelectronic, thermoelectric o... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147927 | Biaxially oriented polyester film and laminates thereof with copper Disclosed are biaxially oriented polyester film produced from a polyester comprising: (1) diacid residues comprising at least 90 mole percent of terephthalic acid residues, naphthalenedicarboylic acid residues or combinations thereof; and (... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147926 | Corrosion-resistant and stain-resistant component and method for manufacturing same A multi-layer corrosion protection system and a method for applying the multi-layer corrosion protection system. The system comprises a corrosion-resistant layer plated onto a metallic substrate. The corrosion-resistant layer may be deposited using an autocatalytic ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147530 | Electroluminescence display device and method of manufacturing the same An object of the present invention is to provide an EL display device, which has a high operating performance and reliability. A third passivation film 45 is disposed so as to be in contact with an EL element 203 which comprises a pixel electrode (anod... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147908 | Semiconductor package with getter formed over an irregular structure A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface portion in a cavity. The first surface portion includes an artificially formed grass structure. The package includes a getter film formed over the grass structure. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147913 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144617 | Diffractive security element A security element (2) comprising a reflective, optically variable surface pattern (3) which is embedded in a layer composite of plastic material and which can be visually recognized from predetermined observation directions is formed from a mosaic of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144468 | Method of constructing a unitary amorphous metal component for an electric machine A unitary amorphous metal magnetic component for an axial flux electric machine such as a motor or generator is formed from a spirally wound annular cylinder of ferromagnetic amorphous metal strips. The cylinder is adhesively bonded and provided with a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144817 | Etching solutions and processes for manufacturing flexible wiring boards The disclosure relates to methods and solutions for precisely and rapidly etching a polyimide resin layer. Etching solutions of the present invention include 3–65% by weight of a diol containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a triol containing 4 to 6 carbon atoms, 10–5... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141299 | Electronic junction devices featuring redox electrodes An electronic junction of the present invention comprises: (a) a first conductive component comprising: (i) a substrate having a contact surface; and (ii) at least one layer of molecular units having first and second ends, wherein at least one layer of molecular uni... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138172 | Metallizable white opaque films, metallized films made therefrom and labels made from the metallized films A multilayer, metallizable, white opaque film suitable for use in forming metallized plastic labels for bottles and other containers includes at least a internal core layer and opposed outer skin layers. One of the outer skin layers is a non-voided layer having a su... | 11/21/2006 |