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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368818 | Methods of making microelectronic assemblies including compliant interfaces An assembly includes a structure, a plurality of terminals and a plurality of compliant pads disposed between said terminals and said structure. The terminals are aligned with at least some of said pads, with the pads providing a standoff between the structure and t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368175 | Metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips A metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips of flexible material, in particular of rubber or plastic, which is in particular bent to form a shape, having a plurality of slots, in particular periodically sequential slots in the longitudinal direction o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364803 | High density dual helical gear and method for manufacture thereof The present invention relates to a low cost technique for manufacturing dual helical gears, such as herringbone gears, from powder metals. The dual helical gears made by this technique are of high density (greater than 92% of theoretical density) and offer superior ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361411 | Hardfacing alloy, methods, and products Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy capable of withstanding service abrasion of the order of silicious earth particles and weldable on industrial products, such as tool joints and stabilizers used in oil and gas well drilling, and other industrial products. The hardfaci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335345 | Synthesis of water soluble nanocrystalline quantum dots and uses thereof An economic, direct synthetic method for producing water soluble QDs that are ready for bioconjugation is provided. The method can produce aqueous QDs with emission wavelengths varying from 400 nm to 700 nm. Highly luminescent metal sulfide (MS) QDs are produced via... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309642 | Metallic quantum dots fabricated by a superlattice structure A method for forming quantum dots includes forming a superlattice structure that includes at least one nanostrip protruding from the superlattice structure, providing a quantum dot substrate, transferring the at least one nanostrip to the quantum dot substrate, and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294929 | Solder ball pad structure An interconnect structure a substrate, a contact pad disposed over a surface of the substrate, and an insulative mask disposed over the contact pad. The insulative mask can include an opening that is aligned over and exposes an inner portion of the contact pad. The ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282696 | Photoelectric converter device and manufacturing method thereof A photoelectric converter device comprises a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric converter element formed on its surface, a visible light filter arranged to at least partially cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a support member attac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282630 | Soundboard for a musical instrument comprising nanostructured aluminum materials and aluminum materials with nanostructured composites The present invention describes the use of nanophase materials, chiefly aluminum, in musical instrument construction. Nanophase materials have constituent grains that are substantially smaller than those of conventional materials, imparting greater strength and defo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261937 | Fluoropolymer laminates and a process for manufacture thereof The present invention provides fluoropolymer laminates having isotropic properties. For example, an embodiment in which multiple fluoropolymer sheets having an liquid crystalline polymer oriented in the fibrous state in the melt processible fluoropolymer are laminat... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261950 | Flexible, formable conductive films Electrically conductive films comprising a flexible support, an extensible metal or metal alloy layer, and a crosslinked polymeric protective layer have at least one permanently deformed curved region. The films can be light transmissive and can have regions of comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259099 | Strongly textured atomic ridge nanowindows The present invention provides a MOSFET device comprising: a substrate including a plurality of atomic ridges, each of the atomic ridges including a semiconductor layer comprising Si and an dielectric layer comprising a Si compound; a plurality nanogrooves between t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244511 | Color steel sheet with embossed patterns on one side thereof A single-side embossed color steel sheet, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The steel sheet comprises a steel sheet substrate, a zinc or zinc alloy-plated layer, a non-chromate or chromate pretreated layer, a primary coat paint layer of modified... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191568 | Modular safety surface and method for preparing the same A modular safety unit having a skid resistant surface for use in a location where it is desirable to add a skid resistant surface for traction comprising a base made of resin, the base having a top side and a bottom side; an aggregate made from calcined bauxite, and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190049 | Nanocylinder arrays Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of nanocylinder arrays are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered arrays of nanopores, nanowires, and other materials. This is accomplished by orienting copolymer films and removing a comp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176505 | Electromechanical three-trace junction devices Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. An insulative layer is disposed on one of the f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172785 | Process for deposition of metal on a surface The invention relates to a process for depositing a metal on a material. The process comprises the steps of: immersing the material in deposition solution comprising the metal; inducing a material vibration in the deposition solution having a frequency corresponding... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147712 | Method of semiconductor nanoparticle synthesis A method is described for the manufacture of semiconductor nanoparticles. Improved yields are obtained by use of a reducing agent or oxygen reaction promoter. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145243 | Photo-thermal induced diffusion Formation of a mixed-material composition through diffusion using photo-thermal energy. The diffusion may be used to create electrically conductive traces. The diffusion may take place between material layers on one of a package substrate, semiconductor substrate, s... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132173 | Self-centering braze assembly Braze and electrode wire assemblies, e.g., used with an implantable microstimulator, include a wire welded in the through-hole of an electrode, which electrode is brazed to a ceramic case that is brazed to a metal ring that is welded to a metal can. The braze joints... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120047 | Device selection circuitry constructed with nanotube technology A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nano... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120005 | Electromagnetic interference shields and methods of manufacture The invention teaches improved materials and processes for production of structures to shield against ingress or egress of electromagnetic radiation. The structures and processes taught are based on the recognition and use of directly electroplateable resins. The di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114361 | Microscale compression molding of metals with surface engineered LIGA inserts An inexpensive method of rapidly fabricating reactive metal (Zn, Al, Al-alloy, etc.) microscale structures including high-aspect-ratio microscale structures is disclosed. A high precision process uses conformal bond inhibitor coating and high temperature compression... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108485 | Reduction in the noise produced by a rotor blade of a wind turbine Rotor blades for wind power installations are known in many different forms. In a wind power installation the rotors or the rotor blades thereof represent the main source of sound. For reasons relating to acceptance and noise prevention laws, the aim should/must be ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109118 | Electrochemical fabrication methods including use of surface treatments to reduce overplating and/or planarization during formation of multi-layer three-dimensional structures A method of fabricating three-dimensional structures from a plurality of adhered layers of at least a first and a second material wherein the first material is a conductive material and wherein each of a plurality of layers includes treating a surface of a first mat... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7078108 | Preparation of high-strength nanometer scale twinned coating and foil Very high strength single phase stainless steel coating has been prepared by magnetron sputtering onto a substrate. The coating has a unique microstructure of nanometer spaced twins that are parallel to each other and to the substrate surface. For cases where the co... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078109 | Heat spreading thermal interface structure The thermal interface structure of the present invention is suited for use in a non-referenced die system between a heat source and heat sink spaced up to 300 mils apart and comprises a plurality of layers including a core body of high conductivity metal or metal al... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067200 | Joined bodies and a method of producing the same A joined body and method of producing the joined body are provided. A first member containing at least a ceramic and a second member containing at least one of a metal and a metal composite are joined with each other via a metal adhesive. The metal adhesive contains... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067198 | Method and apparatus for processing three-dimensional structure, method for producing three-dimensional shape product and three-dimensional structure Disclosed is a method for processing a three-dimensional structure having a fine three-dimensional shape and a smooth surface is disclosed in which the three-dimensional structure is usable for an optical device. The process method comprises the steps of depo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037594 | Electromagnetic wave shielding member and process for producing the same There is provided an electromagnetic wave shielding member which has see-through properties and electromagnetic wave shielding properties, is free from a change in color of an adhesive at the time of the formation of a mesh by etching, is improved in etchability, an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037958 | Epoxy coating This invention concerns an epoxy coating for use as a non-skid surface for applications such as the deck of an aircraft carrier. The epoxy coating can be formulated from (a) an amine curing agent, (b) an epoxide-containing toughening agent such as a polysulfide and/... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026056 | Multicompartment structure for insulation and other materials A structure for encapsulating and protecting fiber insulation material as well as other materials in multicompartment devices in order to provide unitized material which can be applied to any surface desired for insulation or other purposes. A first sheet of materia... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022416 | Article coated with coating film, and functional article coated with coating film using the same The present invention provides a film-coated article coated by a film having silicon oxide as a main component, in which recesses and projections conferring super hydrophobicity or super hydrophilicity are formed. This film includes minute projections and columnar p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6992298 | Coated spherical silicon nanoparticle thin film UV detector with UV response and method of making A UV detector has a UV detection thin film of coated spherical silicon nanoparticles formed upon a substrate. The detector includes structures to bias the thin film. In preferred embodiments, a thin conductor that is at least semi-transparent to UV radiation is form... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979590 | Methods of making electromechanical three-trace junction devices Methods of producing an electromechanical circuit element are described. A lower structure having lower support structures and a lower electrically conductive element is provided. A nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanically responsive element) is formed on an up... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6919592 | Electromechanical memory array using nanotube ribbons and method for making same Electromechanical circuits, such as memory cells, and methods for making same are disclosed. The circuits include a structure having electrically conductive traces and supports extending from a surface of the substrate, and nanotube ribbons suspended by the supports... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919119 | Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin films An electronic or opto-electronic device or a chemical sensor comprising: an interpenetrating network of a nanostructured high surface area to volume ratio film material and an organic/inorganic material forming a nanocomposite. The high surface area to volume film m... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911682 | Electromechanical three-trace junction devices Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same are described. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. The nanotube ribbon is movable to... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902826 | High moment films with sub-monolayer nanolaminations retaining magnetic anisotropy after hard axis annealing A film structure and deposition method for creating laminated Fe—M—N and Fe—M—O—N films which retain good anisotropy after HA annealing are provided. Interleaved layers of thin alumina laminations between the Fe—M—[O]—N layers and sublayer alumina na... | 06/07/2005 |
