Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7076127 | Optical switch and safety apparatus using the same Provided are optical switches applicable to various safety apparatuses which can control an operation of a circuit by detecting a switching signal such as pathogens and toxic substances, and safety apparatuses using the optical switches. The optical switch comprises... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074223 | Coating method and coated devices Surface coating method for deposition of a chemically bonded ceramic coating on a substrate, includes the steps of preparing a curable coating slurry, depositing a coating of the slurry on at least a section of the substrate surface, and hardening the slurry. The st... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074485 | Prestressable layer system for partition glass A low-emissivity multilayer system, capable of being bent and prestressed, for glazing panes, with silver as functional layer, comprises a sacrificial metal layer of Ti or an alloy of Ti and Zn and/or Al placed above the silver layer, antireflection dielectric layer... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074486 | Glazing with optical and/or energetic properties capable of being electrically controlled The subject of the invention is glazing which incorporates at least one electrically controllable system having variable optical and/or energy properties, especially in the form of a system comprising one or more reversible-insertion materials of the electrochromic-... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074640 | Method of making barrier layers The present invention involves a low-temperature, photoresist-free method of fabricating a barrier layer on a flexible substrate. An embodiment involves the conversion of a precursor into a top-surface imaging layer during a direct patterning step. Preferred precurs... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074506 | Method of forming a ceramic coating on a substrate by electron-beam physical vapor deposition A composite target is placed in a chamber. The target is in the form of a bar made of ceramic powder and it presents composition that is not uniform in the longitudinal direction. At least one substrate is introduced into the chamber in order to have formed thereon ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070857 | Composite with a low emissivity in the medium and far infrared, and with a low reflectivity in the visible and near infrared Multi-layer composite product, featuring low emissivity in the mid-infrared band (as wavelength range 2,5–5 μm) and far-infrared (as wavelength range 8.0–14.0 μm) bands, as well as low reflexivity in the near-infrared (at a wavelength range of 0.7–2.5 μm) a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067205 | Thermoelectric transducing material, and method for producing the same A thermoelectric transducing material according to this invention includes a layered cobaltite based substance represented by the chemical formula AxCoO2, wherein A consists of an element or element group selected from alkali metal elements and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069065 | Superconductor layer and method of manufacturing the same There is provided is a method of manufacturing a superconductor layer, including preparing a coating solution by dissolving trifluoroacetates of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of yttrium and lanthanoids, barium, and copper in a solvent, coatin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068544 | Flash memory with low tunnel barrier interpoly insulators Structures and methods for Flash memory with low tunnel barrier intergate insulators are provided. The non-volatile memory includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region separated by a channel region in a substrate. A floating gate opposing th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067439 | ALD metal oxide deposition process using direct oxidation Methods of forming metal compounds such as metal oxides or metal nitrides by sequentially introducing and then reacting metal organic compounds with ozone or with oxygen radicals or nitrogen radicals formed in a remote plasma chamber. The metal compounds have surpri... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066194 | Valve design and configuration for fast delivery system Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for rapid delivery of pulses of one or more reactants to a substrate processing chamber. One embodiment of a valve body includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. A valve chamber is in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067181 | Insulating ceramic based on partially filled shapes An insulating ceramic made up of a plurality of partially filled shapes (e.g., 101), such as oblate spheroids, spheres, and shapes free of corners, is provided. Each partially filled shape may include an inner skeleton (e.g., 102) and an outer skin (e.... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067195 | Coatings having low emissivity and low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067346 | Titanium carboxylate films for use in semiconductor processing The present invention involves the formation of titanium carbonate films that exhibit improved hydrolytic stability and photosensitivity. Such films can be used in semiconductor processing to deposit titanium and titanium oxide layers on a substrate and to form patt... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063894 | Environmental barrier coating for silicon based substrates An article comprises a silicon based substrate, a bond layer and a protective top layer. The top layer is selected from the group consisting of rare earth disilicates, yttrium disilicates, rare earth monosilicates, yttrium monosilicates, silica and mixtures thereof.... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063893 | Low-emissivity coating having low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides a pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit comprising first and second panes held in a sp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060360 | Bond coat for silicon based substrates A bond layer for use on a silicon based substrate. The bond layer comprises an alloy comprising a refractory metal disilicide/silicon eutectic. The refractory metal disilicide is selected from the group consisting of disilicides of molybdenum, chromium, hafnium, nio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061026 | High brightness gallium nitride-based light emitting diode with transparent conducting oxide spreading layer A new transparent conducting oxide (TCO), which can be expressed as AlxGa3-x-yIn5+ySn2-zO16-2z; 0≦x | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060365 | Thermal barrier coating material A coating material, particularly a thermal barrier coating, for a component intended for use in a hostile environment, such as the superalloy turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The coating material is zirconia that is partially stab... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060320 | Transparent conductive film for transparent touch panel, transparent touch panel using transparent conductive film, and method of manufacturing transparent conductive film In a transparent conductive film for use in a transparent touch panel in which a lower electrode and an upper electrode are stacked so as to be spaced from each other by spacers, the transparent conductive film being provided on an electrode substrate of at least on... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060359 | High transmittance, low emissivity coatings for substrates The present invention provides a coating for a transparent substrate which exhibits a “neutral” color through a wide range of angles of incidence of light. The coating employs a base coat adjacent the transparent substrate having a thickness of no more than abou... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056588 | Heat treatable coated article with zinc oxide inclusive contact layer(s) A coated article is provided so as to have a fairly high visible transmission (TY or Tvis) to sheet resistance (Rs) ratio (i.e., a ratio Tvis/Rs). The higher this ratio, the better the coated article's combined functionali... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056603 | Touch panel A touch panel includes a transparent electro-conductive film. The transparent electro-conductive film comprises a primary layer formed on a polymer film, and a transparent electro-conductive thin film or a multi-lamination film composed of at least one metal-compoun... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052772 | Material for packaging electronic components The present invention provides a material for packaging electronic components. In one embodiment, the packaging material comprises (a) a puncture resistant film having opposed first and second major surfaces; (b) a substantially continuous metal free light transmiss... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053019 | Dielectric material compositions with high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss A new dielectric material composition with high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss, which includes a quaternary metallic oxide having a pervoskite structure and represented by a general formula, Ba1-xM1xTi1-yM | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048792 | Method of making structured ceramic coatings and coated devices prepared with the method The invention describes a low temperature method for producing multi-layered or multi-phased coatings. With the technique according to the present invention, surface coatings with controlled variations in terms of chemical composition, phase composition, porosity, s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049002 | Photocatalytically-activated self-cleaning article and method of making same A method and article are disclosed wherein a substrate is provided with a photocatalytically-activated self-cleaning surface by forming a photocatalytically-activated self-cleaning coating on the substrate by spray pyrolysis chemical vapor deposition or magnetron sp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045239 | Laminated structure and method of forming same A method of alleviating edge curling when laminated structures comprising layers of green material having different shrinkage rates are sintered comprises applying to a face (18) of edges (14) the first layer (10) having the higher shrinkage rat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045223 | Spinel articles and methods for forming same Single crystal spinel boules, wafers, substrates and active devices including same are disclosed. In one embodiment, such articles have reduced mechanical stress and/or strain represented by improved yield rates. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045217 | Plated component for use in an outdoor environment A plated component used in an outdoor environment comprises a component main unit, a metal coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit, and an oxide coating formed over at least a part of the component main unit. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041615 | Dielectric composition, method of manufacturing a ceramic multilayer element, and electronic device The dielectric composition contains a mixture of a ceramic composition containing BaaREbTicO3, wherein RE represents a rare earth element, with 0.05≦a≦0.25, 0.525≦b≦0.70, 0.85≦c≦1.0, and 2a+3b+4c=6, and free fr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041366 | Porous silicon nitride ceramics and method for producing the same The invention provides porous silicon nitride ceramics that having uniform, fine closed pores and a manufacturing method thereof. Metal Si powder is mixed with a sintering additive, followed by thermal treatment, which is a pre-process for forming a specific grain b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041383 | Durable thermal barrier coating having low thermal conductivity This invention provides a thermal barrier ceramic coating for application to a metallic article, with the ceramic coating having a formula of NdxZr1-xOy with Z dissolved in, where 0 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041392 | Photochromic, photochromic material and method for manufacturing the same A photochromic film includes a laminated film including a composite oxide film composed of at least two elements, one of the two elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, and Sn, and the other of the two elements selected from the group cons... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041546 | Film forming method for depositing a plurality of high-k dielectric films In a capacitor of an MIM (Metal-Insulator-Metal) structure, a silicon-containing high dielectric film (e.g., a hafnium silicate film) containing a silicon atom, as well as a silicon-free high dielectric film (e.g., a tantalum oxide film) containing no silicon atom i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041391 | Method for forming thin films The present invention provides a method for forming a film of aluminum oxide in which a target containing aluminum is sputtered in a gas containing fluorine atoms. The thin film of aluminum oxide according to the present invention has little optical absorptio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042043 | Programmable array logic or memory devices with asymmetrical tunnel barriers Structures and methods for programmable array type logic and/or memory devices with asymmetrical low tunnel barrier intergate insulators are provided. The programmable array type logic and/or memory devices include non-volatile memory which has a first source/drain ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041335 | Titanium tantalum nitride silicide layer Methods and apparatus of forming titanium tantalum silicon nitride (TixTay(Si)Nz) layers are described. The titanium tantalum silicon nitride (TixTay(Si)Nz) layer may be formed using a cyclical deposi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037603 | Material and method to prevent low temperature degradation of zirconia in biomedical implants The invention is directed to a material and a method of producing the material that is unaffected by the low-temperature degradation, humidity-enhanced phase transformation typical of yttria-stabilized zirconia in general, as well as of yttria-stabilized tetragonal ... | 05/02/2006 |
