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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442492 | Planographic printing plate precursor The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having a support, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiating agent, a polymerizable compoun... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439007 | Phase change information recording medium having multiple layers and recording and playback method for the medium A multilayer phase change information recording medium including plural information layers containing at least a first information layer and a last information layer, each of which includes a recording layer in which information is recorded utilizing a phase change ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438824 | Fabrication of long range periodic nanostructures in transparent or semitransparent dielectrics To make high quality long-range periodic nanostructures in a transparent or semi-transparent substrate, the transparent or semi-transparent substrate is scanned with a linearly polarized laser beam generated by a femtosecond laser and exceeding a predetermined energ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439008 | Optical recording medium, and, method and apparatus for optical recording and reproducing using optical recording medium The object of the present invention is to provide an optical recording medium in which a recording material of the optical recording medium has a high solubility in an organic solvent, so that the recording material can be shaped to film by a coating process and the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435529 | Photosensitive composition and image recording method using the same A photosensitive composition comprising: a sensitizing dye represented by the formula (I) defined herein, in which Z represents a substituted divalent linking group forming a 5-membered or 6-membered ring, provided that a total volume of substituents arranged on the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432036 | Non-resonant two-photon absorbing material, non-resonant two-photon emitting material, and method for inducing absorption or generating emission of non-resonant two photons by using the material A non-resonant two-photon absorbing material is provided, comprising a methine dye undergoing a non-resonant two-photon absorption, in which the methine dye is preferably a cyanine dye, a merocyanine dye or an oxonol dye, and a non-resonant two-photon absorbing mate... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427465 | On-press development of high speed laser sensitive lithographic printing plates A method of on-press developing a laser sensitive lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and capable of ha... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425405 | Method for making a lithographic printing plate A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (i) providing a negative-working, heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface o... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425400 | Planographic printing plate precursor A planographic printing plate precursor, including: a substrate; a photosensitive layer containing an IR absorber, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer; and a protective layer containing a UV absorber, disposed in this order. The... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425407 | Methods for fabricating optical microstructures by imaging a radiation sensitive layer sandwiched between outer layers Microstructures are fabricated by imaging a microstructure master blank that includes a radiation sensitive layer sandwiched between a pair of outer layers, on an imaging platform, to define the microstructures in the radiation sensitive layer. At least one of the o... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425401 | Cyanine compounds, optical recording materials and optical recording media An optical recording medium containing a cyanine dyes of formula: Where at least one pair of R1 & R2 and R3 & R4 are benzyl moieties, rings A and B are each a benzene or naphthalene ring, Y1 and Y2 are C 1-30 organic groups... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422838 | Phase-change optical recording medium A phase-change optical recording medium is disclosed including a supporting substrate and the following contiguous layers formed on the supporting substrate in the order recited such as a first dielectric layer, a recording layer, a second dielectric layer, a metal/... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419762 | Media and method for limiting access to data thereon A media can comprise: a reflective layer, an oxygen penetrable UV coating, and a reactive layer disposed between the UV coating and the reflective layer. The reactive layer can comprise a reactive material that oxidizes with exposure to oxygen. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419766 | Flexographic printing plate precursor and imaging method A laser imageable flexographic printing plate precursor comprises a thermoset elastomeric upper layer that is at least partially ablatable and comprises a radiation sensitive compound, and a non-ablatable elastomeric underlayer. This flexographic printing plate prec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415927 | Procedure for positioning a through-hole in a substrate A method for forming openings of predetermined position in a substrate in the form of a printing stencil by means of a laser, wherein the substrate is positioned using a fixture means in the form of a tensioning frame. In the process, a shift in position of openings... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413847 | Semiconductor-type processing for solid-state lasers The present invention includes a method of fabricating an optically-pumped disk-array solid-state laser amplifier having one or more disks, wherein one or more of the one or more disks having two opposed surfaces, including the steps of patterning a photoresist mask... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410737 | System and method for process variation monitor A method to extend the process monitoring capabilities of a semiconductor wafer optical inspection system so as to be able to detect low-resolution effects of process variations over the surface of a wafer at much higher sensitivity than heretofore possible. The met... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402375 | Cyanine dyes The present invention provides organic dye compounds having their absorption maxima in a region ranging from the ultraviolet region to a relatively short wavelength visible region and uses thereof. The present invention provides specific monomethine cyanine dyes, li... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402379 | Resist exposure system and method of forming a pattern on a resist A resist exposure system and a method of forming a pattern on a resist are provided and include an exposure source, a photoresist composition, and a mask positioned therebetween. The resist composition comprises a first photoresist X and a second photoresist Y. The ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396638 | Photothermographic material and image forming method The present invention relates to a photothermographic material including, on a same surface of a support, a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, wherein the photosensitive silver halide has a silver i... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390615 | Integrated circuit fuse and method of opening An integrated circuit, a fuse therefor and fuse opening method are disclosed. The method implements fuse opening using a wet etchant. As a result, there is no explosion that causes damage to surrounding material. In addition, use of the wet etchant allows positionin... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388213 | Method of registering a blank substrate to a pattern generating particle beam apparatus and of correcting alignment during pattern generation We have developed a method of registration of a particle beam to internal alignment targets present within photoresist areas which are to be imaged. The method does not affect the photoresist, so the quality of pattern produced in the resist after imaging is not aff... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384730 | Top coating composition for photoresist and method of forming photoresist pattern using same Top coating compositions capable of being used in immersion lithography, and methods of forming photoresist patterns using the same, are provided. The top coating composition includes: a polymer, a base; and a solvent, wherein the polymer may be represented by Formu... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384723 | Optical information recording medium An optical information recording medium including a substrate having successively disposed thereon a recording layer, an interlayer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a cover film in which information is recordable and reproducible by irradiating laser light a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378220 | Optical information recording method and medium An optical information recording medium includes a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer that is recordable by irradiating the recording layer with a laser having a wavelength of 450 nm or less. The recording layer contains a specific phthalocyanine de... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378201 | Method for repairing a photomask, method for inspecting a photomask, method for manufacturing a photomask, and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A method for inspecting a photomask, comprising generating a laser beam, changing a phase of the laser beam to smooth the brightness distribution of the laser beam, applying the smoothed laser beam to the photomask, acquiring an image of the photomask using a sensor... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378221 | Metallocenyl phthalocyanines as optical recording media Mixtures of metallocenyl phthalocyanines obtainable by reacting a mixture A comprising two phthalocyanines: with a metallocene derivative in the presence of a catalyst, and also oligomeric metallocenyl phthalocyanines, proc... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378219 | Optical information carrier comprising immobilized proteorhodopsin The present invention relates to materials comprising hydrophilic polymers and immobilized proteorhodopsin and the use of such materials as an optical information carrier. The material comprises one or more hydrophilic polymers that are capable to form a homogeneous... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374863 | Polymerizable composition A polymerizable composition comprising: (A) a non-acrylic binder polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond on a side chain; (B) a neutrally charged compound capable of generating a radical under light or heat; and (C) a compound having an ethylenically unsatu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371504 | Lithographic printing plate precursor A lithographic printing plate precursor capable of forming an image upon irradiation with an infrared laser comprising a support, a first layer containing as the main component an alkali-soluble resin and a second layer containing as the main component an alkali-sol... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371443 | Multilayer laser transfer film for permanently inscribing parts A multilayer laser transfer film for permanently inscribing parts made from at least one backing layer, where on at least part of the underside of the backing layer there is a first adhesion layer, characterized in that, on the backing-layer side of the laser transf... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368221 | Changing light absorption by disruption of conjugation Copy-protected optical medium utilizing a composition comprising a transient optical state change security materials constrained to change the optical state light absorption at a wavelength of about 400 nm and an electron transfer agent. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368217 | Multilayer image, particularly a multicolor image The invention relates to a process for the production of a multi-layer image, preferably a multi-color image. A transfer film which is applied to a paper ubstrate and which is treated with laser irradiation is used. The transfer film has a laser-sensitive layer and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368223 | Multi-stack optical data storage medium and use of such a medium A multi-stack optical data storage medium for rewritable recording by a focused laser-light beam, the medium having a substrate with deposited on aside thereof: a first recording stack comprising a phase-change type recording layer... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368222 | Optical data storage media with enhanced contrast Disclosed is an optical data storage medium with enhanced contrast. The optical data storage medium includes a substrate having oppositely facing first and second surfaces. A first metal/alloy layer is formed overlaying the first surface of the substrate. The first ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361449 | Specific dye compound, optical information recording medium comprising specific dye, and information recording method using this optical information recording medium The present invention provides an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer, wherein the recording layer includes a recording dye represented by the following formula (I) or (II): | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361456 | Method of manufacturing master disk, apparatus of manufacturing master disk, method of detecting moving distance difference of master disk, and apparatus of detecting moving distance difference of master disk A method is provided for manufacturing a master disk in which there is precise feeding accuracy of the master disk by using a horizontally moving device which moves with curvature. The method of manufacturing a master disk includes the steps of rotating a resist mas... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358031 | Optical information recording medium, optical information recording device and manufacturing method of optical information medium A multilayer optical information recording medium includes optical information recording layers, and dielectric multilayer reflecting layers provided under the optical information recording layers respectively. Each of the dielectric multilayer reflecting layers inc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354694 | Styryl dye The present invention provides styryl dyes which have absorption maxima at a wavelength of 400 nm or less and are sensitive to a laser beam with a wavelength of 450 nm or less, light absorbents and optical recording media which comprise the styryl dyes, and a proces... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354695 | Producing a substrate having high surface-area texturing A method is provided for preparing high surface-area texturing of a substrate using methods by which material from a substrate is subtracted from or added to the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the method is a subtractive lithographic method that involv... | 04/08/2008 |
