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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300622 | Device for generating nanostructures The present invention concerns a method for generating nanostructures in order to obtain in an area on the surface of a metal piece (10) a nanostructured layer of defined thickness, characterized in that it comprises: a step for projecting onto an impact poin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295745 | Method for fabricating periodic structure A method for fabricating a periodic structure having a first layer constituted by a plurality of first columnar members arrayed at first intervals, and a second layer constituted by a plurality of second columnar members arrayed at second intervals in the direction ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294211 | Non-toxic corrosion-protection conversion coats based on cobalt Conversion coatings based on cobalt are described for substrate metals such as aluminum, zinc, magnesium, titanium, cadmium, silver, copper, tin, lead, cobalt, zirconium, beryllium, or indium, their alloys, or items coated with these metals. The conversion coating c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258834 | Methods and devices for modifying a substrate surface Methods and compositions for modifying a substrate surface are provided. In accordance with the subject methods, a substrate surface is contacted with a particulate-containing fluid. The fluid is then ultrasonically or sonically agitated to modify the substrate surf... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7235142 | Non-toxic corrosion-protection rinses and seals based on cobalt Rinsing or sealing solutions based on cobalt are described for barrier films such as anodic coatings, phosphate coatings, or “black oxide” coatings. The treated films contain a trivalent or tetravalent cobalt/valence stabilizer complex. The rinsing or sealing ba... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192817 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a gate electrode over a substrate; forming a pate insulating film over the pate electrode and over the substrate; forming a semiconductor film on the gate insulating film; providing the semiconducto... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163509 | Component of endoscope and endoscope provided with the component A component of an endoscope is a flexible tube which is composed of a helical coil, a reticular tube formed of a braided thin wires and provided over the helical coil, and an outer cover provided over the reticular tube. The outer cover is formed of a resin material... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7132317 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes changing the internal stress of a conductive film There has been a case where peeling occurs if an internal stress of a wiring of a TFT is strong. In particular, the internal stress of a gate electrode largely influences a stress that a semiconductor film receives, and there has been a case where the internal stres... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105048 | Laser irradiation apparatus Each region, which should be left on a substrate after patterning, of a semiconductor film is grasped in accordance with a mask. Then, each region to be scanned with laser light is determined so that at least the region to be obtained through the patterning is cryst... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101469 | Metal pieces and articles having improved corrosion resistance A metal piece having an organic coating with improved corrosion resistance and adhesion is described which comprises a zinc or zinc alloy plated metal piece having on its surface, a chromate film deposited from an aqueous acidic chromium solution comprising trivalen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6976585 | Wafer carrier with ultraphobic surfaces A carrier with ultraphobic surfaces for promoting more effective cleaning and drying of the carrier. In the invention, entire surfaces or portions of surfaces of a carrier are made ultraphobic. The ultraphobic surfaces of the carrier cause liquids that may come in c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955835 | Method for forming compressive alpha-tantalum on substrates and devices including the same A layer of compressive alpha-tantalum is formed on a substrate by depositing a buffer layer on the substrate and depositing a layer of compressive alpha-tantalum on the buffer layer with lattice matching between the layer of compressive alpha-tantalum and the buffer... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938774 | Tray carrier with ultraphobic surfaces A tray carrier with ultraphobic surfaces for promoting more effective cleaning and drying of the tray carrier. In the invention, entire surfaces or portions of surfaces of a tray carrier are made ultraphobic. The ultraphobic surfaces of the tray carrier cause liquid... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929768 | Method of making a catheter balloon by laser fusing wrapped material A method of making a catheter balloon or other expandable medical device, and a balloon or other device formed thereby, in which at least a portion of a tubular, wrapped sheet of polymeric material is heated with laser radiation to form a fused seam extending along ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6652669 | Method for producing an ultraphobic surface on an aluminum base The invention relates to a method for producing an ultraphobic surface on aluminium as the supporting material and to the resulting surface and its use. According to said method, the surface of an aluminium support is anodized, especially by anodic oxidat... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6627006 | Method of controlling a treatment line The invention relates to a method of controlling a treatment line. According to said method a) a correlation between one or several variable parameters of the chemical and/or physical processes of the treatment line and one or several characteristic value... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613161 | Process for laser marking metal surfaces A method of laser marking which comprises applying a laser beam to a metal surface under the influence of an assist gas to produce durable, repeatable and striking colors on the metal surface. The method provides an easy and flexible alternative to conven... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607613 | Solder ball with chemically and mechanically enhanced surface properties A metal alloy solder ball comprising a first metal and a second metal, the first metal having a sputtering yield greater than the second metal. The solder ball comprises a bulk portion having a bulk ratio of the first metal to the second metal, an outer s... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589365 | Method of forming an oxide film on a metallic member A hydrogen peroxide solution is applied onto the surface of a metallic member to oxidize the metallic member and to form the oxide film. At this time, a light beam is irradiated towards the metallic member through the hydrogen peroxide solution to promote... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6503341 | Self-compensating spiral for a spiral balance-wheel in watchwork and process for treating this spiral This self-compensating spiral for a mechanical spiral balance-wheel oscillator in watchwork or other precision instrument, made of a paramagnetic alloy, contains at least one of the elements Nb, V, Ta, Ti, Zr, Hf and is covered with a substantially unifor... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6436201 | Cationic electrodeposition paint composition Disclosed is a cationic electrodeposition coating composition comprising (A) a resin for cationic electrodeposition coatings, (B) a compound containing a metal selected from among bismuth, lanthanum and molybdenum, and (c) a metal hydroxide represented by... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6306225 | Process for producing wear-resistant boride layers on metallic material surfaces A process is provided for producing wear-resistant boride layers on metal material surfaces. The process is characterized in that a boron halide selected from the group comprising boron trifluoride, boron tribromide, boron triiodide and their mixtures is ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6210547 | Enhanced solder surface and process for chemically and mechanically enhancing solder surface properties A process for altering surface properties of a mass of metal alloy solder comprising a first metal and a second metal. The process comprises exposing the mass to energized ions to preferentially sputter atoms of the first metal to form a surface layer rat... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6162513 | Method for modifying metal surface A process for modifying a metal surface by irradiating energized ion particles onto a metal surface while blowing a reactive gas directly on the metal surface under a vacuum condition. The process can achieve the effect of decreasing the wetting angle of ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6066403 | Metals having phosphate protective films Novel metallic bodies are provided which present an essentially oxide-free surface protected by phosphate groups which directly and chemically bond to surface metal atoms. Metal surfaces such as Al or Fe can be protected by deposition of a phosphate film ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056831 | Process for chemically and mechanically enhancing solder surface properties A process for altering surface properties of a mass of metal alloy solder comprising a first metal and a second metal. The process comprises exposing the mass to energized ions to preferentially sputter atoms of the first metal to form a surface layer rat... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6022631 | Nickelled steel sheet proofed against tight adhesion during annealing and process for production thereof Adhesion of nickel plated steel sheets with each other, which is apt to occur during producing a steel sheet in which nickel is diffused by heat treatment of a nickel plated steel sheet in an annealing furnace, is prevented. A nickel plated steel sheet ha... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5944917 | Stainless steel for ozone added water and manufacturing method thereof A stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance to ozone added water, such as ozone added ultrapure water used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and the like, as well as a manufacturing method. The stainless steel comprises a base metal and... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5863357 | Method for zinc phosphating molded metal articles Disclosed is a method for zinc phosphating a molded metal article wherein a treating bath composition comprises from 1.5 to 5.0 g/l of zinc ion, from 0.1 to 3.0 g/l of manganese ion, from 5 to 40 g/l of phosphate ion, from 0.05 to 3.0 g/l of a fluorine co... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5776265 | Process for activating a metal surface for conversion coating The invention is a process for applying a phosphate coating to a metal substrate in which the metal substrate is contacted with an aqueous activating bath before the phosphate coating is applied. The improved process is obtained by applying ultrasonic vib... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5753101 | Method of monitoring constituents in conversion coating baths A method for monitoring the constituents present in conversion coating bath solutions. The method involves using specific ac and dc voltammetry and using platinum or other noble metal working electrodes. First, a selected dc potential is applied to a work... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5705075 | Apparatus for maintaining a stable bath for an autodeposition composition by periodically separating particular metal ions from the composition A system automated for providing at least periodic removal of metal ions and contaminants from a chemical bath, consists of a microprocessor programmed for controlling fluid circuits of pumps and valves, for in one state of operation circulating a first p... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5641537 | Composition for and method of monitoring dried-in-place non-chrome polyacrylamide based treatments for metals A process for measuring the coating weight of a dried-in-place non-chromate polyacrylamide based conversion coating is disclosed. An ammonium hexafluorotitanate tracer added to such a conversion coating was found to not adversely affect coating properties... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5635243 | Method of coating an organic substrate Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5620754 | Method of treating and coating substrates Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607520 | Reel-to-reel passivation of stainless steel wire A method and apparatus for performing continuous reel-to-reel passivation of a stainless steel wire usable in an underwater electromechanical or optical cable of a mine hunting sonar or similar marine system, which supplies the stainless steel wire, under... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5554415 | Substrate coating techniques, including fabricating materials on a surface of a substrate Energy, such as from one or more lasers, is directed at the surface of a substrate to mobilize and vaporize a constituent element (e.g., carbide) within the substrate (e.g., steel). The vaporized constituent element is reacted by the energy to alter its p... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5534296 | Process for the pre-treatment of light metals and articles produced A bath for pre-treatment of light metals that form oxide layers, before electroless (chemical) metal deposition is an aqueous bath containing phosphorous acid. The bath is used in the following process for electroless deposition of nickel: (1) Degreasing ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5518936 | Method for producing metal wirings on an insulating substrate A method for producing metal wirings on an insulating substrate is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming a metal wiring layer of a predetermined shape on a predetermined position of the insulating substrate, the metal wiring layer being mad... | 05/21/1996 |
