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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168017 | Bonding silicon silicon carbide to glass ceramics A wafer chuck for use in a lithographic apparatus, which includes a low-thermal expansion glass ceramic substrate, a silicon silicon carbide layer, and a bonding layer comprising silicate having a strength of at least about 5 megapascals, the bonding layer attaching... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152944 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes for bonding printing plates Composition for preparing a crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive, comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a polymer component based on one or more monomers having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond and for which the glass transition temperatu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142583 | Method for production of several fibre composite components A method for production of fiber composite components, particularly suitable for the production of profiles of complicated shape with varying profile cross-section and/or with at least parts with curved lines, such as used for the production of aircraft, for example... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137491 | Composite material insert and method for the production thereof, and method for creating a sandwich structure comprising said insert A reinforcement insert includes superposed laps of fiber which are coupled to each other by a coupling fiber which passes through the laps in order to form fiber sections wherein at least certain sections thereof are rectilinear. The fiber sections and laps are imme... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133336 | Tissue-adhesive materials A multi-lamellar tissue-adhesive sheet comprises a structural layer or laminate conjoined to a tissue-contacting layer. The structural layer or laminate comprises one or more synthetic polymers having film-forming properties, and the tissue-contacting layer of mater... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123880 | Method and apparatus for pre-fabricating a synthetic sports field A method of prefabricating and installing a synthetic turf field includes providing a controlled manufacturing facility with an open area that allows a plurality of turf strips to be laid out on a floor thereof. Visual markings are placed on the floor to allow the i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105450 | Articles and methods of masking or protecting a substrate A protection sheet and method of protecting a substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment, the protection sheet comprises an adhesive coated nonwoven material. In an embodiment a surface of the protection sheet captures and retains paint overspray, dust, dirt and other... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092624 | Bonding material composition and method for manufacturing the same, and joined body and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a bonding material composition for obtaining a joined body by unitarily joining two or more members to be joined by means of a bonding material layer, wherein the bonding material composition contains flat particles, non-flat particles, smectite-ba... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057613 | Static dissipative optical construction An optical construction that is static-dissipative and includes a static-dissipative layer buried within optical material. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038814 | Apparatus and method for promoting cleanliness in commercial and institutional environments A mat, to be placed beneath an appliance, has a base layer, preferably made of cardboard, a liquid-resistant layer, preferably of plastic, and a layer of batting. The layers are held together by a peripheral rim. The periphery of the mat includes straight and curved... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026018 | Electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly and production method thereof An electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly of the present invention includes: an electrolyte membrane; an anode-side electrode including an anode-side catalyst layer disposed on one side of the electrolyte membrane and an anode-side gas diffusion layer formed on the... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007609 | Parallel plate arrangement and method of formation A method for forming a structure comprising multiple parallel surfaces having a precise separation is disclosed. Precise separation and parallelism of the surfaces is achieved through the use of an adhesive mixture that comprises a plurality of spacers having a dime... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7955454 | Method for forming wiring on insulating resin layer The method for forming wiring includes: laminating a thermosetting resin film and a metallic foil on an insulating substrate where base-layer wiring is formed, a mat surface of the metallic foil facing the resin film, pressing the film and the foil with application ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7914634 | Use of ionomers for sealing insulating materials In a method for sealing an insulating material for construction applications, the insulating material is sealed with a material sheet including an ionomer so as to provide a vapor retarder for the insulating material. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7892371 | Foldable transaction cards and methods of making the same Transaction cards are provided wherein the foldable transaction cards have internal hinge material disposed within the foldable transaction card and fold lines for folding the transaction cards. In addition, foldable transaction card systems are provided, whereby tr... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7785749 | Manufacturing method of anode for solid oxide fuel cell The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of an anode for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), an anode, and a SOFC, in which an anode is formed by stacking sheets having a plurality of holes, and the holes are used as gas diffusion paths through which fuel... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7699949 | Enhanced thickness fabric and method of making same The present invention provides thickened fabrics and reinforcements for use as a spacer or reinforcement for a matrix system. The fabric includes in a first embodiment a woven fabric comprising weft and warp yarns containing glass fibers. A portion of the weft yarns... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670447 | Method for applying adhesive to substrate, substrate, coating device, method for producing laminated object, and laminated object A method for coating a substrate and a coating device used therein that can smoothly form an adhesive layer on the surface of a substrate without roughening, is provided which do not require a drying process and is free of various problems such as sick house syndrom... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7658809 | Tire and method of securing an object thereto A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio freque... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7601233 | Electrochemical gas sensor with passage for receiving gas The invention relates to an electrochemical gas sensor having improved response time and sensitivity. The electrochemical gas sensor includes a substrate for providing a surface upon which a film of conductive material may be deposited, a pair of electrodes deposite... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7534315 | Method for dialysis on microchips using thin porous polymer membrane Laser-induced phase-separation polymerization of a porous acrylate polymer is used for in-situ fabrication of dialysis membranes inside glass microchannels. A shaped 355 nm laser beam is used to produce a porous polymer membrane with a thickness of about 15 μm, whi... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7494555 | Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the fir... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7432023 | Method for producing a pellicle for lithography There is provided a pellicle for lithography which has at least, a pellicle film for dustproof protection, a pellicle frame to which the pellicle film is adhered, an adhesive layer provided on one end face of the pellicle frame in order to adhere the pellicle film, ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431975 | Textured composite material A laminated multilayer textured composite has an embossed fibrous outer layer bonded to one side of an adhesive layer to form a three-dimensional structure defined by all of fibers in depressed areas between elevated areas being fully embedded in the adhesive and mo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432810 | Radio frequency tags for use in a motion tracking system Small radio frequency tags for use in a motion capture system include a power source, circuitry for generating radio frequency identification signals, an antenna for transmitting the signals, and means for automatically activating the tags so that the tags begin tra... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422646 | Electrochemical sensor with dry ionomer membrane and methodfor making the same A miniaturized gas sensor comprised of film type electrodes, on a non-conductive supportive substrate, and in contact with a dry ionomer electrolyte, for detection of toxic gases, i.e., carbon monoxide, and other oxidizable or reducible gases and vapors and method o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421286 | Telephone alert system A telephone alert system for remotely signaling a person when their mobile phone receives a call includes a vibration detection assembly adapted for detecting vibrations and sending a wireless signal when vibrations are detected. The vibration detection assembly is ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416921 | Method for flip-chip mounting utilizing a delay curing-type adhesive with two-part hardening resin A method of flip-chip mounting a semiconductor chip can carry out bonding at normal temperature and improves the positional accuracy of bonding. The method of flip-chip bonding a semiconductor chip 52 includes a step of providing a hardening trigger that is n... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414797 | Optical element, optical scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus using the optical element, and method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element and reducing deformation of the optical element arranged in a layer structure An optical element including a plurality of reference members formed on a first side surface, and a method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element with the first side surface facing down. The method includes providing a surface including a specific pos... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413638 | Nanolithography and microlithography devices and method of manufacturing such devices A lithography device includes one or more conductive strips monolithically embedded within an insulative structure. A method of manufacturing a lithography device includes monolithically forming a conductive strip through an insulative structure. Monolithically form... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405656 | Device and method for encapsulation and mounting of RFID devices This invention involves encapsulating an RFID device in an encapsulating material by known encapsulating processes to form a domed, encapsulated RFID tag. The encapsulating material may be translucent or opaque, flexible or hard, and has minimal effect on transmissi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404848 | Humidifier and a method for producing the same A humidifier and a method for producing it can reduce gas leakage through inside the surfaces of humidifying membranes or through interfaces between the humidifying membranes and separators. The humidifier includes water permeable humidifying membranes and gas separ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399515 | Protecting laminate for automotive carpeting Another object of the present invention is therefore a process for the preparation of a carpet comprising an upper fibrous layer, an intermediate thermoplastic protective laminate and a polyurethane foam layer wherein the polyurethane foam layer is formed on the sur... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396567 | Weathered stone and the manufacturing method thereof An improved weathered stone panel is provided that is strong and durable, but flexible enough to accommodate curved surfaces, is suitable for water-based applications, and is lighter and less costly to ship while still maintaining the aesthetically pleasing smooth t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378040 | Method of forming fluoropolymer binders for carbon nanotube-based transparent conductive coatings This invention relates to flexible, transparent and conductive coatings and films formed using carbon nanotubes (CNT) and, in particular, single wall CNT, with polymer binders. Preferably, coatings and films are formed from CNT applied to transparent substrates form... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371608 | Method of fabricating a stacked die having a recess in a die BGA package Semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies for increasing semiconductor device density are provided. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364794 | Oxidation resistant carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite material and process for producing the same An oxidation resistant carbon fiber reinforced carbon composite material comprises a matrix and 20 volume % or more of carbon fibers, and is characterized in that: the matrix contains ceramic powder that includes boron carbide powder having an average particle diame... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358117 | Stacked die in die BGA package Semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies for increasing semiconductor device density are provided. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353598 | Assembly comprising functional devices and method of making same Methods and apparatuses for an electronic assembly. A material is selectively printed on a web substrate at one or more selected areas. The web substrate includes a plurality of functional components having integrated circuits. A local printing system equipped with ... | 04/08/2008 |
