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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309863 | Cantilever array, method for fabricating the same, scanning probe microscope, sliding apparatus of guiding and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, laser doppler interferometer having optically exciting function for exciting sample, each using the same, and method for exciting cantilevers A cantilever array having a simple structure and being able to reliably detect a surface of a sample, a method for fabricating the same, a scanning probe microscope, a sliding apparatus of a guiding and rotating mechanism, a sensor, a homodyne laser interferometer, ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7265235 | Method for producing halosilanes by impinging microwave energy Silanes containing halogen which is bound to silicon are prepared using microwave energy. Silicon is reacted with mixtures of elements or compounds selected from the group consisting of halogen or halogen and organohalogen compounds or halogen and hydrogen or haloge... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250729 | Method of spark-processing silicon and resulting materials The subject invention pertains to a method of spark processing silicon and resulting materials. The subject invention also relates to electroluminescent devices incorporating the materials produced by the subject method. The subject method for spark-processing can e... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241851 | Silicone condensation reaction A new silicone condensation reaction, the condensation between an alkoxy silane or siloxane or a dihydric phenol and an organo-hydrosilane or siloxane and catalysts therefore is described and claimed. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238261 | Photo-formed metal nanoparticles and aerogel materials comprising the same Transparent monolithic aerogels based on silica, the bioderived polymer chitosan, and coordinated ions are employed to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold decorated with metal ions such as Au, Pt and Pd ions. It has also been found that the metal aerogels, such as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 6511843 | Glass capillary for DNA analysis and manufacturing method thereof, and DNA analyzer that uses the glass capillary A glass capillary for DNA analysis is provided, which allows the DNA detection efficiency of a DNA analyzer that uses electrophoresis to be increased, and allows the DNA analyzer to have a simple structure. A glass capillary for DNA analysis has an intern... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6469605 | Methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the materials produced by these methods The present invention pertains to methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the novel materials produced by these methods. The methods of this invention concern the application of high voltage, high frequency sparks to the surface of m... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6124491 | Polycondensates and polymerizates made from hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes The invention includes hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes, methods of making them and using them to obtain silicic acid(hetero)polycondensates and silicic acid(hetero)polymerizates. The hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes have the formula I, #... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113746 | Methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the materials produced by these methods Methods for altering the magnetic properties of materials and the novel materials produced by these methods. The methods concern the application of high voltage, high frequency sparks to the surface of materials in order to alter the magnetic properties o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6004436 | Processes for the chemical modification of inorganic aerogels A process is described to modify the chemical structure of an aerogel under conditions which inhibit plasma formation within the aerogel pores, which process includes; (a) providing an aerogel with a pore size of less than 0.1μ; (b) exposing the initial ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5917075 | Hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes The hydrolyzable and polymerizable silanes have the formula I, ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy oup, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or --NR22 group; wherein R | 06/29/1999 |
| 5696173 | Restructuring silicone rubber to produce fluid or grease The invention comprises processes for the production of useful fluid or grease from curable silicone compositions or silicone rubbers, preferably reclaimed or scrap silicone rubber. The processes involve the application of energy in such a manner that a u... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693928 | Method for producing a diffusion barrier and polymeric article having a diffusion barrier A method of forming a diffusion barrier on an article of a polymer blend of (i) a high surface energy polymer and (ii) a low surface energy polymer. Most commonly the low surface energy polymer is an organosilicon polymer, as a polysilane or a polysiloxan... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5621130 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, eletrophotographic apparatus and apparatus unit including the photosensitive member A photosensitive member having stable electrophotographic characteristics can be constituted by an electroconductive support and a photosensitive layer disposed thereon and containing a novel fullerene compound having an organosilicon group as a charge-tr... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5523439 | Process for preparing silacyclohexane compounds Processes for selectively preparing silacyclohexane compounds of a trans form from diarylsilacyclohexane compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein Ar and Ar' independently represent a phenyl group or a tolyl group, and Q represents a group of... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519156 | Cyclohexane carbaldehyde compounds and processes for preparing silacyclohexane-based liquid crystal compounds from the carbaldehyde A cyclohexane carbaldehyde compound of the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a phenyl group or a tolyl group, and R represents a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a linear alkyl group, a mono or difiuoroalkyl group, a branched alkyl gro... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514824 | Process for preparing silacyclohexane-base liquid crystal compounds A process for preparing silacyclohexane-based liquid crystal compounds of the formula which comprises reacting ketone compounds of the following general formula ##STR1## Ar represents a phenyl or tolyl group, and R represents Ar, a substituted o... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5449801 | Reactive distillation process for free radical halogenation A process for the selective high yield halogenation R--CH3 wherein R is ##STR1## Si(Cl)m (CH3)n, wherein m is 1 to 3, n is 1 to 3 and m+n is 3; phenyl; or phenyl substituted with Cl, Br, F, OR1, ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5416182 | Method for producing silicon network polymers This invention provides (1) a method for producing a silicon network polymer which comprises subjecting a trihalosilane to the electrode reaction using a perchlorate as the electrolyte, an aprotic solvent as the reaction solvent, Mg, Cu or Al as one elect... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5292415 | Chloro-terminated polysilane and process for making The invention provides a novel chloro-terminated polysilane of the formula: Cl[(R1 R2 Si)n (R3 R4 Si)m]kCl (1) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are alkyl and aryl groups, n, m ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5240774 | Fluorocarbon-based coating film and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a step of contacting a substrate having a surface containing hydroxyl groups with a non-aqueous solution containing a material having a chrolosilyl group, a step of coating the substrate with a non-aqueous solvent containing a compound having... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5104503 | Photochemical dimerization of organic compounds At least one of selectivity and reaction rate of photosensitized vapor phase dimerizations, including dehydrodimerizations, hydrodimerizations and cross-dimerizations of saturated and unsaturated organic compounds is improved by conducting the dimerizatio... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5105000 | Abstracting electro-negative elements from hetero-molecules There is disclosed a process for abstracting electro-negative elements from hetero-molecules, comprising reacting said hetero-molecules under anhydrous conditions with reactive organo-silicon intermediates selected from the group consisting of silyl free ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5035782 | Method for the formation of monomolecular adsorption films or built-up films of monomolecular layers using silane compounds having an acetylene or diacetylene bond A method for the formation of monomolecular adsorption films of a silane compound having a diacetylene bond is described. The silane compound is chemically adsorbed on a substrate through .dbd.SiO-- bonds and the resultant film is significantly reduced in... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4977259 | Process for preparing reactive stabilizing compound Reactive stabilizing compounds, able to stabilize organic polymers, contain in their molecule a sterically hindered amino group and a hydrolyzable silyl function. In stabilizing organic polymers, said reactive stabilizing compounds can be hydrolyzed at th... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4957607 | Method for the preparation of a cycloalkyl silane compound Cycloalkyl silane compounds such as cyclohexyl methyl dichlorosilane can be efficiently prepared by the photochemically induced hydrosilylation reaction. For example, an equimolar mixture of cyclohexene and methyl dichlorosilane with admixture of a cataly... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4883569 | Method for the preparation of a cycloalkyl silane compound Cycloalkyl silane compound such as cyclohexyl methyl dichlorosilane can be efficiently prepared by the photochemically induced hydrosilylation reaction. For example, an equimolar mixture of cyclohexene and methyl dichlorosilane with admixture of a catalyt... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4874488 | Photochemical dimerization and functionalization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and silanes The space-time yield and/or the selectivity of the photochemical dimerization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and primary, secondary and tertiary silanes with Hg and U.V. light is enhanced by refluxing the substrate in... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4837386 | Method of treating membranes with ultraviolet radiation The present invention is a process for enhancing the permselectivity of a polymeric membrane containing substituted acetylene monomer units without adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the membrane. The process comprises irradiating the surfac... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4816541 | Method for the preparation of SiH-containing organopolysiloxanes A method is disclosed for the synthesis of SiH-containing organopolysiloxanes from the corresponding Si-halogen-containing organopolysiloxanes by the reaction with metal hydrides in a liquid reaction medium. The method has the following combiniation of ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4812214 | Method of combining siloxy groups with ketene-reactive compounds A method of combining a siloxy group (--SiO--) with a ketene-reactive compound to form a siloxy-containing product comprises: (a) subjecting a silyl diketone to photolysis under conditions effective for generating a siloxy ketene intermediate therefrom, said s... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4767873 | Helical metallocene oligomers and a method for their preparation The invention describes a helicene compound having the structure ##SPC1## which contains seven six-membered conjugated aromatic rings capped by two five-membered rings which do not superimpose on each other. The invention also describes a helical metallocene o... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4725342 | Photochemical dimerization and functionalization of alkanes, ethers, primary alcohols and silanes The space-time yield and/or the selectivity of the photochemical dimerization of alkanes, ethers, primary alcohols and tertiary silanes with Hg and U.V. light is enhanced by refluxing the substrate in the irradiated reaction zone at a temperature at which... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4673474 | Molecular controlled structure and method of producing the same Disclosed is a molecular controlled structure which includes a plurality of normal chain hydrocarbon molecules having at one end an energy responsive group such as a double bonding between carbon atoms as C.dbd.C and having at the other end a reaction gro... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4600484 | Hydrosilation process using a (η5 -cyclopentadienyl)tri(ς-aliphatic) platinum complex as the catalyst A process for the addition of compounds containing silicon-bonded hydrogen to compounds containing aliphatic unsaturation. The process is activated by actinic radiation and is conducted in the presence of a platinum complex having one cyclopentadienyl gro... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4530879 | Radiation activated addition reaction A process for the addition of compounds containing silicon-bonded hydrogen to compounds containing aliphatic unsaturation. The process is activated by actinic radiation and is conducted in the presence of a platinum complex having an ultraviolet displacea... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4466870 | Organic sonochemistry process The method of causing or promoting chemical changes involving the step of subjecting reactants to ultrasonic energy as a key treatment step, including methods of: (1) reducing aryl halides by treating a mixture of aryl halide and lithium aluminum hydride ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4332654 | Photoactivated catalytic hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds A process to form silyl ethers by contacting a carbonyl compound with an organosilicon hydride under reaction conditions in the presence of a catalyst, said catalyst being formed from a transition metal carbonyl coordination compound precursor by irradiat... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4264703 | Cationically polymerizable compositions containing photodecomposable aromatic iodonium salts Cationic polymerization of a variety of organic materials such as vinyl monomers, prepolymers, cyclic ethers, cyclic esters and organosilicon cyclics can be achieved by the use of certain radiation sensitive aromatic halonium salts. In addition, polymeriz... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4101397 | Process for the preparation of alpha-chloromethylsilanes An improvement in a process for the preparation of an -chloromethylsilane of the general formula by chlorination of a methylchlorosilane of the general formula with elemental chlorine while exposing the reaction mixture to light, the improvement residin... | 07/18/1978 |
