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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105468 | Method for forming tantalum nitride film A tantalum nitride film-forming method comprises the steps of introducing, into a vacuum chamber, a raw gas consisting of a coordination compound constituted by elemental Ta having a coordinated ligand represented by the general formula: N═(R,R′) (in the formula... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083907 | Hydrogen storage nano-foil and method of manufacture A hydrogen storage system using a coiled nano-foil hydride and methods for forming the hydrogen absorbing nano-foil coil without backing materials. Intercalation of hydrogen in metal hydrides allows for large amounts of hydrogen to be stored at atmospheric temperatu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083908 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075743 | Oxide coated cutting insert A cutting tool insert, particularly useful for machining of cast iron, comprising a body of a hard alloy of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material or high speed steel a hard and wear resistant coating; and at least (Al,Cr)2... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070918 | Metal-coated textile An improved metal coated textile and its production method where the coating of metal is deposited onto the textile through sputtering process in thickness between 20 to 2000 angstroms, with less than 5% variance in thickness across the entire length and width of th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043482 | Oxide coated cutting insert A cutting tool insert, particularly useful for machining of steel and stainless steel, comprising a body of a hard alloy of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material or high speed steel a hard and wear resistant coating; and at least (Al... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025777 | Processes and device for the deposition of films on substrates It is in the object of the present invention to improve current deposition processes and devices for the fabrication of multilayer systems to better control the energy contribution at different stages of the deposition. This is achieved by depositing films by sputte... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025776 | Glass electrophoresis microchip and method of manufacturing the same by MEMS fabrication Embodiments of the present invention may provide a microchip applicable to an electrophoresis employing UV detection and a method of manufacturing the same. The microchip of the present invention has a glass channel plate, which is formed on an upper surface thereof... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8012315 | Lanthanoid aluminate film fabrication method A method of fabricating by co-sputtering deposition a lanthanoid aluminate film with enhanced electrical insulativity owing to suppression of deviation in composition of the film is disclosed. Firstly within a vacuum chamber, hold two separate targets, one of which ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988834 | Conductive catalyst particles and process for production thereof, gas-diffusing catalytic electrode, and electrochemical device Conductive catalytic particles which are composed of a conductive powder and a catalytic material adhering to the surface thereof are provided. The catalytic material is an alloy of a noble metal material with an additive material which is thermally solid-insoluble ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981258 | Thin-film shape memory alloy device and method A thin film device, such as an intravascular stent, is disclosed. The device is formed of a seamless expanse of thin-film (i) formed of a sputtered nitinol shape memory alloy, defining, in an austenitic state, an open, interior volume, having a thickness between 0 5... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967956 | Information recording medium and method for producing the same The information recording medium of the present invention comprises at least one of the following oxide-based material layers: (I) an oxide-based material layer containing Zr, at least one element selected from the group GL1 consisting of La, Ga and In, and oxygen (... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7959769 | Deposition of LiCoO In accordance with the present invention, deposition of LiCoO2 layers in a pulsed-dc physical vapor deposition process is presented. Such a deposition can provide a low-temperature, high deposition rate deposition of a crystalline layer of LiCoO2 | 06/14/2011 |
| 7875155 | Transparent electrically conductive film and method for production thereof The present invention provides a transparent electrically conductive film and a method for producing the same. The transparent electrically conductive film comprises Zn, Sn and O, wherein the molar ratio Zn/(Zn+Sn) of Zn to the sum of Zn and Sn is 0.41 to 0.55, and ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857947 | Unique passivation technique for a CVD blocker plate to prevent particle formation Blocker plates for chemical vapor deposition chambers and methods of treating blocker plates are provided. The blocker plates define a plurality of holes therethrough and have an upper surface and a lower surface that are at least about 99.5% pure, which minimizes t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7799181 | Method for controlling a multi-pulse record waveform at high velocity in a phase change optical medium In an optical recording method and apparatus of the present invention, a driving power is applied to a light source to control emission of a light beam to a recording layer of an optical storage medium, the driving power including a sequence of mark and space portio... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799180 | Silver selenide sputtered films and method and apparatus for controlling defect formation in silver selenide sputtered films Method and apparatus for sputter depositing silver selenide and controlling defect formation in and on a sputter deposited silver selenide film are provided. A method of forming deposited silver selenide comprising both alpha and beta phases is further provided. The... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7790003 | Method for magnetron sputter deposition A method for depositing a nanostructured coating comprising chromium or a copper-chromium mixture on a workpiece. The workpiece may comprise a hollowed structure such as a rocket or jet engine combustion chamber liner. The method comprises providing a magnetron and ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7754056 | Biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same and application thereof A biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same, and the application thereof. The biosensor comprises an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure, including a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a sensing unit comp... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7718044 | Method for controlling shaft coating taper A component of a disc drive has a coating of a predetermined length on its surface, the coating having at least two separate tapered regions applied in independent steps, the at least two separate tapered regions each having a length that is less than the predetermi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713388 | Out-of-plane spring structures on a substrate A structure has at least one structure component formed of a first material residing on a substrate, such that the structure is out of a plane of the substrate. A first coating of a second material then coats the structure. A second coating of a non-oxidizing materi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7686926 | Multi-step process for forming a metal barrier in a sputter reactor A multi-step process performed in a plasma sputter chamber including sputter deposition from the target and argon sputter etching of the substrate. The chamber includes a quadruple electromagnetic coil array coaxially arranged in a rectangular array about a chamber ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7651594 | Barrier film and laminated material, container for wrapping and image display medium using the same, and manufacturing method for barrier film An object of the present invention is to provide a barrier film having the extremely high barrier property and the better transparency, a method for manufacturing the same, and a laminated material, a container for wrapping and an image displaying medium using the b... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7628894 | Process for manufacturing a ceramic element for a watch case and element obtained by this process According to this process for manufacturing a ceramic element intended to be fitted onto a watch case, the visible surface of which has features, a soluble layer is selectively deposited on said visible surface, the thickness of said soluble layer being at least equ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7582194 | Method and apparatus for forming fluoride thin film There are provided a method and an apparatus for forming a fluoride thin film having a desired refractive index and no absorption throughout a range including the ultraviolet region and the visible region, using a sputtering method. The method of forming a fluoride ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578909 | Method of forming CNT containing wiring material and sputtering target material used for the method A method of forming a CNT containing wiring material is conducted by sputtering simultaneously CNT and a metal material on a surface of a substrate to form a CNT containing metal layer, then pattern-etching the CNT containing metal layer to form a wiring pattern. A ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7563346 | Molds having multilayer diamond-like carbon film and method for manufacturing same A mold having a multilayer diamond-like carbon film is provided. The mold includes: a molding surface; an adhesive layer formed on the molding surface; a densified layer formed on the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being configured for enhancing bonding strength... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7431811 | Ruthenium oxide electrodes and fabrication method thereof A ruthenium oxide electrode. The ruthenium oxide electrode includes a substrate, a ruthenium oxide film formed thereon, and a conductive wire connecting to the ruthenium oxide film. The invention also provides a method of fabricating the ruthenium oxide electrode. | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418777 | Method on manufacturing spin valve film A method of manufacturing a spin valve film, produces a large read out signal. After a completion of a film making process for forming a previous film of two films to be formed successively, but before an initiation of a film making process for forming a succeeding ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413636 | Method for manufacturing a dual spin valve sensor having a longitudinal bias stack A dual spin valve (SV) sensor is provided with a longitudinal bias stack sandwiched between a first SV stack and a second SV stack. The longitudinal bias stack comprises an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer sandwiched between first and second ferromagnetic layers. The f... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410590 | Transferable micro spring structure A method for mounting the micro spring structures onto cables or contact structures includes forming a spring island having an “upside-down” stress bias on a first release material layer or directly on a substrate, forming a second release material over at least... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410730 | Thin film battery and electrolyte therefor A solid amorphous electrolyte composition for a thin-film battery. The electrolyte composition includes a lithium phosphorus oxynitride material containing an aluminum ion dopant wherein the atomic ratio of aluminum ion to phosphorus ion (Al/P) in the electrolyte ra... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404877 | Low temperature zirconia based thermal barrier layer by PVD Formation of a zirconia based thermal barrier layer is described. In accordance with the present invention, a thermal barrier layer composed of zirconia or an allow of zirconia is presented. An advantageous layer might be composed of zirconia or an alloy of zirconia... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404915 | Electromagnetic wave shielding material, method of manufacturing the same and electromagnetic wave shielding material for plasma display panel An objective is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, and also to provide a manufacturing method with quick and simple processing, in which a thin-line-state picture image can easily be... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399501 | Gas sensor manufacturing process A process for manufacturing a gas sensor including a detecting element having an electrode containing a precious metal formed on a surface of a solid electrolyte, comprising: a first step of applying a nuclei of a precious metal having a catalyzing action on a gas t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390381 | Information recording medium and method of manufacturing the same An information recording medium that is excellent in repeated-rewriting performance and is deteriorated less in crystallization sensitivity with time is provided, with respect to which high density recording can be carried out. A method of manufacturing the same als... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388201 | Radiation detector having coated nanostructure and method A radiation detector has an electron emitter that includes a coated nanostructure on a support. The nanostructure can include a plurality of nanoneedles. A nanoneedle is a shaft tapering from a base portion toward a tip portion. The tip portion has a diameter betwee... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378002 | Aluminum sputtering while biasing wafer An aluminum sputtering process including RF biasing the wafer and a two-step aluminum fill process and apparatus used therefor to fill aluminum into a narrow via hole by sputtering under two distinctly different conditions, preferably in two different plasma sputter... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378356 | Biased pulse DC reactive sputtering of oxide films A biased pulse DC reactor for sputtering of oxide films is presented. The biased pulse DC reactor couples pulsed DC at a particular frequency to the target through a filter which filters out the effects of a bias power applied to the substrate, protecting the pulsed... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374642 | Treatment process for improving the mechanical, catalytic, chemical, and biological activity of surfaces and articles treated therewith A continuous, uninterrupted two-step treatment process capable of forming nanometer scale physical structures on the surface of articles fabricated from metallic, ceramic, glass, or plastic materials, and then depositing a thin conformal coating on the nanostructure... | 05/20/2008 |
