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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7632386 | Process for producing coatings on electrically conductive substrates by cathodic electrodeposition coating A process for producing a CED coating by cathodic electrodeposition of a coating on an electrically conductive substrate in a CED coating bath and thermal cross-linking of the CED coating film obtained, wherein before thermal cross-linking outside of the CED coating... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7211182 | Process for producing coatings on electrically conductive substrates by cathodic electrodeposition coating A process for the production of a CED (cathodic electrodeposition) coating with improved adhesion towards subsequent layers by cathodic electrodeposition of a coating layer of a CED coating composition onto an electrically conductive substrate and thermal curing by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7138044 | Aqueous dispersions of polymerizable reactants and a water incompatible catalyst sorbed on an inorganic particulate carrier and polymers produced thereby Aqueous compositions containing polymerizable components and a water incompatible catalyst for the polymerization reaction sorbed onto an inorganic particulate carrier, polymers produced thereby and articles coated with said polymers are provided. The invention also... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6937379 | Molecular architecture for molecular electro-optical transistor and switch Observable changes in electrical and optical characteristics of individual molecules adsorbed on a conductor or semi-conductor caused by electrical and/or optical excitation or de-excitation of electrons within such molecules can be used as signals which in turn can... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929666 | Composition comprising a dye A composition of matter (e.g., a molded article) is described. More particularly, the composition of matter includes: (a) a resinous component selected from at least one member of the group consisting of (co)polyester, (co)polycarbonates, acrylontrile-butadiene-styr... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6814845 | Method for depositing an enzyme on an electrically conductive substrate Improved biosensors are provided having excellent selectivity and stability properties, together with methods of preparing the biosensors. A preferred biosensor includes an electrode (12) having enzyme (16) deposited thereon together with a layer of el... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6790329 | Method of forming coating films and coated article It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of forming a coating film by which a coating film excellent in weathering resistance, light degradation resistance, smoothness and the like can be formed on the outer panel portion of an article to be coat... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6736950 | Method for electrophoretically immersion-enameling substrates that have edges Method of electro-dipcoating while reducing edge migration on stoving by 1) electro-deposition of a coating layer from an electrically depositable coating composition containing a heat-curable binder system having a content of olefinically unsaturated double ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6713587 | Electrodepositable dielectric coating compositions and methods related thereto The present invention relates to an electrodepositable coating composition having a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium. The resinous phase includes (a) an ungelled, active hydrogen-containing, ionic salt group-containing resin; and (b) a curing agent reac... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6607645 | Production of hollow ceramic membranes by electrophoretic deposition The present invention provides methods for producing hollow ceramic membranes by electrophoretic deposition. The hollow ceramic membranes may have a small cross-sectional area of about 1.0×10-5 mm2 to about 25 mm2. The cr... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589411 | Electrodeposition coating process An electrodeposition coating process consisting of the successive process steps: 1) electrodeposition of a coating layer of an electrodeposition coating agent that contains a thermally curable binder system onto the surface of an electrically conductive s... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6475722 | Surface treatments for DNA processing devices The present invention discloses methodologies for the treatment of the surface(s) of DNA processing devices so as to greatly reduce DNA adsorption to the surface(s) exposed to the DNA-containing media. These aforementioned surface treatments include: (i) ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471842 | Methods of depositing phosphor molecules and forming field emission display devices In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of fabricating a display screen. Phosphor molecules are electrophoretically deposited onto a substrate in a first solution having a first hydroxide ion concentration. The deposited phosphor molecules are t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6309527 | Thermosetting resinous binder compositions, their preparation and use as coating materials The invention relates to thermosetting resinous binder compositions comprising a cationic resin (1) and a cross-linking agent (2), wherein the cationic resin (1) is an epoxy resin/amine adduct with on average more than one primary amine group, and the cro... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6211584 | Magnet and a motor component having a coating with improved anticorrosion and insulation A motor component covered with a novel electrocoating that fails to detrimentally affects magnetic memory medium provided in a hard disc or other is provided. With enhanced edge covering ratio, an improved insulation coating is easily formed on the motor ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6203681 | Methods of fabricating display screens using electrophoretic deposition In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of fabricating a display screen. Phosphor molecules are electrophoretically deposited onto a substrate in a first solution having a first hydroxide ion concentration. The deposited phosphor molecules are t... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6113764 | Processes for coating a metal substrate with an electrodeposited coating composition and drying the same A process for drying a liquid electrodeposited coating composition applied to a metal substrate is provided. Infrared radiation and warm air are applied simultaneously to the electrodeposited coating composition for a period of at least about 1 minute, th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6093299 | Stove-enamel coating media and the use thereof This invention relates to a stove-enamel coating medium based on at least one binder vehicle selected from amino(meth)acrylate resins and/or epoxide-amine addition products comprising cationic groups and/or groups which can be converted into cationic grou... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090253 | Electrodeposition method A work is dipped in electrodeposition paint, and then the work is baked. Between the dipping step and baking step of the work, there is provided a step for spraying hot water mist to the work. It is preferable that the temperature of the hot water mist is... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6054033 | Cathodic electrodeposition paint A cathodic electrodeposition paint composition for one or two coats finish comprises (a) an amine-modified polyphenol epoxy resin, (b) an acrylic copolymer having ionizable groups, and (c) resin particles having a particle size of less than 1.0 μm compri... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6027626 | Magnet and a motor component having a coating with anticorrosion and insulation A motor component covered with a novel electrocoating that fails to detrimentally affects magnetic memory medium provided in a hard disc or other is provided. With enhanced edge covering ratio, an improved insulation coating is easily formed on the motor ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6004716 | Method of forming an electrophotographic transfer image A method of forming an electrophotographic transfer image is disclosed which provides color images free from color shear, by which toner images are completely transferred onto a receiving material without being accompanied by degradation of image quality ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5928730 | Processing for forming cured paint film A process for forming a cured paint film from a paint containing, as a binder, a resin containing a carbonyl group, or a resin, or a resin mixture containing a carbonyl group and a carboxyl group or a paint containing, as a binder, a resin containing a re... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5902473 | Cathodic electrodeposition coating with carbamate-functional crosslinking agents An electrodeposition process using an aqueous coating composition comprising a carbamate-functional crosslinking agent and at least one principal resin is described. The carbamate-functional crosslinker is formed by first reacting a polyamine having at le... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5855754 | Method and apparatus for two-coat one-fire electrophoretic enameling of a metallic work piece A method and apparatus for two-coat one-fire electrophoretic enameling of a work piece made of metal, wherein a first undercoat enamel slip deposit bath is followed by at least one excess slip removing bath before the undercoated work piece is submerged i... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5830340 | Method for making a composite filter A method for forming filtration members using an electric potential to control the migration of electrically charged particles and hence to control the formation of a membrane layer on a substrate. In one embodiment, electrophoresis and electrodialysis pr... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5810987 | Process for efficiently electrophoretically coating small items A method for the electrophoretic dip coating of small parts and bulk goods aving an electrically conducting surface wherein the items to be coated are placed in a single layer onto a support which may be electrically conducting or nonconducting. During imm... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5747727 | Method of making a thermocouple A metal oxide layer is provided around a thermocouple element. The metal oxide layer is formed by preparing a sol, in which particulates of a metal oxide are dispersed, by a sol-gel method, dipping the thermocouple element in this sol, energizing the ther... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5741599 | Polyimide compositions for electrodeposition and coatings formed of the same Aromatic diamines having a carboxylic acid group and various other diamines are reacted with aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhdyrides in organic polar solvents to provide polyimides. Polyimide compositions for electrodeposition which comprise the neutralized... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5702583 | Method for selectively electroplating apertured metal or metallized products The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for selectively electroplating apertured products. The products are masked in accordance with the intended plating and subsequently exposed to an electrolyte in order to electroplate the products. For mas... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5630922 | Electrodepositable coating composition containing diorganotin dicarboxylates An electrodepositable composition is provided comprising (a) an active hydrogen-containing, cationic salt group-containing resin electrodepositable on a cathode; (b) a capped polyisocyanate curing agent; and (c) a diorganotin dicarboxylate; wherein the di... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5609741 | Method of manufacturing a composite material A method of manufacturing a composite material in which a fibre matt is placed adjacent a plate electrode in ceramic sol. The application of an electric field to the sol via the electrode results in the deposition of sol particles on the electrode which s... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5603818 | Treatment of metal parts to provide rust-inhibiting coatings The invention describes a method of producing an adherent and corrosion-inhibiting multi-layer coating on metal parts comprising the steps of (A) phosphating the metal parts with an aqueous metal phosphating solution; (B) electrophoretically depositing a film ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5556518 | Electrocoating compositions and methods therefor A method for forming a coating on an electrically conductive surface is discloses. The method comprises the steps of immersing the surface in a bath comprising an electrodepositable mixture of an intrinsically insulative polymer and an organic acid salt o... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554271 | Method of manufacturing a composite material A method of manufacturing a composite material which comprises ceramic fibers in a matrix of a ceramic material. A woven mat of ceramic fibers having an electrically conductive coating thereon is immersed in a sol. The sol comprises surface-charged cerami... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5531880 | Method for producing thin, uniform powder phosphor for display screens A system and method for producing thin, uniform powder phosphors for field emission display screens wherein a planarization of the phosphor powder layer is accomplished by placing the deposited phosphor layer in an anode plate between two optical flats, w... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531881 | Method for correcting defect in color filter Disclosed is a simple correction method of defects in color layer, which occur in production of color filter. The method does not have the problems associated with the conventional correction methods. The present invention provides a method for correcting... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5501779 | Aqueous electrocoating baths containing synthetic resins capable of deposition on the cathode, and a process for coating electrically conducting substrates The invention relates to aqueous electrocoating baths containing synthetic resins capable of deposition on the cathode. The electrocoating baths according to the invention are characterized in that they contain a homopolymer or copolymer of an alkyl vinyl... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5479278 | Method of making a polymer dispersed liquid crystal by electrodeposition A liquid crystal optical device including a liquid crystal/polymer composite film including a matrix polymer composed mainly of a transparent resin having an ionic dissociative group and, dispersed therein, a liquid crystal particle; and conductive substr... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5474666 | Method of treating an electrodeposited photosensitive resist to reduce water spotting Water spotting which occurs during rinsing of an electrodeposited photosensitive resist composition on a copper layer of a printed circuit board is reduced by applying an aqueous solution containing a surfactant. The surfactant is preferably a salt of an ... | 12/12/1995 |
