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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088268 | Method of fabricating mask for forming wood grain patterns The present invention provides a method of fabricating a mask for forming wood grain patterns, the method comprising: subjecting a metal plate to an etching process to process a selected pattern on the metal plate; producing a pattern sheet using the etched metal pl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062495 | Replication tools and related fabrication methods and apparatus Durable seamless replication tools are disclosed for replication of seamless relief patterns in desired media, for example in optical recording or data storage media. Methods of making such durable replication tools are disclosed, including preparing a recording sub... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062496 | Electroplating method and apparatus An apparatus and method is disclosed for simultaneously electroplating at least two parts in a series electrical configuration in an electroplating system using a shared electrolyte with excellent consistency in thickness profiles, coating weights and coating micros... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8025782 | Process for fabricating a monolayer or multilayer metal structure in LIGA technology, and structure obtained The invention relates to a process for fabricating a monolayer or multilayer metal structure in LIGA technology, in which a photoresist layer is deposited on a flat metal substrate, a photoresist mold is created by irradiation or electron or ion bombardment, a metal... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021534 | Electroforming mold and method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing electroformed component To provide an electroforming mold for manufacturing a multi-step structure minute component and a method for manufacturing the same, for which height control is possible and manufacturing process does not become complicated. On the upper face of a film of an electro... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012329 | Dimensional control in electroforms A method includes placing a conductive mold in a first bath of electroforming solution, the solution including metal and having a selected temperature. A current is provided to the electroforming solution so that metal deposits onto the mold, thereby forming an elec... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7731830 | Mold tooling with integrated conformal thermal management fluid channels and method An electroformed tool has an integrated base with channels contacting the tool with heat exchange fluids flowing through the channels during molding or embossing. A blank base is machined with a network of interconnected open channels on a top surface and end flow t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7504013 | System and a method for manufacturing an electrolyte using electro deposition A method of forming an electrolyte includes removably coupling a perimeter support to a temporary substrate, and electrodepositing an electrolyte composite film on the temporary substrate. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7433811 | Direct patterning of silicon by photoelectrochemical etching The invention is directed to methods for direct patterning of silicon. The invention provides the ability to fabricate complex surfaces in silicon with three dimensional features of high resolution and complex detail. The invention is suitable, for example, for use ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399433 | Process for preparing n-doping conjugated electroactive polymer using poly(3,4 difluorothiophene) The present invention demonstrates the synthesis by electropolymerization of a new stable n-doping conjugated polymer poly(3,4-difluorothiophene) that may easily be electrochemically characterized. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393594 | Laminated metal thin plate formed by electrodeposition and method of producing the same A laminated metal thin plate produced by electrodeposition is composed of a plurality of metal layers provided by at least two kinds of materials different in composition from each other. The laminated metal thin plate includes a first layer excellent in mechanical ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381318 | Method of manufacturing biaxially textured metallic layer featured by electroplating on the surface of single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal surface, and articles therefrom Disclosed herein are a biaxially textured pure metal or alloy layer deposited by electroplating process on the surface of a single-crystalline or quasi-single-crystalline metal substrate, and a method for manufacturing the biaxially textured pure metal or alloy laye... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372616 | Complex microdevices and apparatus and methods for fabricating such devices Various embodiments of the invention are directed to various microdevices including sensors, actuators, valves, scanning mirrors, accelerometers, switches, and the like. In some embodiments the devices are formed via electrochemical fabrication (EFAB™). ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351321 | Method for electrochemical fabrication An electroplating method that includes: a) contacting a first substrate with a first article, which includes a substrate and a conformable mask disposed in a pattern on the substrate; b) electroplating a first metal from a source of metal ions onto the first substra... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347572 | Telescope mirror for high bandwidth free space optical data transmission Optical mirror elements for high bandwidth free space optical communication are produced by an electroforming replication technique. Onto the precision surface of a mandrel that is a negative of the required optical surface a layer of metal is deposited forming an e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338753 | Method for manufacturing metal microstructure A method of manufacturing a metal microstructure (1) by using a resin mold (13). In order to provide a method in which a mild manufacturing condition which causes less damage to the resin mold (13) can be set and the high-precision metal microst... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338586 | Vibratingly stirring apparatus, and device and method for processing using the stirring apparatus An insulated vibration-stirring apparatus comprising a vibration generating means containing a vibration motor and a vibrating member attached to that motor, and a vibrating rod attached by an installation piece to allow vibration linked with the vibration generatin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332065 | Electrode The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an electrode comprising depositing on an electrode substrate a binder dispersion comprising a precursor of a conductive or semiconductive oxide, forming a conductive or semiconductive oxide coating from th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323093 | Producing method of flexible wired circuit board A producing method of a flexible wired circuit board that can prevent the formation of a gap between an elongate substrate and a stiffener sheet bonded thereto to prevent contamination of the flexible wired circuit board obtained. In the process subsequent to the pr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294251 | Process of producing master carrier for magnetic transfer A process for producing a master carrier contains steps of: forming a desired pattern on a support to form a resist pattern support; forming a first ferromagnetic thin film on the resist pattern support by a vacuum film forming method; forming a third ferromagnetic ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294281 | Optical information recording medium, original disc for optical information recording medium, and method of manufacturing the same An optical information recording medium, which includes both of a land surface and a groove surface as a recording track and presents high signal quality. The optical information recording medium includes both a land and a groove as the recording track on a substrat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267755 | Method of making a microstructure using a circuit board A method of making a microstructure includes the steps of providing a circuit board that includes a dielectric layer and a conductor layer formed on the dielectric layer, forming a metal structure on the circuit board such that the metal structure extends through th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267756 | Fine electroforming mold and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a mold for fine electroforming M having a simple structure. In order to improve the productivity of a metal product, an electrode portion can be arranged with a much higher density, and a metal thin film formed on the electrode portion... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259640 | Miniature RF and microwave components and methods for fabricating such components RF and microwave radiation directing or controlling components are provided that may be monolithic, that may be formed from a plurality of electrodeposition operations and/or from a plurality of deposited layers of material, that may include switches, inductors, ant... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258778 | Electrocatalytic coating with lower platinum group metals and electrode made therefrom The present invention relates to an electrocatalytic coating and an electrode having the coating thereon, wherein the coating is a mixed metal oxide coating, preferably platinum group metal oxides, with or without low levels of valve metal oxides. The electrocatalyt... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250101 | Electrochemically fabricated structures having dielectric or active bases and methods of and apparatus for producing such structures Multilayer structures are electrochemically fabricated on a temporary (e.g. conductive) substrate and are thereafter bonded to a permanent (e.g. dielectric, patterned, multi-material, or otherwise functional) substrate and removed from the temporary substrate. In so... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229542 | Methods of and apparatus for molding structures using sacrificial metal patterns Molded structures, methods of and apparatus for producing the molded structures are provided. At least a portion of the surface features for the molds are formed from multilayer electrochemically fabricated structures (e.g. fabricated by the EFAB™ formation proces... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223328 | Sensors for reducing gas molecules Provided is a gas molecule sensor, characterized in that the sensing element is a polycrystalline tin oxide film having a thickness less than 1 μm. The sensing element is produced by electrolytic deposit of a tin film on an insulating support in an electromechanica... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222555 | Method of manufacturing a hacksaw A method for manufacturing a handsaw capable of cutting a glass bottle. The method includes cutting a steel strip to a predetermined length to form a handsaw substrate. A portion of the handsaw substrate, other than a cutter blade forming portion formed on at least ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208073 | Media for use in plating electronic components Improvements in methods for plating metal on substrates are obtained by providing media in the plating solution in sizes that are less than 60% to 80% smaller than the average dimension of the substrates to be plated. It is also advantageous for the substrates and m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195011 | Convertible fluid feed system with comformable reservoir and methods A feed system for an aerosolizer utilizes an ampoule containing a liquid and includes a housing having an ampoule region into which the ampoule is held, and a liquid receiving region that is adapted to receive liquid dispensed from the ampoule. An interface is used ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189344 | Method for producing a synthetic material part A method for producing a synthetic material part such as, for example, a dental restorative part, is provided and includes spray applying with a spray device a material having at least a polymerizable synthetic material onto a base in succeeding layers. Each layer o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176245 | Block copolymer processing for mesostructured inorganic oxide materials Mesoscopically ordered, hydrothermally stable metal oxide-block copolymer composite or mesoporous materials are described herein that are formed by using amphiphilic block polymers which act as structure directing agents for the metal oxide in a self-assembling syst... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168633 | Spraying device A spraying device comprises a spraying plate, having a plurality of tiny holes, a vibrating element, set on a periphery of the spraying plate, and driving a vibrating movement thereof, a wrapping layer, made of soft material and tightly surrounding the vibrating ele... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167617 | Optical coupling device and method for fabricating the same, and master used in fabricating optical coupling device and method for fabricating the same An integrated type optical coupling device capable of easily accurately performing an optical arrangement between a narrow-pitch multi-channel optical waveguide and an optical fiber array and a master used in fabricating the same are provided. By forming a fixing pr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157114 | Platinum coating process A process for depositing pure platinum on a substrate is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the process comprises applying a solution consisting of Pt(acetylacetonate)2 and ethanol or acetone onto a substrate and wrapping at least a portion of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7120005 | Electromagnetic interference shields and methods of manufacture The invention teaches improved materials and processes for production of structures to shield against ingress or egress of electromagnetic radiation. The structures and processes taught are based on the recognition and use of directly electroplateable resins. The di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111816 | Mold for integrated mold and casting structures The mold that is intended to be used integrally with casting material that is contemplated by this invention is formed with a surface that exerts pressure on and retains set casting material in the mold by providing a pin in the mold that has an upper region that is... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105281 | Method for manufacturing metal microstructure A method of manufacturing a metal microstructure by using a resin mold. In order to provide a method in which a mild manufacturing condition which causes less damage to the resin mold can be set and the high-precision metal microstructure can be mass-produced by uni... | 09/12/2006 |
