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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862764 | Method and applicator for selective electromagnetic drying of ceramic-forming mixture Electromagnetic (EM) drying of a plugged ware is provided that includes subjecting the ware to an axially non-uniform EM radiation field that causes more EM radiation to be dissipated in either of the plugged regions than in the unplugged region. The EM radiation fi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7367999 | Ultrafine particles and method and apparatus for producing the same A method of producing ultrafine particles by vaporization comprising: vaporizing a target by sputtering; causing particles that fly from the target by vaporization to be deposited on an oil surface; and recovering the oil on which the flown particles have deposited ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354877 | Carbon nanotube fabrics The present invention provides fabrics that have unique chemical, electrical, and thermal properties. The fabrics comprise layers of yarns woven together wherein the yarns further comprise carbon nanotube fibers. These carbon nanotube fibers may be either single-wal... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355182 | Infrared multi-spectral camera and process of using infrared multi-spectral camera A process of performing a medical test includes taking multi-spectral images of an area of interest of a patient. The patient can be a human being or an animal, and can be known to be healthy or known to have health issues or problems. A multi-spectral camera includ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350558 | Method of venting a spray metal mold The present invention relates to a novel method of venting a spray metal molding surface. More particularly the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mold using a thermal spray process to produce a metal surface containing passages in the spray metal to v... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301887 | Methods for erasing bit cells in a high density data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can be applied, in an embodiment, to a media comprising a phase change material to alter a resolved portion of the phase change material to have a resistance different from a resistance of the bulk material. A tip hav... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7226499 | Cellulose acylate film, cellulose acylate film with functional thin film, and method for preparation thereof The present invention relates to a cellulose acylate film having a high modulus of elasticity and a high surface hardness. The cellulose acylate film of the present invention is characterized by containing 1 vol % to 99 vol % of a metal oxide having an average parti... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217386 | Preparation of nanocomposites of alumina and titania High-density composites of alumina and titania with nano-sized grains are prepared from aluminum titanate without the need to use nano-sized powder as a starting material. The preparation is achieved by high-energy ball milling of the aluminum titanate followed by s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217048 | Pagewidth printer and computer keyboard combination A keyboard 10 includes a housing 12. An alphanumeric keypad 14 is carried by the housing 12. A printer 16 is arranged in the housing 12. The printer includes a print media feed mechanism having a spiked wheel for engaging th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217404 | Method of transforming carbon nanotubes A method of transforming a carbon single wall nanotube (SWNT) is provided. The method comprises exposing the SWNT to light having a power sufficient to ignite or reconstruct the SWNT such that the SWNT is ignited or reconstructed by the exposure to the light. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198747 | Fabrication of ceramic microstructures The invention provides ceramic molded solid articles and methods for making these articles on the micron scale. Articles are molded from ceramic precursors, optionally using molds including at least one portion that is elastomeric. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193354 | Resonator, unit having resonator, oscillator having unit and electronic apparatus having oscillator An electronic apparatus comprises a display portion and a plurality of oscillators, one of which is a quartz crystal oscillator comprising: a quartz crystal oscillating circuit comprising; an amplification circuit and a feedback circuit. For example, the feedback ci... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160500 | Method of fabricating a micro device The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a micro device, comprising the steps of pressing an upper mold formed with a plurality of recesses for molding a plurality of rods and a lower mold formed with a seat recess for molding a plate supporting the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153465 | Method of producing hybrid tubular metal/ceramic composites There are disclosed inventions relating to tubular hybrid metal/ceramic composites and the methods of making them wherein the ceramic chosen has a lower thermal expansion than that of the metal. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128405 | Inkjet head having laminated piezoelectric actuator A common electrode formed on the lowest piezoelectric sheet has a shape corresponding to drive electrodes, and lead-out parts of the common electrode have a shape corresponding to projecting parts of the drive electrodes. Because the common electrode formed on the l... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7078101 | High strain electrostrictive polymer The present invention is a new class of terpolymers for use as high strain electrostrictive polymer films. More particularly, the invention is a class of electrostrictive terpolymers comprising vinylidene fluoride (VDF), trifluoroethylene (TrFE) and at least one mon... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7045202 | Long glass fiber filler reinforced resin material for molding, method for molding molded article, and molded article molded by the method A long glass fiber filler reinforced resin material for molding includes a masterbatch formed of a composite of a matrix resin with a polypropylene (PP) component and a long glass fiber filler and a diluent resin made from an ethylene-propylene block copolymer. The ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011689 | Melted alumina-zirconia ceramic grains, abrasive tools and refractory parts produced from said grains A process for producing fused alumina-zirconia grits includes mixing raw materials suitable to produce grits with the following chemical composition, in % by weight: ZrO2+HfO2: 10–60%, Al2O3: 38–90%, SiO2: | 03/14/2006 |
| 6936341 | Fiber-reinforced ceramic material Process for a fiber-reinforced ceramic material whose reinforcing fibers are present in the form of at least one of woven fabrics, short fibers and long fibers, wherein the mass ratio of the fibers in the form of woven fabrics, short fibers and long fibers is 0-35:2... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926770 | Method of fabricating two-dimensional ferroelectric nonlinear crystals with periodically inverted domains The present invention relates to a method to control the nucleation and transverse motion of 180° inverted domains in ferroelectric nonlinear crystals. It includes a process composing of a high temperature oxidation of the first metal layer and a pulsed field polin... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923891 | Copper interconnects A method for forming a conductive region on a first portion of a substrate, the method being constituted by exposing the first portion to a filtered beam of substantially fully ionised metallic ions under a pulsed, modulated electrical bias. The method uses FCVA (Fi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6893601 | Surface hardened carbon material and process of manufacturing A carbon material is formed by heat-treating a carbonaceous material in a reaction mix of oxides of boron and boron nitride in a nitrogen atmosphere to temperatures of 1600 to 2000° C. The surface of the carbonaceous material is transformed into a carbon material t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6875374 | Ceramic materials reinforced with single-wall carbon nanotubes as electrical conductors Composite materials formed of a matrix of fused ceramic grains with single-wall carbon nanotubes dispersed throughout the matrix and a high relative density, notably that achieved by electric field-assisted sintering, demonstrate unusually high electrical conductivi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6858173 | Nanocrystalline ceramic materials reinforced with single-wall carbon nanotubes Composites of ceramic materials, notably alumina or metal oxides in general, with single-wall carbon nanotubes are consolidated by electric field-assisted sintering to achieve a fully dense material that has an unusually high fracture toughness compared to the ceram... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6824727 | Method for preparing SiAlON ceramic material A SiAlON-based ceramic particularly suited for use as a cutting tool in the high speed chip forming machining of metals composed of a SiAlON matrix including a) a phase of alpha′ SiAlON represented by the general formula of Mx (Si,Al)12(O,N) | 11/30/2004 |
| 6805830 | Method for producing a sensor element A method for manufacturing a sensing element is provided, in particular for determining the oxygen content in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, a composite construction having at least one ceramic paste (green film) present in film form being sintered to... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800238 | Method for domain patterning in low coercive field ferroelectrics A method for domain patterning of nonlinear ferroelectric materials. The method seeks to reduce the formation of random and spontaneous micro-domains that typically result during thermal cycling of ferroelectric materials and which leads to patterning defects and de... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6780370 | Process for producing microceramic tubes by radiation exposure of silicon-based polymers A process for producing a SiC ceramic microtube by oxidizing the surface of an organosilicon polymer to become infusible by exposure to an ionizing radiation, extracting the uncrosslinked central portion of the fiber with an organic solvent to make a hollow silicon ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6733715 | Fabrication of hollow ceramics fibers using unidirectionally oriented organic fibers prearranged based on electrostatic means A method of manufacturing hollow ceramics fibers with the pores of the micron-scale hollow structure unidirectionally oriented, the method of manufacturing is characterized in the steps of dispersing organic fibers in a dielectric liquid and applying high voltage to... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723425 | Thermally conductive molded article and method of making the same A thermally conductive molded article is produced by molding a conductive composition into a predetermined shape. The composition includes a polymer matrix and carbon powders. The carbon powders are obtained by graphitizing a polymeric material that has an aromatic ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6663819 | Conductive plate molding method According to a molding method for a conductive plate of this invention, a substrate having through holes each corresponding to each protruded portion is employed and the substrate is sandwiched between both dies. Then raw powder is filled into each housin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656614 | Method for manufacturing magnetic media with textured CSS landing zone formed by ion implantation, and media obtained thereby A method of texturing the surface of a CSS/landing zone of a substrate for a magnetic recording medium, comprising steps of: (a) providing a disk-shaped substrate having a surface; (b) providing a patterned mask in overlying relation to the substrate s... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6635215 | Process for producing silicon carbide composites from silicon-based polymers by radiation application Polycarbosilane is mixed with 5-35 wt % of polyvinylsilane to prepare a silicon-base polymer blend which is impregnated in silicon carbide fibers or fabrics to form a preceramic molding body which is exposed to an ionizing radiation to be rendered curing ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6592798 | Method for preparing eutectic ceramics A method for advantageously producing sintered eutectic ceramics having a homogenous and dense structure, in particular, a eutectic containing a rare earth aluminate compound. The method allows eutectic powder of alumina and a rare earth aluminate compoun... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6568216 | Method for manufacturing a discharge tube A method for manufacturing a discharge tube, including heating a quartz tube by irradiation and closing it shut, is presented, in which variation of the heating temperature of the quartz tube can be reduced. Laser light is irradiated on a portion of the q... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6555293 | Method for fabricating efficient sources of electromagnetic radiation A method for fabricating periodically poled structures. The method produces an electric field within a ferroelectric substrate by applying a voltage waveform to an electrode structure disposed on a surface of the substrate. The waveform raises the electri... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6524467 | Method for adjusting output characteristics of a gas sensing element based on application of electric power to this sensing element Each gas sensing element, with a measured gas sensing electrode and a reference gas sensing electrode provided on opposite surfaces of a solid electrolytic body, is manufactured to have a limit current value whose initial value is offset from a target val... | 02/25/2003 |