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Class 264/461 - Utilizing electron arc or electron beam


Subclass of Class 264 - Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Definition: Processes wherein the energy applied consists of a (a) prolonged
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 02/26/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7335395Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles
Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre...
02/26/2008
7335344Method and apparatus for synthesizing filamentary structures
Method and apparatus for producing filamentary structures. The structures include single-walled nanotubes. The method includes combusting hydrocarbon fuel and oxygen to establish a non-sooting flame and providing an unsupported catalyst to synthesize the filamentary...
02/26/2008
7288319Forming a chemically cross-linked particle of a desired shape and diameter
Chemically cross-linked polymeric particles are formed using mechanical rather than chemical processes, facilitating production of small-diameter particles in a manner largely independent of the viscosity or density of the polymer. For example, an uncross-linked res...
10/30/2007
7276845Electron-emitting device, electron source using the electron-emitting device, and image-forming apparatus using the electron source
The present invention provides an electron emitting device comprising: a pair of conductors opposed to each other on a substrate; and a pair of deposition films having carbon as a main component which are respectively connected to the pair of conductors and disposed...
10/02/2007
7183228Carbon nanotube growth
Patterned growth of arrays of SWNTs is achieved at the full-wafer scale. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, the chemistry of CH4 CVD has been discovered to be sensitive to the concentration of H2, leading to three regi...
02/27/2007
7176505Electromechanical three-trace junction devices
Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. An insulative layer is disposed on one of the f...
02/13/2007
7144624Dendritic fiber material
A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from...
12/05/2006
7120047Device selection circuitry constructed with nanotube technology
A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nano...
10/10/2006
7118941Method of fabricating a composite carbon nanotube thermal interface device
A composite carbon nanotube structure including a number of carbon nanotubes disposed in a metal matrix. The composite carbon nanotube structure may be used as a thermal interface device in a packaged integrated circuit device. ...
10/10/2006
7053134Forming a chemically cross-linked particle of a desired shape and diameter
Chemically cross-linked polymeric particles are formed using mechanical rather than chemical processes, facilitating production of small-diameter particles in a manner largely independent of the viscosity or density of the polymer. For example, an uncross-linked res...
05/30/2006
6979590Methods of making electromechanical three-trace junction devices
Methods of producing an electromechanical circuit element are described. A lower structure having lower support structures and a lower electrically conductive element is provided. A nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanically responsive element) is formed on an up...
12/27/2005
6924480Apparatus and method for using a volume conductive electrode with ion optical elements for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer
A technique employing volume conductive electrodes for the generation of linear or non-linear electric fields is provided for devices used in charged ion optics. A hollow cylinder of a conductive polymer, which is loaded with conductive carbon particles or inherentl...
08/02/2005
6919592Electromechanical memory array using nanotube ribbons and method for making same
Electromechanical circuits, such as memory cells, and methods for making same are disclosed. The circuits include a structure having electrically conductive traces and supports extending from a surface of the substrate, and nanotube ribbons suspended by the supports...
07/19/2005
6913075Dendritic fiber material
A thermal interface includes nanofibrils. The nanofibrils may be attached to a flat base or membrane, or may be attached to the tip portions of larger diameter fibers. The nanofibrils have a diameter of less than about 1 micron, and may advantageously be formed from...
07/05/2005
6911682Electromechanical three-trace junction devices
Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same are described. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. The nanotube ribbon is movable to...
06/28/2005
6620214Method of making ceramic aggregate particles
Methods for making ceramic aggregate particles comprising forming a plurality of ceramic aggregate precursor particles from a composition by forcing the composition through at least one orifice in a substrate, at least partially curing the ceramic aggrega...
09/16/2003
6605245Apparatus and method for continuous formation of composites having filler and thermoactive materials
A method for forming a product from cellulosic material and thermoactive material is described. A mat is formed from a mixture having cellulosic material and thermoplastic material. The mat is consolidated and pressed to a final thickness. At least a port...
08/12/2003
6605246Ferroelectric relaxor polymer method
The invention is embodied in an electrical device which includes at least a layer of a ferroelectric polyvinylidine flouride polymer that has been processed to exhibit an electrostrictive strain of 4% or more when an electric field gradient of 50 megavolt...
08/12/2003
6582648Method for manufacturing moulded bodies from crushed material and a binder hardenable by electron radiation
A particle board, a fiberboard or an oriented strand board (25) is formed by the process according to the invention from a mixture of a comminuted cellulose material and a binder, especially a synthetic resin containing an unsaturated oligimer, that is ha...
06/24/2003
6521004Method of making an abrasive agglomerate particle
A method for making abrasive agglomerate particles from a composition comprising at least a radiation curable binder and solid particulates. The method comprises the steps of forcing the composition through a perforated substrate to form agglomerate precu...
02/18/2003
6156256Plasma catalysis of carbon nanofibers
A process for forming carbon nanofibers by means of pyrolyzation with plasma in a reactor is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: providing, in a reactor, a first catalyst in the form of solid catalytic particles; applying a vacuum to the reactor...
12/05/2000
6143232Method of manufacturing an articulating bearing surface for an orthopaedic implant
A method of manufacturing an articulating bearing surface for use in an orthopaedic implant uses a supply of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene particles which are irradiated with sufficient radiation energy to crosslink at least a portion of the ul...
11/07/2000
6086796Diamond-like carbon over-coats for optical recording media devices and method thereof
A method is provided for manufacturing a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated optical phase-change recording medium for use with near-field optical head devices and which exhibits superior wear resistance and improved lifetime. According to the method, the su...
07/11/2000
5802708Hydrostatic extrusion of Cu-Ag melt spun ribbon
The present invention provides a method of producing high-strength and high-conductance copper and silver materials comprising the steps of combining a predetermined ratio of the copper with the silver to produce a composite material, and melt spinning th...
09/08/1998
5569432Method for making a vibration dampener of an electrorheological material
There is disclosed a method for making a vibration dampener, the dampener cluding a body for disposition between two relatively movable members, the body being formed from a carrier of a gel material and particles having electrorheological properties embe...
10/29/1996
5137866Method for producing molded article of ceramic oxide superconductor
A molded article of ceramic oxide superconductor having an increased critical current density is produced by a method including sintering a powdery mixture of oxides and/or carbonates of elements which constitute the ceramic oxide superconductor to obtain...
08/11/1992
4971736Method of preparing composite chromatographic article
A composite chromatographic sheet-like article is prepared by the steps comprising blending one or more non-swellable sorptive hydrophobic particulate materials in the presence of an amount of polar organic masking agent sufficient to allow rapid wetting ...
11/20/1990
4775500Electrically conductive polymeric composite and method of making said composite
A method of making an electrically conductive polymeric composite, comprising the steps of crosslinking a first organic binder having a functional group to carbon black having a functional group so as to form a composition, fractionizing the composition, ...
10/04/1988
4759887Apparatus and process for the manufacture of shaped bodies from silicon granulates
A process for the manufacture of shaped bodies from silicon granulates for producing silicon melts includes first incipiently melting silicon grains on their surfaces, so that they bond with their neighbors in the process and, after solidifying, form a po...
07/26/1988
4758404Method of producing composite material for sliding member
In a method of producing a composite material for a sliding member having a sliding portion and a backing material which supports the sliding portion, the method comprises the steps of: disposing a powder or a sheet material for the sliding portion on the...
07/19/1988
4175177Crosslinkable copolymer of a lactone and a polyfunctional acrylate
Thermoplastic, crosslinkable copolymer is produced by reacting an active-hydrogen containing initiator with a lactone monomer, such as epsilon-caprolactone, and a polyfunctional acrylate, such as neopentyl glycol diacrylate. The copolymer can be crosslink...
11/20/1979
4144301Separators for electrolytic cells
An Electrolytic cell having a separator positioned between a positive electrode and a negative electrode is disclosed in which the separator is a moulding of polymer material derived from a particulate polymer material having a polar graft-copolymerized s...
03/13/1979
4108934Molding expandable thermoplastic resins
Shaped articles of organic polymer resins having cellular (foamed) structure are made from heat-expandable normally solid thermoplastic resin compositions in permeable molds particularly characterized by flooding the mold cavity and the expandable materia...
08/22/1978
3992501Process for the manufacture of void-free polyolefin foam moldings
Foam moldings of olefin polymers are prepared by heating, and pressing together, foamed particles of an olefin polymer, containing crosslinked constituents, in molds, a temperature gradient of from 0.5° to 25° C per cm of loose mass of particles being e...
11/16/1976
 
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