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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7846375 | Methods for relaxing stress in polymeric materials Methods and systems for relaxing stresses in polymeric articles by application of laser energy are disclosed. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7744804 | Laser-transmissible composition and method of laser welding A laser-transmissible composition comprises: a dynamic crosslinking polyolefin thermoplastic elastomer that has a melting point ranging from 160 to 210 degrees Centigrade in case of non-coloring, and dye salt exhib... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740791 | Method of fabricating a stent with features by blow molding The invention provides a method of manufacturing a stent, the method comprising: disposing a polymeric tube into a cylindrical mold, the cylindrical mold having a variable diameter along a portion of the inside surface of the mold; radially expanding the tube by blo... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7648671 | Method of making master for manufacturing optical disc and method of manufacturing optical disc The method of the present invention includes an exposing step in which a laser beam for recording modulated by an information signal corresponding to an information signal of an information concave and convex pattern formed on the optical disc is applied to an inorg... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7429349 | Method of perforating a flat film based on collagen The object of the invention is a multi-perforated collagen film provided on rolls or in the form of sheets, for use as a food wrapping in food industry, comprising perforations by means of laser of substantially circular shape with an average ellipticity of less tha... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7367931 | Laser cutoff stacker assembly The present invention contemplates a machine and method for performing the laser sealing and laser cutting of flexible material into segments, such as a polymeric web in which the segments will ultimately be individual bags. The machine includes a generally cylindri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367967 | Catheter with sheathed hypotube A catheter assembly and method for constructing same comprises the engagement of a substantially hollow proximal tubular member, which is at least partially coated with at least one polymeric material, to a substantially distal outer tubular member. The proximal tub... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350446 | Wafer dividing apparatus A wafer dividing apparatus for dividing along dividing lines a wafer whose strength is reduced, along the dividing lines, comprising a tape holding means for holding a protective tape affixed to one surface side of the wafer; and a wafer dividing means comprising a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337663 | Sonic energy process chamber A system for processing a workpiece includes a base having a bowl or recess for holding a processing fluid. A sonic energy source, such as a megasonic transducer, provides sonic energy into a processing fluid in the bowl. A process head holds a workpiece. A process ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323131 | Method for applying a pre-weakened line to an interior-trim part in a vehicle by means of a laser, said part being provided with a decorative leather layer A method for producing an interior trim part in a vehicle having a decorative layer of leather, wherein the fiber structure of the leather is fixed by undercooling or by a fixing agent at least along a desired weakened line before the weakened line is produced by a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270528 | Flash curing in selective deposition modeling A flash curing system for solid freeform fabrication which generates a plurality of radiation emitting pulses that forms a planar flash. The planar flash initiates curing of a curable material dispensed by a solid freeform fabrication apparatus. The radiation emitti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244476 | Display device including adhesive film with transparent support Adhesive layers are formed on the two opposing surfaces of a transparent support. At least one of the adhesive layers is made of a material of which the cured state may be changed. The adhesive layer is irradiated with light and a lens sheet is then pressed against ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238316 | Method for making precisely configured flakes useful in optical devices Precisely configured, especially of geometric shape, flakes of liquid crystal material are made using a mechanically flexible polymer mold with wells having shapes which are precisely configured by making the mold with a photolithographically manufactured or laser p... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236166 | High-resolution rapid manufacturing The present invention is a method for forming an object, the method comprising jetting a first material to form a plurality of layers that define a support structure increment, and extruding a second material to form a layer of the object. The layer of the object su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227688 | Apparatus for applying optical gradient forces An apparatus and method for manipulating small dielectric particles. The apparatus and method involves use of a diffractive optical element which receives a laser beam and forms a plurality of light beams. These light beams are operated on by a telescope lens system... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217472 | Electrolyte support member for high differential pressure electrochemical cell A support member is useful for supporting membranes such as solid polymer electrolyte ion exchange membranes such as those used in electrochemical cell applications. The support member has a first lattice pattern on a first side of a single piece of material. A seco... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211214 | Laser assisted direct imprint lithography In accordance with the invention, features can be directly imprinted into the surface of a solid substrate. Specifically, a substrate is directly imprinted with a desired pattern by the steps of providing a mold having a molding surface to imprint the pattern, dispo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212880 | Embroidery data processing device and computer program product The invention presents an embroidery data processing device and a computer program product capable of easily forming images of finished state of applique even if the fabric for applique is a pattern fabric. A selected fabric image of fabric for applique is displayed... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186108 | Curing unit for dental materials A curing apparatus wherein rapid curing is provided by using light, pressure, pressure and light, or purge, pressure and light to cure resinous materials by application of energy from an external source to excite polymerization in a polymerizable system. An air-tigh... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7166669 | Laser beam weldable thermoplastic molding materials Dark-colored thermoplastic molding compositions are disclosed. The compositions are suitable for making molded parts which in the wavelength region from 700 to 1200 nm are laser-transmitting, at least in spectral partial regions, and may be welded to laser-absorbing... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156934 | Method of manufacturing ceramic honeycomb structural body, and ceramic honeycomb structural body A method of manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure of the present invention, comprising the steps of: stamping sheets onto opposite end faces of a ceramic honeycomb body having a plurality of cells and formed into a honeycomb shape; drilling holes in the sheets... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157311 | Substrate sheet material for a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, a molding method using a substrate sheet material, a manufacturing method of semiconductor devices A substrate sheet material for semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using the substrate sheet material can suppress and reduce a warp which may occur in the substrate sheet material even when a pl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154185 | Encapsulation method for SBGA A method for encapsulating an integrated circuit chip is described. An intergrated circuit chip is attached to a substrate; a stress buffering material only covers corners of the integrated circuit chip; and an encapsulation material coats the integated circuit chip... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147631 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135525 | Laser-sintering powder with PMMI, PMMA, and/or PMMI-PMMA copolymers, process for its preparation, and moldings produced from this laser-sintering powder The present invention relates to a sinter powder composed of polyamide which also comprises PMMI, PMMA, or copolymers with PMMI, in particular PMMI-PMMA copolymers, to the use of this sinter powder for laser-sintering, and also to moldings produced from this sinter ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132054 | Method to fabricate hollow microneedle arrays An inexpensive and rapid method for fabricating arrays of hollow microneedles uses a photoetchable glass. Furthermore, the glass hollow microneedle array can be used to form a negative mold for replicating microneedles in biocompatible polymers or metals. These micr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110852 | Die machining method and device by V-CAD data There is prepared V-CAD data obtained by dividing external data 12 consisting of boundary data of an object into rectangular parallelepiped cells 13 having boundary planes orthogonal to each other in accordance with octree division and separating the r... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074358 | Polymer casting method and apparatus Methods and materials used to make detailed cast objects are disclosed. The cast objects are formed in mold created from a photosensitive laminate. The mold is formed by selectively removing portions of the photosensitive laminate. The invention is particularly well... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011512 | Laser ridge skin distortion reduction apparatus A method of forming an air bag release score line in a material by forming a ridge in the material along the line to be scored. By heat scoring the material along the ridge a ridge-induced twist prevents the formation of a witness line. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998090 | Method and device for workpiece identification marking A device for the identification marking of a workpiece which is made of a deformable material. The workpiece identification marking has a plurality of identification elements, each of which comprises elevations that project out of the surface of the workpiece. For e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997899 | Rapid exchange dilation catheter for non-vascular applications A flexible catheter for insertion into a body lumen, comprises a guide wire lumen extending from a distal port at a distal end of the catheter to a proximal port separated from a proximal end of the catheter and a stiffening member extending from the proximal port t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974557 | Methods for forming an optical window for an intracorporeal device and for joining parts Optical windows for intracorporeal devices, intracorporeal devices comprising a window and a method for forming a window for an intracorporeal device are provided. The method comprises placing within a mold an assembly comprising a mandrel located within a pair of p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972244 | Marking semiconductor devices through a mount tape Wafer level techniques for marking the back surfaces of integrated circuit devices are described. The back surface of the wafer is laser marked while being supported by a mount tape. In some embodiments, the mount tape is sufficiently transparent that the laser ligh... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964717 | Process for joining plastics parts The present invention provides a process for joining plastics components by a combination of pressing and laser welding, wherein, at the joining points (1) of the components (3, 4), at least a first component (3) has a resilient and/or compressi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951994 | System for thermal shaping of optical fibers A system for shaping an optical fiber with various geometries while minimizing unwanted artifacts in the core of the optical fiber. The system facilitates control of sag in the region of the core that is exposed to a beam of optical energy. The sag is reduced, if no... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949215 | Method for processing a three-dimensional structure by laser A laser processing method capable of performing fine and highly accurate processing by low energy is obtained. The invention relates to the laser processing method where laser beam for processing (4) is irradiated on a processing object (2) and ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949216 | Rapid manufacturing of carbon nanotube composite structures A system for fabricating a free form structure of a composite material including carbon nanotubes. The system includes a discharge assembly and a composite formation device operatively linked with the discharge assembly. The discharge assembly dispenses a fusing age... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946091 | Laser drilling When drilling a multi layered sheet-like material, drilling is first made with pulses having energy that generates an inter-layer pull-off force smaller than the adhesion force between the layers. Then pulses with higher energy are radiated for trimming the shape of... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932933 | Ultraviolet method of embedding structures in photocerams A laser direct write method creates true three dimensional structures within photocerams using an focused pulsed ultraviolet laser with a wavelength in a weakly absorbing region of the photoceram material. A critical dose of focused laser UV light selectively expose... | 08/23/2005 |
