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| 7923065 | Method and apparatus for removing image from recording material, and image peeling member for peeling image from recording material An image removing method including heating a recording material having thereon an image to a temperature so that the image has a plasticity; pressure-contacting an uppermost stream peeling member with the recording material while the image maintains a plasticity; se... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7592041 | Simulated turf and method of making same A mat for simulating natural terrain for use in an indoors display is the subject of this invention. The mat comprises a sheet of water impervious resinous material, a water base latex emulsion coating applied to the resinous material and a quantity of terrain simul... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7402330 | Polyvinyl butyral granular material for 3-D binder printing, production method and uses therefor The invention relates to a granular material for 3D binder printing, said granular material consisting of particles provided with an externally non-polar surface layer (2). The invention also relates to a method for producing a granular material for 3D binder... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7371684 | Process for preparing electronics structures using a sacrificial multilayer hardmask scheme A process for preparing an electronics structure involves coating a substrate stack with a sacrificial multilayer hardmask stack, developing a pattern in a resist layer coated on a topmost layer of the multilayer hardmask stack, transferring the pattern into the har... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods 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 |
| 7311974 | Concrete floor finishing system and method An initial surface is provided. An overlay of colored grout is provided. The colored grout is on the initial surface. In this manner an intermediate surface is created. An acid stain is provided. The acid stain is on the intermediate surface. A two part clear epoxy ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267869 | Conductive corrosion-resistant coating A conductive, corrosion-resistant coating includes a mixture of corrosion-resistant binder and highly conductive corrosion-resistant particles. The size of the particles is equal to or greater than the final thickness of the coating. After the coating is applied and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229699 | Bearing having embedded hard particle layer and overlay and method of manufacture A multilayer sliding bearing includes a rigid metal backing having a metal bearing liner attached thereto. The metal bearing liner includes a metal bearing liner layer which is attached to the bearing surface of the metal backing layer and at least one metal overpla... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189435 | Nanofabrication Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of three-dimensional nanostructures are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered, multilevel nanostructures. This is accomplished by patterning block copolymer templates with selective expos... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178457 | Foil look printing technique A process of manufacturing envelopes and a product manufactured in accordance with such process is disclosed. The process requires printing of an ink design on an envelope, coating of the ink design with a varnish and subsequently embossing the combined ink and varn... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172953 | Methods of forming nanoscopic wire-based devices and arrays Electrical devices comprised of nanoscopic wires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoscopic wires can be nanotubes, preferably single-walled carbon nanotubes. They can be arranged in crossbar arrays using chemically patterned surf... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7122482 | Methods for fabricating patterned features utilizing imprint lithography One embodiment of the present invention is a method for generating patterned features on a substrate that includes: (a) forming a first layer on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate, the first layer comprising at least one layer of a first material, whic... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118784 | Method and apparatus for controlling nucleation in self-assembled films A method of forming a self-assembled film with periodic nanometer dimension features (e.g., holes) on a substrate includes the steps of providing film precursors on the substrate, wherein the film precursors are maintained in an amorphous state. Where the film precu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108649 | Packaging for a storage medium in particular for a cd The invention relates to a method for the production of a packaging for a CD-like storage medium, by means of a lower die, with a recess and an upper die with a working stamp corresponding to the recess. The invention further relates to the following method steps—... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106519 | Tunable micro-lens arrays An apparatus includes a planar substrate and an array of substantially transparent spherical micro-lenses forming a pattern. The pattern has an internal two-dimensional lattice symmetry on the planar substrate. Each micro-lens includes a convex bulge or a concave de... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097781 | Method for manufacturing porous structure and method for forming pattern A pattern forming material contains a block copolymer or graft copolymer and forms a structure having micro polymer phases, in which, with respect to at least two polymer chains among polymer chains constituting the block copolymer or graft copolymer, the ratio betw... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090784 | Method for manufacturing porous structure and method for forming pattern A pattern forming material contains a block copolymer or graft copolymer and forms a structure having micro polymer phases, in which, with respect to at least two polymer chains among polymer chains constituting the block copolymer or graft copolymer, the ratio betw... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7062142 | Organosilicate materials with mesoscopic structures A solid includes crosslinked amphiphilic organosilicate precursors. The amphiphilic organosilicate precursors form a matrix with an array of micro-structures dispersed in the matrix. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033643 | Process of manufacturing a coated body A process of manufacturing a coated body including a substrate and a hard coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the hard coating has (a) a surface smoothed to have a roughness with maximum height Rz of not larger than 1.2 μm, and (b) recesses each of which has... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008757 | Patterned structures of high refractive index materials A process for forming a polymer template includes exposing a photoresist having polymer molecules to a light pattern and baking the photoresist to chemically react polymer molecules in portions of the photoresist that were exposed to light of the light pattern. The ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002728 | Electrophoretic particles, and processes for the production thereof Copper chromite particles can advantageously be used as black particles in electrophoretic media and displays. Preferably, the copper chromite particles are coated with a silica coating and a polymer coating. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994635 | Peen conditioning of titanium metal wood golf club heads A golf club head is provided with a residual compressive stress layer on the inside surface of the club face using a peening treatment. The peening treatment also may remove material from the club head, such as unwanted alpha case on a titanium club head. The body o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948714 | Gasket and method for producing a gasket The invention relates to a gasket having at least one metallic layer, in which at least one gasket opening and at least one bead are formed, and in and/or adjacent to the bead a coating is applied as a deformation limiter, which comprises at least one filler and one... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6905561 | Solid rocket propellant A solid rocket propellant includes a hydroxy-terminated caprolactone ether binder and an oxidizer. The propellant may be disposed of by contacting it with an aqueous solution of 12 N NaOH or 6 N HCl at a temperature of about 140° F. for about 24 hours to decompose ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893705 | Large area orientation of block copolymer microdomains in thin films A method and apparatus for orientation of block copolymer microdomains via rapid solidification. Rapid solidification from a solvent may include directional solidification and/or epitaxy to form patterns of microdomains in a film of block copolymer. Microdomains may... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6780499 | Ordered two-phase dielectric film, and semiconductor device containing the same A porous, low-k dielectric film that has good mechanical properties as well as a method of fabricating the film and the use of the film as a dielectric layer between metal wiring features are provided. The porous, low-k dielectric film includes a first phase of mono... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6746053 | System for preventing parallel marketing of retail items A system and method for detecting parallel marketing of an item, include forming at least one of a coating and a code on the item, interrogating the at least one of the coating and said code, and determining from the interrogating whether the item has been transferr... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6699415 | Surfaces of transparent resin in which marble or other stones are embedded A process for the production of a manufactured article for coatings, for components of sanitary ware, kitchen fittings, etc., in polymerized transparent resin in which marble and other stones are embedded. The surface of the product is worked by brushing ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652773 | High gel-content polymer dispersed in a high-boiling organic medium A polymer dispersion composition obtained by dispersing an electrode active material and a polymer having a gel content of 50% or more in an organic dispersion medium of which boiling point at 760 mmHg is 80° C. or above. The composition is successfully ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6489039 | Recyclable image-recording medium, method for manufacturing the same, and method for removing printed material from the image-recording medium The present invention related to a recyclable image-recording medium comprising a base layer, an intermediate layer and a water-swelling surface layer; a manufacturing method of the recyclable image-recording medium; and a printed material-removing method... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6431958 | Method for mechanochemical treatment of a material The invention concerns a method for the mechanochemical treatment of a material characterised in that to improve said material surface properties by mechanochemical anchoring, such as in particular its adhesive capacity during subsequent assembling, or to... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6406789 | Composite proppant, composite filtration media and methods for making and using same Composite particles made of a resin and filler material are provided for use in subterranean formations. The filler is finely divided mineral and optional fiber. The particles are proppants useful to prop open subterranean formation fractures. The particl... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395406 | Methods for preparing and applying coatings on metal-based substrates, and related compositions and articles A method for preparing an aluminum alloy-containing coating composition is described. A slurry containing a selected amount of aluminum is combined with at least one additional slurry containing a selected amount of a second metal which forms an alloy wit... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6391381 | Method of manufacturing coverings and a covering produced thereby A method of manufacturing a covering comprises the steps of forming a laminar base layer (W), distributing decorative particles (P2) on the base layer (W), and fixing the decorative particles (P2) to the base layer (W). The base layer (W) is formed from a... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6352758 | Patterned article having alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface regions An article is disclosed that has a patterned surface containing alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface regions. The hydrophobic regions may be sufficiently narrow such that under dew conditions moisture accumulated on the hydrophobic region migra... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6296902 | Sealing process for surface pores of construction parts Sealing process for surface pores of construction parts, particularly parts in the form of cover plates and/or face plates, both prefabricated and made form natural rock, comprising: application of a curable resin powder on the surface of the parts to be ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291012 | Method for forming a metallic coat by impacting metallic particles on a workpiece Method for forming metallic coat where, the surface of workpiece is partly covered with a masking material having a predetermined pattern, and metallic powders are ejected to the surface at the ejection velocity of 80 m/sec or higher or at the ejection pr... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284345 | Designer particles of micron and submicron dimension Micron-sized particles are produced in quantity by one of various methods, including generally the steps of preparing a substrate surface through a lithographic process, the surface being characterized by defining a plurality of elements, depositing a lay... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6232368 | Ester cured binders An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for improving the tensile strength of foundry cores and molds over what may be conventionally achieved. The use of acidic methylene compounds in binder compositions which include strongly alkaline p... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6180167 | Method of providing a wear-resistant overlay on a metal sealing gasket A flat metal sealing gasket is made as follows: on an unhardened spring steel plate having an aperture and a bead surrounding the aperture, a sinterable powder is deposited along the bead in a desired shape and thickness. Thereafter a sufficiently high te... | 01/30/2001 |
