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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071166 | Method of making heat treated coated article using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating and protective film There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8003167 | Method of making heat treated coated article using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating and protective film There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7943193 | Magnetic recording medium with diamond-like carbon protective film, and manufacturing method thereof Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic recording medium superior in terms magnetic head flying performance, abrasion resistant reliability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, method for manufacturing a magnet... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7858150 | Method of making heat treatable coated article with protective layer A method of making a coated article includes forming a layer including carbon on a glass substrate; and forming a layer (e.g., including tungsten disulfide) on the glass substrate over the carbon to prevent the layer comprising carbon from burning off upon exposure ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7803427 | Method of making window unit A method of making a window unit is provided which may result in improved yields. In certain example embodiments, the method involves coating a substrate with both (i) a solar control/management coating, and (ii) a protective layer (e.g., of or including diamond-lik... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7749564 | Method and apparatus for the production of thin film coatings The present disclosure provides a method for producing a coating. The method may include providing a substrate material and initiating a coating-deposition process to apply a coating material to the substrate material to produce a coating on the substrate material, ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7507442 | Heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (DLC) and/or zirconium in coating In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7435363 | Method for manufacturing diamond film A method for manufacturing a diamond film is provided. The material with a low thermal decomposition point is used as a substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the substrate by coating or deposition, and then a diamond film is coated thereon, fitting the shape of the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387816 | Scratch resistant coated glass article including layer(s) resistant to fluoride-based etchant(s), and method of making article using combustion CVD A method of making a scratch resistant coated article is provided, the coated article also being resistant to attacks by at least some fluoride-based etchant(s) for at least a period of time. In certain example embodiments, the method includes using flame pyrolysis ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384258 | Die for forming honeycomb structure, and method of manufacturing the same There is disclosed a die 1 for forming a honeycomb structure comprises: a plate-like die substrate 2 having at least two surfaces 8, 9, in which back holes 3 for introducing a green material are formed in one surface 8, and slits | 06/10/2008 |
| 7344760 | Wear-resistant electrically conductive body A method for making a wear-resistant electrically conductive body having an electrically conductive diamond-like carbon coating, by ion-accelerating copper ions from a copper ion source onto a negatively charged electrically conductive body, and simultaneously ion-a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7332736 | Article comprising gated field emission structures with centralized nanowires and method for making the same This invention provides novel methods of fabricating novel gated field emission structures that include aligned nanowire electron emitters (individually or in small groups) localized in central regions within gate apertures. It also provides novel devices using nano... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323219 | Apparatus and method for applying diamond-like carbon coatings The invention relates to a coating and apparatus and method for applying the same, said coating including Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) applied by chemical vapor deposition using a pulsed DC biased power supply, typically having an initial metal layer and followed by a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320815 | Method for forming oriented film, oriented film, substrate for electronic device, liquid crystal panel, and electronic device A method for forming an oriented film is provided for forming an oriented film on a base material by irradiating the surface of the base material where the oriented film will be formed with an ion beam comprising nitrogen ions from a direction inclined at a prescrib... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318847 | Structured coating system Workpiece with at least one functional face and a layer system deposited on at least a portion of the functional face as well as a structure pattern, which encompasses at least a portion of the layer system and which is comprised of at least one three dimensional mi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309515 | Method for fabricating an imprint mold structure The present invention is related to a method for fabricating an imprint mold which can be used in the field of nano-imprint lithography. Firstly, a diamond film and a photoresist film are successively formed onto a substrate; wherein the photoresist film is more cap... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300684 | Method and system for coating internal surfaces of prefabricated process piping in the field The coating of internal surfaces of a workpiece is achieved by connecting a bias voltage such that the workpiece functions as a cathode and by connecting an anode at each opening of the workpiece. A source gas is introduced at an entrance opening, while a vacuum sou... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290751 | Composite mold and method for manufacturing the same A composite mold comprising a main body, a molding layer formed on the main body, and a protective layer formed on the molding layer, the protective layer being made from diamond-like carbon. A method for manufacturing the composite mold comprising the following ste... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270719 | Method for manufacturing surface hardened stainless steel with improved wear resistance and low static friction properties The invention relates to the use of PVD technique for the application of a low static friction and wear resistant coating consisting essentially of titanium nitride or a diamond-like carbon—DLC, with or without an addition of tungsten carbide, on a stainless steel... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264741 | Coater having substrate cleaning device and coating deposition methods employing such coater A coater having a substrate cleaning device is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of processing substrates in a coater equipped with a substrate cleaning device. The substrate cleaning device comprises an ion gun (i.e., an ion source) that is positioned beneath a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264850 | Process for treating a substrate with a plasma A process for depositing a diamond-like carbon film, which comprises providing a means for generating a sheet-like beam-type plasma region inside a vacuum vessel for depositing the diamond-like carbon film, and depositing the film on a substrate being moved through ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262106 | Absorber layer for DSA processing A method of processing a substrate comprising depositing a layer comprising amorphous carbon on the substrate and then exposing the substrate to electromagnetic radiation have one or more wavelengths between about 600 nm and about 1000 nm under conditions sufficient... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247348 | Method for manufacturing a erosion preventative diamond-like coating for a turbine engine compressor blade Methods for making an erosion resistant gas turbine engine compressor airfoil substrates coated with a diamond-like coating (DLC), wherein the coating airfoil substrates are protected from ingested abrasive particulates, may include the step of performing a hydrogen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223442 | Method for producing a conducting doped diamond-like nanocomposite film and a conducting doped diamond-like nanocomposite film The present invention provides a method for producing a conducting doped diamond-like nanocomposite film containing, as basic elements, carbon, silicon, metal, oxygen and hydrogen. The film is produced as follows: a substrate is disposed in a vacuum chamber, and a v... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7198699 | Sputter coating apparatus including ion beam source(s), and corresponding method A coating apparatus deposits a first coating (single or multi-layered) onto a first side of a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) passing through the apparatus, and a second coating (single or multi-layered) onto the other or second side of the substrate. In certain e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7183559 | Ion source with substantially planar design In certain example embodiments of this invention, there is provide an ion source including an anode and a cathode. In certain example embodiments, the cathode does not overhang over the anode, or vice versa. Since no, or fewer, areas of overhang are provided between... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182663 | Method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus having a diamond-like carbon film in contact wiring An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; an emission control circuit formed on the substrate; an insulating layer covering the control circuit; an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode and a second electrode and formed on... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166336 | DLC film, DLC-coated plastic container, and method and apparatus for manufacturing DLC-coated plastic container Disclosed is an apparatus for producing DLC film-coated plastic containers, which comprises an outer electrode unit disposed outside a plastic container, an inner electrode disposed inside the plastic container, a duct through which a raw material gas of a carbon so... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160616 | DLC layer system and method for producing said layer system The invention describes a device and a process that render possible the production of a layer system for wear protection, corrosion protection and improvement of the slipping properties and the like with an adhesion layer to be arranged on a substrate, a transition ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150849 | Heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (DLC) and/or zirconium in coating In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148079 | Diamond like carbon silicon on insulator substrates and methods of fabrication thereof Diamond like carbon silicon on insulator substrates and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. In one form, a process for creating a composite structure for fabricating an electronic device is disclosed. The process includes forming a first diamond-like carbo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125588 | Pulsed plasma CVD method for forming a film A method of forming an insulating ceramic film or a metallic film by a plasma CVD process in which a high density plasma is generated in the presence of a magnetic field wherein the electric power for generating the plasma has a pulsed waveform. The electric power t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083757 | Method of making semiconductor bonding tools Semiconductor wire bonding tools used in the assembly and interconnection of integrated circuits (ICs) are micromolded from a mixture of ultrafine particulate materials mixed with an organic binder. Following extraction of the binder the green bonding tools are sint... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079740 | Use of amorphous carbon film as a hardmask in the fabrication of optical waveguides Methods are provided for forming optical devices, such as waveguides, with minimal defect formation. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for forming a waveguide structure on a substrate surface including forming a cladding layer on the substrate surface, ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077889 | Surface modification of porous metal substrates A method for reducing the surface variance of a porous metal substrate. The method does not significantly reduce the bulk porosity. The method can be used to reduce the surface pore diameter. A membrane, can be deposited on the reduced variance surface to form a sep... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067175 | Method of making heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer A method of making a coated article includes providing a protective layer on a substrate over a coating in order to protect the coating. The protective layer may protect the coating before or during heat treatment in certain example embodiments of this invention. | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060322 | Method of making heat treatable coated article with diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate, preferably over at least one barrier layer. Then, a protective layer is formed o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037418 | Wear and thermal resistant material produced from super hard particles bound in a matrix of glassceramic electrophoretic deposition A substrate coated with a deposited composite comprising uniformly dispersed hard martial particles in a glassceramic matrix. The deposited bulk composite may comprise uniformly dispersed hard material particles in a glassceramic matrix or hard material particles un... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033649 | Hydrophilic DLC on substrate with UV exposure A substrate is coated with a layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). In certain embodiments, the DLC inclusive layer may be doped with at least one polar inducing dopant (e.g., Boron, Nitrogen, and/... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012266 | MEMS-based two-dimensional e-beam nano lithography device and method for making the same In accordance with the present invention, apparatus for performing electron beam lithography on selected portions of a substrate having a resist covered surface comprises a plurality of nanoscale electron emitters for emitting directional beams of electrons and, for... | 03/14/2006 |
