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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361626 | Supported catalyst The present invention relates to a Catalyst comprising a, preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nic... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7166321 | Process for the preparation of an optical compensatory sheet comprising cellulose ester film, orientation layer, and optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules having a fixed alignment An optical compensatory sheet comprises a cellulose ester film, an orientation layer and an optically anisotropic layer formed of liquid crystal molecules in this order. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is fixed. An alkaline solution is coated on a surface ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157121 | Method of treating carpet for enhanced liquid repellency To improve the liquid barrier properties of a carpet, a repellency compound, such as a fluorochemical, is applied to the backstitch side or underside of the primary backing layer of a carpet. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144461 | Method of removing acid component in deteriorated acetate film There is provided a method of removing acids from the surface and interior of an acetate film produced by deterioration during storage. Such methods are characterized by extracting and removing the acids from the surface and interior of the acetate film, and the ext... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141626 | Fiberglass non-woven catalyst The present invention relates to novel catalysts for use with a fiberglass non-woven binder. The catalyst can be a Lewis acid, an organic acid salt, a free-radical generator, or a mixture thereof. The catalyst provides stronger bonding, increased crosslinking densit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7112361 | Methods of making decomposable thin films of polyelectrolytes and uses thereof A decomposable thin film comprising a plurality of polyelectrolyte layers of alternating charge, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by degradation of at least a portion of the polyelectrolyte layers. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094446 | Method for applying a coating system including a heat rejection layer to a substrate surface of a component A method for applying a coating system that is applied to a surface of a component for preventing or at least substantially preventing interdiffusion between the component surface and a protective thermal layer applied to the component surface when the thermal layer... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090783 | Lithography-based patterning of layer-by-layer nano-assembled thin films A method of patterning self-assembled thin films, including forming a photoresist layer on a substrate and then patterning and etching the photoresist layer. In combination with the etched photoresist layer, a self-assembled layer is formed on the substrate using Lb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7045087 | Assembly of free-standing films using a layer-by-layer process A method for the layer-by-layer assembly of a free standing thin film includes the steps of preparing a support with a suitable substrate; forming a thin film having a plurality of layers onto the substrate utilizing a layer-by-layer assembly process; removing the s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6939580 | Water- and oil-repellent treatment of textile A textile having durability of maintaining water- and sufficient oil-repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926745 | Hydroscopic polymer gel films for easier cleaning Hydroscopic polymer gels can be formed by applying a water soluble or water dispersible polymer on a surface and allowing water to be sequestered from the atmosphere into the polymer. The polymer gels provides for easier next time cleaning. In addition, the surfaces... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916394 | Connecting member for connecting carrier tapes and carrier tape connecting method using this connecting A connecting member, used for serially connecting two carrier tapes, comprises a base film, a belt-like reference band substantially fixed on the base film, a bonding tape adhering on the base film, and a cover film covering the bonding tape. A straight reference fa... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905731 | Wafer container and dusting prevention method thereof and method for containing wafer There are provided a dust generation preventing structure of a wafer storage case and a process for preventing dust generation thereof, wherein dust generation is effectively prevented by blocking or suppressing free movement of particles constantly generated from a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896927 | Method of preventing organic contamination from the atmosphere of electronic device substrates and electronic device substrates treated therewith An electronic device substrate, such as a semiconductor silicon wafer or a liquid crystal glass substrate, with a surface which has just undergone cleaning treatment and which is covered with a clean oxide or nitride film which will readily adsorb organic contaminan... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884470 | Application method for abradable material A method for applying a highly porous alumina material that is useful in the hot section of a jet aircraft engine. In order to apply the porous alumina, an aluminum-based metal/alumina material known in the art is first placed onto an aircraft engine component subst... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881438 | Process for production of composite porous film A process for production of a composite porous film wherein a porous support, of which both sides have been coated with a solution (dope) of an organic polymer compound in a water-soluble organic solvent to form a coated film, is passed through an air gap step and c... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6802913 | Composition and process for multi-purpose treatment of metal surfaces A multipurpose treatment composition for metal surfaces comprises phosphate ions, fluorometallate ions, water soluble polymers containing substituted aminomethylene moieties bonded to benzene rings which also have an oxygen atom bonded to another carbon atom in the ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800328 | Process for impregnating porous parts A process for impregnating a porous part is provided. In one embodiment, the process comprises impregnating the part with an impregnant that is not water soluble, and curing the impregnated part in a water bath. In another embodiment, the process comprises impregnat... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6759087 | Solution for sealing porous metal substrates and process of applying the solution An aqueous inorganic solution for sealing the porosity of metal components made of sintered compacted powered metal and castings formed from liquid metal, and a process for applying the solution onto the components. The solution consists primarily of a blend of inor... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6733823 | Method for electroless gold plating of conductive traces on printed circuit boards A method of electrolessly gold plating copper on a printed circuit board (PCB). Starting with a copper patterned PCB, steps include: clean with ultrasonic agitation with the PCB initially oriented vertically and gradually moved to a 45° angle; rinse; sulfuric acid ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6720032 | Pretreatment before painting of composite metal structures containing aluminum portions In a process for the chemical pretreatment before painting of composite metal structures that contain aluminum or aluminum alloy portions together with steel, galvanized steel and/or alloy-galvanized steel portions, in a first step the metal structure is treated wit... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6667075 | Method for imparting hydrophilicity to substrate The present invention relates to a method for imparting hydrophilicity to a substrate whereby high hydrophilic properties and water-holding properties can be maintained for a long period of time. According to the present invention, an SiO2 film... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6592929 | Method of exposing and developing a fingerprint from the surface of an oxidized metal object A method is used to expose a fingerprint on the surface of a metallic object which is covered with a layer of a metallic oxide such as rust. The metallic oxide is dissolved with a reagent which reacts with the metallic oxide. The dissolved metallic oxide ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6514566 | Ion processing element with composite media An ion processing element employing composite media disposed in a porous substrate, for facilitating removal of selected chemical species from a fluid stream. The ion processing element includes a porous fibrous glass substrate impregnated by composite me... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6472019 | Water- and oil-repellent treatment of textile Excellent water repellency, Oil repellency, stain block property and yellowing-resistance are imparted to a textile by a method of preparing a treated textile has the steps of (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil-repellent agent an... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6448304 | Optical materials having good ultraviolet absorbability and method for producing them An optical material, particularly a plastic lens for spectacles, which absorbs almost all UV rays of up to around 400 nm or so and is not too yellow, is obtained by dipping a poly(thio)urethane material or a diethylene glycol bisallylcarbonate polymer mat... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6369149 | Aqueous treatment process and bath for aluminiferous surfaces An aqueous surface treatment bath that has a pH from 2.5 to 4.5 and contains at least 0.1 g/L of orthophosphate ions, from 0.1 to 3 g/L of condensed phosphate ions, from 0.1 to 0.5 g/L of free hydrofluonc acid, and at least 0.1 g/L of water-soluble polyme... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6242046 | Stainproof-treating agent, method for stainproof-treating and stainproof-treated article The present invention relates to a stainproof-treating agent which comprises (A) 0.05 to 30 percent by weight of a nonvolatile resin ingredient, (B) 0.05 to 30 percent by weight of a nonvolatile ingredient of at least one oxide sol selected from the group... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231926 | Poromeric synthetic leathers A process for producing poromeric synthetic leather comprises I. producing an essentially nonporous impregnate by impregnating a textile sheet material with an aqueous polyurethane dispersion and drying, and II. producing a poromeric synthetic leather from the impr... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224945 | Process for the manufacture of a crosslinked, transparent, hydrophilic and photochromic polymeric material, and optical and ophthalmic articles obtained The process consists in dissolving a photochromic agent in a solvent, in impregnating the polymeric material with the solution of photochromic agent and in rinsing the polymeric material with an aqueous solution in order to replace the solvent with the aq... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6183813 | Method of staining a semiconductor wafer with a semiconductor treatment chemical A method for staining a portion of a semiconductor wafer sample with a semiconductor treatment chemical. On embodiment of the method includes gripping the semiconductor wafer sample in a first openly biasable slot in a flexible bar and suspending the semi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148641 | Apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands An apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands from a supply of continuous fiber strands by the direct deposition of wet, chopped strands ejected from a chopping assembly into a drying chamber is disclosed. A transition chute is interposed b... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6139915 | Cross-section sample staining method A method for contacting at least one semiconductor wafer with a chemical solution. The method includes providing a support member constructed to support at least one semiconductor wafer in a desired orientation. The method further includes orienting the s... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6127034 | Security documents A method of manufacturing a composite security thread, e.g. for a bank note, is produced by coating aluminium film onto a polyester film and coating selected regions with magnetic material. Photoresist characters are next printed onto the magnetic materia... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6114044 | Method of drying passivated micromachines by dewetting from a liquid-based process A method of fabricating a micromachine includes the step of constructing a low surface energy film on the micromachine. The micromachine is then rinsed with a rinse liquid that has a high surface energy, relative to the low surface energy film, to produce... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6086946 | Method for electroless gold deposition in the presence of a palladium seeder and article produced thereby Gold is deposited on a copper base defining electrical circuit features disposed on a substrate containing a palladium seeder, by initially treating the substrate with an alkaline cleaner, followed by treating the substrate with sodium persulfate, and sub... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6054176 | Process for making PU air permeable nubuck sheets A process for making PU air permeable nubuck sheets includes coating a separable release substrate material such an cloth, plastics, or paper with a polyurethane (PU) resin preparation before disposing the same in an impregnation tank to allow the PU resi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6042890 | Process for producing a strengthened fiber assembly The invention relates to a process for producing a strengthened fiber assembly containing cellulosic fibers with the cellulose being present in the crystalline structure of cellulose II, by contacting the fiber assembly with an aqueous solution of N-methy... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033730 | Weathered reef-building coral material Weathered reef-building coral is immersed in an aqueous alkali solution under reduced pressure to carry out alkali washing to make the aqueous alkali solution penetrate into the weathered reef-building coral throughout its fine structure inside the porous... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6022590 | Stepwise formation of multilayered nanostructures from macromolecular precursors A two-step adsorption process for producing ordered organic/inorganic multilayer structures is provided. Multilayered films are formed on metallic and nonmetallic substrates by alternate adsorption of a cationic polyelectrolyte and anionic sheets of a sil... | 02/08/2000 |
