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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182875 | System and method for protecting a print A system and a method to protect an image on a substrate. The method includes applying a coating to the surface of a substrate having an unspread ink image thereon, wherein the image is formed by droplets of solid ink, and wherein the coating interacts with the ink.... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8092865 | Method for the production of a building board and building board produced according to the method A method for producing a building board. The method includes applying synthetic-resin layers to the top side and/or the bottom side of a support board made of a wood material or a mixture of wood material and plastic. The layered structure is compressed under the im... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7785669 | Method for making high-density carbon nanotube array A method for making a high-density carbon nanotube array includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a carbon nanotube array formed thereon; (b) providing an elastic film; (c) stretching the elastic film uniformly, and covering the elastic film to the ca... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7438945 | Method of producing multilayer interconnection board A method of producing a multilayer interconnection board is disclosed that includes the steps of processing a resin member on an interconnection layer by imprinting press, and removing residue of the resin member at the bottom of a via hole after forming the via hol... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427422 | Method of forming a thick film dielectric layer in an electroluminescent laminate The invention provides a method of forming a thick film dielectric layer in an EL laminate of the type including one or more phosphor layers sandwiched between a front and a rear electrode with the phosphor layer being separated from the rear electrode by a thick fi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7387822 | Process of making a composite mat A method for the production of a laminated composite mat is disclosed. The method involves impregnating a fibre mass with a liquid binder system and subjecting the so-obtained impregnated fibre mass to a drying step while the impregnated fibre mass is deposited as a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381447 | Textile substrate with polymer foam coating The present invention relates to a process for preparing composite textile and composite textile obtainable by this process as well as the use of said composite textile for automotive applications among other things. Said process comprises the following steps: (a) a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7314647 | Heat curing and subsequent calendering to produce magnetic recording media A method for producing a magnetic recording medium includes heat-curing a coated substrate to cure a non-magnetic back coat on the substrate and to cure a magnetic front coat on the substrate, and calendering the heat-cured coated substrate to produce the magnetic r... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309511 | Method of manufacturing oxide superconductor thick film The present invention provides an oxide superconductor thick film which is formed on a substrate or a board and has a high Jc and Ic and a method for manufacturing the same. Predetermined amounts of materials containing elements of Bi, Pb, Sr, Ca and Cu are weighed,... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299535 | Methods for making data storage media and the resultant media Methods for forming data storage media and the media formed thereby are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method for forming a data storage media, comprises: injection molding a substrate comprising surface features, wherein said surface features have greater... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297365 | Recorded matter, method of producing recorded matter, method for improving image fastness, image fastness-improving agent, image fastness improving kit, dispenser, and applicator A method of manufacturing a recorded matter having an ink-receiving layer of a porous structure. The ink-receiving layer has an image region where an image is formed with a coloring material. The method includes the steps of (i) applying an ink to the ink-receiving ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235112 | Micro-battery fabrication process including formation of an electrode on a metal strip, cold compression and removal of the metal strip The electrodes are formed by surface coating and cold compression on metal strips. They are then assembled, by hot pressing, with an electrolytic membrane. The metal strips are then removed, preferably by mechanical detachment. Current collectors are then formed on ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220453 | Cloth prepreg and wet process for manufacturing the same A wet process for manufacturing a cloth prepreg with a uniform fiber distribution and large cover factor comprises impregnating a woven fabric with a diluted resin and drying, which fabric has a number of crossing points of warp and weft in the range of 2,000 to 70,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217398 | Deposition reactor with precursor recycle A reactor vessel is provided with a solvent in a supercritical PVT state for use in depositing films on a deposition substrate. A metal organic precursor is dissolved in the supercritical solvent, as is a reaction agent. A chemical reaction deposits a film, such as ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205028 | Method for producing functional film A method for producing a functional film having at least one functional layer comprising a compressed layer of functional particles on a support, in which the method comprises applying a liquid in which the functional particles are dispersed onto a transfer support ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195834 | Metallized conducting polymer-grafted carbon material and method for making A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175930 | Conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163713 | Method for making dense crack free thin films The process described herein provides a simple and cost effective method for making crack free, high density thin ceramic film. The steps involve depositing a layer of a ceramic material on a porous or dense substrate. The deposited layer is compacted and then the r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128948 | Sprayed preforms for forming structural members A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097788 | Conducting inks A method of increasing conductivity of an ink, comprises orienting particles in the ink. The ink comprises the particles and solvent, and the particles are conductive anisotropic particles. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048822 | Packaging material for polymer cell and method for producing the same A polymer battery module packaging sheet includes, as essential components, a base layer (61), an aluminum layer (62), chemical conversion coatings (64a, 64b) coating the opposite surfaces of the aluminum layer (62), ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048968 | Methods of depositing materials over substrates, and methods of forming layers over substrates The invention includes methods of utilizing supercritical fluids to introduce precursors into reaction chambers. In some aspects, a supercritical fluid is utilized to introduce at least one precursor into a chamber during ALD, and in particular aspects the supercrit... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008671 | Recorded matter, method of producing recorded matter, method for improving image fastness, image fastness-improving agent, image fastness improving kit, dispenser, and applicator In order to provide a recorded matter having image fastness to light and gas, disclosed is a recorded matter having an ink-receiving layer of a porous structure, wherein the ink-receiving layer has an image region where an image is formed with a coloring material, w... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6991831 | Method and device for producing singlet oxygen The invention relates to a device for producing singlet oxygen, comprising a housing forming a chamber which has at least two opposite surfaces. One of said surfaces is transparent and the other is covered by a coating made from a dye excitable by light, and a light... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6958308 | Deposition of dispersed metal particles onto substrates using supercritical fluids A method for producing dispersed metal particles on a substrate and the compositions produced is disclosed. A method for producing the particles comprises exposing an organometallic and a particulate substrate to supercritical or near supercritical fluid under condi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951665 | Radio-conductive material, method of manufacturing the same, solid sensor using the same, method of manufacturing radio-conductive film, and radiation image read-out apparatus A radio-conductive material which exhibits conductivity upon exposure to radiations is formed of alcohol-soluble nylon and inorganic material having radiation absorbing power. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942895 | Method for sealing the cut edges of web-shaped filter material A method for sealing the cut edges which result when filter material is cut from a zigzag-shaped starting material is provided. The filter material area situated within an outer casing is at least partly interspersed with fine particles which are present therein in ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933020 | Hot melt coating composition for film transfer and casting process A coating composition that can be used in a process for coating a substrate where in a first step a radiation curable coating composition is applied to the substrate and/or a radiation permeable film. Next, the substrate and the film are pressed together in such a w... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913793 | Method of producing iridescent coatings A method of producing an iridescent reflecting surface on an object is presented. Flakes of dry non metallic reflecting material such as cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material are applied to the surface so that the flakes are parallel with the surface and bound w... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913784 | Continuous process for impregnating solid adsorbent particles into shaped micro-cavity fibers and fiber filters A process of impregnating fine adsorbent particles such as carbon dust or APS silica gel powder into the micro-cavities of shaped fibers comprises the steps of continuously conveying shaped fibers with micro-cavities to a reservoir of the fine adsorbent particles. T... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899775 | Printing with differential adhesion This invention relates to the printing of a substrate having a pre-printed “print pattern” with a “design layer” of ink where there is differential adhesion within and without the print pattern. The print pattern is receptive to an ink, and the design layer ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6893682 | Method and device for single-or double-sided application A method for the application of liquid through viscid medium onto the surface of a pre-dried material web including the steps of applying a viscid medium to at least one side of the material web, routing the material web through a press nip and supporting the materi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6894099 | Stabilized borax based fire retardant system This invention relates to a novel stabilized borax based fire retardant system. More particularly, this invention pertains to a borax containing fire retardant system which is stabilized and resists leaching and oxidation when combined as a coating or an impregnatio... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881817 | Adhesive composition with increased cure rate Adhesive composition consisting of an aminoplast resin with a free formaldehyde-like compound being present. In particular an adhesive composition consisting of a melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin to which a free formaldehyde-like compound has been added so that F/(N... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875466 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus The wafer coated with the resist is deliberately placed in the vapor before being transferred to an aligner that exposes the resist on the wafer, the vapor, for example, the moisture, uniformly adheres onto the resist on the wafer. As a result, the substrate can uni... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875553 | Method of casting photoresist onto substrates A method for casting a thick layer of photoresist material onto a substrate. The method including the steps of pressing the photoresist against the substrate material using a presser plate and limiting the travel of the presser plate by using spaces which can be pos... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6838191 | Blanch resistant and thermal barrier NiAl coating systems for advanced copper alloys A method of forming an environmental resistant thermal barrier coating on a copper alloy is disclosed. The steps include cleansing a surface of a copper alloy, depositing a bond coat on the cleansed surface of the copper alloy, depositing a NiAl top coat on the bond... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6833162 | Colored nanolithography on glass and plastic substrates A process for generating colored nanolithography patterns of parallel lines or cross pattern lines on a glass or plastic substrate, said process consisting the steps of pressing a polycarbonate or aluminium mold obtained from a compact disk on a glass or plastic sur... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6818346 | Static COF differential poly film ream wrap A solid plastic film wrapper with a Static Coefficient of Friction (Static COF) differential used for packaging paper products, and a method for producing the same. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815009 | Automotive paint scratch repair process A paint repair process is provided for repairing scratches (12) and chips (22) in automotive paint (14). A paint mixture (26) is applied to the surface (24) of the automotive paint (14) and worked into the scratches (12 | 11/09/2004 |
