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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152973 | Inkjet receiver media A receiver medium for inkjet printing includes a porous substrate, having on at least one surface thereof a porous ink-absorbent coating having a colloidal particulate material, a water-insoluble liner binder polymer, and optionally a film forming polymer dispersion... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7122225 | Method for preparing an ink-jet recording sheet with a constant and a falling drying rate An ink-jet recording sheet comprising a substrate having thereon a porous layer formed by a process comprising the steps of: (a) coating on the substrate an aqueous coating composition containing a hydrophilic binder and inorganic ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101590 | Extrusion coating compositions and method Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight average molecu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6827980 | Extrusion coating compositions and method Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight average molecu... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6645564 | Method for fabricating plated products A method for fabricating a plated product with a basecoat layer, a metal plating layer, and a topcoat layer that are formed on a surface of a base is provided. The method includes the step of forming the basecoat layer and the metal plating layer on the s... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6582765 | Carbide coated steel articles and method of making them Chain parts and other steel articles are provided with hard, wear-resistant carbide coatings by tumbling them in a heated retort with a particulate mix which includes a source of vanadium and/or niobium. The steel substrate comprises a steel having at lea... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6558877 | Jet coating method for semiconductor processing A system and method is disclosed for coating a conventional wafer or a spherical shaped semiconductor substrate with liquid material such as photoresist by utilizing a "drop on demand" piezo driven dispense nozzle, a bubble-jet dispense nozzle, or a conti... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551662 | Extrusion coating compositions and method Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight ave... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544658 | Non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil A non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil and method of making it. The method of making a non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil comprising applying a curable polymer coating composition on at least a portion of one side of an aluminum foil and partially c... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6488986 | Combined coat, heat treat, quench method for gas turbine engine components A method for imparting an aluminide coating to an alloy gas turbine engine component, heat treating the component, and quenching the component. The component is exposed to a source of aluminum at an elevated temperature in a coating furnace to deposit an ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6458439 | Extrusion coating compositions and method Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a first polyester having a weig... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6153264 | Polyester compositions and use thereof in extrusion coating Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight ave... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6077563 | Overprintable thermoset decorating inks and method of application Overprintable thermoset decorating inks and methods of applying such inks to substrates are disclosed. The decorating inks include a reactive polymeric binder resin and a crystalline crosslinker. The reactive polymeric binder resin may comprise acrylics, ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068926 | Carbon brush and process for impregnating same The invention relates to a carbon brush, which is impregnated with a modified siloxane.... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5993908 | Method of producing an aluminum film A method of producing an aluminum film on a substrate, from which very narrow aluminum conductor tracks can be created that are highly resistant to electromigration and/or stress migration. The substrate with the polycrystalline aluminum film is cooled in... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5985369 | Coating methods and coating compounds using polybutenes A method is described for the coating of substrates by the application of a liquid coating compound and subsequent curing, which is characterised in that there are added to the coating compound one or more polybutenes (C4-polyolefins) with a molecular wei... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980991 | Process for heat-treating substrate having film-forming composition thereon Firing process and apparatus for uniformly heat-treating a substrate having a film-forming composition thereon, wherein the substrate is subjected to a first soaking step in which the substrate is held for a predetermined time in a first heating chamber w... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5942285 | Extrusion coating compositions and method Solid extrusion coating compositions for metal substrates, a method of extrusion coating a metal substrate, and a metal article are disclosed. The extrusion coating composition is a thermoplastic material and comprises: (a) a polyester having a weight ave... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5879743 | Method for hardfacing a metal surface A wear-resistant hardfacing and a method for applying such a hardfacing is taught herein. A finely powdered, wear-resistant alloy and a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution slurry is coated onto the metal surface of a tool, implement, or similar item to be ha... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5846607 | Process for producing customized thermoplastic resins Disclosed is a method for customizing a thermoplastic resin in which a thermoplastic resin body, a thermoplastic polymeric component, and an additive component are provided in a container with means for mixing. The thermoplastic resin body is at a first t... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5792510 | Method for making a chemically-ordered magnetic metal alloy film A method for forming a chemically-ordered ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic metal alloy film allows the temperature and/or time required for annealing to be reduced. The ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic metal alloy film is dosed with hydrogen either du... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5674304 | Method of heat-treating a glass substrate A method of heat-treating a glass substrate where the substrate is thermally treated (such as the formation of films, growth of films, and oxidation) around or above its strain point. After thermally treating the substrate around or above its strain point... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5660893 | Method to prepare glazings having a cured water based paint thereon The invention is directed to a water-based paint composition comprising sodium silicate, water, water-soluble base, metal oxide pigment, and zinc oxide as an adhesion promoter. Preferably, it further comprises glass frit and surfactants. In other aspects,... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5536530 | Laminate having textured wear surface and process of preparation A product having a textured surface thereon (and its process of manufacture) is disclosed wherein the textured surface is obtained by relieving the stress in pre-stressed polymeric chips that have been distributed as a single layer throughout a polymeric ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5482574 | Method of making composite structure having a porous shape-memory component A shape-memory alloy material is liquefied by heating for casting into sts that are coated with an adherent material and collected into a preshaped porous mass so as to assume a preshaped configuration and be restored thereto under selected temperature c... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474810 | Process for producing PU suede-type synthetic leather A process for producing continuous polyurethane suede-type synthetic leather including steps of applying dipping treatment to a fabric with a thickness of 0.2-2.0 mm, pressing the fabric with pressing rollers at a pressure of 0-50 kg, ironing the fabric w... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5453324 | Carbon-carbon substrates having protective coating and their preparation In accordance with the invention, compositions of matter are provided for forming two coatings for protecting carbonaceous substrates from degradation at elevated temperatures and to improve said substrate's resistance to surface crazing and cracking. Pre... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5403628 | Process for producing a coated hard-metal cutting body A process for producing a cutting tool includes the steps of subjecting a sintered body to a nitrogen gas pressure treatment conducted under a pressure ranging between 0.2 and 10 MPa and at a temperature between 900° C. to 1300° C. for a period of at le... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5387442 | Method of coating heat sensitive materials with powder paint A method of coating heat sensitive materials with powder paint is described, which is based on repetitive heating cycles of paint coating by radiation example infrared, interspersed with cooling cycles, which there is a temperature difference between the ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5374331 | Preflux coating method Method for pretreatment of the metallic surfaces such as conductive patterns on printed wiring boards to protect against oxidation and/or other contamination. Boards are passed through successive stations to perform the following operations at least upon ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5300307 | Microstructure control of Al-Cu films for improved electromigration resistance A process for the forming of Al-Cu conductive thin films with reduced electromigration failures is useful, for example, in the metallization of integrated circuits. An improved formation process includes the heat treatment or annealing of the thin film co... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5275843 | Manufacture of ଲ-BaB2 O4 film by a sol-gel method The invention provides a method of preparing ଲ-BaB2 O4 thin film. The beta barium boron thin film obtained does not contain impurities but has homogeneous structure, thus being applicable to various industrial fields including ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5260104 | Method of coating elongated filaments A method and related apparatuses are disclosed for coating an elongated filament, such as wire, wherein wire is coated with a heated coating material, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and the coated wire is maintained at a temperature and for a period... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5223052 | Method of treating surfaces of rotors of the screw type rotary machine A method treating a surface of rotors in a screw-type rotary fluid machine, with the method comprising the steps of: conducting a non-electrolytic Ni plating on the surface of each rotor so as to form a first layer of non-electrolytic Ni plating layer; he... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5202162 | Thermoplastic coating compositions and process using same for the preparation of decorative coatings This invention provides for a coating composition comprising: (A) at least one polymeric material selected from (i) at least one homopolymer of ethylene having a melt index of at least about 220 grams per ten minutes as determined by ASTM D1238, condition... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4940606 | Method of increasing the lubricant retention of magnetic disks The invention concerns a method of increasing the lubricant retention of a magnetic layer, wherein a magnetic layer, containing magnetic particles dispersed in a curable organic binder system and organic solvents and an additive, is cured in a two-step pr... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4898754 | Poly(amide-imide) prepreg and composite processing A method is disclosed for forming poly(amide-imide) prepregs that permits forming void-free composites having residual solvent contents of less than 0.2% by weight. Such composite have improved glass transition temperatures near those of the pure polymer.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4657784 | Process for encapsulating particles with at least two coating layers having different melting points High efficiency encapsulation of core particles, particularly halogen bleaches, by (i) encapsulating the core particle in at least two separate coats wherein the melting point of the inner or first coating material is below the melting point of the outer ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4599244 | Method large-area silicon bodies A method and an apparatus is provided for the manufacture of large-area silicon crystal bodies useful for solar cells. A carrier member consisting of a net-like graphite fabric or quartz fabric is moved horizontally through a heater arrangement carrying s... | 07/08/1986 |
