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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7241477 | Methods of treating electrodes and gas sensors comprising the electrodes A method for forming an electrode comprises: combining a platinum precursor with a gold precursor to form an electrode ink; forming the electrode ink into an electrode precursor; firing the electrode precursor to form the electrode; treating the electrode in an envi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7106488 | Hybrid process for depositing electrochromic coating A method of producing an electrochromic device, includes the steps of: providing a first electron conducting layer on a substrate, providing a working electrode in communication with the first electron conducting layer, providing an ion conducting layer in communica... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070833 | Method for chemical vapor deposition of silicon on to substrates for use in corrosive and vacuum environments A method of passivating the surface of a substrate to protect the surface against corrosion, the surface effects on a vacuum environment, or both. The substrate surface is placed in a treatment environment and is first dehydrated and then the environment is evacuate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059044 | Method and material for manufacturing circuit-formed substrate For the purpose of achieving enhanced reliability with respect to interlayer connections of printed wiring boards, a manufacturing method of printed wiring boards of the present invention includes any one of the steps of A) restricting the resin flowing in hot press... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6838115 | Thermal processing system and methods for forming low-k dielectric films suitable for incorporation into microelectronic devices Single wafer processing methods and systems for manufacturing films having low-k properties and low indices of refraction. The methods incorporate a processing station in which both curing and post-cure, in situ gas cooling take place. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6743462 | Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. An apparatus is also provided for coating the devices. The apparatus compr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719885 | Method of reducing stress induced defects in an HDP-CVD process A method of reducing stress induced defects in a substrate according to an HDP-CVD process including providing a substrate for depositing a layer of material according to an HDP-CVD process; igniting a plasma for carrying out an HDP-CVD process; adjusting plasma ope... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685987 | Enhanced fatigue strength orthopaedic implant with porous coating and method of making same A method for producing an orthopaedic implant having enhanced fatigue strength. A forged implant substrate having an elongated stem is incorporated with a melting point lowering substance. Then, metal particles are sintered to the substrate, forming a por... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6610422 | Coated steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same The method for manufacturing coated steel sheet has the steps of: immersing a steel sheet in a hot-dip coating bath to form an Al--Zn base coating layer containing 20 to 95 mass % Al on the steel sheet, forming a passivated layer on the coating layer; and... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6602348 | Substrate cooldown chamber The present invention provides a cooldown chamber allowing more efficient and rapid cooling of a substrate. The substrate is cooled in the cooldown chamber utilizing a pair of cooling members, preferably mating "clam shell" style members, positioned adjac... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6579615 | Plated steel wire with corrosion resistance and excellent workability, and process for its manufacture This invention provides a plated steel wire with high corrosion resistance and excellent workability, wherein the average composition of the plating alloy in the plated steel wire comprises, in terms of weight percentage, Al: 4-20%, Mg: 0.8-5%, and if nec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6479095 | Composite material for heat sinks for semiconductor devices and method for producing the same A high-pressure vessel is allowed to be in an initial state, and a first chamber is disposed downward. Copper or copper alloy is placed in the first chamber, and SiC is set in a second chamber. The high-pressure vessel is tightly sealed, and then the insi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447553 | Vacuum-deposited colorants A radiation curable monomer and a dystuff are mixed in a curable formulation and fed into a hot evaporator under vacuum. The blend is flash evaporated through a nozzle and recondensed onto a moving substrate in contact with a temperature-controlled rotati... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6436469 | Method for preparing transparent conductive thin film by rapid thermal annealing method The present invention relates to a transparent conductive thin film and a method for the preparation of the same., and more particularly to a method for the preparation of a transparent conductive thin film comprising the steps of a) preparing a sol solut... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6177137 | Method in film transfer coating and equipment intended for carrying out the method Method and arrangement for coating a web in a film press nip defined by a pair of rotating rolls and through which the web runs and in which a coating agent is applied as a film onto a face of at least one of the rolls and transferred in the nip from the ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6171653 | Apparatus for applying a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving fiber material web An apparatus applies a liquid or viscid coating medium onto a moving material web, especially one made of paper or cardboard. A coating mechanism first applies the coating medium onto an applicator element or an applicator roll, which subsequently transfe... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168845 | Patterned magnetic media and method of making the same using selective oxidation A new method for making patterned magnetic storage media with magnetic and substantially non-magnetic zones utilizes a selective oxidation processes. Selective oxidation is achieved by subjecting a magnetic layer to an oxygen plasma through voids in a pat... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6129953 | Process for coating a titanium golf club head and manufacture of titanium inserts In accordance with the present invention, a process for coating a titanium or titanium alloy golf club head is presented, wherein a brazing composition is securely adhered to the titanium or titanium alloy golf club head, preferably on the striking surfac... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6120834 | Apparatus for forming film and method for forming film An apparatus for forming a film includes a substrate stage, a slit coater and a chamber lid. The substrate stage holds a substrate and defines a lower chamber of an openable low pressure chamber. A treatment solution feed applies the film onto the surface... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5989647 | Heat-treatment device and process Heat-treatment device which includes a cooling unit comprising delivery nozzles which deliver at least one coolant, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a shielding element designed so as to maintain a gaseous shielding atmosphere around at leas... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5981022 | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings A method for drying and/or curing a traveling web including a RF generating means for delivering RF through field and RF stray field to the web to heat the web, air bars to direct air flow to the web for cooling to facilitate emission of moisture therefro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5912048 | Passivation carbonaceous adsorptive membranes Porous carbonaceous adsorptive membranes are protected or passivated from surface degradation in moist air by oxidizing the surface at relatively mild conditions after initial preparation of the membrane by pyrolysis. Carbon dioxide is a preferred passiva... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902640 | Method of improving field emission characteristics of diamond thin films A method of preparing diamond thin films with improved field emission properties. The method includes preparing a diamond thin film on a substrate, such as Mo, W, Si and Ni. An atmosphere of hydrogen (molecular or atomic) can be provided above the already... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893950 | Method and apparatus for applying a water-based coating composition to a substrate A method and apparatus that prevents premature drying of a layer of a water-based coating composition on a substrate are disclosed.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5879461 | Metered gas control in a substrate processing apparatus A method of introducing gas into a substrate processing chamber. The method of introducing gas into a substrate processing chamber comprises the steps of filling a gas metering area with the gas to a first predetermined pressure, closing the area to maint... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5837328 | Method for providing in-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834022 | Water soluble pharmaceutical coating and method for producing coated pharmaceuticals A method of making a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting at least one pharmaceutical ingredient with a mixture consisting essentially of gelatin and lecithin to increase the dissolution rate of water-insolu... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5792519 | Method for the plasma assisted high vacuum physical vapor coating of parts with wear resistant coatings and equipment for carrying out the method The present invention relates to a novel method for the plasma assisted high vacuum vapor coating of parts with wear resistant coatings where the method comprises at least the process steps heating and conditioning and where the process step conditioning ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5759617 | Production process for a hard disk magnetic recording medium The present invention discloses a production process for a hard disk magnetic recording medium in which post-annealing is performed after vacuum deposition of a non-magnetic base layer and magnetic metal polycrystalline layer on a substrate without formin... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5686133 | Water soluble pharmaceutical coating and method for producing coated pharmaceuticals A method of making a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting at least one pharmaceutical ingredient with a mixture consisting essentially of gelatin and lecithin to increase the dissolution rate of water-insolu... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5643423 | Method for producing an abrasion resistant coated substrate product The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has gr... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5616367 | In-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5562004 | Method for manufacturing magnetostrictive shaft applicable to magnetostriction type torque sensor and magnetostrictive shaft manufactured by the method thereof In a method for manufacturing a magnetostrictive shaft applicable to a magnetostrictive torque sensor and a product of the magnetostrictive shaft manufactured by the above-described method, a magnetostrictive shaft manufactured by the above-described meth... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5436426 | Fixture and method for cooling tubular substrate during thermal spraying A cooling fixture for thermal spraying includes a rotatable tubular member for supporting a tubular substrate such as for an oxygen sensor. A cooling tube extends from the tubular member into an open end of the substrate so as to delimit an annular channe... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5384165 | Method and apparatus to galvanize a ferrous substrate A ferrous strip is galvanized by establishing an electrostatic potential on the strip which is then submerged on a fluidized bed of powdered galvanizing material and then allowing the adhered galvanized powder to be carried by the strip to a reflow statio... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5245920 | Method of calendering a paper web The calendering occurs in a press nip of a calender with application of pressure, moisture and heat. To achieve a desired surface quality, the surface of the paper or cardboard web which is to be calendered is brought in the press nip to a condition above... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5173334 | Apparatus and method for improved hot dip metallic coating of metal objects Apparatus and method for improving the metal coating on metal parts immersed in a molten metal coating bath of a different composition. The apparatus comprises (a) a vacuum pump, (b) a buffer tank, (c) centrifuge having a drum, a cover for sealing the dru... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5139814 | Method of manufacturing metal pipes coated with tin or tin based alloys This the method of manufacturing metal pipes by inserting tin or tin based coating material into the metal pipe, raising the temperature rapidly to over 1000° C. in the high frequency furnace in a non-active, or non-oxide atmospheric gas, or in a reducin... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5107125 | X-ray imaging screen with process for its preparation An x-ray imaging screen is disclosed comprised of a thermoplastic film support having a planar coating surface and a fluorescent layer coated on that surface. The film support includes an integral lip at its outer boundary extending above the planar coati... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4994308 | Direct fluorination of polymeric materials by using dioxifluorine fluid (mixture of CO2 and F2) This invention concerns the discovery of a new fluid that promotes the fluorination of polymeric materials more safely, more completely, and more efficiently than the fluids used in the prior art. The new fluid is called "dioxifluorine," which is a mixtur... | 02/19/1991 |
