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| 7442412 | Hydrophobic coating for oxide surfaces The disclosure relates to hydrophobic coatings for oxidized surfaces and methods of producing the same. Such coatings may be produced by applying a compound of the general formula AXn or A(R1)mXn to an oxidized surface fol... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7390676 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7282738 | Fabrication of crystalline materials over substrates A method of forming crystalline or polycrystalline layers includes providing a substrate and a patterning over the substrate. The method also includes providing nucleation material and forming the crystalline layer over the nucleation material. The crystalline mater... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261843 | Photochromic optical article Describes a photochromic article, e.g., an ophthalmic photochromic plastic article, such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid substrate, e.g., a transparent substrate such as a glass or organic polymeric substrate, as for example, a thermoset or ther... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249444 | Stabilized window structure and method of stabilizing window structures entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass A stabilized window structure and method for stabilizing a window structure having a window frame entirely or substantially entirely devoid of glass includes a patch removably secured over the window frame to cover the opening in its entirety and a body of unifying ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232246 | Illuminated panel portion for vehicles and vehicular accessories An illuminated panel portion for vehicles or vehicle accessories is provided having a generally translucent panel defining a selected design. The translucent panel is disposed in an aperture of an adjacent panel of the vehicle or vehicle accessory such that the oute... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7205099 | Methods for studying ion channels incorporated onto a solid-supported membrane Methods for studying ion channels comprise incorporating an ion channel onto the surface of a solid-supported membrane; applying a potential to the solid-supported membrane; and measuring an electrical signal of the ion channel. Methods for identifying or screening ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192629 | Devices utilizing self-assembled gel and method of manufacture Devices such as capillaries for capillary electrophoresis are formed by contacting a gel precursor with a substrate comprising a permeable material that has higher permeability for organic solvents than water. The gel precursor is made of a water soluble polymer hav... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150902 | High Tcoatings Articles are coated by applying a coating composition of a high Tg phenoxy-type material having a Tg of at least about 75° C. to at least a portion of a surface of an article, and forming a dried/cured coating of the high Tg phenoxy... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7108891 | Random array of microspheres A method of making a microarray comprising the steps of: providing a support; coating on the support a receiving layer to receive microspheres, the receiving layer being capable of undergoing sol/gel transition; | 09/19/2006 |
| 7045171 | Method for fabricating supported bilayer-lipid membranes The present invention relates to a method and composition for producing a supported membrane. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for producing a supported membrane comprising the steps: (i) providing a substrate coated with a monolayer havi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022767 | Etherified carbamate crosslinking agents and their use in curable compositions, particularly film-forming compositions The present invention provides a composition of matter having the structure: where Q is a multi-valent organic moiety containing isocyanurate functionality; X is H, —CH2OH, or —CH2OR′; R′ i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001952 | Coating compositions containing polyurethane dispersions and highly crosslinked polymer particles An aqueous polyurethane dispersion and thermosetting compositions containing them. The aqueous polyurethane dispersion includes an aqueous medium with dispersed polyurethane-acrylate particles, which include the reaction product obtained by polymerizing a pre-emulsi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989175 | Acyl fluoride activation of carboxysilyl-coated glass substrates A method for the acyl fluoride activation of a carboxysilyl-coated glass is described. The method includes providing a glass substrate having a surface with at least one pendant carboxysilyl linker comprising a carboxyl group and activating without etching the surfa... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6962958 | Etherified carbamate crosslinking agents and their use in curable compositions particularly film-forming compositions A reaction product is useful as a crosslinking agent for polymers having functional groups reactive with the reaction product such as hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, amide, thiol, urea, carbamate and/or thiocarbamate groups, wherein the polymer includes an acrylic, polye... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949269 | Method for producing vertical patterned layers made of silicon dioxide A method is taught for fabricating patterned silicon dioxide layers on process areas disposed perpendicularly or at an inclination to a substrate surface. Firstly, a starter layer having leaving groups is produced by non-conformal deposition of a reactive component.... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939818 | Strippable glass fiber wall covering An improved strippable glass fiber wall covering and process for its formation are provided. Initially, both sides of a glass fiber fabric are coated with a first coating applied from an aqueous dispersion of starch binder and polymeric latex binder. In a preferred ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923023 | Methods and apparatuses for controlling optical fiber primary coating diameter Methods and apparatuses estimate and control optical fiber primary coating diameter for wet-on-wet optical fiber manufacturing. The primary coating diameter for a particular length of optical fiber is calculated based upon a measurement of the weight of primary and/... | 08/02/2005 |
| RE38752 | Method of manufacturing a fluorocarbon-based coating film A method of contacting s substrate having a surface containing hydroxyl groups with a non-aqueous solution containing a material having a chrolosilyl group; washing if desired; coating the substrate with a non-aqueous solvent containing a compound having a fluorocar... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905724 | Derivatization of support surfaces The present invention relates to a process for derivatizing supports on a carriers, wherein a functional group is activated on a support surface by reaction with an activating reagent and then reacted with an amine component. The invention also relates to a support ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902775 | Decoration method A method of decorating an article, the method comprising mixing a thermochromic ink with a transparent lacquer, applying the mixture on to part or all of the surface of an article, once the mixture is set, applying a second layer of dishwasher proof transparent lacq... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896928 | Two-layer protective coating system for LCD glass Two-layer protective coating system for glass surfaces is disclosed. The base coating comprises at least one polysaccharide, and the top coating has a lower solubility in water than the base coating. The coating system provides good protection against contaminants a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6897073 | Non-specific binding resistant protein arrays and methods for making the same Arrays of protein-capture agents useful for the simultaneous detection of a plurality of proteins which are the expression products, or fragments thereof, of a cell or population of cells in an organism are provided. A variety of antibody arrays, in particular, are ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875467 | Crack resistant sol-gel wafer coatings for integrated optics A method of preparing a multi-layer, crack resistant sol-gel glass derived coating on a substrate by removing the outer periphery of each layer before curing the layer and depositing any succeeding layer. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866887 | Method for manufacturing PDLC-based electro-optic modulator using spin coating Electro-optic structures are constructed by spin coating water based emulsions or solvent based sensor materials, preferably a solvent-based polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), onto a substrate under conditions of controlled solvent evaporation. In a particular... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6800365 | Article with antifogging film and process for producing the same An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6787581 | Radio hardenable powder paints The invention relates to powder coating material curable with high-energy radiation, comprising an unsaturated polyester resin (A) and a polymeric crosslinker (B) containing, based on the polymer main chain, terminal and/or pendant propenyl, butenyl and/or isoprenyl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780512 | Methods for preparing decorative coatings The invention is directed to a method for preparing a recoatable surface on a substrate. The substrate is coated with a base coat composition comprising a polyol acrylate monomer and an epoxy acrylate monomer which is subsequently cured with UV radiation. After curi... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773764 | Method of forming a patterned magnetic recording medium A method for patterning a recording medium selectively thermally couples a recording medium and a heat source to alter a chemical composition of the recording medium. An apparatus for patterning a recording medium has a heat source for generating and directing an in... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6759099 | Decoration method using thermochromic ink A method of decorating an article, the method comprising mixing a thermochromic ink with a transparent lacquer, applying the mixture on to part or all of the surface of an article, once the mixture is set, applying a second layer of dishwasher proof transparent lacq... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6756078 | Method for fabricating supported bilayer-lipid membranes The present invention relates to a method and composition for producing a supported bilayer-lipid membrane. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and composition for producing a supported membrane. In one embodiment, the present invention rela... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753041 | Method for preparing conductive composite materials by deposition of a conductive polymer in an insulating porous substrate and solution for use in said preparation The invention relates to a method of preparing a conductive composite material, consisting of performing at least one cycle of deposition comprising the following steps: (a) putting an insulating porous substrate (1) in contact with a solution of a con... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743878 | Polymeric surface coatings A biocompatibilising process in which a substrate having a surface which bears substrate pendant functional groups is biocompatibilised by coating it with a coating composition containing a polymer formed from a radical polymerisable monomers including a radical pol... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723377 | Method for incorporating an additive into a thin film formed on a substrate The present invention relates to methods of incorporating additives into a thin film formed on a substrate comprising: forming an impregnatable thin film on at least one face of a substrate; depositing an impregnation composition comprising at least on... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712525 | Optical connecting component An optical inter-connection apparatus according to this invention has plural optical fibers 4, which are routed in a two-dimensional plane and are provided at opposite ends thereof with end portions 5 adapted to permit optical interconnections thereto, and at least ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6696099 | Optical disk employing integral substrate, and method for manufacturing the same An optical disk, which comprises: a common integral substrate having grooves and/or pits formed on its both sides: and a film structure on at least one side of the integral substrate. They are manufactured by preparing two stampers; simultaneously forming... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685992 | Method for partially treating a water-repellent glass sheet A method for partially treating a water-repellent glass sheet is disclosed which comprises irradiating part of a water-repellent glass film, formed on the water-repellent glass sheet, with a stream of plasma jets generated by a plasma jet irradiating gun.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682773 | Light-transmitting and/or coated article with removable protective coating and methods of making the same A method and coating are provided for temporarily protecting a substrate or article during shipping, handling or storage by applying a removable protective coating over at least a portion of the substrate. The substrate may be flat or curved and may have ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663965 | Thermo-reversible material and method for preparing it The invention concerns thermo-reversible materials. A material according to the invention comprises a support having grafted thereon a layer of a thermo-reversible polymer that can change from a hydrophilic state to a hydrophobic state depending on the tempera... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656531 | Clear coating with composition of acrylic and polyester polycarboxylic acids, polyepoxide and crosslinked resin particles A method for forming a coated film comprises (1) applying a water or solvent based coating composition on an undercoated or intercoated substrate to form a base coating, (2) applying a clear coating composition thereon to form a clear coating without c... | 12/02/2003 |
