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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7622159 | Release liners and processes for making the same Release liners and processes for making the same are disclosed. The release liners include no more than about 1.5 micrograms/square centimeter of nonreacted silicone materials (extractables). The release liners are prepared using solvent coating of radiation curable... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7517561 | Method of coating a substrate for adhesive bonding A method for depositing a coating onto a glass substrate for adhesive bonding. The process comprises depositing a coating where the surface is cleaned during a first time period, and depositing a high-velocity impact polymer reaction coating on the surface at ambien... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7479306 | SiCOH dielectric material with improved toughness and improved Si-C bonding, semiconductor device containing the same, and method to make the same A low-k dielectric material with increased cohesive strength for use in electronic structures including interconnect and sensing structures is provided that includes atoms of Si, C, O, and H in which a fraction of the C atoms are bonded as Si—CH3 functi... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7334769 | Resin molding machine and member for resin molding machine having film in passive state A member for a resin molding machine wherein it has a face contacting with a molten resin, and at least a part of the face is covered with a film of an oxide of a base material of the face or a component contained in the base material. The use of the member in the m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323225 | Wettability changing layer and electronics device using same An EL device comprising a first electrode, an EL layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the EL layer, wherein at least one layer of a material whose wettability changes when light is applied thereto is formed. The invention provides EL... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288293 | Process for plasma surface treatment and device for realizing the process A process for plasma treatment of an object's surface to be treated comprising the creation of a plasma, the application of the plasma to the surface to be treated, and the excitation of the surface to be treated, such that it vibrates and undulates. The energy for ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273817 | Conditioning of a reaction chamber A method is provided for forming polymer on an interior surface of a reaction chamber. A polymer-forming gas is introduced into the chamber during the etching of a photoresist layer of a semiconductor wafer within the reaction chamber and the environment is regulate... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272885 | Method of manufacturing surge arrestor The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing surge arrestors, the method including stacking varistors; and forming a coating of composite material on the stack. Between these steps, also included is placing a bead of flexible, adhesive, and dielectric ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7232492 | Method of forming thin film for improved productivity There is provided a method of forming a thin film for providing improved fabrication productivity. The method includes introducing a semiconductor substrate into a process chamber. A process thin film is formed on the semiconductor substrate, in which a chamber coat... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216814 | Apparatus for thermal spray coating A system for thermal spray coating of a particulate material onto a substrate includes a spray gun apparatus having dual vortex chambers for the mixing of fuel gas and oxygen. The apparatus provides a jet flame resulting from a compression wave formed by compressed ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204912 | Method and apparatus for an improved bellows shield in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved bellows shield for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of the bellows shield coupled to a substrate holder electrode advantageously provides protection of a bellows with substantially minimal eros... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196971 | Method and apparatus for damping an ultrasonic transducer suitable for time of flight ranging and level measurement systems A method and apparatus for damping an ultrasonic transducer suitable for time of flight ranging and level measurement systems. The ultrasonic transducer comprises a damping component which absorbs vibrations in the transducer to reduce the ringing effect. The dampin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179756 | Light emitting device and method of manufacturing thereof A device of forming a film from an organic compound material at low cost is provided, using an organic compound material having high light emission efficiency. An organic compound film is formed on a substrate under an inert gas atmosphere by spraying of a colloid s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166200 | Method and apparatus for an improved upper electrode plate in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved upper electrode for a plasma processing system, wherein the design and fabrication of an electrode plate coupled to an upper assembly advantageously provides gas injection of a process gas with substantially minimal erosion... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166319 | Magnetic disk and method of producing the same A magnetic disk includes a substrate on which a nonmagnetic metal layer, a magnetic layer, a carbon-based protection layer, an alcohol-based coupling layer, and a lubrication layer successively formed thereon. The lubrication layer contains a hydroxyl- or a carboxyl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150923 | Chrome coating composition A metallic coating composition and vacuum metalization process for applying the coating composition on various substrates, for example vehicle wheels, hub caps, bumpers and the like. The process is environmentally compatible and produces a decorative, wear-resistant... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143990 | Apparatus and method for the production of ophthalmic lenses An apparatus and method for the production of ophthalmic lenses, and particularly contact lenses, which minimizes damage of the lens in removal from the mold. The ophthalmic lens is produced in a mold having a male part and a female part that are placed in proximate... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144648 | Bipolar plate A bipolar plate has a multi-layered structure including an inner metallic layer and at least one outer metallic, corrosion-resistant layer splatted, embedded, diffused and interlocked into the inner metallic layer. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138541 | Surface coating agents Compounds useful as surface coating agents, including compounds of the formula: wherein X1 comprises a first photoreactive species; X2 comprises a second photoreacti... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135240 | Thermal spray compositions for abradable seals A thermal spray composition and method of deposition for abradable seals for use in gas turbine engines, turbochargers and steam turbines. The thermal spray composition includes a solid lubricant and a ceramic preferably comprising 5 to 60 wt % total of the composit... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132166 | Combustion, HVOF spraying of liquid crystal polymer coating on composite, metallic and plastics An embodiment of the present invention provides a protective layer which includes an aggregate of long chain molecules wherein each long chain molecule is randomly oriented and consistently entangled to adjacent long chain molecules throughout the aggregate of long ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132130 | Method for providing a chrome finish on a substrate An environmentally-friendly process for applying a chrome finish on a substrate is provided. The chrome finish comprises a thin film of aluminum and chromium deposited onto the substrate by physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques. The thin layer can consist of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128804 | Corrosion resistant component of semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacture thereof A corrosion resistant component of a plasma chamber includes a liquid crystalline polymer. In a preferred embodiment, the liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) is provided on an aluminum component having an anodized or non-anodized surface. The liquid crystalline polymer... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122125 | Controlled polymerization on plasma reactor wall An integrated etch process, for example as used for etching an anti-reflection layer and an underlying aluminum layer, in which the chamber wall polymerization is controlled by coating polymer onto the sidewall by a plasma deposition process prior to inserting the w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108893 | Spray system with combined kinetic spray and thermal spray ability Disclosed is a system and a method for simultaneously applying a kinetic spray coating and a thermal spray coating onto a substrate using a single application nozzle to produce a combined coating. The system may include a higher heat capacity gas heater to permit bo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105205 | Densification of thermal spray coatings A thermal spray mixed with a substrate using a non-consumable cylindrical rotating tool. The process may be repeated to create a composite-like coating or material. The coating or material may be machine to improve surface quality. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101591 | Production method for copolymer film, copolymer film produced by the forming method and semiconductor device using copolymer film This invention provides a process for producing an organic polymer film whereby when using it as an interlayer insulating film in a semiconductor device, the film exhibits higher adhesiveness at its interfaces where other semiconductor materials are in contact with ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078074 | Lens plasma coating system The invention provides a method for plasma coating of optical lenses, particularly lenses made of silicone-containing polymer. The method of the invention comprising selectively depressurizing and pressurizing an entry hold chamber and an exit hold chamber while con... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056632 | Solution-coatable, three-component thin film design for organic optoelectronic devices An organic optoelectronic device includes a solution coatable thin film having a hole transporting material, an electron transporting material, and a photogenerating component uniformly dispersed therein. The thin film is about 0.2 microns or less, and can be spin-c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056414 | Connecting method for metal material and electric conductive plastic material and product thereby A method for connecting a metal material with an electric conductive resin material including the steps of heating the connecting portion of the electric conductive resin material with the metal material to a temperature equal to or more than a softening point of th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053741 | Electromagnetic actuator, manufacturing method thereof, and fuel injection valve A magnetism property of an armature is increased by including a moving core of sintered metal of 1LSS to 3LSS, and a shaft of a ferromagnetic material. By contrast, a stator core contains 0.005 to 0.1 weight % resin powder, whose particle diameter is set to 50 μm o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022620 | Conditioning of a reaction chamber A method is provided for forming polymer on an interior surface of a reaction chamber. A polymer-forming gas is introduced into the chamber and the environment is regulated to form the polymer on the interior surface of the chamber. Methods for the manufacture of in... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012160 | Fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative, surface layer material containing the same as photo initiator, article with composite hard coat layer, and method for forming composite hard coat layer The present invention provides a new fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative useful as a photo initiator, and a surface layer material containing the fluorine-containing acetophenone derivative. The present invention provides inexpensively an article with a hard... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008462 | Thermal spray compositions for abradable seals A thermal spray composition and method of deposition for abradable seals for use in gas turbine engines, turbochargers and steam turbines. The thermal spray composition includes a solid lubricant and a ceramic preferably comprising 5 to 60 wt % total of the composit... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974606 | Thermoplastic coating for composite structures A method of thermoplastic coating composite structures includes heating a tool. A thermoplastic layer is deposited onto the heated tool by thermal spraying a thermoplastic on the heated tool. Composite material is applied onto the thermoplastic layer. The thermoplas... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942900 | Process for producing insulations for electrical conductors by means of powder coating A process for producing insulations for electrical conductors by powder coating, which results in aging which is improved compared to glass-mica or casting-resin insulation, and a powder which is suitable for such a process. The powder is applied a number of times i... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939576 | Polymer coatings Coatings, particularly thin films, of polymeric material are produced in accordance with the invention by applying a finely divided aerosol of polymer solution to a substrate and substantially simultaneously applying an energy source to the applied solution to apply... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926926 | Silicon carbide deposited by high density plasma chemical-vapor deposition with bias A SiC-based layer is deposited on a substrate having an electrical resistivity between about 1 and 100 Ω cm. The substrate is disposed in a process chamber. A gaseous mixture having a silicon-containing gas and a hydrocarbon-containing gas is flowed to the process ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924390 | Surface coating agents Compounds useful as surface coating agents, including compounds of the formula: wherein X1 comprises a first photoreactive species; X2 comprises a second photoreactive species; Y comprises a nonpo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6875642 | Method for manufacturing thin film, and thin film A method for manufacturing thin film and a thin film. The method comprises dipping a substrate in a solution that dries up forming a layer on the surface of the substrate and controlling layer thickness by changing the rate of dipping the substrate in the solution. ... | 04/05/2005 |
