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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985454 | Systems and methods for nanowire growth and manufacturing The present invention is directed to compositions of matter, systems, and methods to manufacture nanowires. In an embodiment, a method to produce a catalytic-coated nanowire growth substrate for nanowire growth is disclosed which comprises: (a) depositing a buffer l... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972661 | Electrospraying method with conductivity control An electrospraying apparatus and/or method is used to coat particles. For example, a flow including at least one liquid suspension may be provided through at least one opening at a spray dispenser end. The flow includes at least particles and a coating material. A s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968152 | Methods of making penetration resistant composites A penetration resistant composite comprises a substrate material comprising woven, layered or intertwined polarized strands of glass, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide, carbon or graphite fibers, a salt, oxide, hydroxide or hydride of a metal selected from the group ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7892610 | Method and system for printing aligned nanowires and other electrical devices Methods and systems for applying nanowires and electrical devices to surfaces are described. In a first aspect, at least one nanowire is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate the at l... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7687116 | Method for making a golf ball having a thin intermediate layer A golf ball has a thin intermediate layer, within specified thickness and hardness, situated between a ball core and cover layer. The thin intermediate layer provides for a ball having superior ball spin performance without loss of ball speed. Particular composition... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7572488 | Method for applying an electrical insulation In a method for applying an electrical insulation to a ferromagnetic body, provided with axial slots for receiving an electrical winding, of a primary element of an electrical machine, particularly to a slotted armature body of an armature of a direct-current motor,... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556842 | Apparatus and method for electrostatic spray coating of medical devices An apparatus and method for electrostatic spray deposition of small targets, such as medical devices, like stents. The apparatus includes a target holder that applies a first electrical potential to the target, and an electrostatic dispensing nozzle that applies a s... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7514123 | White conductive primer coating composition and method of forming multilayered coating film A white conductive primer coating composition comprising (a) 100 parts by total weight of a chlorinated polyolefin resin with a chlorine content of 10 to 40 wt. % and at least one modifier resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, polyester resins ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514124 | White electrically conductive primer composition and method for forming multilayer coating film The present invention provides a white conductive primer coating composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin mixture of a chlorinated polyolefin resin with a chlorine content of 10 to 40 wt. %, and at least one modifier resin selected from the group co... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7390524 | Method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal stent surface A method for electrostatic spraying of an abluminal surface of a stent is provided. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378679 | Patterned substrate, electro-optical device, and method for manufacturing an electro-optical device A patterned substrate includes a laminated pattern having laminated patterns that are formed by drying droplets containing a pattern formation material. A lower layer pattern contains lyophilic microparticles that are lyophilic with respect to droplets that form an ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368013 | Superabrasive particle synthesis with controlled placement of crystalline seeds An improved method for synthesizing superabrasive particles provides high quality industrial superabrasive particles with high yield and a narrow size distribution. The synthesis method can include forming a growth precursor of a substantially homogeneous mixture of... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364795 | Ultraviolet radiation cured powder coatings for stained wood The present invention provides smooth and even ultraviolet (UV) cured powder coatings for wood comprising one, two or three layers of one or more waterborne stains, or clear or tinted waterborne basecoat coatings and one or more topcoat layers of clear or tinted cle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357052 | Zirconia based blades and foils for razors and a method for producing same Stabilized or partially stabilized zirconia paste may be screen printed onto hydrophilic plastic film in the form of a mesh. On firing, this becomes a very sharp foil for electric razors with excellent wear and flexibility characteristics. Stabilized or partially st... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354626 | Method for increasing fiber density in electrostatic flocking A direct charging electrostatic flocking method is provided for the fabrication of a fibrous structure. Fibers are deposited directly on a first electrically conductive surface while a second electrically conductive surface with an adhesive thereon is disposed over ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338985 | Rustproofing composition A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic so... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338926 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335695 | Powder coating precursors and the use thereof in powder coating compositions A laminar pigment which has hydrolyzed silane coupling agent treated surface is used as a pigment for a powder coating composition. By combining the pigment with a powdery film-forming polymer, a film-forming composition, which can be applied by electrostatic coatin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323227 | Process for precise arrangement of micro-bodies A process for arranging a number of micro-bodies efficiently and precisely as one on one spot on a substrate. Charged spots are formed by a converging ion beam or the like on a substrate having an insulating property or the like, and micro-bodies having a siz... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318967 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A composite structure body obtained through a plurality of processes including forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of the fine particles of a brittle material is coated with another brittle material; then by bombarding the composi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306503 | Method and apparatus of fixing carbon fibers on a substrate using an aerosol deposition process Evaporation and condensation of carbon is effected by arc discharge between an anode formed of a carbon electrode and a cathode disposed facing the carbon electrode 2 in an inert gas atmosphere, and at the same time, the generated carbon nanotubes are dispers... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288291 | Method for forming a film, by using electrostatic forces A film is formed on a planar surface by applying a granular layer on the planar surface by using electrostatic forces, and then finishing the granular layer to form the film. A converting line may be rebuilt to have devices employing this method. A multilayer sheet-... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285303 | Powder material for electrostatic application to a substrate and electrostatic application of the powder material to a substrate Method of electrostatically applying powder material to a substrate, wherein the substrate is a pharmaceutical substrate and the powder material is pharmaceutically acceptable. At least some of the particles of the material comprise a core and a shell surrounding th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282540 | Process for producing particles for diagnostic reagent A process of producing particles for diagnostic reagent, including forming a matrix particle by mixing a nuclear particle having a CV value of 20% or less and a magnetic substance containing at least one of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276279 | Compound for forming wiring conductor, fabrication method of circuit board using the same and circuit board The present invention sufficiently secures conductor component content ratio in wiring formed on a multilayer circuit board and increases reliability by fabricating the multilayer circuit board by steps of drawing wiring precursor patterns containing a paste of comp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276193 | Method for forming ultrafine particle brittle material at low temperature and ultrafine particle brittle material for use therein A method for forming an ultrafine particle brittle material at low temperature which includes the steps of applying a mechanical impact force or a pressure to a ultrafine particle brittle material so as to have a percentage in the ultrafine particles having a primar... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261915 | Electrohydrodynamic coating fluid delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for improved control of low viscosity fluid flow during electrohydrodynamic spray deposition of the fluid to coat small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The apparatus includes a target holder which applies a first electrical pote... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261925 | Coating reinforcing underlayment and method of manufacturing same A reinforcing underlayment including dry uniform particles evenly applied to a wet bonding material layer on a surface of a substrate. The substrate, including the layers, is then cured to harden the one or more of the layers. A final coating or topcoat is applied t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261926 | Solventborne coating substance that can be cured physically, thermally or thermally and by using actinic radiation and use thereof A solventborne coating material curable physically, thermally, or thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising A) at least one binder curable physically, thermally, or thermally and with actinic radiation, B) a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259109 | Electrospray and enhanced electrospray deposition of thin films on semiconductor substrates A method of forming a thin film on a substrate to fabricate a microelectronic device, a microelectronic device comprising a thin film deposited according to the method, and a system comprising the microelectronic device. The thin film may include on of a low k thin ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255809 | Polishing slurry for texturing Polishing slurry for texturing the surface of a magnetic hard disk substrate has abrading particles with diameters in the range of 1-10 nm dispersed in a dispersant such as water and a water-based aqueous solution. The abrading particles may be monocrystalline diamo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255934 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A structure body having the constitution in which the crystals of more than one types of brittle materials such as ceramics, metalloids, and the like are dispersed, a portion composed of the brittle materials is polycrystalline, the crystals constituting the polycry... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252851 | Method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition for a solid oxide fuel cell A method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) for fabricating a thin-layer yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode substrate constructed of nickel-YSZ cermet. By reducing the thickness of the electrolyte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250196 | System and method for plasma plating An exemplary system and method for plasma plating are provided to generate a deposition layer on a substrate. The method for plasma plating includes positioning a substrate within a vacuum chamber, positioning a depositant in a filament within the vacuum chamber, re... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250195 | Molecular plasma deposition of colloidal materials A molecular plasma discharge deposition method for depositing colloidal suspensions of biomaterials such as amino acids or other carbon based substances onto metal or nonmetal surfaces without loss of biological activity and/or structure is described. The method is ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247353 | Method and apparatus for applying a coating on a three dimensional surface A method and a device for contactless application of a coating on a three dimensionally distributed surface (14;24;34;44;54;74;84;104). The method comprises application of electrically charged particles (15;25;35;55;65;75;85;105) in such positions on s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244801 | Low-cure powder coatings and methods for using the same Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a polyepoxide and a material having the structure wherein R1 is an organic radical having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; R2 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238390 | Coating precursor and method for coating a substrate with a refractory layer The purpose of the invention is a coating precursor comprising a silicone resin and a mineral filler capable of chemically reacting so as to produce a solid layer on a substrate and a cohesive refractory layer after a calcination operation. The precursor may also in... | 07/03/2007 |
