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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062714 | Method for manufacturing film formation member A method is provided for manufacturing a film formation member having a dividing wall provided on a substrate to form a plurality of partitioned sections with a film being formed within each of the partitioned sections by discharging a predetermined amount of liquid... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7399982 | UV curing system and process with increased light intensity A special method is provided for more uniformly and quickly curing products with a scratch-resistant UV curable coating or UV curable printing thereon with high intensity UV light, such as for wires, cables, tubes, tubing, hoses, pipes, CDs, DVDs, golf balls, golf t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390840 | Active ray curable composition, active ray curable ink, image forming method and inkjet recording apparatus utilizing the same An active ray curable composition, including an epoxy compound which is represented by Formula (A) and an oxetane compound, The active ray curable compound exhibiting a viscosity of 1 to 500 mPa·s at 25° C.: ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361383 | Process for multilayer coating of substrates The invention is directed to a process for multilayer coating of substrates which comprises a) applying a filler layer of a filler coating composition to a substrate, b) curing the resultant filler layer by irradia... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342053 | Resin composition, adhesive film using the same and multilayer printed circuit board Producing a printed circuit board, by coating a resin composition comprising an aromatic cyanate compound having two or more cyanato groups in a molecule and a radical-polymerizable resin on a circuit substrate, photo-curing the resin composition, and thermally curi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335402 | Radiation curable putty compositions and methods for refinishing a substrate using such compositions Disclosed are radiation curable putty compositions that include (a) a radiation curable material, (b) a radiation cure initiator, and (c) a filler comprising a polymer, such as a polymer that is transparent to ultraviolet radiation. Also disclosed are methods for re... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7264688 | Plasma reactor apparatus with independent capacitive and toroidal plasma sources A plasma reactor includes a toroidal plasma source having an RF power applicator, and RF generator being coupled to the RF power applicator. The reactor further includes a capacitively coupled plasma source power applicator or electrode at the ceiling or the workpie... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7229674 | UV-cure of coating for optical fiber assisted by ultrasound An improved method for curing coatings on optical fibers, without creating additional heat and compromising the manufacturing speed of optical fibers. The method of curing a coating on an optical fiber includes the steps of passing an optical fiber through a coating... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214413 | Method and device for generating an activated gas curtain for surface treatment The invention relates to a surface treatment device comprising: electrodes (24a, 24b) that are used to initiate an electric arc of stabilised plasma (14); a stabilising channel (12) which is disposed in a body (10) in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175712 | Light emitting apparatus and method for curing inks, coatings and adhesives A UV curing apparatus and method is provided for enhancing the distribution and application of UV light to UV photo initiators in a UV curable ink, coating or adhesive. The UV curing apparatus and method comprises UV LED assemblies in a first row with the UV LED ass... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172795 | Method for making three-dimensional structures having nanometric and micrometric dimensions A method for making three-dimensional structures of nanometric or micrometric dimensions comprises the following steps: obtaining of a photopolymeric or UV mixture including nanoparticles orientable in space; deposition of a layer of the mixture on a respective subs... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166322 | Optical waveguide and method for producing the same In the condition that an acrylic transparent vessel is filled with a curable resin solution capable of being cured by a light, a plastic optical fiber is immersed in the curable resin solution. A laser beam is applied on the curable resin solution through the plasti... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141276 | Hydrophobic permanent coatings on substrates and methods for production thereof The invention is used in the field of chemistry and relates to coatings which can be used, for example, for the production of paint films, and a method for production thereof. The object of the invention is to describe permanent coatings with hydrophobic to u... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132133 | Process for the manufacturing of the polymer compensation layer for LCD optical light shutter and the construction thereof This invention solves the technical problem of compensating for the angular dependence of the contrast in optical devices comprising liquid crystal displays (LC optical light shutters, which operate on the principle of electrically controlled optical birefringence),... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105586 | Optical retardation firm The invention relates to an optical retardation film comprising two layers of an anisotropic polymer adjacent to each other or adjacent to both sides of a substrate, characterized in that each layer exhibits a tilted structure with an optical symmetry axis having a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7053037 | Phase-separating solvent composition A pseudo-stable phase-splitting solvent composition that forms a single liquid phase when subjected to mild agitation and retains that single phase while the composition is applied to a surface, but which forms two or more laminar liquid phases promptly after being ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047098 | Process and device for producing a shaped body by selective laser melting The invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body by selective laser melting, in which a shaped body is built up from pulverulent metallic material using CAD data of a model, in which a powder layer is applied using an applicator unit, and in which the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045174 | Method and device for insulating electro-technical components The method for hardening electro-insulating materials is characterised by the utilization and/or co-utilization of near-infrared radiation (NIR) having a wavelength of 500 nm to 1400 nm. NIR also enables very fast hardening of the component surface even with pure th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031796 | Radiation damage reduction A method for limiting exposure of a substrate to potentially damaging radiation from a radiating apparatus. A database of information associated with the substrate is compiled, and the substrate is identified prior to processing the substrate on the radiating appara... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022382 | UV-cure of coatings for an optical fiber with a laser An apparatus and method efficiently focuses laser light to a target fiber to rapidly and evenly cure a coating on the fiber and to increase a draw rate for the fiber. The laser light is expanded and refocused to a strip of light having a diameter that is a multiple ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011913 | Refflective film and method for making reflective film A method of making a reflective film includes the steps of: (a) preparing a cholesteric mixture that includes a cholesteric liquid crystal material and at least one type of polymerizable compound; (b) forming a cholesteric mixture layer in which the cholesteric liqu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011869 | Multi-stage processes for coating substrates with multi-component composite coating compositions A process for coating a substrate is provided which includes the following steps: (a) applying a waterborne base coat composition to a surface of the substrate; (b) applying infrared radiation at a power density of... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6992781 | Film thickness measuring method and measuring apparatus for organic thin film for use in organic electroluminesce device A method for measuring a relative thickness distribution of an organic thin film for use in an organic electroluminescence device comprises the steps of irradiating a predetermined region of the organic thin film with a light including an ultraviolet light, measurin... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6929827 | Method of producing color filter The present invention provides a method of producing a color filter which has pixels formed by an ink-jet printing method and also has superior heat resistance and solvent resistance, especially heat resistance. This method comprises forming pixels on a transparent ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6924917 | Color filter substrate and method of fabricating the same A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a polarizing substrate, a black matrix positioned on the polarizing substrate, a color filter layer positioned on the black matrix, and a common electrode positioned on the color filter layer.... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908680 | Method for obtaining reduced thermal flux in silicone resin composites A method for improving the thermal barrier properties of silicone resin/glass fiber composites. Composites comprising a layer of polysiloxane (silicone resin) matrix with a glass or quartz fiber reinforcement embedded in such matrix and an organic polymeric layer we... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6844029 | Photocurable primer composition and coating method by use of the same A photocurable primer composition containing (A) an acrylic resin having through an urethane linkage a polymerizable unsaturated group on its side chain and containing the polymerizable unsaturated group in an amount of 0.2 to 2.0 mol/kg in a solid content of the re... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6828296 | Method for removing an ultraviolet light cured floor finish, removable ultraviolet light curable floor finish and strippable finished floor A UV cured floor finish can be removed from a floor by applying to the cured finish an inhomogeneous stripper composition containing at least one polar solvent, allowing the stripper composition to contact the finish for sufficient time to soften the finish, and rem... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6821569 | Repair coating method A repair coating method which comprises coating a photocurable processing composition (I) onto a damaged area of a substrate to form a processed layer, followed by coating a colored base coating composition (II) onto the processed layer to form a colored base layer,... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6766764 | Matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation direct write An device for depositing a transfer material onto a receiving substrate includes a source of pulsed laser energy, a receiving substrate, and a target substrate. The target substrate comprises a laser transparent support having a back surface and a front surface. The... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6737122 | Method for coating substrates The present invention relates to a method of coating substrates, including the following steps: a. applying a flowable coating composition to the target substrate and b. curing the resulting wet coating by exposure to high energy radiation, wher... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6736898 | Method and means of producing cured coating films The present invention relates to a method of producing at least one coating film on at least one area of a substrate surface, which comprises at least the following steps in the following order: a) initiating at least one crosslinking reaction in at least one... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6660370 | Method for making a colored multilayer composite, and colored multilayer composite produced by the method The method for making a multilayer composite having one or more colors brings together a number of acrylic layers, which are partially cured in a first step and completely cured in a second step. The curing takes place with actinic radiation, such as acce... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649222 | Modulated plasma glow discharge treatments for making superhydrophobic substrates A method for treating substrates including the steps of: providing a substrate; exposing said substrate to a plasma glow discharge in the presence of a fluorocarbon gas; maintaining said gas at a pressure between about 50 mTorr and about 400 mTorr;... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632470 | Methods for surface modification A method of modifying surfaces of a device, for example, a medical device, is disclosed. The method includes modifying a surface of a device by providing a device, exposing the device to a reactive gas and plasma energy to create a plasma deposited surfac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6592949 | Marking plastics surfaces A method of marking a plastics surface comprises at least the following steps: a) applying a composition comprising at least one coloring component to a plastics surface, b) irradiating the plastics surface with light from a light source.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6576302 | Method for producing a metal oxide and method for forming a minute pattern There is disclosed a method for producing a metal oxide, which comprises the steps of: dissolving a metal organic compound (e.g. a metal organic acid salt, a metal acetylacetonato complex, and a metal alkoxide having an organic group with 6 or more carbon... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565927 | Method for treatment of surfaces with ultraviolet light A method using irradiation with optical light having a wavelength of 160 to 500 nanometers without higher wavelengths with cooling of the surface during the irradiation to modify the surface (12A, 104A, 202A, 304A, 402A, 502A) of a substrate (12, 104, 202... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562414 | Method of coating polyolefin floor tile A system for applying a polyurethane coating to a polyolefin floor tile, comprising a conveyor for moving the floor tile past a plurality of treatment devices, including a heater, a plasma generator, an applicator, and an ultraviolet light system. The hea... | 05/13/2003 |
