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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8017196 | Method for plasma coating an object of elastomeric material A pump piston and/or elements sealing the pump piston, in particular a sealing ring of elastomeric material with an additionally applied coating are/is proposed. To improve the durability characteristics, the pump piston and/or the elements sealing the pump piston h... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7348041 | Antireflection film made of a CVD SiOfilm containing a fluoro and/or alkyl modifier A low refractive index SiO2 film is provided which uses a starting material for forming an SiO2 film and has a lower refractive index than the conventional SiO2 film. A starting material gas comprising a gas containing a fluorine ato... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332445 | Porous low dielectric constant compositions and methods for making and using same A porous organosilicate glass (OSG) film: SivOwCxHyFz, where v+w+x+y+z=100%, v is 10 to 35 atomic %, w is 10 to 65 atomic %, x is 5 to 30 atomic %, y is 10 to 50 atomic % and z is 0 to 15 atomic %, has a silicat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7291224 | Covering assembly for crucible used for evaporation of raw materials The present invention provides an assembly comprising two plates or covers, one of which being an outermost plate or cover, and both, at least in part having a perforation pattern over a surface area covering an open side of a crucible having a bottom and surroundin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276749 | Image sensor with microcrystalline germanium photodiode layer A microcrystalline germanium image sensor array. The array includes a number of pixel circuits fabricated in or on a substrate. Each pixel circuit comprises a charge collecting electrode for collecting electrical charges and a readout means for reading out the charg... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270713 | Tunable gas distribution plate assembly A gas distribution plate assembly and a method for distributing gas in a processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a gas distribution plate assembly includes a tuning plate coupled to a diffuser plate. The tuning plate has a plurality of orifice holes form... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7214406 | Low-temperature plasma deposited hydrogenated amorphous germanium carbon abrasion-resistant coatings A method of forming a hydrogenated amorphous germanium carbon (Ī±-GeCx:H) film on a surface of an infrared (IR) transmissive material such as a chalcogenide is provided. The method includes positioning an IR transmissive material in a reactor chamber of a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179508 | Conducting polymer films and method of manufacturing the same by surface polymerization using ion-assisted deposition Conducting polymers having improved optical properties, and a method of manufacturing the conducting polymers, are disclosed. The conducting polymers are prepared by a process wherein organic ions and neutral oligomers are deposited simultaneously on a substrate sur... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147900 | Method for forming silicon-containing insulation film having low dielectric constant treated with electron beam radiation A silicon-containing insulation film is formed on a substrate by plasma reaction using a reaction gas including (i) a source gas comprising a silicon-containing hydrocarbon compound containing multiple cross-linkable groups, (ii) a cross-linking gas, and (iii) an in... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115926 | Capacitor constructions, DRAM constructions, and semiconductive material assemblies In one aspect, the invention includes an etching process, comprising: a) providing a first material over a substrate, the first material comprising from about 2% to about 20% carbon (by weight); b) providing a second material over the first material; and c) etching ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7008484 | Method and apparatus for deposition of low dielectric constant materials A showerhead adapted for distributing gases into a process chamber and a method for forming dielectric layers on a substrate are generally provided. In one embodiment, a showerhead for distributing gases in a processing chamber includes an annular body coupled betwe... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6991826 | Antisoiling coatings for antireflective substrates This invention relates to antisoiling compositions for antireflective substrates. More particularly, this invention relates to methods for depositing antisoiling compositions onto antireflective substrates. In particular, this invention relates to a method of deposi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6958112 | Methods and systems for high-aspect-ratio gapfill using atomic-oxygen generation Methods and systems are provided for depositing silicon oxide in a gap on a substrate. The silicon oxide is formed by flowing a process gas into a process chamber and forming a plasma having an overall ion density of at least 1011 ions/cm3. The... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6872428 | Apparatus and method for large area chemical vapor deposition using multiple expanding thermal plasma generators Chemical vapor deposition is performed using a plurality of expanding thermal plasma generating means to produce a coating on a substrate, such as a thermoplastic and especially a polycarbonate substrate. The substrate is preferably moved past the generating means. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6800336 | Method and device for plasma coating surfaces A method for coating surfaces, for which a precursor material is caused to react with the help of plasma and the reaction product is deposited on a surface, the reaction as well as the deposition taking place at atmospheric pressure, such that a plasma jet is genera... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6743369 | Method for manufacturing electrode for secondary battery A method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery by depositing a thin film composed of active material on a current collector in which a surface-treated layer such as an antirust-treated layer is formed, including the steps of: removing at least part o... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6706648 | APCVD method of forming silicon oxide using an organic silane, oxidizing agent, and catalyst-formed hydrogen radical In forming various types of insulating films in manufacture of a semiconductor device, carbon is gasified into CHx, COH etc. during film formation by adding active hydrogen and nitrogen oxide to reduce the carbon content during the film formation, and the... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6579573 | Nanostructured feeds for thermal spray systems, method of manufacture, and coatings formed therefrom This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle liquid suspensions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. Ultrasound is used for disintegration of the as-synthesized particle a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6355311 | Method for making an optical recording medium and an optical recording medium obtained by the method A method for making an otical recording medium comprises providing a substrate which is encoded with information in the form of pits and/or a continuous groove beforehand at least on one side thereof, spraying a solution or dispersion of a film-forming ma... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6277448 | Thermal spray method for the formation of nanostructured coatings This invention relates to methods whereby nanoparticle precursor solutions are used in conventional thermal spray deposition for the fabrication of high-quality nanostructured coatings. The method allows combining nanoparticle synthesis, melting, and quen... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6251488 | Precision spray processes for direct write electronic components This invention combines the precision spray process with in-flight laser treatment in order to produce direct write electronic components. In addition to these components, the process can lay down lines of conductive, inductive, and resistive materials. T... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251417 | Antimicrobial composition supported on a honeycomb-shaped substrate An inorganic antimicrobial composition has the formula AB2 O4, wherein A and B are low temperature far infrared irradiating metals, A is Mg, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co, or Fe(II), B is Al, Cr(III), Mn(III) or Fe(III), and O is oxygen. An antimic... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6096700 | Environmental wipe solvent compositions and processes A non-chrome process for the pretreatment of substrate surfaces to simultaneously clean them and improve their bonding strength for organic coatings such as adhesives, protective primers, sealants, paints, composites and similar materials conventionally b... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086945 | Method of forming polycrystalline silicon thin layer A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon thin layer, which comprises the steps of forming a silicon thin film on a surface of a heat resistant substrate by making use of polycrystalline silicon fine particles as a raw material, and heating the silico... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5872065 | Method for depositing low K SI-O-F films using SIF4 /oxygen chemistry An Si--O--F insulating film having a low dielectric constant is deposited on a substrate by thermally reacting disassociated SiF4 radicals and ozone or oxygen gas in a vacuum chamber. The SiF4 radicals are formed remotely from the ch... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5858476 | Method and apparatus for making and depositing compounds Apparatus and methods for treatment of materials by producing gaseous product material in the form of high purity molecules including metal oxides, metal carbides, etc., using catalytic and non-catalytic processes, and stoichiometrically depositing the ga... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5733609 | Ceramic coatings synthesized by chemical reactions energized by laser plasmas The methods for ceramic coatings synthesized by chemical reactions energized by laser plasmas were invented. Laser plasmas were generated by pulsed laser beams focused by a reflector having a hole. The ions and electrons were formed by the laser plasmas f... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5662965 | Method of depositing crystalline carbon-based thin films Crystalline carbon-based thin film structures are formed in which a compositionally-graded intermediate layer is first deposited on a substrate, and a crystalline carbon-based thin film such as silicon carbide or diamond is deposited thereafter on the int... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5620772 | Decorating sheet having hammer tone texture This invention discloses a decorative sheet having a hammer tone texture and the method used to obtain such hammer tone texture. A hammer tone composition is agitated, applied to a decorative sheet using a controlled means of delivery in a sufficient thic... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5599403 | Semiconductor device containing microcrystalline germanium & method for producing the same The present invention provides photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the long wavelength sensitivity, the fill factor, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency are improved. In order to provide photoelectric conversion elements wherein light deter... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5562952 | Plasma-CVD method and apparatus In a plasma-CVD method and apparatus, plasma is formed from a film material gas in a process chamber and, in the plasma, a film is deposited on a substrate disposed in the process chamber. Formation of the plasma from the material gas is performed by appl... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5534558 | Process and composition for cladding optical fibers In a process for cladding an optical fiber, a photoinitiator monomer having both a photoinitiating group and an ethylenically unsaturated group is reacted with a fluorosubstituted monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group, thereby preparing a copo... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5529949 | Process of making thin film 2H -sic by laser ablation Thin films of 2H -silicon carbide are produced by pulsed laser ablation.... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5462899 | Chemical vapor deposition method for forming SiO2 A silicon oxide film is deposited on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using an organosilicon compound such as tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and ozone as the principal reactants. The organosilicon compound gas and an ozone-oxygen gas which i... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5428089 | Diorganopolysiloxane composition with excellent heat resistance Diorganopolysiloxane compositions are provided with excellent heat resistance, especially diorganopolysiloxane compositions that are suitable for synthetic fiber lubricants. The diorganopolysiloxane composition is a mixture of (A) a diorganopolysiloxane o... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5413820 | Reactive ionized cluster beam deposition method A reactive ionized cluster beam deposition method according to this invention is embodied by utilizing two vacuum subregions partitioned by a partition wall formed with an opening. A closed heating crucible and an ionization accelerating unit are disposed... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5298759 | Photo-cracker cell Ultraviolet (UV) light from a lamp (12) or laser (38) is provided for cracking Group V and Group VI species comprising clusters (dimers and tetramers) or metal-organic molecules to form monomers (atoms). The UV radiation interacts with a molecular beam (1... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5281656 | Composition to increase the release force of silicone paper release coatings The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising a vinyl- or higher alkenyl-enblocked polydiorganosiloxane, a silicon-bonded hydrogen endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, a platinum catalyst, and an inhibitor which increase the release force o... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5266398 | Amorphous thin film as solid lubricant on a substrate and method for production thereof An amorphous thin film as a solid lubricant having a low coefficient of friction. It is composed of silicon (Si), oxygen (O), carbon (C), and hydrogen (H), and has a composition defined by the formula: Six (Om, Cn, Hl... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5244698 | Process for forming deposited film A process for forming a deposited film comprises introducing into a film forming space housing a substrate therein an active species (A) formed by decomposition of a compound containing silicon and a halogen and an active species (B) formed from a chemica... | 09/14/1993 |
