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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8445077 | Method of producing coated member A method of producing a coated member in which a base material surface is at least partially coated with a diamond-like carbon film, the method includes: a diamond-like carbon film deposition process in which a diamond-like carbon film is formed on a surface of the ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8440269 | Method for depositing thin film for magnetic recording medium A method for depositing a thin film for a magnetic recording medium includes the steps of placing a substrate for a recording medium having a magnetic recording layer thereon on a substrate holder rotatably arranged within a film deposition chamber; and supplying a ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8414986 | Method of forming surface coatings on cutting elements A method of forming a cutting element that includes placing at least one cutting element in an inner surface of at least one hollow tubular member such that at least a portion of the at least one cutting element is exposed; generating plasma within the hollow portio... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8367166 | Synthesis of higher diamondoids In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for synthesizing higher diamondoids, wherein said methods involve augmenting existing diamondoid molecules through the bonding of carbon atoms to such existing diamondoid species with intramolecular c... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8334027 | Method for DC plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition in the absence of a positive column In the method for depositing a material in the absence of a positive column, a discharge is generated between a cathode and an anode disposed to face each other in a reaction chamber by applying a DC voltage therebetween, and introducing reaction gas into the reacti... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8334028 | Method of forming a protective film A method of forming a protective film for a magnetic recording medium is disclosed. The protective film suppresses cobalt elution out of the magnetic recording layer and has a thickness not larger than 3 nm. The method of the invention of forming a protective film f... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8318268 | AA stacked graphene-diamond hybrid material by high temperature treatment of diamond and the fabrication method thereof There is provided a fabrication method for an AA stacked graphene-diamond hybrid material by converting, through a high temperature treatment on diamond, a diamond surface into graphene. According to the present invention, if various types of diamond are maintained ... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8268411 | Materials containing voids with void size controlled on the nanometer scale A method of forming a porous composite material in which substantially all of the pores within the composite material are small having a diameter of about 5 nm or less and with a narrow PSD is provided. The porous composite material includes a first solid phase havi... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8252388 | Method and apparatus for high rate, uniform plasma processing of three-dimensional objects A method of performing plasma immersion ion processing (PIIP), particularly suited for processing three-dimensional objects. One or more such objects are placed in a conductive cage having solid or mesh walls. The cage completely encloses the objects. A voltage is a... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8158217 | CNT-infused fiber and method therefor A carbon nanotube-infused fiber and a method for its production are disclosed. Nanotubes are synthesized directly on a parent fiber by first applying a catalyst to the fiber. The properties of the carbon nanotube-infused fiber will be a combination of those of the p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147927 | Methods of making multilayered structures The present invention relates to a multilayered structure including at least one diamond layer and methods of making the multilayered structures. The multilayered structure includes a diamond layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first thin adhesion lay... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8110255 | Method for preparation of hybrid comprising magnetite nanoparticles and carbon nitride nanotubes The present invention discloses a method for preparation of a hybrid comprising magnetite nanoparticles and carbon nitride nanotubes, comprising: preparing carbon nitride nanotubes by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD); dissolving the prepared carbon nitride nan... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8080289 | Method for making an aligned carbon nanotube A method for making an aligned carbon nanotube includes the steps of a) applying a layer of a ferrosilicon alloy film onto a substrate, b) etching the layer of the ferrosilicon film to form a plurality of fine ferrosilicon alloy particles that are distributed proper... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8048494 | Diamond shell fabricated by using porous particle and the fabrication method thereof A hollow diamond shell with a size of a few micrometer to hundreds of micrometer and having a geometrical shape and its fabrication method are disclosed. A diamond film is deposited by a CVD method and porous grits are used as a victim substrate to be etched later, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8007875 | Method of forming a carbon nano-tube In a method of forming carbon nano-tubes, a catalytic film is formed on a substrate. The catalytic film is then transformed into preliminary catalytic particles. Thereafter, the preliminary catalytic particles are transformed into catalytic particles. Carbon nano-tu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7939141 | Method of production of fluorinated carbon nanostructures A method for the production of fluorinated carbon nanostructures such as carbon black is disclosed, wherein a plasma is generated in a plasma chamber and a fluorocarbon, or a fluorocarbon containing mixture, is supplied to the plasma to convert at least some of the ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7879412 | Diamond thin film coating method and diamond-coated cemented carbide member A diamond thin film coating method is provided that enables, with no need for an intermediate layer, the formation of a diamond thin film, which has conventionally been considered difficult because cobalt contained in a binding phase of a cemented carbide provides a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875323 | Method of manufacturing a substrate and method of crystal display panel having the same In a method of manufacturing a substrate and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, a conductive is formed on a base substrate, and a buffer layer is formed on the base substrate having the conductive layer. The buffer layer includes a polymer-lik... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867579 | Method for forming carbon protective film and method for producing magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus The present invention provides a method for forming a carbon protective film and a method for producing a magnetic recording medium, that decreases the generation of particles in a plasma CVD apparatus thereby improving flatness of the surface of a carbon protective... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7842356 | Substrate processing methods Substrate processing methods involve forming an insulating film of amorphous carbon on a substrate by supplying acetylene gas and hydrogen gas with a volume ratio of 4:3 to 4:1, or alternatively, butyne gas, into a process vessel in which the substrate is accommodat... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7803433 | Amorphous carbon film forming method and device An amorphous carbon film forming apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with a film forming furnace 11; plural workpiece fixtures 23 for supporting plural plate-like workpieces 22 in a state that the same... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7744966 | Production process of perpendicular magnetic recording medium A production process of magnetic recording media is provided in which, when using an oxide magnetic material as a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and forming a carbon protective layer using a plasma CVD method, stripping of the carbon protective layer and sep... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7601405 | DLC coating system and process and apparatus for making coating system A process and an arrangement by means of which it is possible to generate a layer system for the protection against wear, for the protection against corrosion and for improving the sliding properties or the like, which has an adhesive layer for the arrangement on a ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7435454 | Plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition system and method A method for depositing a film on a substrate using a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) process includes disposing the substrate in a process chamber configured to facilitate the PEALD process, introducing a first process material within the process ch... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422776 | Low temperature process to produce low-K dielectrics with low stress by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) Low K dielectric films exhibiting low mechanical stress may be formed utilizing various techniques in accordance with the present invention. In one embodiment, carbon-containing silicon oxide films are formed by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition at low tempe... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390537 | Methods for producing low-k CDO films with low residual stress Methods of preparing a carbon doped oxide (CDO) layer with a low dielectric constant and low residual stress are provided. The methods involve, for instance, providing a substrate to a deposition chamber and exposing it to a chemical precursor having molecules with ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381452 | Amorphous hydrogenated carbon film The present invention concerns an improved process for the deposition of amorphous hydrogenated carbon film, more specifically an improved low temperature, low power and low vacuum cathodic sputtering process. The invention also concerns the film produced by said pr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354631 | Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and methods This invention includes chemical vapor deposition apparatus, methods of chemical vapor depositing an amorphous carbon comprising layer on a substrate, and methods of chemical vapor depositing at least one of Si3N4 and SixOy | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351981 | Method and apparatus for measuring purity of noble gases A device for detecting impurities in a noble gas includes a detection chamber and a source of pulsed ultraviolet light. The pulse of the ultraviolet light is transferred into the detection chamber and onto a photocathode, thereby emitting a cloud of free electrons i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337216 | Electronic system architecture An electronic system architecture comprises a plurality of client devices connected in a hierarchical structure in which the client devices form nodes in the structure interconnected by communications links. One client device at the top of the hierarchical structure... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329608 | Method of processing a substrate The invention is embodied in a plasma flow device or reactor having a housing that contains conductive electrodes with openings to allow gas to flow through or around them, where one or more of the electrodes are powered by an RF source and one or more are grounded,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323116 | Methods and apparatus for monitoring a process in a plasma processing system by measuring self-bias voltage A method for in-situ monitoring a process in a plasma processing system having a plasma processing chamber is disclosed. The method includes positioning a substrate in the plasma processing chamber. The method also includes striking a plasma within the plasma proces... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323219 | Apparatus and method for applying diamond-like carbon coatings The invention relates to a coating and apparatus and method for applying the same, said coating including Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) applied by chemical vapor deposition using a pulsed DC biased power supply, typically having an initial metal layer and followed by a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314540 | Diamond-coated electrode and method for producing same A diamond electrode having a sufficiently low resistance is disclosed which is realized by increasing the amount of boron added thereto. A method for producing a high-performance, high-durability electrode is also disclosed by which adhesiveness between a diamond co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309446 | Methods of manufacturing diamond capsules Capsules and similar objects are made from materials having diamond (sp3) lattice structures, including diamond materials in synthetic crystalline, polycrystalline (ordered or disordered), nanocrystalline and amorphous forms. The capsules generally includ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309526 | Diamond like carbon coating on nanofillers In one embodiment the present invention provides for a diamond like coating on small particles. This comprises small particles 10 in the size range of approximately 1-1000 nm and a diamond like coating on the small particles. The diamond like coating is distr... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303790 | Electron cyclotron resonance plasma deposition process and device for single-wall carbon nanotubes and nanotubes thus obtained Electron cyclotron resonance plasma deposition process and device for single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on a catalyst-free substrate, by injection of microwave power into a deposition chamber comprising a magnetic confinement structure with a magnetic mirror, and... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303789 | Methods for producing thin films on substrates by plasma CVD Methods are provided to form a thin film reproducibly in a process for forming the thin film on the inner wall surface facing a space formed in a substrate by plasma CVD. A thin film is produced on an inner wall surface of a substrate facing a space formed in the su... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303991 | Atomic layer deposition methods The invention includes an atomic layer deposition method of forming a layer of a deposited composition on a substrate. The method includes positioning a semiconductor substrate within an atomic layer deposition chamber. On the substrate, an intermediate composition ... | 12/04/2007 |
