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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147928 | Reduced thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating by electron beam-physical vapor deposition process A method for reducing thermal conductivity in thermal barrier coatings broadly includes the steps of depositing a mixture containing a ceramic matrix and a metallic dispersant capable of forming a metal oxide upon a substrate to form one or more layers; and heating ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8101247 | Sub-micron laser direct write A method of directing a pulse of laser energy though a workpiece. The workpiece has: a substrate that transmits the laser energy; focusing elements on a surface of the substrate proximal to the laser that focus the laser energy; and a coating on the substrate distal... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8053038 | Method for making titanium-based compound film of poly silicon solar cell A method is disclosed for making a titanium-based compound film of a poly-silicon solar cell. In the method, a ceramic substrate is made of aluminum oxide. The ceramic substrate is coated with a titanium film in an e-gun evaporation system. Dichlorosilane is provide... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7998539 | Method of forming thin-film structure by oblique-angle deposition A method of forming thin-film structure by oblique-angle deposition is provided. The method includes the steps of: evaporating target source in a chamber by an electron beam evaporation system, and introducing process gas into the chamber and adjusting tilt angle of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7824744 | Process and apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating A process and apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating, such as a thermal barrier coating (TBC) for a gas turbine engine component. The process deposits a coating whose composition includes multiple oxide compounds and a carbon-based constituent, e.g., elemental c... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7704565 | Method of making a layered component with vector discrimination in a variable deposition rate process A method of making a layered component with an improved surface finish by a shape metal deposition process is provided. The method comprises the steps of discriminating a first set of vectors on an exterior portion of the component from a second set of vectors on an... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7700167 | Erosion-protective coatings on polymer-matrix composites and components incorporating such coated composites A stator vane is provided that includes an airfoil and a coating. The airfoil comprises a polymer matrix fiber composite having a melting point, glass transition temperature, or maximum exposure temperature that is less than about 150° C. The coating is formed over... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7648741 | Forming a patterned metal layer using laser induced thermal transfer method A method of forming a pattern of electrical conductors on a receiving substrate (110) comprises forming metal nanoparticles of a conductive material. A donor substrate (45) is formed. A layer of release material (75) is deposited on a first side... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7632551 | Method for preparing reactive layered material in graphite form This invention provides a process for preparing a reactive graphite-like layered material with high chemical reactivity while maintaining stability of a base material. In the preparation process according to this invention, first, the treatment for reducing the numb... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7608308 | P-type semiconductor zinc oxide films process for preparation thereof, and pulsed laser deposition method using transparent substrates A p-type semiconductor zinc oxide (ZnO) film and a process for preparing the film are disclosed. The film is co-doped with phosphorous (P) and lithium (Li). A pulsed laser deposition scheme is described for use in growing the film. Further described is a process of ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7544399 | Method for vapor depositing a material utilizing an electron beam An arrangement for controlling the deflection of an electron beam in a vapor deposition system includes a control unit to which are assigned deflection modules (23, 27) which can be driven in accordance with respective selected functions. By driving these def... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7521098 | Method of processing an organic-film A processing method according to the present invention coats a polar liquid film or forms an inorganic film on a surface of an organic film formed on a substrate as a protective film. The processing method comprises a modifying step of curing an organic film by irra... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7422771 | Methods for applying a hybrid thermal barrier coating A method for applying a hybrid thermal barrier coating, comprising masking at least a portion of a first surface of a component with a first maskant; applying a first coating material to at least a portion of a second surface of said component; removing said first m... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404983 | Method and apparatus for open-air coating by laser-induced chemical vapor deposition The present inventions pertain to a method of applying a solid protective coating to articles, to a system capable of depositing a solid film layer on articles, and to hermetically sealed articles. In particular, films are deposited on fused quartz substrates, optic... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7384666 | Method and apparatus for fabricating quantum dot functional structure, quantum dot functional structure, and optically functioning device Fabrication of a quantum dot functional structure having ultra-fine particles homogeneously distributed in a transparent medium includes depositing such particles having a single particle diameter and uniform structure onto a substrate with the transparent medium. A... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371431 | Method for producing small, sheet glass plates and larger sheet glass plates as semifinished products for producing the former In the method of producing smaller, sheet glass plates having a predetermined geometry and lateral dimensions in the millimeter range from a larger sheet glass plate, a joining material is imprinted on one side of the larger sheet glass plate in accordance with a jo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368729 | Method, apparatus and system for specimen fabrication by using an ion beam A method and system for separating and preparing a sample for analysis from a wafer without contaminating the wafer with an element such as Ga. A first ion beam is irradiated on a sample and scanned to fabricate a micro sample from a part of the sample. A probe for ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368067 | P-type zinc oxide semiconductor film and process for preparation thereof A p-type ZnO semiconductor film comprised mainly of Zn and O elements is disclosed. The film is characterized as containing an alkali metal and nitrogen. Preferably, the alkali metal is contained such that its concentration is distributed to increase toward an end o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361411 | Hardfacing alloy, methods, and products Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy capable of withstanding service abrasion of the order of silicious earth particles and weldable on industrial products, such as tool joints and stabilizers used in oil and gas well drilling, and other industrial products. The hardfaci... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358169 | Laser-assisted deposition A method is provided for depositing a patterning material onto an optically transparent substrate by the use of a laser beam. A solid layer of a patterning material is placed adjacent to a receiving surface of the substrate. A laser beam is directed at an incident a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335539 | Method for making thin-film semiconductor device A method for making a thin-film semiconductor device includes an annealing step of irradiating an amorphous semiconductor thin film with a laser beam so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor thin film. In the annealing step, the semiconductor thin film is co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336685 | Laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device YAG laser can simultaneously emit a plurality of laser beams having different wavelengths from each other. By simultaneously irradiating the laser beams having different wavelengths from each other to a same region of a non-single crystal semiconductor film, an inte... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329595 | Deposition of carbon-containing layers using vitreous carbon source An effusion source comprises a vitreous C filament and a heater to increase the temperature of the filament to produce a C vapor. Also described is a deposition method comprising (a) depositing a layer of material on a substrate, and (b) during step (a), heating a b... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326460 | Device, method of manufacturing the same, electro-optic device, and electronic equipment A first conductive film is formed on a wiring pattern area on a plate by dropping liquid drops. A second conductive film which is electrically separated from the first conductive film is formed by discharging liquid drops outside of the wiring pattern area on the pl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326446 | Method for coating metal surfaces and substrate having a coated metal surface A process for producing a coated substrate or a product having a coated substrate is provided. The process includes coating at least one metallic surface with a glass, the substrate being coated with an evaporation-coating glass at least on the metallic surface.... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323685 | Ion beam processing method When scanning by an ion beam in advance an area 24 including a reference hole 23 formed at a position other than the area to be processed 25 of a light-shielding film 21 on a glass substrate 22, a secondary ion signal of the same a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320782 | Process for preparing a layered molecular sieve composition A process for preparing a layered composition has been developed. The composition comprises an inner core and an outer layer comprising a molecular sieve. The process involves providing a slurry comprising inner core particles and sources of the framework elements o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311947 | Laser assisted material deposition A method of forming a film on a substrate includes activating a gas precursor to form a material on the substrate by irradiating the gas precursor with electromagnetic energy at a frequency tuned to an absorption frequency of the gas precursor. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309269 | Method of fabricating light-emitting device and apparatus for manufacturing light-emitting device In this embodiment, an interval distance between a desposition source holder 17 and an object on which deposition is performed (substrate 13) is reduced to 30 cm or less, preferably 20 cm or less, more preferably 5 to 15 cm, and a deposition source hol... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300708 | Erosion and wear resistant protective structures for turbine engine components An erosion resistant protective structure for a turbine engine component comprises a shape memory alloy. The shape memory alloy includes nickel-titanium based alloys, indium-titanium based alloys, nickel-aluminum based alloys, nickel-gallium based alloys, copper bas... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294367 | Biological laser printing via indirect photon-biomaterial interactions A method of laser forward transfer is disclosed. Photon energy is directed through a photon-transparent support and absorbed by an interlayer coated thereon. The energized interlayer causes the transfer of a biological material coated thereon across a gap and onto a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294831 | MALDI sample plate A MALDI sample plate 1 is disclosed which comprises a metallic substrate 2 having a circular groove or moat 3. A hydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene layer 4 is applied to the substrate 2 and a central portion 5 of the substr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294366 | Laser processing for heat-sensitive mesoscale deposition A method of depositing various materials onto heat-sensitive targets. Heat-sensitive targets are generally defined as targets that have thermal damage thresholds that are lower than the temperature required to process a deposited material. The invention uses precurs... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291365 | Linear laser light beam for making OLEDS A method of transferring organic material from a donor element to a substrate includes providing a radiation source; and selecting the power of the radiation applied to the donor element by the radiation source to cause the transfer of organic material to the substr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288294 | Method of crystallizing amorphous silicon using nanoparticles A method of crystallizing amorphous silicon, wherein the method includes supplying nanoparticles over a surface of an amorphous silicon layer; intermittently melting nanoparticles that reach the surface of the amorphous silicon layer while supplying the nanoparticle... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279690 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus is arranged to project a beam from a radiation source onto a substrate. The apparatus includes an optical element in a path of the beam, a gas inlet for introducing a gas into the path of the beam so that the gas will be ionized by the beam ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275925 | Apparatus for stereolithographic processing of components and assemblies An apparatus for providing gross location, planarization, and mechanical restraint to one or more electronic components such as semiconductor dice to be subjected to stereolithographic processing. A double platen assembly including a first platen and a second platen... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273774 | Method for making thin-film semiconductor device A method for making a thin-film semiconductor device includes an annealing step of irradiating an amorphous semiconductor thin film with a laser beam so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor thin film. In the annealing step, the semiconductor thin film is co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267848 | Method of fabricating a protective film by use of vacuum ultraviolet rays In a method of fabricating a protective film, a vacuum ultraviolet radiation CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) system is used. The method includes providing a vacuum ultraviolet rays generator, a reactor provided with a platform for supporting a substrate, a heat reta... | 09/11/2007 |
