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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365034 | Latent carbon dioxide generating material The present invention is directed to nonwoven materials containing a chemical composition capable of generating carbon dioxide when activated. The present invention provides a latent carbon dioxide gas generating material having a first layer containing fiber and a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7309528 | Protective coating composition A protective coating composition comprising a silicate, such as an organosilicate, an organosilicate polymer and colloidal silica and an organic titanate, preferably a titanate chelate or a titanate ester in a suitable organic solvent. The composition is free from m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7220365 | Devices using a medium having a high heat transfer rate Disclosed is a heat transfer medium having high heat transfer rate, being useful in even wider fields, simple in structure, easy to made, environmentally sound, and capable of rapidly conducting heat and preserving heat in a highly efficient manner. Further disclose... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7077895 | Coating compound for forming titanium oxide film, method for forming titanium oxide film and metal susbstrate coated with titanium oxide film The present invention provides a coating composition for forming a titanium oxide film, comprising (A) a specific titanium-containing aqueous liquid and (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic acids and their salts. The present invent... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067458 | Multi-layered unit including electrode and dielectric layer A multi-layered unit according to the present invention includes a support substrate formed of fused quartz, an electrode layer formed on the support substrate, made of BSCCO (bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide) having a stoichiometric composition represented by... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063898 | Surface modified metal parts A method including forming a first layer comprising a chemical conversion coating on a metal surface; and forming a second layer on the first layer through a sol gel process. An apparatus including a metal component having at least one surface; a first layer compris... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037385 | Aqueous metal treatment composition An aqueous metal surface treatment composition comprising the following ingredients: (A) an aqueous dispersion of a phenolic resin that includes a reaction product of (i) a phenolic resin precursor; | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037598 | Light-emitting element and novel iridium complexes A light-emitting element comprising: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic compound layer comprising a light-emitting layer provided between the electrodes, the light-emitting layer comprising at least one compound represented by formula (1) as defined here... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017354 | Quick ice-making control method of ice-maker for refrigerator Disclosed is a quick ice-making control method of an ice-maker for a refrigerator, in which an ejector for extracting obtained ice stirs supplied water to be frozen so as to promote thermal transmission of the water. The quick ice-making control method includes the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6977806 | Multi-layered unit including electrode and dielectric layer A multi-layered unit according to the present invention includes a support substrate formed of platinum (Pt), a buffer layer formed on the support substrate and formed of a dielectric material containing a bismuth layer structured compound having an excellent orient... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969638 | Low cost substrate for an integrated circuit device with bondpads free of plated gold Disclosed herein is a process for assembling an integrated circuit, as well as the assembly resulting from the process, employing a surface treatment of bondpad surfaces. In one aspect, a method of assembling an integrated circuit includes providing a substrate havi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6958900 | Multi-layered unit including electrode and dielectric layer A multi-layered unit according to the present invention includes a support substrate formed of fused quartz, an electrode layer formed on the support substrate and formed of a conductive material, a buffer layer formed on the electrode layer and formed of a dielectr... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6930875 | Multi-layered unit A multi-layered unit according to the present invention includes a support substrate formed of a material which has conductivity and on which a dielectric material containing a bismuth layer structured compound can be epitaxially grown, at least the surface thereof ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913840 | Magnesium alloy molded product and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a magnesium alloy molded product being excellent in corrosion resistance. The magnesium alloy molded product being excellent in corrosion resistance and capable of being easily recycled is manufactured by forming an aluminum layer on a surface of a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896970 | Corrosion resistant coating giving polished effect The process for coating a substrate with a coating giving a polished effect and improved corrosion resistance and coatings produced from this process. The process includes the steps of applying an atomized metal layer onto the substrate and applying a corrosion inhi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893752 | Mold-resistant gypsum panel and method of making same A mold-resistant gypsum panel includes a core of an interlocking matrix of calcium sulfate dihydrate crystals, a facing material on at least one side of the panel and a salt of pyrithione dispersed through both the core and the facing materials. A method of making a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881254 | Coating material for inorganic-film formation and method of forming inorganic film from the coating material An inorganic film-forming coating composition prepared by adding a basic compound (B) to a titanium-containing water based solution (A) obtained by reacting a hydrogen peroxide water with at least one titanium compound selected from the group consisting of a hydroli... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6863718 | Phosphonic acid derivative treatment of metallic flakes Metal pigment particles are treated with a product resulting from the reaction between an organic phosphonic acid with an amine having at least one organic group containing at least six carbon atoms to inhibit their reactivity to water. The treated metal particles c... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6841246 | Wire for welding A welding wire of the type consists of a plated or uncovered solid wire and a flux-cored wire for carbon steel or stainless steel, wherein one or more of hydrocarbon compounds selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds, whic... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6818313 | Corrosion-inhibiting coating A corrosion-inhibiting coating, process, and system that provides a tight, adherent zinc- or zinc-alloy coating that is directly deposited onto steel or cast iron surfaces for enhanced corrosion protection. A process for applying the coating is also provided. The pr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811720 | Medium having a high heat transfer rate A heat transfer medium is shown, having a very high heat transfer rate that is simple in structure, easy to make, environmentally sound, rapidly conducts heat, and preserves heat in a highly efficient manner. Also shown is a heat transfer surface and a heat transfer... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6803128 | Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent (EL) device and a method of manufacturing the same utilize a cathode, an anode, and organic layers formed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the cathode includes a first cathode containing aluminum, and a second cathode disposed... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777085 | Article and method of preparing pigments using multiple deposition sources Particles are encapsulated with a layer or sequence of layers. The particles can be flakes and the layers can form an optical interference stack for use as an optically variable pigment, among other purposes. In a particular embodiment a highly reflective metal laye... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6749927 | Dielectric resin composition and multilayer circuit board comprising dielectric layers formed therefrom A dielectric resin composition comprising at least one type of epoxy resin and at least one type of cyanate ester which would react with said epoxy resin, together with a metal ion catalyst system, the ratio of the epoxy functional groups of said epoxy resin to the ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6689473 | Self assembling monolayer compositions A surface coating composition for providing a self-assembling monolayer, in stable form, on a material surface or at a suitable interface, as well as a method of preparing such a composition and a method of using such a composition to coat a surface, such... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623656 | Source reagent composition for CVD formation of Zr/Hf doped gate dielectric and high dielectric constant metal oxide thin films and method of using same Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursor compositions for forming Zr/Hf doped gate dielectric, ferroelectric, or high dielectric constant (k) metal oxide thin films. The precursor composition in one embodiment comprises a metal precursor having a general... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6586098 | Composite reflective flake based pigments comprising reflector layers on bothside of a support layer A flake-based pigment is provided having improved specular reflectance characteristics in the visible wavelength range. The flake-based pigment has a plurality of composite reflective flakes each formed of a support layer and a reflector layer on one or b... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6528172 | COATING SOLUTIONS FOR USE IN FORMING BISMUTH-BASED FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS, AND FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS, FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS AND FERROELECTRIC MEMORIES FORMED WITH SAID COATING SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6399208 | Source reagent composition and method for chemical vapor deposition formation or ZR/HF silicate gate dielectric thin films A precursor composition for forming a zirconium and/or hafnium silicate film on a substrate, e.g., by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Illustrative precursor compositions include (1) a first precursor metal compound or complex including a silicon alcoxide... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387517 | Inorganic polymer material with tantalic acid anhydride base, in particular with high refractive index, mechanically abrasionproof, method of manufacture, optical materials comprising such material The invention relates to an inorganic polymer material based on tantalum oxide, notably with a high refractive index and mechanically resistant to abrasion, its method of manufacture, in particular making use of precursors based on chlorinated derivatives... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6372365 | Resin-coated Al-Zn alloy coated steel sheet A resin-coated Al--Zn alloy coated steel sheet is excellent in formability, resistance to chromium dissolution, corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, and paintability, and produced by the following method. That is, a silane coupling agent having amino ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6303231 | Coating solutions for use in forming bismuth-based ferroelectric thin films, and ferroelectric memories formed with said coating solutions, as well as processes for production thereof The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi. Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299983 | Derivatized metallic surfaces, composites of functionalized polymers with such metallic surfaces and processes for formation thereof This invention provides for metal surfaces which when derivatized with -ω bis-functionalized substantially linear aliphatic, including fluoroaliphatic acids and metal salts thereof exhibit changes in surface properties. In particular, composites f... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6284391 | Mercaptofunctional silanes to deposit sol-gel coatings on metals A method for forming a sol-gel on a metal surface to provide an interface for promoting adhesion between the metal surface and an organic resin involves application of at least one metal alkoxide compound having at least one labile sulfur atom, and at lea... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6200672 | Surface-treated metal plate and metal surface treating fluid A surface treated metal sheet which is coated with a layer comprising, as main components, a complex and/or salt between a rare earth metal element and an organic compound having in the molecule one or more functional groups selected from among --O--, .db... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193815 | Composition and process for treating the surface of aluminiferous metals A highly corrosion resistant and paint adherent surface coating on aluminiferous metals can be provided very rapidly, if desired in less than one second, by contacting the surface with an aqueous acid liquid treating composition containing as solutes spec... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6146767 | Self-assembled organic monolayers Self-assembled organic ligand monolayers on the surface of a metal oxide or silicon oxide substrate overlayer, wherein transition metal atoms selected from Group IV, Group V or Group VI of the Periodic Chart are covalently bonded to the surface oxygens of... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6132823 | Superconducting heat transfer medium A superconducting heat transfer medium that has three basic layers, the first layer being various combinations of sodium, beryllium, a metal such as manganese or aluminum, calcium, boron and dichromate radical; the second layer formed over the first layer... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6120911 | Zinc-rich coated steel article There is disclosed a zinc-rich coated steel article which is characterized by an outer layer of rubber containing a weight ratio of sulfur vulcanizing agent to total accelerator ranging from 0.4:1 to 0.8:1.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120912 | Coating solutions for use in forming bismuth-based ferroelectric thin films, and ferroelectric thin films, ferroelectric capacitors and ferroelectric memories formed with said coating solutions, as well as processes for production thereof The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi. Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B... | 09/19/2000 |
