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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119253 | Contacts on diamond A diamond substrate having a contact, wherein the contact comprises a diamond-like-carbon (DLC) layer on at least part of a surface of the diamond substrate; and at least one metal layer on at least part of the surface of the DLC layer. Methods for producing the sam... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101288 | Gas barrier film and organic device using the same A gas barrier film having a gas barrier layer and an antistatic layer containing an acrylic or methacrylic resin obtained by copolymerizing a monomer represented by the formula (1) or an oligomer thereof: (Ac1-L1)m-M-(L | 01/24/2012 |
| 8043721 | Method of making multilayer structures using tapes on non-densifying substrates A method of applying a ceramic coating to a substrate comprises laminating one or more layers of a green ceramic tape to a rigid substrate using a tackifying resin to adhere the tape to the substrate. Upon firing, the tackifying resin ensures near zero shrinkage of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043720 | Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby A CMC article and process for producing the article to have a layer on its surface that protects a reinforcement material within the article from damage. The method entails providing a body containing a ceramic reinforcement material in a matrix material that contai... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025985 | Porous metallized sheets coated with an inorganic layer having low emissivity and high moisture vapor permeability A metallized composite sheet having low emissivity formed by coating a metallized moisture vapor permeable sheet with at least one outer inorganic coating layer, wherein the moisture vapor permeability of the composite sheet is at least about 80% of the moisture vap... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7985489 | Temperature-resistant layered system The invention relates to a layered system of a component that can be thermally stressed, comprising at least one for expanding the application scope of layered systems and in particular for improving their life cycle. Said layer has at least one first and at least o... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7960036 | Semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing same A semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure, and more particularly to a semiconductor structure having reduced metal line resistance and a method of manufacturing the same in back end of line (BEOL) processes. The method include... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7906223 | Permeable nanoparticle reflector An optically-responsive multilayer reflective article is formed by applying a dilute solution or suspension of metallic nanoparticles to an optically-responsive detection layer. The solution or suspension is allowed to dry to form a semicontinuous liquid- or vapor-p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7824777 | Robust optical filter utilizing pairs of dielectric and metallic layers “Corrosion” performance of an optical filter is enhanced when a relatively thick zinc-based film functions as a seed layer for a subsequently formed silver-based film. At least two pairs of dielectric and metallic layers are included within the optical filter, w... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7754345 | Far infrared emitting nano glaze A far infrared emitting nano glazed comprised of a mixture of 35˜65% solvent, 1˜35% solubilizing agent, 0˜25% refractory agent but not including 0%, 0.1˜5% adhesive agent, 0.5˜30% far infrared powder, and 0.5˜10% nano material, added with water to be ground in... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7449251 | Heat resistant article having thermal barrier coating A thermal barrier coating comprises a bond coating 12 made of high temperature corrosion resistance superior to a substrate 11 and a thermal barrier coating 13 made of ZrO2 series ceramics formed on the bond coating. The thermal barrier coating ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435482 | Article or transparent component having liquid repellent layer, optical lens having liquid repellent layer and production process thereof, and projection type display apparatus using the lens It is an object to form a highly wear-resistant liquid repellent layer on a non-oxide surface. The oxide layer 8 is formed on the non-oxide material 1 surface. The oxide layer 8 is bound to the liquid repellent layer 3, made of a compound... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435362 | Redox-switchable materials The invention relates to redox-switchable material comprising a redox-active moiety adsorbed, bonded or both, to a semiconductor material. Among the preferred redox-active moieties disclosed herein are ferrocenes, acridines, and quinones though any such moiety may b... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420058 | Compound for molecular electronic device having thiol anchoring group, method of synthesizing the compound, and molecular electronic device having molecular active layer obtained from the compound Provided are a compound for a molecular electronic device which includes a terpyridine-ruthenium organic metal compound including a thiol anchoring group of the formula below, a method of synthesizing the compound and a molecular electronic device including a molecu... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399538 | Low-friction and low-wear solid body sliding system A solid body tribological pairing for machine parts comprising a first slide element from a first basic material and a second slide element from a second basic material is characterized in that at least one of the slide elements comprises a lubricant in the form of ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390580 | Metal detectable gasket A method of preventing particles of elastomeric material employed as seals or spacers in a sanitary piping system from entering the product stream, comprising applying an effective amount of comminuted iron powder to the elastomeric base material prior to forming sa... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378150 | Process for preparing polymeric films useful for blocking the transmission of near infra red light The present invention is an infra red (IR)-blocking coating and a process for applying the IR-blocking coating onto the surface of a polymer. The process comprises the steps of dispersing an IR-blocking material in a mixture of solvent comprising a dissolved polymer... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374814 | Soft magnetic powder material containing a powdered lubricant and a method of manufacturing a soft magnetic powder compact A soft magnetic powder material includes an iron powder, and a plated layer formed on a surface of the iron powder and possessing a lubricating property. The plated layer includes a lubricant material and a matrix in which the lubricant material disperses. The soft ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371352 | Catalyst element having a thermal barrier coating as the catalyst substrate A combustion catalyst coating (36) applied to the surface of a ceramic thermal barrier coating (34) which is supported by a metal substrate (32). The microstructure of the thermal barrier coating surface provides the necessary turbulent flow and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371459 | Electrical devices having an oxygen barrier coating An electrical device includes two electrodes and a conductive polymer layer, containing a mixture of a polymer and a conductive filler, separating the electrodes. A oxygen barrier material containing a thermosetting polymer component is present on the exposed surfac... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368183 | Particles, aqueous dispersion and film of titanium oxide, and preparation thereof An aqueous titanium oxide-dispersed sol comprising titanium oxide particles dispersed in water, said sol comprising chloride ions in an amount of 50 to 10,000 ppm by weight as the chlorine element. Titanium tetrachloride is hydrolyzed to form an aqueous titanium oxi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369396 | Composite electroactive material for electromechanical actuators A composite electroactive material having a plurality of particle cores, each particle core surrounded by a polymer covering having one or more strands of an electroactive polymer. In one embodiment, the particle cores have a relatively small size, e.g., between abo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364805 | Crystal film, crystal substrate, and semiconductor device A crystal foundation having dislocations is used to obtain a crystal film of low dislocation density, a crystal substrate, and a semiconductor device. One side of a growth substrate (11) is provided with a crystal layer (13) with a buffer layer (12 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364807 | Thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system for a ceramic-matrix composite (CMC) article to improve high temperature capability In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an article is provided. The article comprises a substrate comprised of silicon containing material, an environmental barrier coating (EBC) overlying the substrate and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on the environme... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365014 | Reticle fabrication using a removable hard mask We have reduced the critical dimension bias for reticle fabrication. Pattern transfer to the radiation-blocking layer of the reticle substrate essentially depends upon use of a hard mask to which the pattern is transferred from a photoresist. The photoresist pull ba... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365369 | Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device used chiefly as an LD and an LED element. In order to improve the output and to decrease Vf, the device is given either a three-layer structure in which a nitride semiconductor layer doped with n-type impurities serving as an n-type co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364808 | Substrate with transparent conductive oxide film, process for its production and photoelectric conversion element A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film (especially a substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film useful as a substrate for a thin-film silicon-based solar cell) being excellent in mass production efficiency and being characterized by having a lo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364799 | Polyamide-imide resin, flexible metal-clad laminate, and flexible printed wiring board The present invention provides a non-halogen polyamide-imide resin soluble in an amide solvent at a concentration of 10%, the resulting varnish, when stored at 5° C. for 1 month, exhibiting a solution viscosity change ((solution viscosity after 1 month−initial so... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357994 | Thermal/environmental barrier coating system for silicon-containing materials A coating system for Si-containing materials, particularly those for articles exposed to high temperatures. The coating system exhibits improved resistance to corrosion from sea salt and CMAS as a result of using aluminate compounds to protect silicate-containing la... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348060 | Porous and spherical calcium phosphate particle comprising metal ion, and porous multilayer calcium phophate particle A porous and spherical calcium phosphate particle which is substituted with a metal ion or has a metal ion carried on the surface thereof, and has a particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm. The calcium phosphate particle is a novel functional particle which is useful, f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338724 | Composite structure body and method for manufacturing thereof The present invention provides a composite structure body obtained through processes of forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of brittle material fine particles is coated with at least one type of ductile material, bombarding the co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335908 | Nanostructures and methods for manufacturing the same A resonant tunneling diode, and other one dimensional electronic, photonic structures, and electromechanical MEMS devices, are formed as a heterostructure in a nanowhisker by forming length segments of the whisker with different materials having different band gaps.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329460 | Aluminum-colored multilayer heat-sealable packaging material The invention relates to a multi-layer heat-sealable packaging material especially for food packages. In addition, objects of the invention are a food package formed of the said packaging material, a method of packaging, and the use of the material for packages. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329311 | Porous sintered composite materials The present invention is directed to porous composite materials comprised of a porous base material and a powdered nanoparticle material. The porous base material has the powdered nanoparticle material penetrating a portion of the porous base material; the powdered ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323133 | Method for producing micromanufactured items in ceramic materials A method for producing ceramic micromanufactured items comprises the following stages: a starting material constituting at least a micromanufactured item (1) is prepared and used to from the micromanufactured item (1); said starting material includes a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311978 | Primer for vulcanization bonding A primer for vulcanization bonding, which comprises a copolymerization copolymer of amino group-containing alkoxysilane and vinyl group-containing alkoxysilane, and an organometallic compound, can give a metal-rubber composite having a water-resistant adhesiveness e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311790 | Hybrid structure using ceramic tiles and method of manufacture A hybrid structure (50) and method of manufacturing the same including a structural ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material (42) coated with a layer of ceramic insulating tiles (24). Individual ceramic tiles are attached to a surface (22)... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312182 | Rare earth metal compounds for use in high critical temperature thin film super-conductors Rare earth metal containing compounds of the formula Sr2LuSbO6 and Sr2LaSbO6 have been prepared as high critical temperature thin film superconductor structures, and can be used in other ferroelectrics, pyroelectrics, piez... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309831 | Protective sheet for solar battery module, method of fabricating the same and solar battery module A protective sheet for a solar battery module comprises a weather-resistant sheet (1) of, for example, a fluorocarbon resin, and a deposited inorganic oxide thin film (2) formed on one of the surfaces of the weather-resistant sheet (1). A surfac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306855 | Rare earth metal compounds for use in high critical temperature thin film structures for super-conductors, ferroelectrics, pyroelectrics, piezoelectrics, and hybrids Rare earth metal containing compounds of the general formula Sr2RESbO6, wherein RE is a rare earth metal, have been prepared as dielectric substrates and buffer layers in thin film superconductor structures, and can be used in other ferroelectr... | 12/11/2007 |
