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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067103 | Optical articles with thin hydrophobic layers Optical articles such as ophthalmic lenses containing a thin hydrophobic surface layer of a fluorinated material adsorbed thereon are disclosed. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062777 | Semiconductor thin film and process for producing the same This invention provides a transparent oxide semiconductor, which comprises an oxide comprising indium oxide as a main component and cerium oxide as an additive and has such properties that light-derived malfunction does not occur, there is no variation in specific r... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8029923 | Vaporizing material for producing highly refractive optical layers The invention relates to a vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of high refractive index which comprises titanium oxide and gadolinium oxide and/or dysprosium oxide, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012612 | Interlayer for laminated glass and laminated glass The present invention provides an interlayer for laminated glass which comprises at least one layer composed of an opaque ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin composition or opaque polyvinyl acetal resin composition, and also provides the laminated glass using suc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7968217 | Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture An article for use in aggressive environments is presented. In one embodiment, the article comprises a substrate and a self-sealing and substantially hermetic sealing layer disposed over the bondcoat. The substrate may be any high-temperature material, including, fo... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960043 | Photo-induced hydrophilic article and method of making same Methods and articles are disclosed in which a substrate is provided with a photo-induced hydrophilic surface by forming a photo-induced hydrophilic coating on the substrate by spray pyrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, or magnetron sputter vacuum deposition. The co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960042 | Cement-based paving blocks for photocatalytic paving for the abatement of urban pollutants Paving blocks for photocatalytic paving comprising at least a base layer in cementitious material and a surface layer based on a cementitious composition comprising: at least a hydraulic binder, a photocatalyst capable of oxidizing organic and inorganic pollu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947384 | Fire resistant glazings Solutions comprising a sodium silicate waterglass having a modulus of less than 3 and at least 8% by weight of an organic polyhydroxy compound such as glycerol are useful in the production of interlayers used in fire resistant glass laminates. The solutions are drie... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939187 | Apatite-containing film having photocatalytic activity and a process for producing it An apatite-containing film having photocatalytic activity is produced by a process comprising the steps of preparing a liquid mixture comprising a Ca-containing compound and a P-containing compound, subjecting the liquid mixture to reaction to prepare an apatite-pre... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923132 | Photosensitive dielectric paste and electronic part made with the same Provided is a photosensitive dielectric paste capable of being burned at a low temperature in a short time and forming a dielectric film (insulator film) having favorable properties, such as sintering properties or temperature characteristics of dielectric constant,... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7887938 | Coating composition A coating composition comprising an aqueous mixture containing acid-stable particles and one or more fluoroacids. The amount of the acid-stable particles in the coating composition is from 0.005% to 8% by weight on a dry weight basis. The acid-stable particles can b... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887937 | Thermal insulation assemblies and methods for fabricating the same Thermal insulation assemblies and methods for fabricating thermal insulation assemblies are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a thermal insulation assembly comprises a ceramic tile having a surface coated with an alumina-mullite slurry. A ceramic matrix composit... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883789 | 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... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7871717 | Optical film and method for producing the same An optical film according to the present invention comprises a transparent base, and an anti-reflection layer that is disposed on one main face of the transparent base. The anti-reflection layer includes a hard coating layer, and a low refractive index layer that is... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867636 | Transparent conductive film and method for manufacturing the same A ZnO-based transparent conductive film is produced by growing ZnO doped with a group III element oxide on a substrate and has a region with a crystal structure in which a c-axis grows along a plurality of different directions. The transparent conductive film produc... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858213 | Hybrid electrode and method of preparing the same A hybrid electrode and a method of preparing the same are provided. The hybrid electrode includes a substrate, a one-dimensional electrical nanosized conductor of anhydrous ruthenium dioxide or anhydrous iridium dioxide, and a hydrous ruthenium dioxide filled in the... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7846561 | Engine portions with functional ceramic coatings and methods of making same A ceramic coating for imparting one or more of a variety of functional characteristics (e.g., reducing vibration levels) to one or more components or portions of an engine (e.g., ring segments, transition ducts, combustors, blades, vanes and shrouds of a turbine eng... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846562 | Transparent substrate with transparent conductive film, method of manufacturing the same, and photoelectric conversion element including the substrate The present invention provides a transparent substrate with a transparent conductive film that is thin but has a surface with concavities and convexities of increased height. A manufacturing method of the present invention includes a process of forming a transparent... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7763367 | Component with a ceramic coating, into which particles are embedded, and method for producing said component The subject matter of the invention is a component which is provided with a ceramic coating forming the surface. Inventively there is provision at least in a cover layer of the coating for nanoparticles made from a colorant (CrCoAl or a spinel-type oxide) and alumin... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7754352 | Amorphous semiconducting and conducting transparent metal oxide thin films and production thereof Metal oxide thin films and production thereof are disclosed. An exemplary method of producing a metal oxide thin film may comprise introducing at least two metallic elements and oxygen into a process chamber to form a metal oxide. The method may also comprise deposi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749622 | Multilayer film-coated substrate and process for its production A multilayer film-coated substrate having the stress of the film relaxed by depositing a multilayer film comprising a metal oxide film and a silicon oxide film on a substrate at a high speed by a sputtering method using a conductive sputtering material, and a proces... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732067 | Epitaxial layer structures and precursors for topotactic anion exchange oxide films This invention disclosure describes methods for the fabrication of metal oxide films on surfaces by topotactic anion exchange, and laminate structures enabled by the method. A precursor metal-nonmetal film is deposited on the surface, and is subsequently oxidized vi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722966 | Nano-composite materials Nano-composite materials are disclosed. An exemplary method of producing a nano-composite material may comprise co-sputtering a transition metal and a refractory metal in a reactive atmosphere. The method may also comprise co-depositing a transition metal and a refr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7704612 | Jig for electronic part firing The long-term use of a conventional jig for calcining an electronic component arises a problem such as peel-off of a zirconia surface layer. Even if the performance is not deteriorated in the short-term use, the zirconia surface layer reacts with the electronic comp... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691498 | Chromate-generating corrosion inhibitor A coating composition is disclosed that includes a binder, a tri-valent chromium solid, and a stabilized oxidizing agent. The coating composition is used in a method to protect a surface of a metallic article, such as an aluminum article. The tri-valent chromium sol... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7682710 | Vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of high refractive index The invention relates to a vapour-deposition material for the production of optical layers of high refractive index which comprises titanium oxide and ytterbium oxide in a molar ratio of from 4:1 to 1:4, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use there... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7662490 | Near-infrared shield and display front plate A near-infrared shield according to the present invention includes a base and a near-infrared absorption layer disposed on one main surface of the base. When the near-infrared shield is irradiated from the near-infrared absorption layer side with xenon light having ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7648783 | Cadmium tin oxide multi-layer laminate and producing method thereof A cadmium tin oxide (Cd1−xSnxO) multi-layer laminate is disclosed. The laminate comprises: a substrate; and a layer of Cd1−xSnxO which is not an epitaxial structure; wherein, the composition of Sn/(Cd+Sn) is 1˜20%. Th... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7604877 | Ferroelectric film with ferroelectric domain array A ferroelectric film includes a plurality of ferroelectric nanodomains configured in a regularly staggered fashion. The ferroelectric film has a quasi 2-dimensional configuration and is comprised of a ferroelectric material. A method for forming a ferroelectric film... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7592078 | Transparent coating films The present invention relates to (1) a transparent coating film containing a layered titanate containing an organic cation derived from amines having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower as measured under an ambient pressure, and having an atomic ratio of nitrogen t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7541103 | Coated plastic substrate module A coated plastic substrate module (100) includes a plastic substrate (110), an organic coating (130), and a modulating film (120) sandwiched therebetween. The modulating film is made from partially stabilized zirconia. A method for manufa... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7527880 | Water-soluble substrate with resistance to dissolution prior to being immersed in water A water-soluble substrate, and more particularly a water-soluble substrate that improves resistance to dissolution at neutral pH, and methods of making the same are disclosed. Articles, such as pouches, made from the water-soluble substrate, are also disclosed herei... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7501191 | Amorphous dielectric thin film and manufacturing method thereof An amorphous dielectric film for use in a semiconductor device, such as a DRAM, and a method of manufacturing the amorphous dielectric film, includes bismuth (Bi), titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), and oxide (O). The amorphous dielectric film may have a dielectric consta... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7476453 | Low thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating system and method therefor In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a thermal barrier coating for inclusion in a thermal barrier coating system is provided. The thermal barrier coating comprises a compound having a rhombohedral phase. In accordance with another embodiment of the inv... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7442450 | Yttria sintered body, electrostatic chuck, and manufacturing method of yttria sintered body A yttria sintered body contains an amount of silicon carbide within a range of 5 to 40% by volume, has a volume resistivity at room temperature within a range of 1×101 to 1×1017 Ω·cm, and is adapted for application to an electrostatic chuck... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442433 | Surface-coated cermet cutting tool with hard coating layer exhibiting excellent chipping resistance in high-speed intermittent cutting A surface-coated cermet cutting tool is formed by depositing on a surface of a tool substrate a hard-coating layer composed of the following layers (a) and (b): (a) the lower layer is composed of one or more layers of TiC, TiN, TiCN, TiCO, and TiCNO and has a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442431 | Enhanced alumina layer with texture A refined method to produce textured α-Al2O3 layers in a temperature range of 750-1000° C. with a controlled texture and substantially enhanced wear resistance and toughness than the prior art is disclosed. The α-Al2O3 ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442443 | Chromium-nickel stainless steel alloy article having oxide coating formed from the base metal suitable for brake apparatus Disclosed is a chromium-nickel stainless steel alloy article having an adherent, wear resistant coating of metallic oxides and a method of forming an adherent, wear resistant coating of metallic oxides on a chromium-nickel stainless steel alloy article. The coating ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442432 | Alumina layer with controlled texture A new and refined method to produce α-Al2O3 layers in a temperature range of from about 750 to about 1000° C. with a controlled growth texture and substantially enhanced wear resistance and toughness than the prior art is disclosed. The α-Al... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439202 | Glass ceramic composition, glass-ceramic sintered body, and monolithic ceramic electronic component A glass ceramic composition is used for a multilayer ceramic substrate 2 including glass ceramic layers 3 laminated, the multilayer ceramic substrate 2 being used for a multilayer ceramic module 1. The glass ceramic composition includes a... | 10/21/2008 |
