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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4822633 | Auto-selective metal deposition on dielectric surfaces A method of plating a pattern of metal (e.g. copper or nickel) on a dielectric surface, i.e. surface of a dielectric material such as a synthetic resin or ceramic. The method comprises the preliminary step of masklessly treating the dielectric surface to ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4778724 | Method and composition for enhancing bonding to polyolefin surfaces A polyolefin primer is coated on and bonded to a polyolefin surface. The primer is irradiated and an adhesive is bonded to the primer. The irradiated surface significantly enhances the final bonding between the polyolefin and the adhesive.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4775547 | RF plasma method of forming multilayer reinforced composites The preparation of multilayer filament reinforced consolidated articles is found to be possible because of the unique properties of RF plasma sprayed deposits. Pursuant to this method, a first layer of plasma deposited foil is made with a rough upper surf... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774104 | Irradiation device, arrangement for and method of cladding a filamentary body The invention relates to an irradiation device which is employed in particular in an arrangement for cladding a filamentary body 5, and to a method of cladding such a filamentary body 5, which irradiation device comprises a light source 1 and at least one... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4772486 | Process for forming a deposited film A process for forming a deposited film, which comprises introducing, into a film forming space for forming said deposited film on a substrate, compounds A-1 and B-1 respectively represented by following general formulae and employed as raw materials for s... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4769257 | Laser etching of foam substrate A foamed plastics substrate has an image formed on its surface by differential ablation by a laser. A composition is applied to the surface in the shape of the image to be formed and has an ablation rate different to that of the foam. After irradiation of... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766023 | Method for making a flexible louvered plastic film with protective coatings and film produced thereby Louvered plastic film can be more easily handled and installed by coating at least one surface with a solvent-free monomer composition and exposing the coating to ultraviolet radiation to polymerize the composition.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4766009 | Selective working method A selective working method in which the surface to be worked of a workpiece is locally irradiated with energy beams and an electroless plating solution or an electroless etching solution is contacted with the irradiated workpiece surface, with the electro... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4766006 | Low pressure chemical vapor deposition of metal silicide The invention relates to a process for the low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) of metal silicide, especially molybdenum silicide, on a substrate at a low temperature. The walls of a LPCVD reactor which contains a heated pedestal for holding a s... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764410 | Louvered plastic film and method of making the same Louvered plastic film can be more easily handled and installed by coating at least one surface with a solvent-free monomer composition and exposing the coating to ultraviolet radiation to polymerize the composition to an adhesive state, preferably a press... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762732 | Process for forming silver conductors on a substrate The invention provides a process for forming an electrical conductor pattern on desired areas of a substrate comprising the steps of applying a predetermined pattern of silver polymer ink on the substrate and at least partially curing it. A layer of silve... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4761302 | Fluorination of amorphous thin-film materials with xenon fluoride A method is disclosed for producing fluorine-containing amorphous semiconductor material, preferably comprising amorphous silicon. The method includes depositing amorphous thin-film material onto a substrate while introducing xenon fluoride during the fil... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4761298 | Method of precisely adjusting the frequency of a piezoelectric resonator The frequency of a piezoelectric resonator is precisely adjusted using monomolecular layer(s) of a thermally stable, low stress, uniform insulating film deposited on the active area of the resonator. The method is particularly suitable for precisely adjus... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4761304 | Process for printed circuit board manufacture The method for the manufacture of printed circuit boards which have been imaged by means of a polymeric resist which comprises selectively catalyzing those areas not covered by the image by treating the imaged circuit board with a catalyst having a charge... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4759993 | Plasma chemical vapor deposition SiO2-x coated articles and plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition method of applying the coating A coated stainless steel article and a method of preparing the article are disclosed. The coating is a plasma chemical vapor deposited coating, formed from a plasma of nitrous oxide, a silane, and an energy transfer agent (such as He, Ar). The resulting c... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4759952 | Process for printed circuit board manufacture The method for the manufacture of printed circuit boards which have been imaged by means of a polymeric resist which comprises selectively catalyzing those areas not covered by the image by treating the imaged circuit board with a catalyst having a charge... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4758448 | Coated ophthalmic lenses and method for coating the same An ophthalmic lens and a method for providing a thin coating thereon is disclosed. The coatings render the surfaces of the devices resistant to abrasion and have an SEB abrasion resistance to at least 20 psi. They are optically clear, aberration-free, and... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4756927 | Method and apparatus for refractory metal deposition A laser induced direct writing pyrolysis of a refractory metal or metal silicide on substrates is described. Typical reactants comprise flowing WF6, MoF6 or TiCl4 with SiH4 and an inert gas, such as Argon. A pre... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4753817 | Process for the production of UV-hardened opaquely pigmented coatings Opaquely pigmented coatings can be produced from lacquers based on monomer-free air-drying polyesters by means of UV radiation if hydroperoxides are additionally employed alongside UV initiators.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4752499 | Adhesive for electroless plating and method of preparation of circuit board using this adhesive An adhesive for electroless plating is composed of at least one kind of fine powders selected from either a cured heat resistant resin or an inorganic material and easily soluble in a predetermined solution and a heat resistant resin solution sparingly so... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4752455 | Pulsed laser microfabrication A system and method of pulsed-laser microfabrication wherein a first substrate of transparent material, such as glass, has one or more target materials positioned on a surface, preferably a flat surface, of the substrate. These target materials include a ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4752529 | Metal interlayers in films by counter-current diffusion This invention relates to counter-current diffusion methods for depositing metals as interlayers within films.... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4752498 | Method and apparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by photosolidification An improved method of forming three-dimensional objects comprises irradiating an uncured photopolymer by transmitting an effective amount of photopolymer solidifying radiation through a radiation transmittent material which is in contact with the uncured ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4751099 | Method of producing a functionally gradient material The present invention relates to a method of producing a functionally grant material whose components and structure are continuously adjusted by the coating, plating and powder metallurgy techniques to change its function in turn and provide a method of ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4751102 | Radiation-curable ink and coating compositions containing ionic dye compounds as initiators The present invention provides radiation-curable ink compositions comprising pigment and a photohardenable composition; the photohardenable composition comprises a free radical addition polymerizable or crosslinkable compound and an ionic dye-reactive cou... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4749590 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape containing hydrophobic silica By incorporating hydrophobic silica into acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, the shear strength at elevated temperatures is significantly improved, and adhesion and physical properties are maintained or improved. The hydrophobic silica preferably ha... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748045 | Method and apparatus for photodeposition of films on surfaces The invention relates to visible-laser deposition reactions of metal containing oxyhalide and carbonyl vapors, such as, chromyl chloride vapor, CrO2 Cl2, or cobalt carbonyl, Co2 (CO)8, for direct writing of meta... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746536 | Method for selective chemical plating In the process of chemical plating on a formed article composed of a polyarylene sulfide or a composition comprising a polyarylene sulfide as the predominant resin component, a method for selective chemical plating is provided, which comprises irradiating... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746532 | Method for the production of endosseous implants An improved method for producing endosseous implants by thermally spraying a ceramic material onto the surface of a metallic titanium core material which is previously subjected to a surface oxidation treatment, which can yield implants which have excelle... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744999 | High throughput, high uniformity field emission devices Field emission spraying of liquified metals is obtained using an electrically heated face plate in contact with the metal to be sprayed with nozzles formed in the face plate. The face plate is wettable by, but insoluble in, the metal to be sprayed and is ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4745003 | Method for improving durability of mirrors utilizing radiation curable coatings Disclosed is a method of coating the metal side of a mirror by applying to a reflective layer of metal adhered to a transparent glass sheet one or more adherent protective layers wherein the outermost protective layer is a cured coating formed from a liqu... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4745000 | Method of fabricating electrostatic drums using microwave energy An improved method of fabricating the thin film layers of an electrostatic image producing device utilizing microwave energy by operating at substantially the minimum of the pressure-power curve for the particular geometry of reaction vessel and compositi... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743462 | Method for preventing closure of cooling holes in hollow, air cooled turbine engine components during application of a plasma spray coating This invention relates to the application of plasma sprayed coatings to the surface of components which have small holes therein, such as hollow, air cooled blades or vanes used in turbine engines. Coating material is prevented from depositing on the wall... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743464 | Process for manufacturing capacitive keyboards and new keyboards obtained by this process According to the process, there is applied to one face of a relatively rigid isolating support (1) a first matrix arrangement of areas (3) connected by conductor tracks of lines (4). Said arrangement is coated with a thin layer of isolating lacquer (5) an... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741286 | Single torch-type plasma spray coating method and apparatus therefor A single torch-type plasma spray coating method wherein a gas flow in a nozzle of a plasma torch is made to be a laminer flow, thereby the plasma flame jetted from the end of the plasma torch is modified to be a laminer flow flame, the plasma is separated... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741969 | Aqueous ink recording sheet An aqueous ink recording sheet is described which is prepared by coating on the surface of a substrate sheet a resin composition containing as the chief ingredient a mixture comprising (A) 10 to 90 wt % of photo polymerizable, double bonded anionic synthe... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741920 | Mesh and printing screen for screen printing and a method for the preparation thereof A greatly improved printing screen used for screen printing is provided in respect of the durability in printing, resistance against solvents and antistatic performance based on a mesh of polyester or nylon filaments. According to the invention, the base ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740386 | Method for depositing a ternary compound having a compositional profile Thermal sources of Te and of Hg are provided in a vacuum chamber to furnish constant effusion of Te and Hg. Laser radiation is used to evaporate a beam of CdTe from a target of CdTe in the chamber. The laser radiation is modulated to vary the beam intensi... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4737379 | Plasma deposited coatings, and low temperature plasma method of making same A method of depositing a substantially hydrogen free or controlled hydrogen content multi-element alloy film on a substrate. The method utilizes a microwave excited plasma of a hydrogen free precursor gas to deposit a hard, adherent coating. The method co... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735820 | Removal of residual catalyst from a dielectric substrate Residual catalyst is removed from a dielectric substrate by exposing the substrate to a plasma formed from an inert gas.... | 04/05/1988 |
