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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187665 | Thin film forming method and color filter manufacturing method A method for forming a thin film by discharging a liquid including a material for forming the thin film, the material being dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, from a plurality of nozzles so as to dispose the liquid into a plurality of predetermined areas included ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187661 | Stent support assembly and coating method A support assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent are provided. The support assembly provides for minimum contact between the stent and the support assembly so as to reduce or eliminate coating defects. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187660 | Method for fabricating a medical implant component and such component A method of fabricating a medical implant component. The method may include the steps of producing a substrate from a first material wherein the substrate has a bearing portion, spraying particles of a second material onto the bearing portion in accordance with a pr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182876 | Seamless model and method of making a seamless model The invention relates to a seamless model free of bond lines and to a method of making same. The method includes the sequential steps of providing a substructure having an exposed outer surface, applying a modeling paste to the outer surface of the substructure in t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182884 | Process for application of a hydrophilic coating to fuel cell bipolar plates A process comprising: depositing a coating on a fuel cell bipolar plate using plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178158 | Method for making a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR) sensor with a confined-current-path (CCP) A method of making a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magnetoresistive (CPP-GMR) sensor with a confined-current-path (CCP) layer uses an array of self-assembled ferritin protein molecules with inorganic cores to make the CCP layer in the sensor stack. In one... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173199 | 40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent A method and coating for reducing the release rate of an active agent from an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173228 | Particle reduction on surfaces of chemical vapor deposition processing apparatus A method of reducing the amount of particulates generated from the surface of a processing component used during plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of thin films. The body of the processing component comprises an aluminum alloy, and an exterior surface of sai... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168270 | Film formation method and apparatus for semiconductor process An oxide film is formed on a target substrate by CVD, in a process field to be selectively supplied with a first process gas including a source gas containing a film source element and no amino group, a second process gas including an oxidizing gas, and a third proc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168268 | Thin film deposition via a spatially-coordinated and time-synchronized process A deposition system and process for the formation of thin film materials. In one embodiment, the process includes forming an initial plasma from a first material stream and allowing the plasma to evolve in space and/or time to extinguish species that are detrimental... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163358 | Surface modification of contact lenses A method of increasing the hydrophilicity of a polymer surface, such as a contact lens surface, includes exposing the polymer substrate to a first plasma under conditions selected to generate free radicals on the surface of the polymer substrate. The method also inc... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163326 | Implantable or insertable medical devices visible under magnetic resonance imaging Disclosed is an implantable or insertable medical device comprising (a) a substrate and (b) a hydrogel polymer coating at a least a portion of the surface of the substrate, wherein the hydrogel polymer is adapted to render the medical device visible under magnetic r... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163338 | Precursor selection method for chemical vapor deposition techniques A method of precursor selection for thin film deposition is provided, that includes a group of precursors, using a rule-set for selecting one or more candidate precursors for thermal stability, high growth rate, and low contamination. Candidate geometries and consti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163342 | Method of making low resisitivity doped zinc oxide coatings and the articles formed thereby A low-resistivity, doped zinc oxide coated glass article is formed by providing a hot glass substrate having a surface on which a coating is to be deposited, the surface being at a temperature of at least 400° C. A zinc containing compound, an oxygen-containing com... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163327 | Hydrophilic polymeric coatings for medical articles The invention provides a durable, lubricious coating for a medical article that can be prepared from a first polymer that is synthetic, soluble in a polar liquid, and having first reactive groups, and a second polymer that is synthetic, hydrophilic, and that include... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158190 | Low magnetization materials for high performance magnetic memory devices Techniques for attaining high performance magnetic memory devices are provided. In one aspect, a magnetic memory device comprising one or more free magnetic layers is provided. The one or more free magnetic layers comprise a low magnetization material adapted to hav... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153194 | Method for producing laminate The invention intends to provide a method for preventing deterioration in quality of the primer layer resulting from spinning-off and reattachment of a primer liquid on forming a polyurethane primer layer on a substrate for an eyeglass lens or the like using a coati... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153195 | Dot size controlling primer coating for radiation curable ink jet inks The present invention provides a printing method for printing radiation-curable ink jet ink printing comprising a clear coat primer composition comprising: a low surface tension monofunctional alkyl acrylate monomer with a surface tension in the range of 23 to 31 dy... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153190 | Patterned magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a patterned magnetic recording medium which has an extremely planarized surface and a method of manufacturing the same. The medium includes a patterned magnetic layer including a plurality of magnetic columns that are arranged with a predetermined pitch... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153181 | Medical devices and related methods This disclosure relates to medical devices and related methods. In some embodiments, the methods include applying a material to the balloon and then removing the material from one or more regions of the balloon. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153188 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetoresistive element The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive element having a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, and a spacer layer including an insulating layer provided between the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetiza... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147911 | Perforated porous resin base material and production process of porous resin base with inner wall surfaces of perforations made conductive. A production process of a perforated porous resin base, comprising Step 1 of impregnating the porous structure of a porous resin base with a liquid or solution; Step 2 of forming a solid substance from the liquid or solution impregnated; Step 3 of forming a pluralit... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147924 | Apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording disk, and in-line type substrate processing apparatus An apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk includes a magnetic-film deposition chamber in which a magnetic film for a recording layer is deposited on a substrate; a lubricant-layer preparation chamber in which a lubricant layer is prepared on the subst... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147903 | Circuit pattern forming method, circuit pattern forming device and printed circuit board A circuit pattern forming method that can reduce a possibility of undesired short-circuits being produced in the circuit by satellites formed when fabricating a conductive pattern. Thereby, a highly reliable printed circuit board can be formed. A conductive pattern ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142840 | Adhesion promotion in printed circuit boards An adhesion promotion process and composition for enhancing adhesion between a copper conducting layer and a dielectric material during manufacture of a printed circuit board. The composition contains a corrosion inhibitor, an inorganic acid, and an alcohol which is... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142842 | Ink-jet recording method The present invention relates to a ink-jet recording method for printing with a glycol ink which contains 60 parts by weight or more of glycol ether based on 100 parts by weight of the ink, comprising printing by ejecting the glycol ink on an ink-jet recording mater... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142850 | Patterning a plurality of fields on a substrate to compensate for differing evaporation times A method of patterning a substrate comprising a plurality of fields, including, inter alia, positioning a first volume of fluid on a first subset of the plurality of fields of the substrate, with the first volume of fluid being subjected to a first evaporation time;... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142835 | Method for coating silicone hydrogels The invention relates to a process for producing biomedical articles, in particular, silicone hydrogel contact lenses having durable hydrophilic chitosan coating. The chitosan coating is covalently attached to the medical device by performing a crosslinking reaction... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137745 | Hot melt adhesive system and method using machine readable information A hot melt adhesive system includes a melting unit configured to liquefy a bulk form of hot melt adhesive and deliver the liquefied hot melt adhesive to an application location. The melting unit includes a controller for establishing and/or verifying at least one sy... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137762 | Two-axial alignment of magnetic platelets A method of planarizing a plurality of orientable non-spherical flakes supported by a longitudinal web is disclosed. A web supporting a coating of field orientable non-spherical flakes is placed between magnets so that the fields from the magnets traverse the web. F... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133423 | Method for fabrication of silicone composite with antimicrobial coating A method of fabricating silicone composite with a layer of antimicrobial coating, the method includes forming an antimicrobial mixture by adding a calculated amount of antimicrobial agent to a solution of water and alcohol, depositing the antimicrobial mixture in a ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133540 | Method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate This application relates to a method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate, such as an asphalt surface. The coating is applied in one or more preformed thermoplastic sheets and heated in situ to conform the thermoplastic material to the p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133545 | Apparatus and method for coating of elongate flimsy members A coating apparatus and method for flimsy elongate members has at least one elongate funnel tube with an inlet, an outlet, and an intermediate portion, the inlet in a basin, a fluid circulating system suitable connecting the outlet to provide flow into the inlet. Ea... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133531 | Titanium dioxide particles coated via an atomic layer deposition process Titanium dioxide particles are coated first with an interstitial coating and then with silicon dioxide or alumina. The coatings are suitably applied via an atomic layer deposition process. The interstitial coating preserves the bright white coloration of the particl... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133537 | Method of forming a multi-layered fiber A method for forming multi-layered fiber including a core, a first layer, and a second layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The first layer is applied to at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer. The first poly... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133553 | Process for forming a ceramic layer A process for forming a ceramic layer comprising a compound of a metal on a deposition surface of a workpiece comprises providing a reactive gas, selecting the amounts of a vapor of the metal and ions of the metal relative to each other, generating the metal vapor, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124183 | Fast drying emulsion systems The drying time for aqueous asphalt emulsions used in the roofing and other waterproofing industries is shortened by separately applying an emulsion breaking agent to the substrate to be waterproofed, to the aqueous asphalt emulsion after it is applied, or both.... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122849 | Apparatus and method for producing a pharmaceutical product An apparatus and method are provided for producing pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical-like products. The apparatus and method provide real-time monitoring of the pharmaceutical product and can provide real-time control. The apparatus and method can monitor the dosage... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124165 | Pressurized dip coating system The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for coating a medical device. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119202 | Method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate This application relates to a method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate, such as an asphalt surface. The coating is applied in one or more preformed thermoplastic sheets and heated in situ to conform the thermoplastic material to the p... | 02/21/2012 |
