Patent 5916641 Issued on June 29, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: August 1, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
427/487, Polymerization of coating utilizing direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or particulate energy (i.e., including cross-linking, curing, and hardening of organics)427/128, Magnetic coating427/130, With post-treatment of coating or coating material427/131, Applying superposed diverse coating or coating a coated base427/180, SOLID PARTICLES OR FIBERS APPLIED427/385.5, Resin, resin precursor, rubber, or hardenable oil-containing coating427/496, High energy electromagnetic radiation or high energy particles utilized (e.g., gamma rays, X-rays, atomic particles, i.e., alpha rays, beta rays, electrons, etc.)427/508, Low energy electromagnetic radiation utilized (e.g., UV, visible, IR, microwave, radio wave, actinic, laser, etc.)427/551, High energy electromagnetic radiation or high energy particles utilized (e.g., gamma ray, X-ray, atomic particle, i.e., alpha ray, beta ray, high energy electron, etc.)427/558, Ultraviolet light427/559, Fusing, curing, or annealing (e.g., ceramics, etc.)427/595, Electromagnetic or particulate radiation utilized (e.g., IR, UV, X-ray, gamma ray, actinic, microwave, radio wave, atomic particle; i.e., alpha ray, beta ray, electron, etc.)427/598Magnetic field or force utilized
The present invention provides for a number of interrelated methods for the production of random and ordered arrays of particles as well as films containing the same. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the random and ordered arrays of particles and films prepared therefrom. The ordered arrays are obtained by the use of ferrofluid compositions which may be curable, solidifiable or non-curing/non-solidifiable. Especially preferred arrays and films contain electrically conductive particles for use in electronic applications for effecting contact between leads or pads.
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