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Indwelling catheter probe incorporating proanthocyanidines

Application Number: 20130123715
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: HAESAERTS, Gunter; BOTTO, Henri

An indwelling catheter probe, wherein it incorporates, at its external and/or internal surface, an extract of Vaccinium macrocarpon containing proanthocyanidines applied either by adsorption, by absorption, by coating or by any other application process, namely any physico-chemical process, said catheter probe thus treated ensuring the prevention or inhibition of the formation of a bacterial biofilm at its ...

AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS FOR COATING MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS

Application Number: 20130123707
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Determan, Amy S.; Johnson, Peter R.; Woldt, Ryan T.; Moseman, Joan T.; Hansen, Kristen J.

Aqueous formulations that include at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient; and at least one excipient, wherein the aqueous formulation has a viscosity of from 500 to 30,000 centipoise when measured at a shear rate of 100 s⁻¹and a temperature of 25° C.; a surface tension that is not greater than 60 dynes/cm when measured under ambient conditions; or a contact angle on a medical grade polymeric material of 50° or greater when measured under ambient conditions. Methods of ...

BALLOON CATHETER COATED WITH AN ANTI-RESTENOTIC ACTIVE INGREDIENT AND A MOLECULAR DISPERSION AGENT THAT PROMOTES TRANSPORT

Application Number: 20130123695
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Hoffmann, Erika; Horres, Roland; Hoffmann, Michael

The present invention relates to balloon catheters with or without crimped stent, whose surface is coated with at least one antirestenotic agent and at least one transport promoting molecular dispersant, as well as a method for the preparation of these medical ...

MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A LUBRICIOUS COATING WITH A HYDROPHILIC COMPOUND IN AN INTERLOCKING NETWORK

Application Number: 20130123664
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.,

A medical device having a lubricious coating on at least a section of the medical device, and a method of coating a medical device, the lubricious coating being a network of short chain and long chain hydrophilic compounds cross-linked to one another and interlocked with a network of a cross-linked polymerized multifunctional monomer or polymer. The coating can include one or more agents which provide enhanced adhesion of the coating on the device, or which provide faster hydration of the ...

MANGANESE COMPLEX AS DRIER FOR COATING COMPOSITIONS

Application Number: 20130123410
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Kleuskens, Engelina Catharina; Jansen, Johan Franz Gradus; Bergman, Franciscus Adrianus Cornelis

An air drying auto-oxidisable resin composition comprising components: a) a drier comprising a manganese carboxylate complex, and b) a polymer comprising unsaturated fatty acid residues, wherein the manganese carboxylate complex a) has the following structure I: wherein R₁═H, C1-C20 alkyl optionally substituted with heteroatoms, or C6-C20 aryl optionally substituted with heteroatoms; X and Y are independently selected from O and OC(R₃)O, in which a=4 when X═O, and a=3 ...

Powder Coated Carrier

Application Number: 20130123403
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Gerroir, Paul Joseph; Enright, Thomas E.; Hawkins, Michael Steven; Moffat, Karen A.; Vanbesien, Daryl W.; Veregin, Richard P.N; Farrugia, Valerie; Tracy, Corey

The instant disclosure describes methods for preparing latex resins for coated carriers using surfactant partitioning, which resins exhibit both lower ζ potential and greater latex stability, while not adversely affecting particle size, toner charge or other ...

COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DURABLE HYDROPHOBIC AND/OR OLEPHOBIC SURFACES

Application Number: 20130123389
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: ZHU, Jingxu; ZHANG, Hui

A method for forming a coating composition for application to a surface. The method includes forming conglomerates by providing a plurality of nano-sized particles having a mean diameter in a range from about 1 to about 500 nanometers, the nano-sized particles having hydrophobic, super-hydrophobic, olephobic, or super-olephobic properties; mixing the plurality of nano-sized particles with a binding material to form a mixture and heating the mixture to induce curing to bind the nano-sized ...

Metal Nanoparticle Structures For Enhancing Fluorescence-Based Arrays

Application Number: 20130123118
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Li, Ji; Mandecki, Wlodek; Wang, Zhuying

Provided, among other things, is a multiplex assay comprising: conducting a fluorescence-developing assay on microtabs having at least one surface that shows plasmonic enhancement, wherein a plurality of the microtabs have unique probes affixed to their plasmonically enhanced surfaces; and measuring the fluorescence associated with the substrates and identifying the correlated probe by for the microtab. The microtabs can be, for example, MTPs that send a unique identifier, and the correlated ...

METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING SUPERCONDUCTING LAYERS ON SUBSTRATES

Application Number: 20130123112
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Arndt, Tabea

A continuous process produces superconducting layers on substrates, such as a superconducting layer of MgB₂produced by aerosol deposition on the ...

COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Application Number: 20130122763
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Fish, Christopher N.; Ghiono, Frank L.

Fiber reinforced thermoset plastic composites with a glass transition temperature of greater than 500° C. are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the disclosed fiber reinforced thermoset plastic composites are produced using pre-ceramic resin and fibers that are stable under thermal stress. Also disclosed are methods of making these fiber reinforced thermoset plastic composites. These methods include infiltrating thermally stable fibrous material with a pre-ceramic resin and introducing ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE

Application Number: 20130122430
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.,

A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for an optical waveguide includes forming an insulation layer having a through hole on a substrate; forming a lower clad layer on a bottom of the through hole; forming a core part on the lower clad layer; and forming an upper clad layer covering the core part on the lower clad layer and the core ...

ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTRODE, CATALYST SLURRY, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE

Application Number: 20130122402
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Park, Jung-ock; Ha, Jin-su; Lee, Yoon-hoi; Hong, Suk-gi

An electrode for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the electrode, a catalyst slurry, and a fuel cell including the electrode. The electrode includes an electrode support and a catalyst layer formed on the electrode support, wherein the catalyst layer includes a catalyst material and a water-based binder, wherein the water-based binder is at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose derivatives and composites of organic polymer materials and inorganic ...

FUEL CELL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BASIC CELLS CONNECTED IN SERIES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

Application Number: 20130122392
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Boutry, Delphine; Faucheux, Vincent; Thery, Jessica

Adjacent elementary cells are connected in series by connecting elements, each of which is arranged in an interconnection area. The connecting elements are separated from the respective electrolytic membranes of the two adjacent cells to be connected thereby. In this way, they are never in contact with these electrolytic membranes. For one of the two cells, the connecting element is separated from the electrolytic membrane by an empty space, whereas for the other cell, it is separated from the ...

CATHODE PLATE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDED WITH THE CATHODE PLATE

Application Number: 20130122366
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Zeon Corporation,

Disclosed is a cathode plate for a secondary battery, which includes a collector, and a cathode active material layer, wherein the cathode active material layer is formed of multiple layers of coating films formed on a surface of the collector and obtained by application and drying of an aqueous paste, which is obtained by kneading and dispersing an iron lithium phosphate material having an olivine structure as the cathode active material, an electroconductive material, a water-soluble ...

MULTILAYER MATERIAL BASED ON ACTIVE LITHIUM, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATORS

Application Number: 20130122365
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: HYDRO-QUEBEC,

A method for preparing a multilayer material based on active lithium, by depositing a film of active lithium on a protective layer at a sufficient speed so that substantially no oxidation of the lithium occurs, and/or during a sufficient time for the adhesion of the lithium to develop after contact with the protective layer. The multilayer material, when incorporated in an electrochemical battery as an anode, has excellent impedance stability and no formation of dendrites during the cycling. ...

BIPOLAR ELECTRODE, BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIPOLAR ELECTRODE

Application Number: 20130122362
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Sato, Masanobu; Aoyagi, Masanori; Horie, Hideaki; Ohta, Yasuo

A bipolar electrode is composed of a first active material layer which is, for example, a positive electrode active material layer formed to include a first active material on one side of a collector, and a second active material layer which is, for example, a negative electrode active material layer formed to include a second active material with less compressive strength than that of the first active material on the other side of the collector. Then, a density adjusting additive which is an ...

POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE FOR USE IN LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, DEVICE WITH BATTERY MOUNTED THEREON, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY

Application Number: 20130122359
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Imamura, Yuichiro; Sato, Takayasu; Matsushita, Yuki

A positive electrode plate for a lithium ion secondary battery is made of aluminum and includes a positive current collecting foil made of aluminum, in which at least a main surface portion constituting a main surface is porous, a positive active material layer formed on the main surface portion of the positive current collecting foil, and a coating layer, having electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance, formed between the positive current collecting foil and the positive active ...

NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY

Application Number: 20130122354
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Sugimori, Masanori; Okita, Kazunari; Kida, Yoshinori

It is an object to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery whose battery characteristics can be considerably improved by considerably improving the dispersibility of a carbon conductive agent and forming a good conductive network, and a method for producing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A polyvinylpyrrolidone polymer serving as a dispersant and a polyglycerin-condensed ricinoleic acid ester are mixed with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone serving as a dispersion medium, and then ...

SINTERED NICKEL POSITIVE ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SINTERED NICKEL POSITIVE ELECTRODE

Application Number: 20130122352
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Harada, Yasuyuki; Kudo, Yasuhiro; Fujita, Kenji; Sakatani, Toshihiro; Mori, Makoto; Nagae, Teruhito

Disclosed is a sintered nickel positive electrode that has an expanded usable range to a low charging region by using nickel hydroxide having a particular crystal structure as a main component of a positive electrode active material.

In the sintered nickel positive electrode of the invention, a nickel sintered substrate is filled, through a plurality of impregnation steps, with a positive electrode active material containing nickel hydroxide (β-Ni(OH)₂) ...

SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME

Application Number: 20130122324
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: CAO, DA-HUA

A surface treatment method for aluminum or aluminum alloy includes the following steps: An aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate is provided. A metallic nickel layer is formed on the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate by replacement reaction using a water solution. The water solution substantially comprises nickel sulfate, sodium citrate, potassium sodium tartrate, and sodium hydroxide. An electroless nickel layer is then formed on the metallic nickel layer by electroless nickel plating. An ...

Methods and Compositions for Metal Nanoparticle Treated Surfaces

Application Number: 20130122321
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.,

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising metal nanoparticles. The invention comprises metal nanoparticles and surfaces treated with a metal nanoparticle coating. The present invention further comprises compositions for preparing nanoparticles comprising at least one stabilizing agent, one or more metal compounds, at least one reducing agent and a solvent. In one aspect, the stabilizing agent comprises a surfactant or a polymer. The polymer may comprise polymers such ...

Nanocrystalline Interlayer Coating For Increasing Service Life Of Thermal Barrier Coating on High Temperature Components

Application Number: 20130122317
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: WEI, Ronghua; CHERUVU, Narayana Sastry

A coated substrate including a substrate having a surface, a bond coat proximate to the substrate surface, a yttrium stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier layer opposite the substrate surface, and at least one interlayer disposed between the bond coat and the thermal barrier layer, wherein the interlayer contains an alloy having a nanocrystalline grain structure. A method for coating a substrate to be exposed to high in service temperatures and/or temperature cycles including depositing a ...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING METALIZED FIBROUS COMPOSITE SHEET WITH OLEFIN COATING

Application Number: 20130122316
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Huebsch, Eric; Tao, Yuefei; Brabbs, Noel Stephen; Wilczek, Lech

A composite sheet is manufactured by depositing a multi-layer coating on the outer surface of a substrate, the coating comprising a metal layer and an outer polymeric layer formed from a precursor comprising a polymerizable composition that includes a olefin group and a moisture curable group, such as an isocyanate or silane group. After the precursor is applied, the composite sheet is exposed to both beam radiation and moisture, which respectively promote polymerization and curing at different ...

RAPID CURE SILICONE LUBRICIOUS COATINGS

Application Number: 20130122314
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Ou, Duan Li

Novel, lubricious coatings for medical devices are disclosed. The coatings provide improved lubricity and durability, and are readily applied in coating processes. The present invention is also directed to a novel platinum catalyst for use in such coatings. The catalyst provides for rapid curing, while inhibiting cross-linking at ambient temperatures, thereby improving the production pot life of the ...

RADIATION CURABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS

Application Number: 20130122310
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Baurant, Jean-Noël; Tielemans, Michel

The present invention relates to a radiation curable aqueous composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated polymer (1) which is the reaction product of a water-dispersible (meth)acrylic polymer A containing pendant hydroxyl or isocyanate groups, and containing pendant groups capable to render the polymer dispersible in aqueous medium either directly or after reaction with a neutralizing agent; at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound B which can be radically polymerized ...

RESIN COMPOSITION AND USES OF THE SAME

Application Number: 20130122308
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Wu, Hsin-Ho

A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises:

- an epoxy resin; and
- a hardener, which is a stable solution obtainable from the following steps:
  (a) adding a N,O-heterocyclic compound of formula I or II and a DOPO-based compound into an organic solvent to provide a reaction ...

METHOD FOR COATING A METAL OR PLASTIC SUBSTRATE, COATING THAT CAN BE OBTAINED THEREFROM, AND COATED SUBSTRATE

Application Number: 20130122307
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Lettmann, Bernhard; Grabbe, Michael; Ott, Günther

A method for coating an uncoated or precoated metallic or plastics substrate by (a) applying an aqueous coating composition (W) whose constituents are free or substantially free from blocked isocyanate groups, which comprises an aqueous dispersion of an epoxide-amine adduct, and which comprises either no crosslinking agent or one or more nonblocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agents, to the substrate, (b) optionally applying one or more further coating compositions, and (c) curing the coating ...

Downhole Cables for Well Operations

Application Number: 20130122296
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Rose, Lawrence C.; Clemens, Jack G.; Mineo, Richard; Miller, Todd B.; Foster, Jerry C.; Fripp, Michael L.

A slickline cable comprises an axially extending strength member having a first diameter proximate an upper end and at least one smaller second diameter distal from the upper end. A coating material is adhered to at least a portion of the length of the strength member to form a substantially uniform outer diameter along the slickline cable. A method for making a slickline comprises forming an axially extending strength member having a first diameter proximate an upper end and at least one ...

ALLERGEN SUPPRESSOR, ALLERGEN-SUPPRESSION PROCESSED FIBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

Application Number: 20130122295
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.,

It is an object of the present invention to provide an allergen suppressor exerting an effect of suppressing an allergen under humidities normally used, and an allergen-suppression processed fiber, which can suppress an allergen adhering to fibers automatically without applying an allergen-suppression process and a method of producing the same.

That is, the present invention is an allergen suppressor, which contains a hydrophilic polymer and a component suppressing ...

BONDING ELEMENT, BONDING MATRIX AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING THE BONDING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

Application Number: 20130122267
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: GUPTA, Surojit; ATAKAN, Vahit; LI, Qinghua; RIMAN, Richard E.

A bonding element, a bonding element matrix and composite materials with a wide range of attractive properties that may be optimized, including, but not limited to, mechanical properties, thermal properties, magnetic properties, optical properties and nuclear properties, as a result of a first layer and second layer structure or core, first layer, and second layer structure of the bonding elements, as well as methods for making the bonding elements and the corresponding ceramic and/or composite ...

Spacer Wafer For Wafer-Level Camera And Method Of Manufacturing Same

Application Number: 20130122261
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Barnes, George; Rauker, Goran

A spacer wafer for a wafer-level camera and a method of manufacturing the spacer wafer include positioning a substrate in an additive manufacturing device and forming the spacer wafer over the substrate. The spacer wafer is formed by an additive manufacturing ...

FEATURES FOR MITIGATING THERMAL OR MECHANICAL STRESS ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING

Application Number: 20130122259
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Lee, Kang N.

An article may include a substrate comprising a matrix material and a reinforcement material, a layer formed on the substrate, an array of features formed on the layer, and a coating formed on the layer and the array of features. The article may have improved thermal and/or mechanical stress tolerance compared to an article not including the array of features formed on the ...

Hydractive Recipe

Application Number: 20130122249
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Coloplast A/S,

A method for assembling an adhesive device comprising a first matrix-forming material with holes and a second material, including the following steps: (a) compose the first matrix-forming material with holes; (b) compose the second material with a Tm lower than the Tm of the first material, while enabling increase in the Tm of the second material; (c) assemble the adhesive device by filling the holes of the first matrix-forming material of step (a) with the deformable second material of step ...

CHROMIUM-FREE RUST-INHIBITIVE SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT FOR METAL PARTS WITH ZINC SURFACES AND METAL PARTS WITH ZINC SURFACES COATED WITH RUST-INHIBITIVE SURFACE COATED FILM

Application Number: 20130122238
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: NOGAMI, Hideaki; WATANABE, Shunjiro; ADACHI, Shoichiro; KANG, Yukiyasu; ENDO, Yasuhiko

Disclosed is a chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent to form a siliceous film that rarely cracks or peels off and yields an excellent rust-inhibitive performance on zinc surfaces of a metal part. The chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent is an alcoholic solution of alkoxysilane oligomer having weight-averaged molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000, and 2.5 to 15% of silicon in molecules of the alkoxysilane oligomer has been replaced with titanium. To prepare partly ...

ARTICLES AND METHODS PROVIDING SCALE-PHOBIC SURFACES

Application Number: 20130122225
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

This invention relates generally to articles, devices, and methods for inhibiting or preventing the formation of scale during various industrial processes. In certain embodiments, a vessel is provided for use in an industrial process, the vessel including a surface in contact with a mineral solution, wherein the surface is provided or is modified to have γ^polar/γ^totalno greater than about 0.2 and/or the surface is provided or is modified to have a surface energy γ no ...

DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE DEVICE HOUSING

Application Number: 20130122224
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Cao, Da-Hua; Liu, Xu

A device housing is provided. The device housing includes a substrate, a base paint layer formed on the substrate, a silver layer formed on the base paint layer, and a protective layer directly formed on the silver layer. A method for making the device housing is also ...

GRAPHENE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Application Number: 20130122220
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Won, Dong-Kwan; Cho, Seung-Min

A graphene manufacturing apparatus includes a gas supplying unit supplying a gas including carbon; a gas heating unit heating the gas supplied from the gas supplying unit; a deposition chamber in which a substrate having a catalyst layer is disposed; and an inlet pipe introducing the gas of the gas heating unit into the deposition chamber. A temperature of the deposition chamber is set at a temperature lower than a temperature of the gas heating unit so that a selection range with respect to a ...

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE POLYMER FILLER CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBE ENCLOSED WITH THERMOPLATIC RESIN LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

Application Number: 20130122219
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: HANNANOTECH CO., LTD.,

An electrically conductive polymer filler for preparing electrically conductive plastics and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to an electrically conductive polymer filler comprising carbon nanotube (CNT) microcapsules including carbon nanotubes encapsulated with a thermoplastic resin layer, and to a preparation method and an electrically conductive thermoplastic resin comprising the electrically conductive polymer ...

CERAMIC SPRAYED MEMBER, MAKING METHOD, ABRASIVE MEDIUM FOR USE THEREWITH

Application Number: 20130122218
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.,

A ceramic sprayed member comprises a substrate and a ceramic sprayed coating thereon. Splats have been removed from the surface of the sprayed coating, typically by blasting. The ceramic sprayed member with improved plasma resistance mitigates particle contamination of wafers and enables stable manufacture when used in a halogen plasma process for semiconductor fabrication or the ...

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GAS BARRIER FILM

Application Number: 20130122217
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Akagi, Kiyoshi

A method of manufacturing a gas barrier film inhibits modification-suppressing adsorbed substances from being taken in a coating film to further improve gas barrier performance. In the method, a coating solution containing polysilazane is coated, followed by application of a VUV radiation treatment. In addition, a method of manufacturing a gas barrier film includes coating a coating solution containing polysilazane on a surface of a film to form a coating film, followed by making the resulting ...

STRUCTURE OF EMBEDDED-TRACE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Application Number: 20130122216
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.,

A method of manufacturing an embedded-trace substrate is provided. First, a core plate is provided. Next, a through hole and a plurality of trenches are formed on the core plate, wherein the through hole passes through the core plate, and the trenches are formed on the upper and the lower surfaces of the core plate. Then, the core plate is subjected to one-plating step for electroplating a conductive material in the through hole and the trenches at the same time. Afterwards, the excess ...

FUNCTIONALIZED NONWOVEN ARTICLE

Application Number: 20130122215
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY,

A grafted nonwoven substrate is disclosed having average fiber sizes of 0.7 to 15 microns, and a void volume of 50 to 95%, and a polymer comprising anionic monomer units grafted to the surface of the nonwoven substrate. The article may be used as a filter element to purify or separate target materials, such as monoclonal antibodies (MAb), from a fluid ...

ALIGNING NANOTUBES

Application Number: 20130122214
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Humfeld, Keith Daniel

A method for aligning nanotubes. In one embodiment, a method is used to align nanotubes. A bath with nanotubes dispersed on the surface of a solution is provided. An attachment surface is provided to attach the nanotubes. The attachment surface is placed into the bath at an angle of around ninety degrees relative to a surface of the bath. The attachment surface is removed from the bath at a rate sufficient to apply a velocity to the nanotubes in the bath of nanotubes such that the nanotubes are ...

METHOD OF COATING AN INORGANIC SUBSTRATE WITH A STABLE ORGANIC LAYER

Application Number: 20130122213
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Jourde, Camille; Zhang, Tao; De Campo, Floryan; Bellenger, Fabien

A method for coating a metallic or inorganic substrate is described, such as metal or glass supports, with an organic layer comprising conjugated diene phosphinate or phosphonate ...

ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY APPARATUS AND METHOD

Application Number: 20130122212
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Marty, Brian L.; Turner, Heidi M.; Herfindal, Larry L.; Anderson, Andrea

Target substrates are electrostatically coated by flowing an electrically isolated wet coating composition containing waterborne coalescable polymeric binder into an electrostatic coating apparatus (100), depositing the coating composition onto a rotating electrostatically-charged atomizer (104) and thence onto the target substrate, flowing an electrically isolated aqueous cleaning liquid into the apparatus before deposition of the coating composition onto the rotating atomizer is ...

WIND TURBINE FLUID APPLICATION APPARATUS

Application Number: 20130122211
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Fraughton, Sonny K.; Jensen, Dustin; Fraughton, Broque L.

A wind turbine tower cleaning or coating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a frame which circumferentially extends at least partially around a wind turbine tower. A separator structure can be attached to the frame and extends between the frame and the wind turbine tower to position the frame at a predetermined distance away from the wind turbine tower. The separator structure can also include an attachment end which is attached to the frame and a slidabe end positionable near the ...

WIND TURBINE FLUID APPLICATION APPARATUS

Application Number: 20130122210
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventors: Fraughton, Sonny K.; Jensen, Dustin; Fraughton, Broque L.

A wind turbine tower cleaning apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a frame which circumferentially extends at least partially around a wind turbine tower. A separator structure can be attached to the frame and extends between the frame and the wind turbine tower to position the frame at a predetermined distance away from the wind turbine tower. The separator structure can also include an attachment end which is attached to the frame and a slidabe end positionable near the wind turbine ...

Organosilicon Hydrophobing Agents

Application Number: 20130122209
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Stammer, Andreas

An organosilane having the formula

where R is an alkyl or cycloalkyl group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms comprising or alternatively consisting of an alkyl chain of 4 or more carbon atoms or an aryl or aralkyl group comprising a benzene ring, and R′ and R″ each represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, as a hydrophobing agent for a ...

Coating Material and Method for Waterproofing a Surface

Application Number: 20130122208
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Blue Angel Paint and Coatings, Ltd.,

Waterproofing material, including a base coat and a top coat, and a method for waterproofing a surface are described. The base coat includes about 60-70 percent rubber emulsion which further comprises a first rubber emulsion and a second rubber emulsion, about 3-10 percent fire retardant, about 3-10 percent opacity filler, and about 10-64 percent of other components. The top coat includes about 40-80 percent of a rubber emulsion, about 10-20 percent of a carbonate filler, about 3-10 percent of ...

METHOD OF FORMING CERAMIC COATINGS AND CERAMIC COATINGS AND STRUCTURES FORMED THEREBY

Application Number: 20130122207
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Inventor: Nelson, John

A method of forming a ceramic coating, the resulting ceramic coating, and structures produced by forming the ceramic coating on a ceramic fiber shape. The method includes forming an aqueous mixture containing water, an alumino-silicate precursor, and a dispersion of a ceramic fiber material. The alumino-silicate precursor contains a colloidal suspension of silica particles, silica fume particles, and micron-sized and submicron-sized alumina particles. The ceramic fiber material includes ...