Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture inventions 09/09

20090236023 - Apparatus and methods for dispensing adhesive to labels: In one aspect, a vacuum drum assembly for use with a labeling apparatus includes apertures for supporting labels on an outer surface using vacuum pressure. The vacuum drum assembly may include air distributors for providing vacuum pressure to selected apertures to accommodate various lengths or widths of labels. The vacuum... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20090236025 - Apparatus and methods for producing foamed materials: Apparatus and methods for producing a foamed material. Pressurized gas is introduced into a multiple-component mixture that contains a catalyst-containing component and a crosslinker-containing component. The multiple-component mixture may be directly mixed and combined with the gas in a mixing device. Alternatively, the multiple-component mixture may be combined in a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20090236024 - Method of manufacturing wiring substrate, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate is disclosed. The method includes: (a) preparing a supporting substrate including a main body and a through electrode penetrating the main body, wherein the supporting substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a trace is... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090236026 - Method for manufacturing multilayer film: A process for production of a multilayer film that comprises a step in which an adhesive layer formed on a temporary base is situated along the lengthwise direction of the temporary base at a prescribed spacing and cut in such a manner that the plurality of sections which are to... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090236027 - Blood treatment filter and method of manufacturing: A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dializer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems is disclosed which may allow a straight thin-walled tube to be used for a majority of the structure of the housing and other benefits disclosed.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090236028 - Method for joining material: A method for joining materials in which a second material is overlapped over a first material preliminarily formed with a joining hole so as to cover the joining hole. A joining tool arranged in alignment with the joining hole is pressed, while rotated, onto the second material so as to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090236029 - Process and apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcing structure for tyres of vehicles: In tyre manufacture, a belt structure is made by means of strip-like segments each including parallel cords incorporated into an elastomeric layer, which strip-like segments are sequentially laid down in mutual circumferential side by side relationship on a toroidal support. The apparatus for manufacturing such a reinforcing structure for vehicle... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090236030 - Molding process and apparatus: An apparatus and associated method of making a molded article including providing a mold that defines a mold cavity having a predetermined profile. A rubber base material is in the mold cavity. The rubber base material is constructed and arranged to have a profile that substantially matches the profile of... Agent: David M. Driscoll, Esq.

20090236031 - Method of manufacturing wiring substrate and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: There are provided a step of preparing a dummy chip, a step of forming a cavity in a stiffener substrate, a step of providing a second tape base member on one surface of the stiffener substrate, a step of inserting the dummy chip into the cavity to provide the dummy... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090236032 - Method of continuously manufacturing a compound pipe comprising a pipe socket and apparatus for implementing the method: During the manufacture of a compound pipe, which is composed of an internal tube and a corrugated external tube, a slight overpressure relative to atmospheric pressure pa is applied to the inside of the internal tube, which is guided across a calibrating mandrel during the manufacture. At the transition to... Agent: James B. Conte Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20090236033 - Cleaning wipe and method of manufacture: A cleaning wipe including a fiber web and a tacky material. The fiber web defines opposing surfaces and an intermediate region between the opposing surfaces. In this regard, at least one of the opposing surfaces serves as a working surface for the cleaning wipe. The tacky material is applied to... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090236034 - Film for transferring at least one mark on at least one substrate to be made secure, method for making and for transferring such a transfer film: The invention concerns a method and a film for transferring at least one mark on a substrate (10), each mark comprising an embossed and/or metallized pattern, said transfer film including a base film (1), a multilayer film supported by said base film (1), and comprising an optical layer (5), including... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090236035 - Device for protecting container-grown seedling root systems and method for its manufacture: A method of manufacturing a container-grown seedling protective device includes laying down contiguous lengths of first and second laminar sheets; positioning an array of seedlings therebetween; and sealing the first and second laminar sheets along a congruent edge thereof and along the spaced-apart seams between the seedlings to form individuated... Agent: Ater Wynne LLP

20090236036 - Heat curable resin composition, and mounting method and reparing process for circuit board using the heat curable composition: A resin composition is provided that makes it possible to prevent low-heat resistant components from being damaged when heated in a process of mounting electronic components on a circuit board. There are also provided a method for easily repairing circuit boards that are determined to be off-specification products in the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090236037 - Method of bonding carbon nanotubes: A method to bond carbon nanotubes to a surface. The mechanism of this bonding is studied, and shows that intercalation of alkali ions is possibly the central mechanism. Bonding pull-off forces of 4-5 N/cm2 were measured. This bonding also provides improved interfacial properties for other phenomenon, including improved thermal conductivity.... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090236038 - Method for manufacturing insulating sheet and method for manufacturing metal clad laminate and printed circuit board using the same: A method for manufacturing an insulating sheet, a method for manufacturing a metal clad laminate, and a method for manufacturing a printed circuit board are disclosed. The method for manufacturing an insulating sheet may include stacking a thermoplastic resin layer over a reinforcement material, and hot pressing the thermoplastic resin... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090236039 - Adhesion assembly method and apparatus of article: A heat energy as a second trigger energy is applied to an overlap portions in such a manner that a terminal portion of a first chain-reacting cure area which is presumed to be generated by applying the heat energy as a first trigger energy to an vehicle-body assembly member overlaps... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090236040 - Electrode assembly and plasma processing chamber utilizing thermally conductive gasket: The present invention relates generally to plasma processing and, more particularly, to plasma processing chambers and electrode assemblies used therein. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrode assembly is provided comprising a thermal control plate, a silicon-based showerhead electrode, and a thermally conductive gasket, wherein respective profiles... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP One Dayton Centre

20090236041 - Shower head and substrate processing apparatus: A shower head is provided in a processing chamber for processing a substrate therein to face a mounting table for mounting thereon the substrate and formed of a laminated body in which a plurality of plate-shaped members are laminated. The shower head serves to supply one or more gases in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090236043 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing gas supplying unit for supplying a desired processing gas to a processing space between an upper electrode and a lower electrode which are disposed facing each other in an evacuable processing chamber. The plasma processing apparatus further includes a radio frequency (RF) power... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090236042 - Silent discharge plasma apparatus: A silent discharge plasma apparatus includes a dielectric member, a pair of electrodes opposed to each other across the dielectric member and an alternating-current source applying an alternating-current voltage between the electrodes and causing a discharge. A gas is supplied to a discharge space, where discharge occurs, and a plasma... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090236044 - Hybrid tooling for the curing of composite pieces: The invention relates to a hybrid tooling (1) for the curing of composite pieces, comprising a support structure (3) made of a metallic material with high thermal diffusivity, a base plate (31) with an identical surface geometry as that of the piece to be cured, made of INVAR 36 or... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090236045 - Methods and apparatus for retractable pin friction stir welding and spot welding: An apparatus for friction stir welding is described that includes a stationary assembly having a bore therethrough, the bore having an inner diameter, and a rotational assembly having a welding end. At least the welding end of the rotational assembly extends through the bore. A portion of the rotational assembly... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090229733 - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and method for fixing plastic film: P

20090229730 - Processing device: The invention relates to a processing device for processing workpieces that are preferably made at least partially of wood, wooden materials, plastics or the like, comprising a machine bed and at least one processing unit joined to the machine bed, wherein the machine bed comprises a base body that is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090229731 - Processing device: The invention concerns a processing device for processing workpieces that are preferably made at least partially of wood, wooden materials, plastics or the like, comprising a machine bed and at least one processing unit joined to the machine bed, wherein the machine bed comprises a base body that is made... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090229732 - Stretch releasable adhesive: A stretch releasable adhesive article includes first and second opposed major surfaces and a pull tab, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second major surfaces is adhesive. The adhesive article has a cross-sectional area—as measured normal to the axis defined by a stretch... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090229734 - Apparatus and a method for the provision of activated indicators for product marking and a product marking: s

20090229735 - Sheet sticking apparatus and sticking method: A sheet sticking apparatus 10 comprises a sheet feed-out unit 12 that feeds out an adhesive sheet S to a position facing a surface of a semiconductor wafer W and a press roller 14 that presses the adhesive sheet S to stick the adhesive sheet S onto the wafer W.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090229736 - Joint compound composition for building elements and method of producing a structure: Producing a structure, in which: building elements are juxtaposed so as to define a space between said building elements; a joint compound composition is mixed with water so as to obtain a joint compound; said space is filled with said joint compound composition, without using a tape; and said joint... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090229737 - Method for repairing inner face portion of pneumatic tire and repair member for inner face portion: The invention relates to (I) a method for repairing an inner face portion of a pneumatic tire 11, characterized in that a repairing site J in the inner face portion of the pneumatic tire 11 having an innerliner in its inner face portion is repaired by (IA) attaching a thin-film... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090229738 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing layered articles made of elastomeric material: During manufacture of a tyre for motor vehicles, one or more structural elements of elastomeric material, such as a tread band provided with a respective under-layer, are manufactured by laying a continuous elongated element on the carcass structure or other forming support, which elongated element is longitudinally divided into a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

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20090229740 - Method of producing harmonics generating device: It is provided a chip 12 having a supporting substrate 2, a wavelength conversion layer 5, a base adhesive layer 3 made of an organic resin, an upper-side substrate 11 provided on an upper surface side of the wavelength conversion layer 5, and an upper-side adhesive layer 10 made of... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090229741 - Embossed headliner and method of making same: An interior trim component, such as a headliner, includes a decorative covering, a substrate and a piece of a material, such as foam material, placed between the decorative covering and the substrate. After the molding process, the piece of material expands due to its resiliency to form a raised relief... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20090229742 - Extreme heat protection applied directly to the skin: Applicators provide heat shields for uncovered skin, in particular the face, hands, and other body parts that may not be clothed such as arms, legs, or torso. In one embodiment, a continuous heat shield is applied the entire face and ears. In another embodiment, a heat shield is applied to... Agent: Kendyl A Roman

20090229743 - Method of fabricating an epitaxially grown layer: A method of forming an epitaxially grown layer by forming a region of weakness in a support substrate to define a support portion and a remainder portion on opposite sides of the region of weakness, epitaxially growing an epitaxially grown layer on the support portion after forming the region of... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090229744 - Method of attaching printhead integrated circuits to an ink manifold using adhesive film: A method of attaching one or more printhead integrated circuits to an ink supply manifold. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a laminated film having a plurality of ink supply holes defined therein, the laminated film comprising a central polymeric film sandwiched between first and second adhesive layers,... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090229745 - Hermetic sealing apparatus and hermetic sealing method using frit: An hermetic sealing apparatus is discussed. The apparatus may include one or more of the following a glass mask disposed on an upper surface of a first substrate, a support member disposed on an upper surface of the glass mask, a laser irradiation member positioned spaced on the upper surface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090229746 - Method for manufacturing water bottle mounting supplier: Provided is a method for manufacturing a water bottle mounting supplier. The method includes the steps of: a) integrally forming a water bottle mounting unit, a water supply pipe, and a supporting rod using a top and bottom mold, where the water bottle mounting unit is formed in a funnel... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090229747 - Adhesive formulations for bonding composite materials: Adhesive formulations generally including an acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer; a vinyl ester resin having a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 450 to about 3000; and a catalyst. Also disclosed is a method for forming a composite material employing the formulations.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090229748 - Method for producing a fiber connection component: In a process of producing a composite fiber component, fiber-containing layers pre-impregnated with resin and dry fiber-containing layers are alternately deposited on one another. The pre-impregnated fiber-containing layers have an excess of resin. The fiber composite component is integrated by causing the excess resin of the pre-impregnated layers to infiltrate... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090229749 - Drywall tape and mud dispenser: A container is provided having a periphery and a base, which enclose a cavity. The periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base. The periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot. Each of the first and second slots is sized... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr.,

20090229750 - Method for producing copper-clad laminate: The present invention provides a method for producing a copper-clad laminate, the method comprising the step of placing at least one copper foil onto a resin layer containing a liquid crystalline polymer so that the resin layer adheres to a surface of the copper foil, wherein the surface of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090229751 - Matt polymerization glue: The adhesive bonding of matted PMMA with customary polymerization adhesives leads to very shiny bond seams, since the cured polymerization adhesives have a shiny surface. This emphasizes the very joining zones which it is intended that the viewer of bonded products should not perceive. The adhesive should therefore be matted... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090229752 - Band detaching method in band building drum and band building drum: The invention enables a built band (B) in a cylindrical shape to be easily and surely detached by peeling off the band (B) from being brought into close contact with a drum peripheral face in an expandable and contractable band building drum (D) constituted by two kinds of pluralities of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090229753 - Method for manufacturing shower plate, shower plate manufactured using the method, and plasma processing apparatus including the shower plate: A gas-communicating body 11 having a pillar shape and pores communicated with each other in a gas-communicating direction is formed. A dense member 12 is formed of a material that is not gas-permeable, has a tube shape, and covers a lateral side of the gas-communicating body 11 so that the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090229754 - Shower head and substrate processing apparatus: A shower head is provided in a processing chamber for processing a substrate therein. Further, the shower head has a facing surface facing a mounting table for mounting thereon the substrate and serves to supply one or more gases through the facing surface toward the substrate. The shower head includes... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090229755 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus comprises a processing vessel defined by an outer wall and provided with a stage that holds a substrate to be processed thereon, an evacuation system coupled to the processing vessel, a microwave window provided on the processing vessel as a part of the outer wall so... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090229756 - Plasma processing apparatus: In an atmospheric-pressure plasma processing apparatus, a first metal surface 21a of a first stage portion 21 of a stage 20 is exposed and an object to be processed W composed of a dielectric material is placed on the first metal surface 21a. A second stage portion 22 is disposed... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090229757 - Plasma processing apparatus: The plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber including an upper electrode and a lower electrode; a matching box electrically connected to the lower electrode, wherein the matching box is freely attached and detached with respect to the lower electrode and supplies a radio frequency (RF) power to the lower electrode;... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090229758 - Apparatus for generating gas plasma, gas composition for generating plasma and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include: forming a main magnetic field having an axis, and forming a subsidiary magnetic field substantially parallel to the axis; applying an alternating current along a path between the main and the subsidiary magnetic fields; allowing a gas to flow along a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090229759 - Annular assembly for plasma processing, plasma processing apparatus, and outer annular member: An annular assembly for plasma processing which can prevent poor attraction of a substrate. The annular assembly is comprised of a focus ring that is mounted on a mounting stage and disposed such as to surround an outer periphery of a substrate subjected to the plasma processing, and an outer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090229761 - Device for producing a fiber preform with virtually any desired surface geometry by the tfp process: Disclosed is a device for producing a fiber preform with virtually any desired surface geometry by the TFP process, wherein a fiber strand can be laid by a guiding device in virtually any desired path curve on a backing layer and the fiber strand can be attached on the backing... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090229760 - Fiber application machine: A fiber application machine including a fiber application head with an application roller for the production of parts made of composite materials. The fiber application head further includes a guiding system to guide the fibers onto the application roller and/or means for the application of resin to each fiber as... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090229762 - Manufacturing method of boards, mold-releasing sheet, manufacturing apparatus for board: A highly reliable and productive manufacturing method of boards and a manufacturing apparatus are provided. The manufacturing apparatus includes heater-punches (4a) and (4b) disposed above and under pressuring holes (24) provided on positioning stage (6) which positions and laminates board materials. The apparatus also includes a supplying and discharging means... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090229763 - Correction device having receiving and replacement functions: A correction device having receiving and replacement functions comprises a casing having a protruding opening at a front end thereof; and a rear end thereof having an insertion opening; an inner core having an inner casing, two rollers, a correction tape and a coating material at a front end thereof;... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090229766 - Adhesive removal device: An adhesive removal system useful for removing a stretch release adhesive from a component includes a first member that engages with a component and an adhesive removal member that moves the adhesive and component relative to each other in order to stretch the adhesive and release the adhesive from a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090229765 - Automatic mask peeling apparatus: An automatic mask peeling apparatus 10 includes: a brushing apparatus 30 for removing solidified plugging slurry attached to the mask 24; an air injection apparatus 36 for injecting, after the removal of the solidified plugging slurry, air from the opposite end face-side of the one end face to raise a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090229764 - Film-removing device: An exemplary film-removing device for removing a protecting film from a workpiece includes a main body and a film-removing mechanism. The film-removing mechanism includes a suspending arm and a roller. The suspending arm has a first end rotatably connected to the main body. The roller is rotatably connected to a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090223618 - Gypsum panel having uv-cured moisture resistant coating and method of making same: A fibrous mat faced gypsum panel having on at least one of the facing sheets a moisture resistant, cured coating of a radiation curable, e.g., UV curable, polymer.... Agent: Georgia-pacific LLC

20090223619 - Edge-tearing tamper-evident container: A food container formed from plastic, can be loaded with food and then closed by a clerk, and thereafter cannot be opened without tearing apart first sides (24, 26) of the base (12) and lid (16). The container is formed by a single sheet of plastic that forms a base... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20090223620 - Method of producing a bio-based carpet material: A method of making a bio-based carpet material that includes the steps of: providing a griege goods having a top surface and a bottom surface; applying a pre-coat material to the bottom surface of the griege goods to form a pre-coated griege good; and applying a backing material to the... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090223621 - Counter-rotating spindle for friction stir welding: A counter-rotating spindle includes a shoulder tool, a pin tool inserted in the shoulder tool, a first motor that is connected with the pin tool and rotates the pin tool, and a second motor that is connected with the shoulder tool and rotates the shoulder tool. The direction and the... Agent: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC

20090223622 - Self adhering fabric patch: A patch for repairing a tear or hole in clothing or gear includes a fabric and a pressure sensitive adhesive bonded to the fabric by hot melt lamination. A release paper covers the pressure sensitive adhesive and is removed to allow application of the patch to the clothing or other... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20090223623 - Method for preparing hydrophilic polyethersulfone membrane: The present disclosure relates to improved efficient and effective systems and methods of manufacturing hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) membrane suitable for commercial applications and the resultant hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) membrane suitable for commercial applications produced thereby and includes methods of manufacturing hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) membrane comprising the acts of: providing hydrophobic... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090223624 - Catheter having a readily bondable multilayer soft tip: A balloon catheter having a soft distal tip member having a non-tacky inner (liner) layer material and a soft flexible outer layer material, with both materials being readily thermally bondable to the catheter balloon.... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20090223625 - Printing members and methods of producing same: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for preparing a printing member. The method may include selectively applying an imaging material onto the hydrophilic coating of a transfer media to form an image The transfer media include a heat-resistant layer and hydrophilic coating. The transfer media may further... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090223626 - Method of manufacturing optical waveguide device: A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide device is provided which provides the excellent smoothness of a light receiving end surface and a light emitting end surface formed by cutting and which provides excellent productivity. A laminate of a film element (2) and a board (1) is prepared. The film... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090223627 - Photorefractive dendron compound, photorefractive dendrimer compound, method of prereparing the same, photorefractive device using the same, and method of manufacturing the device: A photorefractive dendron compound, a photorefractive dendrimer compound and applications thereof, and more particularly, a photorefractive dendron compound, including a non-linear chromophore containing a tricyanopyrroline-based electron-withdrawing group and a carbazole derivative having excellent charge transport properties, a method of preparing the photorefractive dendrimer compound, a photorefractive device including the photorefractive... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090223628 - Manufacturing apparatus of composite substrate and manufacturing method of composite substrate with use of the manufacturing apparatus: A method for bonding a plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates to a large supporting substrate such as a glass substrate while effectively aligning the substrates, and a method for reducing contaminants attached to a bonding surface during the bonding process. A plurality of single crystal semiconductor substrates are arranged... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090223629 - Preformed compositions in shaped form comprising polymer blends: Preformed compositions in shaped form comprising polymer blends, and the use of these preformed compositions in shaped form to seal apertures are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the preformed compositions are electrically conductive and are capable of shielding EMI/RFI radiation. The polymer blend includes a polysulfide component and a polythioether component.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090223630 - Method for self aligning electrode: Electrodes are constructed with pressure-bonding techniques that simplify alignment of various electrode components during lamination. In an exemplary embodiment, a current collector is made from aluminum foil that has been roughed or pitted on both surfaces. The surfaces of the current collector can be further treated to enhance adhesion properties... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20090223631 - Use of curable mixtures comprising silane compounds and also phosphonic diesters or diphosphonic diesters as coupling agents: as coupling agents, particularly as coupling agents in laminates comprising at least one substrate, at least one coating, at least one adhesive layer, and at least one sheet, and also a new process for producing such laminates using the coupling agents, the laminates which are producible using the coupling agents,... Agent: Mary E. Golota Cantor Colburn LLP

20090223632 - Abradable material composition, a thermomechanical part or casing including a coating, and a method of fabricating or repairing a coating presenting said composition: The invention relates to an abradable material composition comprising a resin-based matrix, in particular a silicone matrix together with filler comprising hollow beads. In characteristic manner, the hollow beads withstand high temperatures and are made of refractory material. The hollow beads are preferably made of an alumino-silicate material. The composition... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090223633 - Apparatus and method for plasma etching: A plasma etching apparatus capable of performing processing with excellent in-plane uniformity on an object to be processed having a large diameter is provided. The present invention provides a plasma etching apparatus including a processing chamber 13 which performs plasma processing on an object to be processed 1, a first... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090223634 - Method and means for assembly of high precision ultra- high speed crystal scanning heads: Demand is growing for affordable advanced sensor systems for use in counter-terrorism, criminal forensic analysis, and medical diagnosis. Next generation, million RPM class laser interferometry and spectrometry scanning systems are the ideal solution for this need due to their inherent ability to detect and identify microscopic quantities of evidence and... Agent: Matthew D. Moore

20090223635 - Device and method for quantifying a surface's cleanliness: Provided are devices and methods for quantifying a surface's cleanliness relative to a contaminant. Such devices and methods may comprising and use a source of interrogating radiation to which the contaminant is responsive, a means for directing the interrogating radiation, a detector, and an analyzer. Radiation emitted from the source... Agent: Louis Wu

20090223636 - Retractable correction tape dispenser: The present invention relates to a retractable correction tape-dispensing device (100). The device (100) generally comprises a housing; a supply spool (10), rotatably mounted on a supply spool spindle, for reeling the transfer tape (20) adhered with the film; a take-up spool (30), rotatably mounted on a take-up spool spindle... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090223637 - Feed unit for feeding elastomeric material to a user unit: A feed unit for feeding elastomeric material, extruded by at least one extruder, to at least one user unit, and wherein a variable-length conveyor is supported by a first and a second supporting device located at an input end and an output end of the conveyor respectively; and wherein the... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090223638 - Sheet sticking apparatus: A sheet sticking apparatus comprises a sheet feed-out unit 12 including a peel plate 22 for peeling off an adhesive sheet S from a release liner PS; and a press roller 14 for pressing the adhesive sheet S onto a wafer W supported by a table 13 to stick the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090218027 - Method of making a coaxial cable including tubular bimetallic inner layer with folded over edge portions: A method for making a coaxial cable including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a dielectric material layer therebetween may include forming the inner conductor by at least forming a bimetallic strip into a tubular bimetallic layer having a pair of longitudinal edge portions at a longitudinal seam. The... Agent: Allen Dyer Doppelt Milbrath & Gilchrist (commscope)

20090218028 - Aligned surface-enhanced raman scattering particles, coatings made thereby, and methods of using same: A surface-enhance Raman scattering (SERS) film is disposed on a portion of an asymmetrical optical coating of a core. The core has diameter in a range from about 10 nanometer (nm) to about 1,000 nm. The asymmetrical optical coating is in contact with a covering the core. The SERS film,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090218029 - Process for transforming printed works to a composition of tiles: A process for Transforming the Image from a “Printed Work” (Art Prints, Posters, Paper Poster, or Photographic Print, etc.) to a Composition of Tiles. The process involves cutting the “Printed Work” into separate geometric shapes (each known as a “Printed Work Section”) that each is then adhered to a “Substrate”... Agent: Joseph David Cohen

20090218030 - Flooring underlayment membrane: Disclosed herein is a flooring underlayment membrane, and associated methods of manufacturing and installing such a membrane, comprising upper and lower nonwoven fiber layers. In one embodiment, the flooring underlayment membrane constructed as disclosed herein may comprise a first nonwoven fiber material, and a second nonwoven fiber material and at... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20090218031 - Method and apparatus for making dunnage: An apparatus for manufacturing dunnage including a plurality of rollers for pulling a web of material through the machine, a nozzle with at least one port through which gas or liquid flows, a hammer mounted on an ultrasonic frequency converter, and an anvil mounted on the machine in a position... Agent: Jaime A. Siegel, Esq.

20090218032 - Ultrasonic welding apparatus and method for producing welded product: In an ultrasonic welding apparatus, ultraviolet-curable ink droplets are discharged to an upper surface of stacked sheets by means of an ink-jet head to land the ink droplets in a predetermined area on the upper surface of the sheets. The sheets, on which the ink droplets have been landed, are... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20090218033 - Friction stirring-welding method: A friction stirring-welding method capable of increasing the welding strength of a lap joint. A welding tool (1) comprises a small diameter projected part (2) at the tip of a shoulder (3). The welding tool is press-fitted to the upper plate (4) of the lap joint while being rotated. By... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090218034 - Method of manufacturing a display: In a method of manufacturing a display having a display panel, a transparent protective plate, which is placed in front of the display panel, and a layer formed of a transparent organic medium, which is placed between the display panel and the protective plate, a liquid organic medium is applied... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090218035 - Roller for applying contact pressure onto sheets of material: This application relates to rollers that may be used to apply pressure onto one or more sheets of material.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090218036 - Device and method for forming tires: Provided is a device for forming a special giant all-steel radial OTR tire in a continuous process, the device comprising a first base guide rail, a second base guide rail, a headstock, a main building drum, a belt housing, a belt drum and an overhead rail. The first base guide... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20090218037 - Piping: The invention relates to piping comprising a portion wherein the centreline of the portion follows a substantially helical path, wherein the amplitude of the helix is less than or equal to one half of the internal diameter of the piping. When fluid flows in such piping, it is made to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090218038 - Method for manufacturing curved components for furniture, particularly doors for furniture: This invention refers to a method for manufacturing curved components (1) for furniture, particularly doors for furniture, comprising: a cold shaping phase of a first panel (2) made in a wooden, plastic or metal material to curve the first panel; a cold shaping phase of a second panel (4) made... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20090218039 - Coloring composition, thermal transfer recording ink sheet, thermal transfer recording method, color toner, inkjet ink, color filter, and dye compound: wherein D represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; L represents ═CR2—, ═N—, or ═N—NH—; R1 represents a monovalent substituent; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a cyano group; n indicates an integer of from 0 to 4; when n is 2 or... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090218040 - Method of manufacturing a sensor for detecting surface cracks in a structure: A method of manufacturing a sensor 10 for use in a differential pressure monitoring system comprises forming a body portion 12 of the sensor 10 by delivering a molten material to a mould and forming one or more channels 16 in the body portion 12. The channels 16 open onto... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090218041 - Method for manufacturing a portable electronic device housing: A method for forming a housing for an electronic device (510) includes providing a first rigid layer (102, 302) including a curved surface defining a cavity (108, 308). A first adhesive (112, 312) is optionally applied over the curved surface, and an electro-optic module (105, 305) having a flexible substrate... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20090218042 - Methods for producing quartz parts with low defect and impurity densities for use in semiconductor processing: Described are methods and chemistries for preparing firepolished quartz parts for use in semiconductor processing. The quartz parts in need of preparation include newly manufactured parts as well as parts requiring refurbishment after previous use in semiconductor processing. The embodiments described avoid methods and chemistries that may damage the surfaces... Agent: Arthur J. Behiel Silicon Edge Law Group LLP

20090218043 - Gas flow equalizer plate suitable for use in a substrate process chamber: A flow equalizer plate is provided for use in a substrate process chamber. The flow equalizer plate has an annular shape with a flow obstructing inner region, and a perforated outer region that permits the passage of a processing gas, but retains specific elements in the processing gas, such as... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090218044 - Microwave plasma processing apparatus, dielectric window for use in the microwave plasma processing apparatus, and method for manufacturing the dielectric window: A conventional microwave plasma processing apparatus, even when krypton (Kr) is used as a plasma-generation gas, can only obtain an oxide film or a nitride film having the same level of characteristics as those obtained when a rare gas such as argon (Ar) is used as a plasma-generation gas. Accordingly,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090218045 - Plasma processing apparatus: The plasma processing apparatus has a beam-shaped spacer 7 placed at the upper opening of the chamber 3 opposed to the substrate 2. The beam-shaped spacer 7 has an annular outer peripheral portion 7a whose lower surface 7d is supported by the chamber 3, a central portion 7b located at... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090218046 - Adhesive film position detector and adhesive film joining apparatus: An illuminator emits light obliquely to an end of an adhesive film. A CCD camera is provided in a direction perpendicular to the adhesive film to capture an image of the light reflected irregularly from the end of the adhesive film. A black plate is provided on a back side... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090218047 - Spring tension control system for the tape application rollers of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly: A spring tension control system for the front and rear application roller arms, and for the sealing tape application rollers mounted thereon, of a tape cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine comprises a first spring-biasing mechanism to control the disposition and movement of the front and rear application roller... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20090218048 - Quick change tape application rollers within a carton or case sealing apparatus: A system for mounting the front or rear sealing tape application roller of a carton or case sealing apparatus wherein the front or rear tape application roller is able to be quickly and easily replaced upon its roller shaft without the need for special tools. A spring-biased detent pin which... Agent: Steven W. Weinrieb Law Offices Of Steven W. Weinrieb

20090218049 - Method and apparatus for bonding polarizing plate: Method and apparatus for bonding a polarizing plate high in operating efficiency and yield. The apparatus includes a cutting unit for cutting at least a polarizing plate of a strip-shaped film, composed of the polarizing plate and a release film bonded to the polarizing plate, leaving the release film uncut,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090218050 - Treatment liquid permeation unit and treating apparatus: A treatment liquid permeation unit (10) of the present invention comprises: at least one vibration unit (11); and a vibration transmission unit (12) for transmitting a vibration from the vibration unit (11). The vibration transmission unit (12) is positioned between an adhesive with which a wafer (20) is combined to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP