Coating processes inventions 02/06

20060040044 - Sonic cup gun: A paint spray gun and range finder for positioning the gun with respect to a target surface to be sprayed. The range finder provides a user of the gun with information about the distance between the gun and the target surface, with different indications when the gun is too close,...

20060040045 - Method of making electrodes for electrochemical fuel cells: In preparing a fluid diffusion electrode, typical methods include applying a catalyst ink to a fluid diffusion layer, drying the catalyst ink and hot-pressing the coated fluid diffusion layer to produce a fluid diffusion electrode. In the present application, unexpected improvements in the smoothness of the resulting electrode have been...

20060040046 - Method for manufacturing insulating layer material of wires: A method for manufacturing an insulating layer material of wires aims to coat an insulating layer on the surface of a wire. The material being used is a powder thermoplastic material which is blended with a solvent to form a milky thermoplastic coating material. Coat the milky thermoplastic coating material...

20060040047 - Method of manufacturing an optical film: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an optical film, in which a transparent cycloolefin copolymer (COC) material is used as a raw material thereof and solved in a solvent to constitute a solution for forming the optical film. The thus formed optical film may have optical characteristics similar to those...

20060040048 - Continuous in-line manufacturing process for high speed coating deposition via a kinetic spray process: An improved kinetic spray system and a method for using the same in a high speed manufacturing environment are disclosed. The improved kinetic spray nozzle system comprises: a gas/powder exchange chamber connected to a first end of a powder/gas conditioning chamber having a length along a longitudinal axis of equal...

20060040049 - Anti-caking and dust control coating compositions containing liquid-dispersed metallic salts of fatty acids and methods of using same: Coating compositions containing a metallic salt of an aliphatic carboxylic fatty acid and an effective amount of a diluent for coating bulk solids are disclosed. The coating compositions of the present invention are particularly suited to reduce dust and cake formation in fertilizer....

20060040050 - Bichromal balls: Disclosed is a technique for producing bichromal balls that are adapted for use in high temperature applications. The bichromal balls find particular application in signs and display devices that can be used in environments in which the temperature exceeds 40° C....

20060040051 - Developing apparatus and method: A developing apparatus for developing a substrate whose surface is coated with a coating solution and then exposed includes a substrate supporting unit for horizontally supporting the substrate, a rotation driving mechanism for rotating the substrate supporting unit forwardly or backwardly with respect to a vertical axis, a developer nozzle,...

20060040055 - Method and system for sequential processing in a two-compartment chamber: An apparatus and method for sequential and isolated processing of a workpiece comprises a two compartment chamber and a mechanism to transfer the workpiece from a fist compartment to a second compartment by rotating the workpiece on a workpiece mover through an internal pathway. The transfer mechanism comprises two doors...

20060040052 - Methods for depositing tungsten layers employing atomic layer deposition techniques: A method for forming a tungsten layer on a substrate surface is provided. In one aspect, the method includes positioning the substrate surface in a processing chamber and exposing the substrate surface to a soak. A nucleation layer is then deposited on the substrate surface in the same processing chamber...

20060040056 - Methods of forming material on a substrate, and a method of forming a field effect transistor gate oxide on a substrate: The invention includes methods of forming material on a substrate and methods of forming a field effect transistor gate oxide. In one implementation, a first species monolayer is chemisorbed onto a substrate within a chamber from a gaseous first precursor. The first species monolayer is discontinuously formed over the substrate....

20060040054 - Passivating ald reactor chamber internal surfaces to prevent residue buildup: This invention is directed to an improved method for preventing deposition residue buildup on the internal surfaces of an ALD reactor chamber. In an ALD deposition process, the surfaces of a substrate are treated with an initiating precursor generating a labile atom reactive with a deposition precursor. Excess initiating precursor...

20060040053 - Preparation of asymmetric membranes using hot-filament chemical vapor deposition: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for modifying one side of a PTFE membrane by using HFCVD to deposit a PTFE film on one side of the PTFE membrane. The precursor fluorocarbon gas is preferably hexafluoropropylene oxide, which upon pyrolysis under HFCVD conditions forms reactive CF2...

20060040058 - Multilayer nano imprint lithography: An improved method for nanoimprint lithography and more specifically for providing a nano-scale pattern on a substrate is disclosed. According to the improvement, a mould (100) and a substrate (115) are provided wherein the substrate (115) is provided with a plurality of coating layers (120, 125, 130) before pressing the...

20060040057 - Thermal control of deposition in dip pen nanolithography: The present invention describes an apparatus for nanolithography and a process for thermally controlling the deposition of a solid organic “ink” from the tip of an atomic force microscope to a substrate. The invention may be used to turn deposition of the ink to the substrate on or off by...

20060040059 - Composite fabric with engineered pattern: A composite fabric article includes multi-filament, interlaced yarns forming a knit construction. The fabric article has an inner surface and an outer surface where the inner surface has at least one region of raised fibers or fleece formed thereupon, and the outer surface has an area upon which a non-continuous...

20060040060 - Coating installation and associated operating procedure: Coating installation, specifically for painting automobile body parts, having at least two application robots (3, 5) for applying a coating means to a target, at least two handling robots (4. 6) for handling the target and two linear guides (1, 2) along which the handling robots (4. 6) and the...

20060040061 - Method of treating a surface, coating compositions and use thereof and coated surfaces obtainable by the use: A method of treating a surface comprising the steps of providing a coating composition comprising particles of a polyolefin wax or of a mixture of polyolefin waxes suspended in a liquid phase; applying said coating composition to the surface; evaporating said liquid phase from the applied coating composition; and subjecting...

20060040062 - Grout sealer applicator and method: A grout sealer applicator increases efficiency in applying sealer to grout. A strip or patch of material for releasably holding sealer is adapted to be held on a finger. For example, the material is bonded to a rubber or plastic sleeve. As another example, the material forms a band around...

20060040063 - Process and device for treating the coating of thermoplastic resin containers: A process and device for drying the coating of containers made of thermoplastic material. The process involves feeding said containers through a furnace divided into two areas: in the first, most of the solvent of the coating is removed by heating the paint with infrared lamps, while the temperature of...

20060040064 - Method of forming composite ceramic targets: Disclosed are processes and compositions for fabricating irradiation targets from slurry compositions using a slip casting method to form a layer of the slurry composition on a substrate. The layer of slurry is allowed to dry on the substrate to produce a green cast layer that may then be cut,...

20060040065 - Method for the surface activation on the metalization of electronic devices: A method for surface activation on the metallization of electronic devices is provided. It uses plasma-immersion ion implantation and electroless plating to implant the seeds onto the diffusion barrier layer as catalyst for the electroless Cu plating to accomplish the ULSI interconnect metallization. It achieves electroless Cu plating in the...

20060040067 - Discharge-enhanced atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition: A discharge-enhanced CVD apparatus and method utilizes a nozzle containing electrodes to generate a high voltage electrical discharge at or near atmospheric pressure in the absence of a stabilizing or arc-suppressing noble gas. Reactants are passed directly through or/and under the discharge before being directed to the surface of a...

20060040066 - Process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device: A process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The cleaning process includes, for example, positioning a ceramic cover on the electrostatic chuck in tight contact with the chuck, and feeding a fluoride-based cleaning gas into a chamber. After the cleaning process, a...

20060035011 - Method of cryogenically coating a device: The present invention is directed to a method for coating a surface of a medical device with a coating composition. The method involves chilling the surface to be coated to below the freezing point of at least one solvent contained in the composition. This coating composition is applied to the...

20060035012 - Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent: A method of applying a coating to a stent supported by a mandrel is disclosed....

20060035013 - Method for applying a relief inscription to a substrate made of plastic, and device for implementing the method: The present invention relates to a procedure for applying relief inscriptions in plastic material to a substrate, characterised in that it comprises a step in which a plastic material of variable viscosity is deposited in real time in a single operation, only at those places that form the relief inscription,...

20060035014 - Method of coating microelectronic substrates: A method of coating a substrate comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate in an enclosed vessel, the substrate having a surface portion; (b) at least partially filling the enclosed vessel with a first supercritical fluid so that said first supercritical fluid contacts the surface portion, with the first...

20060035015 - Making a cathode structure for oleds: A method of making a cathode structure for an OLED provided over organic layers includes evaporating a first layer over the organic layers, such layer including a metal or metal alloy whose work function is less that 4.0 eV, or a material including an electron-injecting dopant and a reactive metal;...

20060035016 - Electroless metal deposition methods: An electroless metal deposition method includes pretreating a substrate with a solution including an admixture of an ammonium-based hydroxide and water and removing the solution, without any subsequent additional pretreatment, contacting the substrate with an electroless deposition bath, and depositing a metal layer. The metal may consist of nickel. The...

20060035017 - Untreated deffusion media with mesoporous layer and devices incorporating the same: A diffusion media and a process for its fabrication are provided for addressing issues related to water management in electrochemical cells and other devices employing the diffusion media. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a process for fabricating a diffusion media is provided. A diffusion media substrate...

20060035018 - Method for forming a thin film silver mirror and method for forming coated film comprising thin silver mirror film: In forming a thin film of silver mirror on a surface of an object to be coated, a silver mirror reaction-treating solution including three solutions: an ammoniacal silver salt aqueous solution (I), an aqueous solution of caustic soda (IIa) and an aqueous solution of a carbohydrate-based reducing agent (IIb) such...

20060035019 - Composite powder and gall-resistant coating: A composite powder includes an FeMo based first powder including between about 20% and about 55% by weight Fe and between about 45% and about 80% by weight of Mo. The composite powder also includes an aluminum bronze based second powder blended with the FeMo based first powder....

20060035020 - Release liner for pressure sensitive adhesives: A release liner for use with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The release liner includes a film of a thermoplastic elastomeric olefin....

20060035021 - Vertical-offset coater and methods of use: The invention provides a coater, and methods of using the coater, for depositing thin films onto generally-opposed major surfaces of a sheet-like substrate. The coater has a substrate transport system adapted for supporting the substrate in a vertical-offset configuration wherein the substrate is not in a perfectly vertical position but...

20060035022 - Process to coat granular and powdered materials: A process to coat granular through powdered material for particular bulk products that is cost-effective for bulk products and in which the coated product is produced continuously and in a quality and throughput that meets requirements for bulk products is provided. This is attained by the coating material being applied...

20060035023 - Method for making a strain-relieved tunable dielectric thin film: Tunable dielectric thin films are provided which possess low dielectric losses at microwave frequencies relative to conventional dielectric thin films. The thin films include a low dielectric loss substrate, a buffer layer, and a crystalline dielectric film. Barium strontium titanate may be used as the buffer layer and the crystalline...

20060035024 - Processing of sic/sic ceramic matrix composites by use of colloidal carbon black: A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) includes the steps of (a) providing a woven or braided cloth reinforced with fibers; (b) coating the fibers with a ceramics material; (c) immersing the preform into a colloidal suspension of carbon black in water; (d) removing the preform from the...

20060035025 - Activated species generator for rapid cycle deposition processes: A method for providing activated species for a cyclical deposition process is provided herein. In one aspect, the method includes delivering a gas to be activated into a plasma generator, activating the gas to create a volume of reactive species, delivering a fraction of the reactive species into a processing...

20060035026 - Coatings for implantable electrodes: A method includes sandblasting an electrode surface, applying a conductive oxide precursor solution to the electrode surface, and heating the electrode for at least 5 minutes at a temperature between 350 degrees C. and 550 degrees C. to convert the precursor solution into an oxide coating. One method includes applying...

20060035027 - Method of coating welded tubes: Method of coating the seam of a welded tube with an adherent metal coating, including applying a nonadherent metal coating to the inside and outside of the welded seam, externally heating the seam area with the seam located in the lower portion of the tube to generally the melting temperature...

20060035030 - Dust repellant compositions: Sprayable, liquid polymeric film-forming compositions containing an amount of an anti-static polymer that is effective to provide films formed from the composition with resistance to the deposition of dust, soil or grime on the surface thereof, wherein the surface tension of the liquid composition is less than about 25 milli-newtons...

20060035029 - Method to provide a layer with uniform etch characteristics: The present invention includes a method and a composition to form a layer on a substrate having uniform etch characteristics. To that end, the method includes controlling variations in the characteristics of a solid layer, such etch characteristics over the area of the solid layer as a function of the...

20060035028 - Process for producing aging-resistant rubber material: An aging-resistant rubber material with an improved heat resistance without deteriorating the moldability even if a rubber layer is formed from an aqueous latex of rubber and without any cost increase, even if a surface tack prevention treatment by an antitack agent is carried out, can be produced by applying...

20060035031 - Silicone modified polyurea: The present invention includes a novel polyol prepolmer including an aliphatic amine, aromatic amine, or a mixture of both aliphatic and aromatic amines with an epoxy functional silicone to produce the novel polyol prepolymer chain extender. In another aspect of the invention, the novel polyol prepolymer chain extender is reacted...

20060035032 - Method and composition for coating mat and articles produced therewith: A coated glass mat is formed by applying a coating mixture to a surface of a glass mat substrate, and then by drying the coated glass mat. As a result of the coating composition, the resultant mat attains a predetermined target spectral characteristic, e.g., a desired or target color. The...

20060035033 - Spray coating method, spray coating device and inkjet recording sheet: A spray coating device for coating of a surface layer of an inkjet recording sheet, to form a surface layer by spraying coating solution onto at least one layer of ink absorption layer formed on a substrate is composed of a backup roller to support a substrate and to carry...

20060035034 - Production of composites articles composed of thin layers: A method is described of producing thin layers (below 10 μm in thickness) by directing droplets (preferably by inkjet printing techniques) onto precise locations on a substrate, the liquid of the droplets having a viscosity such that the droplets, on impact with the substrate, spread out to form relics on...

20060035035 - Film forming method and film forming apparatus: When an amorphous silicon film is formed by a plasma CVD method, a hydrogen gas is supplied into a chamber before the start of film formation to cause discharge. In this state, film formation is not made. At the step where the discharge becomes stable, silane as a film forming...

20060029721 - Method for depositing a polymeric coating on a substrate: The present application relates to a method for vapor depositing a polymeric coating onto a substrate. In an embodiment, the invention is a method for applying a polymer coating to a substrate comprising performing a bake-out cycle with a chemical vapor deposition system and performing a deposition cycle with the...

20060029720 - Methods and apparatus for injection coating a medical device: Methods and apparatus for coating at least a portion of the surface of medical devices using an injection coating device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a coating method wherein an orifice of the injection coating device is placed adjacent a vertically positioned medical device, coating material is...

20060029722 - Apparatus for coating medical devices: An apparatus for coating medical devices at the point of care with a polymer and/or therapeutic agent comprising an environmentally controlled device coating chamber in which the device may be delivered by the manufacturer as the device packaging, or the device may be placed into the chamber at the point...

20060029723 - Method for repairing coated components using nial bond coats: According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for repairing a coated high pressure turbine blade, which has been exposed to engine operation, to restore coated airfoil contour dimensions of the blade, and improve upon the prior bond coat is disclosed. The method comprises providing an engine run high...

20060029724 - System for jetting phosphor for optical displays: A jetting system has a jetting dispenser mounted for relative motion with respect to a plasma panel. A control is operable to cause the jetting dispenser to jet a phosphor droplet that is applied to a cell of the panel. A feedback signal indicative of the placement and size of...

20060029725 - Structure and method of fabricating organic devices: A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device is provided. A first organic layer is deposited over a first electrode. A second organic layer comprising a small molecule organic material is then deposited using solution processing over and in physical contact with the first organic layer, such that the...

20060029726 - Method of fabricating pcb in parallel manner: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a multilayer PCB (MLB). More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of fabricating a multilayer PCB, in which plural circuit layers having insulating layers attached thereto and another circuit layer having no insulating layer are formed in a parallel manner according to...

20060029727 - Systems and methods affecting profiles of solutions dispensed across microelectronic topographies during electroless plating processes: A method is provided which includes dispensing a deposition solution at a plurality of locations extending different distances from a center of a microelectronic topography each at different moments in time during an electroless plating process. An electroless plating apparatus used for the method includes a substrate holder, a moveable...

20060029728 - Method of repair for plastic automotive body panels: A method for repairing vinyl/plastic bumpers and panels is disclosed. The method involves first cleaning the surface of a bumper around a damaged area. The damaged area, is then prepared for repair by melting the high points and sanding the area with fine gritted abrasives. Putty is used to fill...

20060029729 - Application of spray paint on disk media for protection of titling and/or graphics on labels or markings: Currently there is one product that is designed to protect the words, pictures, graphics, labels or other markings on disks. That product is a laminator that uses thermal energy to apply a plastic to the surface of the disk. My invention is different in that it uses paint, and not...

20060029730 - Process for applying a thin-film radiation-cured coating on a three-dimensional substrate: A process for providing a uniform coating of one hundred percent solids material on a substrate and a substrate having a uniform coating of one hundred percent solids material. Process parameters are controlled to provide for a sprayable, curable coating of one hundred percent solids material that can be used...

20060029731 - Conductive inks for metalization in integrated polymer microsystems: A system of metalization in an integrated polymer microsystem. A flexible polymer substrate is provided and conductive ink is applied to the substrate. In one embodiment the flexible polymer substrate is silicone. In another embodiment the flexible polymer substrate comprises poly(dimethylsiloxane)....

20060029737 - Atomic layer deposition method of forming an oxide comprising layer on a substrate: This invention includes atomic layer deposition methods of depositing oxide comprising layers on substrates. In one implementation, a substrate is positioned within a deposition chamber. A first species is chemisorbed to form a first species monolayer onto the substrate within the deposition chamber from a gaseous first precursor. The chemisorbed...

20060029738 - Atomic layer deposition methods: A first precursor gas is flowed to the substrate within the chamber effective to form a first monolayer on the substrate. A second precursor gas different in composition from the first precursor gas is flowed to the first monolayer within the chamber under surface microwave plasma conditions within the chamber...

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20060029736 - Method to reduce fixed charge in cvd ozone deposited films: Disclosed is a CVD ozone (O3) deposition process, with the preferred embodiment comprising the steps of disposing a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition chamber and exposing the substrate surface to a SiO2 precursor gas, a carrier gas, and optionally a dopant gas in the presence of ozone and exposing...

20060029733 - Non-line-of-sight process for coating complexed shaped structures: Non-line-of-sight process for coating complexed shaped structures of Si-based substrates with protective barrier layers....

20060029735 - Oxidation process apparatus and oxidation process: Provided is an oxidation process apparatus including a process chamber, a wafer boat loading a plurality of wafers in the process chamber, the wafers are stacked in a plurality of bands, a first gas supply unit supplying a first gas into the process chamber, and a second gas supply unit...

20060029732 - Vapor deposited functional organic coatings: We have developed an improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of organic films/coatings containing a variety of functional groups on substrates. Most substrates can be coated using the method of the invention. The substrate surface is halogenated using a vaporous halogen-containing compound, followed by a reaction with...

20060029739 - Method for treating non-woven webs: The present invention describes a means for fixing skin care ingredients on the surface of non-woven webs and cellulosic mats. The active ingredients can be released (deposited) onto the skin by normal triggering mechanisms, which include the action of water or urine or by friction or rubbing. The fixative systems...

20060029740 - Coating apparatus and coating method: In applying a coating liquid including a solute and a solvent onto a given area on a substrate so as to allow the coating liquid to be solidified on the substrate by volatizing the solvent, an atmosphere in a vicinity of a coated area of the substrate is kept under...

20060029741 - Magnetic particle-coated material, magnetic recording medium, electromagnetic shield material, and methods of manufacturing same: The present invention provides a magnetic particle-coated material having a layer including a CuAu type or Cu3Au type ferromagnetic ordered alloy phase on an organic support. Further, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a magnetic particle-coated material that sequentially includes a step of manufacturing alloy particles capable of...

20060029742 - Apparatus and method for processing sheet materials: An apparatus and method for processing elongated sheet material through a plurality of processing stations including a cooling station for lowering the temperature of the sheet material. The cooling station includes a plurality of individually controllable cooling zones each for controlling a portion of the transverse width of the sheet...

20060029743 - Wood preservatives and methods of wood preservation: This invention provides a method for preserving wood using a substantially metal-free wood preservative comprising a sodium-channel blocking insecticide and at least one fungicide selected from the group consisting of conazoles and ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors. This invention also relates to such wood preservative formulations....

20060029744 - Method of making an energetic beam markable: A method of making an energetic beam markable appliqués (502) includes dispersing a plurality of bodies (110) of a first heat coalescable material within a second material (114) to form a plural phase material (108), coating a substrate (104) with the plural phase material (108) to form a coating of...

20060029748 - Deposition method: A deposition method for forming a thin film on a processed substrate by supplying a first gas including a metal, nitrogen, and carbon and a second gas reducing the first gas into a process vessel where a substrate holding table for holding the processed substrate is provided inside thereof, the...

20060029747 - Elimination of flow and pressure gradients in low utilization processes: The amount of atoms diffused into a substrate may be made uniform or the thickness of a thin film may be made uniform in a low species utilization process by stopping the flow of gas into a reaction chamber during the low species utilization process. Stopping the flow of gas...

20060029745 - High throughput ild fill process for high aspect ratio gap fill: A method for filling gaps in high aspect ratio patterned features on an integrated circuit using plasma CVD processes. A plasma is generated by an inert gas and process gases including silicon and oxygen components. The plasma causes the product gases to react and deposit onto the substrate and concurrently...

20060029746 - Plasma arc coating system: A system for coating a substrate includes a heater that heats the substrate. The heater includes a two-dimensional array of a plurality of heat sources which supply heat to the substrate when the substrate is in the presence of the array of heat sources. The heater further includes a controller...

20060024426 - Method of coating stents: Processes for coating implantable medical devices that improve the stability of therapeutic agents contained within the coating....

20060024427 - Methods of making planar sensors and the sensors made therefrom: One method of forming a sensor comprises: disposing a reference electrode and sensing electrode on opposite sides of an electrolyte and a heater on a side of the reference electrode opposite the electrolyte to form a sensor element having a sensing end adjacent the reference electrode and sensing electrode, dipping...

20060024428 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing laminate for flexible printed circuit board having metal plated layer using vacuum deposition: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a laminate for a flexible printed circuit board, including surface treating a base film, forming a tie layer on the base film, forming a metal conductive layer on the tie layer, and depositing a metal on the metal conductive layer by radiating electronic...

20060024429 - Laser reflowing of phase changeable memory element to close a void therein: A phase changeable memory element is formed by conformally forming a phase changeable material film in a contact hole on a substrate so as to create a void in the phase changeable material film in the contact hole. The void is at least partially closed by impinging a laser beam...

20060024430 - Silver plating in electronics manufacture: Compositions and methods for silver plating onto metal surfaces such as PWBs in electronics manufacture to produce a silver plating which is greater than 80 atomic % silver, tarnish resistant, and has good solderability....

20060024431 - Method of manufacturing a disk substrate for a magnetic recording medium: An object of the present invention is to provide a plating method on a glass base plate. The method allows forming a plating film on a base plate composed of a glass material with excellent adhesivity and homogeneity by means of an electroless plating method even to a thickness of...

20060024432 - Magnetic recording media with tuned exchange coupling and method for fabricating same: A magnetic recording medium with tuned exchange coupling comprises: (a) a non-magnetic substrate having a surface; and (b) a stack of thin film layers on the substrate surface, including: (i) a compositionally segregated, exchange decoupled magnetic layer with substantially non-magnetic grain boundaries; and (ii) an exchange coupled magnetic layer adjacent...

20060024433 - Indirect printing of agm: The present invention relates to a method of applying absorbent gelling material (AGM) granules by indirect printing onto an carrier layer for use in an absorbent article, particularly diaper for babies or adults, training pants, pull-up diapers (diaper pants), sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like. These articles typically comprise...

20060024434 - manufacturing of polymer-coated particles for chemical mechanical polishing: A method of manufacturing polymer-coated particles is useful for chemical mechanical polishing magnetic, optical, semiconductor or silicon substrates. First it provides a dispersion of particle cores in a non-aqueous solvent. Then introducing a polymeric precursor into the dispersion to react the polymeric precursor forms a polymer. The polymer coats at...

20060024436 - Method for coating small particles: The coating method includes the steps of dissolving coating precursor(s) in a solvent to form a precursor solution: adding with mixing a miscible diluent to the precursor solution to form a coating solution; admixing solid particles to the coating solution to form a coating slurry, with the particles surrounded with...

20060024435 - Turbulent mixing aerosol nanoparticle reactor and method of operating the same: A nanoparticle reactor comprises a nucleation and core growth region providing a laminar flow of reactants in which the reactants thermally decompose to produce a supersaturated vapor that nucleates aerosol particles into particle cores. Nozzle(s) turbulently mix a preheated diluent into the heated reactants. The mixed preheated diluent and heated...

20060024437 - Electrophoretic particles, and processes for the production thereof: Copper chromite particles can advantageously be used as black particles in electrophoretic media and displays. Preferably, the copper chromite particles are coated with a silica coating and a polymer coating....

20060024438 - Radially layered nanocables and method of fabrication: Radially layered nanocables are fabricated by first forming nanotubes within tubular passages of nano-sized diameter, then depositing a material dissimilar to that of the nanotubes over the surface(s) of the nanotubes by underpotential electrochemical deposition. Both hollow cables and cables with solid cores can be manufactured in this manner. The...

20060024441 - Method of forming metal oxide and semimetal oxide: The invention includes methods of forming metal oxide and/or semimetal oxide. The invention can include formation of at least one metal-and-halogen-containing material and/or at least one semimetal-and-halogen-containing material over a semiconductor substrate surface. The material can be subjected to aminolysis followed by oxidation to convert the material to metal oxide...

20060024440 - Reduced oxygen arc spray: A method of forming a coating on a component surface comprises placing a shield about the component surface to define a process zone, controlling the level of oxygen present in the process zone, generating an electric arc in the process zone to form a liquefied material from an electrode, and...

20060024439 - System for controlling the sublimation of reactants: An apparatus and method improves heating of a solid precursor inside a sublimation vessel. In one embodiment, inert, thermally conductive elements are interspersed among units of solid precursor. For example the thermally conductive elements can comprise a powder, beads, rods, fibers, etc. In one arrangement, microwave energy...

20060024443 - Chemical vapor deposition material and chemical vapor deposition:

20060024442 - Deposition methods for the formation of polycrystalline materials on mobile substrates: A deposition apparatus and method for continuously depositing a polycrystalline material such as polysilicon or polycrystalline SiGe layer on a mobile discrete or continuous web substrate. The apparatus includes a pay-out unit for dispensing a discrete or continuous web substrate and a deposition unit that receives the discrete or continuous...

20060024444 - Two-layer shadow mask with small dimension apertures and method of making and using same: The present invention is a two-layer shadow mask with small dimension apertures and method of making and using same. The two-layer shadow mask of the present invention is suitable for use for manufacturing an electronic device via deposition in a production system. The two-layer shadow mask of the present invention...

20060024445 - Extrusion coating system: A coating application system includes a coating applicator having an outlet through which a stream of a liquid coating is delivered, a substrate which receives the stream of liquid coating, and a vacuum system which applies a vacuum to the liquid coating....

20060024446 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus comprises a plurality of second coating processing units responsible for coating, a gas supply mechanism for supplying clean air through a supply path, and a cell controller. Each of the second coating processing units is provided with a control plate and an exhaust fun unit. The...

20060024447 - Electroless plating with nanometer particles: The addition of nanometer particles to electroless metal plating baths reduces or eliminates seeding in the electroless plating baths. The reduced seeding results in less inclusions or pitting in the coating. Usually the maintenance and frequent tank-cleaning schedule can be increased beyond the normal 2-3 day. The properties of the...

20060024448 - Method of producing laminate body having thin metal layer: A method of producing a laminate body having a thin metal layer on a substrate including processes (1) to (4) as follows: (1) preparing the substrate; (2) blowing a flame in which a silicon containing compound is introduced; (3) forming an undercoating layer by coating with a lacquer or a...

20060024449 - Method of manufacturing laminate for flexible printed circuit board: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a laminate for a flexible printed circuit board, in which a base film is surface treated by radiating ion beams using a gas mixture comprising oxygen and argon. According to the method of the current invention, a laminate for a flexible printed circuit...

20060024450 - Method for increasing the work function of ito film under an excimer laser exposure treatment: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the work function of the indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film under an excimer laser exposure treatment. The range of the excimer laser energy is between tens and hundreds mJ/cm2, the frequency range is between zero and one hundred Hz, and exposure time is...

20060024451 - Enhanced magnetic shielding for plasma-based semiconductor processing tool: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to techniques for enhancing uniformity of plasma-based semiconductor processing. In one technique, the exterior of a plasma-based processing chamber features a series of substantially continuous plates composed of a material exhibiting a low permeability to magnetic fields. This high-μ shielding material is...