Coating processes inventions 04/06

20060088653 - Method and apparatus for coating of substrates: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses that reduce problems encountered during coating of a device, such as a medical device having a cylindrical shape. In an embodiment, the invention includes an apparatus including a bi-directional rotation member. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method with a bi-directional indexing...

20060088654 - Drug release coated stent: The present invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a patient comprising a tubular metal body having open ends and a sidewall structure having openings therein and a coating disposed on a surface of said sidewall structure, said coating comprising a hydrophobic biostable elastomeric material and a...

20060088655 - Rf measurement feedback control and diagnostics for a plasma immersion ion implantation reactor: A method of measuring ion dose in a plasma immersion ion implantation reactor during ion implantation of a selected species into a workpiece includes placing the workpiece on a pedestal in the reactor and feeding into the reactor a process gas comprising a species to be implanted into the workpiece,...

20060088656 - Manufacturing donor substrates for making oled displays: A method for coating a light absorbing region onto a support in making a donor substrate includes forming the support into a support roll and packaging the support roll in a moisture resistant material or container, removing the moisture resistant material or the container from the support roll and placing...

20060088657 - Electrical cable having a surface with reduced coefficient of friction: The present invention includes a cable having reduced surface friction and the method of manufacture thereof including steps in which a conductor wire is coated with a first plastic material, coated with a second plastic material and the coated conductor wire then cooled, and includes a step in which a...

20060088658 - Dry treatment method for decreasing contact angle on an optical film surface: A dry treatment method for decreasing contact angle on an optical film surface, includes providing an optical film and subjecting the optical film to ozone treatment to increase hydrophilic groups on a surface of the optical film so as to decrease contact angle on the optical film surface. The optical...

20060088659 - Method of making crystalline nanoparticles: A method of forming a plurality of monodisperse nanoparticles. Each of the nanoparticles comprises a nanocrystalline inorganic core and at least one outer coating comprising an ionizable stabilizing material that substantially covers the core. The method comprises the steps of: combining a nonpolar aprotic organic solvent, an oxidant, and a...

20060088661 - Methods for chemical vapor deposition of titanium-silicon-nitrogen films: wherein m is an integer from zero to 4, n is an integer from 0 to 2, and m+n is no greater than 4; (iii) a compound comprising silicon in a vapor state; (iv) a reactant gas comprising nitrogen; and maintaining a temperature of the substrate in the chamber at...

20060088660 - Methods of depositing lead containing oxides films: Lead containing oxide thin films by Atomic Layer Deposition, comprising using a metal-organic lead compound, having organic ligands bonded to a lead atom by carbon-lead bonds, as a source material for the lead oxide. Stoichiometric PbTiO3 thin films with excellent uniformity can be deposited on substrates by ALD growth using,...

20060088662 - Method for decorating articles: A method of decorating a ceramic article, said method comprising the steps of: a) mixing a metallic pigment with a resin to form a first coating mixture; b) applying the first coating directly onto a part or substantially the whole outer surface of the ceramic article; c) once the first...

20060088663 - Curable thick film compositions for use in moisture control: The invention is directed to a thick film getter composition comprising: (a) desiccant material; dispersed in (b) organic medium comprising (1) curable organic polymeric binder; (2) monomer; and (3) photoinitiator....

20060088665 - Colored, embossed and printed elongate articles and method and apparatus to color, emboss and print the same: A method and apparatus for coloring generally elongated or planar articles, such as window blind slats, utilizes a roller, such as an anilox roller, and enclosed doctor blade subassembly for metering an amount of colorant transferred to the object, and a felt-wiper subassembly for removing colorant from a roller, such...

20060088664 - Method and apparatus to color vinyl slats: A method and apparatus for coloring slats utilizes a roller, such as an Anilox roller, and enclosed doctor blade subassembly for metering an amount of colorant transferred to the object, and a felt-wiper subassembly for removing colorant from a roller, such as a discharge roller. The doctor blade subassembly includes...

20060088666 - Controlled vapor deposition of biocompatible coatings over surface-treated substrates: We have developed an improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of layers and coatings on various substrates. The method and apparatus are useful in the fabrication of biofunctional devices, Bio-MEMS devices, and in the fabrication of microfluidic devices for biological applications. In one important embodiment, a siloxane...

20060083848 - Parylene coated components for artificial sphincters: A method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto...

20060083849 - Liquid crystal dispensing system which can read information of liquid crystal container and method of dispensing liquid crystal material using same: A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a liquid crystal material container to contain liquid crystal, the liquid crystal material container provided with a first code corresponding to liquid crystal information; a reading unit to read the recognition code; a discharge pump to draw in and discharge liquid crystal from the...

20060083850 - Cobalt and nickel electroless plating in microelectronic devices: An electroless plating method and composition for depositing Co, Ni, or alloys thereof onto a metal-based substrate in manufacture of microelectronic devices, involving a source of deposition ions selected from the group consisting of Co ions and Ni ions, a reducing agent for reducing the depositions ions to metal onto...

20060083851 - Method for making filled epoxy resin compositions: An encapsulant is described for an optoelectronic device or optical component, which provides a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 50 ppm/° C., with a variation of less than ±30%, and further provides an optical transmittance of at least 20% at a wavelength in the range of 400 to...

20060083852 - Fuel cell apparatus and method of manufacture thereof: Metal-coated polymer electrolyte membranes permeable to protons/hydrogen and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. A fuel cell may be produced using a substrate, with the resultant design having a thin metal layer, such as palladium, positioned between two layers of a porous metal, such as palladium black, and optionally at...

20060083853 - Hydrophilic dlc on substrate with flame pyrolysis treatment: A substrate is coated with a layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). The DLC is then subjected to flame pyrolysis in order to cause the contact angle θ thereof to decrease....

20060083854 - Polymer coatings: The present invention provides compounds of formulae (I), (II), and (III), which can be block copolymers with various substituents and side-chain groups. The side-chains can include semifluorinated alkyl- and PEG-derived groups. The block copolymers can be surface active block copolymers (SABCs) and can be used as antifouling coatings. Coating compositions...

20060083855 - Fluidics coating apparatus and method for surface treating of toner and dry inks: An apparatus (10) for surface treating particulate material (M) with surface treatment particles (S) includes a substantially cylindrical body (12) having a top (18), bottom (16) and sidewall (14). A mixing chamber (42) is defined within the body (12). At least one injector inlet (36) and at least one process...

20060083856 - Film deposition apparatus and film deposition method: A particle film deposition apparatus and method are provided, with which ultra fine particles are generated by arc heating. The generated ultra fine particles can be efficiently sucked up into a transfer tube regardless of an arc voltage, and the resulting film can be stable in shape. An evaporation material...

20060083857 - Organometallic compounds and processes for preparation thereof: This invention relates to organometallic compounds represented by the formula LML′ wherein M is a metal or metalloid, L is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl group or cyclopentadienyl-like group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentadienyl group or pentadienyl-like group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolyl group or pyrrolyl-like group, and L′...

20060083858 - Generation of surface coating diversity: The present invention relates to a surface discovery system comprising chemical compositions and high-throughput combinatorial synthesis methods for generating large numbers of diverse surface coatings on solid substrates. This surface discovery platform is built upon a fundamental chemical unit refereed to as a synthon. Each synthon comprises at least three...

20060083859 - Magnetic levitation system for coating a device, a method of using the system, and device made by the system: A method of reducing coating defects is provided. A non-contact coating system is provided that includes a high-powered magnet adapted to suspend an object and an arrangement for creating a coating mist in a suspension zone of the magnet. A method is provided for holding a device during a coating...

20060083860 - Method for producing a multilayer coating: Process for producing a multilayer coating, in which a first coating (A) has applied to it a subsequent coating material (B) which is then cured involves selecting and/or modifying the first coating (A) and/or selecting the coating material (B) in such a way that the quotient (Q) formed from the...

20060083861 - Method of reducing loss in power transmission systems, electrical systems and electronics: Advances in oligomeric siloxane coatings applied as reactive silanols have arisen in the past several years that offer opportunities to solve problems that could not be addressed with traditional coating materials and methods. Although this class of new coatings is normally cited only for their corrosion resistance, they also exhibit...

20060083862 - Method for applying a coating material to the surface of foam cores: The invention provides a method and apparatus to impart a coating layer on the surface of decorative mouldings that are widely used in the externally insulated finishing systems (EIFS) in the construction industry. The method is a sequence of mechanically advancing a core, constructed from pre-formed expanded polystyrene (EPS, in...

20060083863 - Golf ball having sprayed layer of liquid polybutadiene: A method of forming a golf ball, comprising spraying a thin layer of between about 0.001 inch to about 0.01 inch made from a rubber composition, wherein the rubber composition comprises liquid polybutadiene as the sole rubber component. The layer is cured by infrared radiation and increased layer thickness may...

20060083864 - Radiation curable hot melt composition and a process for the application thereof: The invention relates to a radiation curable hot melt composition comprising: a) 20 to 100 wt. % of a radiation curable resin or a mixture of radiation curable resins having a viscosity in the range from 15 to 10,000 mPas in the temperature range from 40 to 150° C., b)...

20060078669 - Transfer sheet and wiring board using the same, and method of manufacturing the same: A transfer sheet of the present invention includes a resin film having a glass transition temperature of not lower than 60° C., a silicone resin layer formed on the resin film, and a metal wiring pattern formed on the silicone resin layer. The metal wiring pattern has an exposed face...

20060078670 - Oxide superconductor thick film and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention provides an oxide superconductor thick film which is formed on a substrate or a board and has a high Jc and Ic and a method for manufacturing the same. Predetermined amounts of materials containing elements of Bi, Pb, Sr, Ca and Cu are weighed, mixed and subjected...

20060078671 - Method of manufacturing a flexible display: A method of manufacturing a flexible display is provided, which includes: adhering a plastic substrate on a supporter using an adhesive; forming a thin film pattern on the plastic substrate; and separating the plastic substrate from the supporter using a solvent including THF (tetrahydrofuran). In this manner, the plastic substrate...

20060078672 - Coating of a cosmetic finish applied to a metallic surface: Coating of a cosmetic finish applied to a metallic surface is provided to prevent the cosmetic finish from oxidizing and tarnishing. A clear adhesion promoting layer with a thickness of 5 to 10 microns is applied to the cosmetically finished metallic surface. A clear wear resistant layer with a thickness...

20060078673 - Method for printing using invisible inks: The present invention is directed to a method of offset lithographic printing text and images using invisible inks in order to provide differing visual characteristics when the text or image is observed under varying light conditions. That is, one image may be observed under normal, e.g., ambient, incandescent and fluorescent...

20060078674 - Device and method for producing sheet for abrasive coating and the sheet: A sheet pan (120) having a groove (121), into which a brazing sheet is fitted, is disposed on a base (110). A slide member (140) can slidingly move along the longitudinal direction of the sheet pan (120) at a position above the sheet pan (120). A blade (160) is moved...

20060078679 - Metal nitride carbide deposition by ald: The present methods provide tools for growing conformal metal thin films, including metal nitride, metal carbide and metal nitride carbide thin films. In particular, methods are provided for growing such films from aggressive chemicals. The amount of corrosive chemical compounds, such as hydrogen halides, is reduced during the deposition of...

20060078678 - Method of forming a thin film by atomic layer deposition: Methods of forming a thin film by atomic layer deposition are disclosed. These methods generally include the steps of loading a substrate into a reaction chamber, and injecting a first source gas containing a first atom into the reaction chamber to form a chemical adsorption layer containing the first atom...

20060078677 - Method to improve transmittance of an encapsulating film: A method for depositing a carbon-containing material layer onto a substrate includes delivering a mixture of precursors for the carbon-containing material layer into a process chamber, doping the carbon-containing material layer with silicon, and depositing the carbon-containing material layer at low temperature. In one aspect, improved light transmittance of the...

20060078675 - Plasma-assisted enhanced coating: Methods and apparatus are provided for igniting, modulating, and sustaining a plasma (615) for coating objects (250). In one embodiment, a method of coating a surface of an object (250) includes forming a plasma (615) in a cavity (230) by subjecting a gas to electromagnetic radiation in the presence of...

20060078676 - Porous low dielectric constant compositions and methods for making and using same: A porous organosilicate glass (OSG) film: SivOwCxHyFz, where v+w+x+y+z=100%, v is 10 to 35 atomic %, w is 10 to 65 atomic %, x is 5 to 30 atomic %, y is 10 to 50 atomic % and z is 0 to 15 atomic %, has a silicate network with...

20060078680 - Method for forming a carbon nanotube and a plasma cvd apparatus for carrying out the method: In forming a carbon nanotube on the surface of a substrate surface by the plasma CVD method in accordance with the prior art, since the substrate is heated by plasma, it is difficult to suitably control the temperature of substrate and thus impossible to form the carbon nanotube at a...

20060078681 - Pattern forming method and method of processing a structure by use of same: The present invention provides a pattern forming method using phase separation structure of self-assembling block copolymer and minimizing variations in pattern. A substrate having groove structure pre-formed thereon, is coated with a solution of the block copolymer comprising at least one block having a mesogen group. The block copolymer is...

20060078682 - Particles for use as proppants or in gravel packs, methods for making and using the same: Disclosed herein is a coated particle comprising a substrate comprising an inorganic material, wherein the inorganic material comprises silica and alumina in a silica to alumina weight ratio of about 2.2 to about 5; and wherein the inorganic material has a bulk density of less than or equal to about...

20060078683 - Multilayered structure film and method of making the same: A first group of atoms is first deposited for forming a multilayered structure film. The atoms are subjected to heat treatment to form a first polycrystalline layer. A second group of atoms is deposited on the surface of the first polycrystalline layer so as to form a second polycrystalline layer...

20060078685 - Dust suppression method and apparatus: The present invention provides a process for suppressing dusting of dusting materials by spraying an aqueous dispersion of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or modified polytetrafluoroethylene onto the exposed exterior surfaces of the dusting material to fibrillate at least part of the dispersion and coat the exposed exterior surfaces of the dusting material...

20060078684 - Paint process for toys: Disclosed is a method for applying paint to a scale vehicle, comprising applying an electro-conductive layer over at least a portion of a plastic vehicle body of the scale vehicle, charging said electro-conductive layer, oppositely charging a paint, and applying said paint to said body....

20060078686 - Penetration of copper-ethanolamine complex in wood: Addition of base improves the homogeneity of aqueous copper amine complex preservatives injected into wood. The base includes at least a portion of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal phosphates, alkali metal borates, and/or alkali metal pyrophosphates, the corrosivity of the composition to steel and galvanized steel is...

20060078687 - Method and apparatus for making a wear resistant plating on a coating blade or the like: A method and apparatus for making a wear resistant coating on a treatment blade (4), such as a coating, doctor or creping blade, designed for the treatment of a paper web, in which method the area to be coated is subjected to a preliminary treatment before the coating process to...

20060078688 - Methods of making orthodontic appliances: Methods of making a removable dental positioning appliance include forming a sheet of transparent crystalline polymeric material into a shell having cavities shaped to receive and reposition teeth from a first orientation to a successive orientation. The polymeric material may then be annealed at a temperature above its glass transition...

20060078689 - Evaporation apparatus and process: An evaporation process applied to an evaporation apparatus to evaporate an evaporation source onto a substrate is provided. The evaporation apparatus comprises a purification chamber and an evaporation chamber, wherein a heating device is installed in the purification chamber and a deposition device is installed in the evaporation chamber. First,...

20060078690 - Plasma chemical vapor deposition methods: A plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method is for depositing a metal layer. In the plasma CVD method, a metal source gas is pre-injected into a chamber containing a substrate, and thereafter a plasma is formed in the chamber to deposit the metal layer on the substrate....

20060078691 - Display substrate with diffuser coating: A system for coating a substrate surface with a diffuser coating includes an ultrasonic vibrating device, a supply device and a low pressure air source. The supply device supplies a liquid coating material or precursor solution to the ultrasonic vibrating device. The ultrasonic vibrating device is operable to vibrate to...

20060073264 - Medical guide wire and process for production thereof: A medical guide wire (1) is made in which at least a fluororesin coating layer (13) is formed on the surface of a metal wire (11), wherein particulate matter is present in the fluororesin coating layer (13), and the fluororesin coating layer covers the particulate matter and at least some...

20060073265 - Method and apparatus for coating a medical device: A method and device, for use in an operating theater just prior to implantation, for selectively applying a medical coating to an implantable medical device. Disclosed is a device for use with a stent deployed on a catheter balloon configured to apply a medical coating of a desired thickness to...

20060073267 - Method for simultaneously coating and measuring parts: A method and apparatus for simultaneously coating and measuring a part. The apparatus includes a part support, a sprayer and a part measurer positioned adjacent to the part support and a display device positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a coating to a section of the part...

20060073266 - System and method for manufacturing physical barriers: A physical barrier having a carrier device and a sealer material applied to the carrier device. The sealer material is configured to expand when it is activated. In its pre-activation state, the sealer material is flowable. The sealer material is applied directly to the carrier in its pre-activation state through...

20060073268 - Device and method for fabricating display panel having ink-jet printing applied thereto: Device and method for fabricating a display panel having ink-jet printing applied thereto, the device including a stage for supporting a substrate, a base having one or more than one rail for transporting the stage, and one or more than one ink-jet head rotatable by an angel for spraying a...

20060073270 - Droplet ejection apparatus, a method of manufacturing a panel from a base, an image display apparatus and an electronic apparatus: A droplet ejection apparatus for supplying one or more kind of liquid material of a predetermined color onto a base in the form of droplets includes: a head unit 103 provided with a plurality of droplet ejection heads for ejecting the droplets of the one or more kind of liquid...

20060073269 - Head unit, a droplet ejection apparatus, a method of manufacturing a panel from a base, an image display apparatus and an electronic apparatus: A head unit 103 for use in a droplet ejection apparatus is provided with a plurality of droplet ejection heads for ejecting some kinds of liquid materials each having a predetermined color onto a base in the form of droplets. Each of the droplet ejection heads includes at least one...

20060073271 - Lamp tube having a uniform lighting profile and a manufacturing method therefor: A method of treating a lamp tube having a first end and a second end comprising introducing a first quantity of a luminescent substance into the first end of the lamp tube and introducing a second quantity of a luminescent substance into the second end of the lamp tube is...

20060073272 - Control panel and method of manufacturing: A control panel and method of manufacturing a control panel that can be used with an electrically sensitive control device (e.g., a touch sensor, etc.) is disclosed. The control panel includes a substrate layer having a first surface and a second surface. A conductive coating is provided that is viewable...

20060073273 - Method for manufacturing optical elements: For manufacturing an optical element having a plural number of different optical multi-layer coatings deposited on a surface of a substrate plate, a peeling metal film is deposited on a large substrative base material which is divided into a plural number of subsections, a pattern of an optical multi-layer coating...

20060073274 - Less irritant or inflammatory glove and method for producing the same: Provided is a less irritant or inflammatory glove in which irritation and inflammation are to be reduced when using the glove made from latex, nitrile, PVC, or the like in the field of medicine, physical and chemical research, industry, or the like by utilizing antipruritic and antiinflammatory effects of phthalocyanine,...

20060073276 - Multi-zone atomic layer deposition apparatus and method: Method and apparatus for producing a thin film on a substrate set in a moving substrate holder is disclosed. Within a deposition chamber, a substrate is moved across a series of dedicated deposition zones and is subjected to repeated surface reactions with at least two different reactants. The reactants are...

20060073275 - Process and apparatus for producing single-walled carbon nanotube: A solution prepared by dissolving an organic metal compound in an organic solvent is sprayed from a pore nozzle into a pre-heating furnace of 50 to 600° C. in a reaction furnace in a rare gas atmosphere of 500 Torr or less by pressurizing with an inert gas; a mixed...

20060073277 - Method for producing a partially metallized film-type element: The invention concerns a process and an apparatus for the production of a partially metallised film element and a partially metallised film element produced by means of the process. A digital data set (332) which defines the graphical shape of the partial metallisation is produced. A tool path and control...

20060073278 - Recorded article with anti-counterfeit measures: An object is to provide a recorded article or sticker whereby counterfeited articles and genuine articles can be visually distinguished in simple fashion in the market and wherein it is not possible to identify in the market the location and type of the anti-counterfeiting measures that have been taken. Both...

20060073279 - Moon trowel: The invention provides a Moon Trowel apparatus comprising a curved blade configured to make flush contact with the interior wall of a container when the trowel is oriented in a substantially horizontal position and a corresponding method of trowelling using the Moon Trowel apparatus....

20060073281 - Injectable hydrogel microspheres from aqueous two-phase system: Injectable hydrogel microspheres are prepared by forming an emulsion where hydrogel precursors are in a disperse aqueous phase and polymerizing the hydrogel precursors. In a preferred case, the hydrogel precursors are poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and N-isopropylacrylamide and the continuous phase of the emulsion is an aqueous solution of dextran and...

20060073282 - Method for making a thermally protective coating for a propulsive unit structure: A method of making a thermally-protective coating on a thruster structure, the method consisting in: continuously measuring out and mixing (14) at least one polyurethane and a mixture of polymerization agents in which specific fillers have previously been dispersed; coating a rotating cylindrical support surface (2) by continuously casting a...

20060073280 - Method for producing uv abbsorption layers on substrates: A process for forming UV absorber layers on an inorganic or organic substrate is described. That process comprises a) allowing a low-temperature plasma, a corona discharge or high-energy radiation to act on the inorganic or organic substrate, b) applying to the treated inorganic or organic substrate at least one free-radical-forming...

20060073283 - Apparatus for metal plasma vapor deposition and re-sputter with source and bias power frequencies applied through the workpiece: A plasma reactor includes a vacuum chamber including a sidewall, a ceiling and a wafer support pedestal near a floor of the chamber, and a vacuum pump coupled to the chamber. A process gas inlet is coupled to the chamber and a process gas source coupled to the process gas...

20060073284 - Applied film forming apparatus and applied film forming method: An applied film forming apparatus that forms an applied film on one surface of a substrate includes a dripping unit that drips an energy beam-curing applied material onto the one surface of the substrate, a rotating unit that rotates the substrate, a curing processing unit that emits an energy beam...