Coating processes inventions 05/06

20060110524 - Additives and modified tetrabasic sulfate crystal positive plates for lead acid batteries: A positive electrode plate-making process for a lead acid battery that produces an active material precursor comprising tetrabasic lead sulfate crystals with an average crystal width less than 20 μm. The process includes mixing a lead and/or lead oxide powder and a paste additive with sulfuric acid to form a...

20060110525 - Nanotechnological processing to a copper oxide superconductor increasing critical transition temperature: A method for forming a superconductor material includes the steps of forming a substrate, placing the substrate in compressive stress, forming a hilly region on the substrate, and applying varying layering of copper, copper oxide, and selected interstitial atomic species....

20060110526 - Organic materials for an evaporation source: A method of using a compacted pellet having uniform blended mixture with at least first and second different organic components that sublime at temperatures T1 and T2 respectively, wherein T1 represents the temperature of the first organic material with the lowest sublimation temperature and T2 represents the temperature of the...

20060110527 - Method and device for marking wire: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for marking an electric wire at a low cost. An apparatus 1 for marking an electric wire forms a band mark 21 on a part of an outer face 5a of the electric wire 3. The...

20060110528 - Method for making metallic nanostructures: A method of making metallic nanostructures by mixing (a) an aqueous composition comprising a chromonic material with (b) a metal salt in solution or a suspension of metal particles....

20060110529 - Method and apparatus for finishing articles: An apparatus for applying a finish to a wooden article comprises a rotating platen including a generally planar surface for receiving a surface of the wooden article, a shaft protruding from the planar surface, and a shaft support having at least one rotating member for supporting the shaft, the platen...

20060110532 - Coated inserts for wet milling:

20060110531 - Method for depositing a coating having a relatively high dielectric constant onto a substrate: A method for depositing a high-k dielectric coating onto a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, is provided. The substrate is subjected to one or more reaction cycles. For instance, in a typical reaction cycle, the substrate is heated to a certain deposition temperature. Thereafter, in one embodiment, one or...

20060110530 - Method for increasing deposition rates of metal layers from metal-carbonyl precursors: A method for increasing deposition rates of metal layers from metal-carbonyl precursors by mixing a vapor of the metal-carbonyl precursor with CO gas. The method includes providing a substrate in a process chamber of a deposition system, forming a process gas containing a metal-carbonyl precursor vapor and a CO gas,...

20060110533 - Methods and apparatus for forming a titanium nitride layer: A method of forming a titanium nitride layer by an atomic layer deposition process using a batch-type vertical reaction furnace is described wherein a first source gas including a titanium precursor is provided onto substrates loaded in a process chamber for a first time period; a first purge gas is...

20060110534 - Methods and apparatus for forming a titanium nitride layer: A method of forming titanium nitride layers by an atomic layer deposition process using a batch-type vertical reaction furnace is described wherein the titanium nitride layers are formed on one or more substrates in accordance with a reaction between a first source gas including TiCl4 gas and a second source...

20060110535 - Metal film production apparatus: A source gas is supplied into a chamber through a nozzle, and electromagnetic waves are thrown from a plasma antenna into the chamber. The resulting Cl2 gas plasma causes an etching reaction to a plurality of copper protrusions, which are arranged between a substrate and a ceiling member in a...

20060110536 - Balancing pressure to improve a fluid seal: A method and apparatus for fluid sealing a workpiece retained by a workpiece holder are described. A pressure differential can be formed across a fluid seal to counteract fluid attempting to penetrate the fluid seal, which can contaminate the underside of the workpiece. The apparatus can include a ring forming...

20060110537 - Anti-fingerprint coating construction: An anti-fingerprint coating construction (23) for application to a surface of a substrate (21) includes a layer formed of a material selected from the group consisting of a hydrophobic nano-composite material, an oleophobic nano-composite material, and a super-amphiphobic nano-composite material. When the anti-fingerprint coating construction is employed on a metal...

20060110538 - Container, battery and electric double layer capacitor: A capacitor includes a base having a hollow or open portion in an upper surface for containing a battery element or an electric double layer capacitor element and an electrolytic solution in an inside thereof, a metallized layer formed to a periphery of the base defining the hollow or open...

20060110539 - Method of applying silicone caulking compound: A method of applying a silicone caulking compound. A first step involves applying a bead of silicone caulking compound to a seam or surface. A second step involves spraying a surfactant on the bead of silicone caulking compound. A third step involves wiping excess silicone caulking compound from the surface....

20060110540 - Method for making nanostructured surfaces: A method of making nanostructured surfaces by (a) making an aqueous mixture comprising (i) a non-chromonic phase comprising a water-soluble polymer and (ii) a chromonic phase comprising a chromonic material; (b) applying said mixture onto the surface of a substrate; and (c) allowing said mixture to dry....

20060110541 - Treatments and kits for creating transparent renewable surface protective coatings: Methods, treatment compositions and treatment systems are disclosed for forming a detachable and renewable coating on a receptive surface by a process of applying a treatment composition comprising a plurality of hydrophobically modified fumed silica particles colloidally dispersed in a volatile solvent; allowing the volatile solvent to evaporate; and thereby...

20060110542 - Processing compositions and method of forming the same: A method for processing compositions, compositions obtained by such a process and methods of use are disclosed for forming a detachable and renewable protective coating which is substantially transparent. The inventive process compositions are produced by making a highly concentrated dispersion of hydrophobically modified silica particles in the presence of...

20060110543 - Method for optimizing fuser release agent composition: A method for optimizing an amino-functional release agent for use in fusing of electrostatic toner particles in an electrostatographic reproducing apparatus, includes identifying a major failure (such as offset life and stripping life) in a fusing system of the electrostatographic reproducing apparatus; selecting an amino-functional release agent including a mixture...

20060110544 - Electrohydrodynamic spraying system: An electrohydrodynamic spray apparatus includes a liquid inlet and a spray nozzle in fluid communication with the liquid inlet, where the spray nozzle has an opening downstream of the liquid inlet. An inner electrode is situated at least partially inside the spray nozzle. An outer electrode is situated external to...

20060110545 - Method of forming conductive pattern: A method of forming a conductive pattern includes a step of forming a bank on a substrate and a step of applying a lyophobic agent to a part or whole of an upper face of the bank....

20060110546 - High velocity method for deposing diamond films from a gaseous phase in shf discharge plasma and device for carrying out said method: The invention relates to carbon deposition by decomposing gaseous compounds with the aid of the SHF discharge plasma and can be used, for example, for producing polycrystalline diamond films (plates), which are used for producing output windows of power SHF sources, for example gyrotrons. Said invention ensures a high speed...

20060105099 - Biological substance related article and method of manufacturing the same, and biological substance adsorption preventive coating composition and method of using the same: P

20060105100 - Ion implanting conductive electrodes of polymer memories: An electrode layer for a polymer memory may be implanted to increase the number of defects in the material. As a result, that same material may be utilized for the upper and lower electrodes. In particular, defects may be introduced into a TiOx layer within the electrode to match the...

20060105101 - Antifouling coating for sensor transducers used for monitoring fluid properties: A coating for sensor transducers that transmit a signal to—and/or receive a signal from—a fluid, either liquid or gas, in contact with the transducer. In particular the coating minimizes or eliminates fouling of the transducer surface by the fluid, reducing the need for transducer maintenance, while not interfering with the...

20060105102 - Method and device for applying fluids: This invention relates to a method for use in dispensing fluids especially particulate matter on to a surface to be coated, comprising a blade traversing along said surface, whereby the fluid is dispensed in front of said blade on to said surface, whereafter said blade is swept across the dispensed...

20060105103 - Methods and equipment for depositing coatings having sequenced structures: Methods and equipment are provided for processing sheet-like substrates. The methods and equipment are useful for depositing coatings on both major surfaces of a sheet-like substrate. Also provided are substrates with coatings on both major surfaces. Preferably, the coatings on the opposed major surfaces of a substrate have different structures,...

20060105105 - High purity granular silicon and method of manufacturing the same: A high-purity semiconductor grade granular silicon composition and methods for making the same are disclosed. Commercial quantities of the granular silicon can be produced by depositing silicon on silicon seeds in a first chemical vapor deposition (CVD)reactor, thereby growing the seeds into larger secondary seeds. Additional silicon is deposited on...

20060105104 - Method for introducing gas to treating apparatus having shower head portion: The present invention is a method of introducing a gas into a processing unit, the processing unit including a processing container and a showerhead part, the processing container having a processing space for conducting a predetermined process to an object to be processed, the showerhead part having a plurality of...

20060105107 - Reactor design for reduced particulate generation: Particle formation in semiconductor fabrication process chambers is reduced by preventing condensation on the door plates that seal off the process chambers. Particles can be formed in a process chamber when reactant gases condense on the relatively cool surfaces of a door plate. This particle formation is minimized by heating...

20060105106 - Tensile and compressive stressed materials for semiconductors: A stressed film is formed on a substrate. The substrate is placed in a process zone and a plasma is formed of a process gas provided in the process zone, the process gas having silicon-containing gas and nitrogen-containing gas. A diluent gas such as nitrogen can also be added. The...

20060105108 - Gravure cylinder patch coating apparatus and method: A gravure method for applying a discrete patch (12) of uniform coating to a moving web (14) includes defining a nip area (20) between a gravure roller (16) and a backing roller (22), moving the gravure roller to the nip to a precise lengthwise location on the web, and moving...

20060105109 - Method and apparatus for applying surface treatments to photosensitive printing elements during thermal development: The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for applying a surface treatment composition to a photosensitive printing element during thermal processing. A photosensitive printing element is contacted with a web of absorbent material that is capable of absorbing material that is melted or softened from an...

20060105110 - Methods of finishing medical barrier fabrics: A method of finishing a barrier fabric includes applying a non-aqueous solution of low surface tension solvent and fluorochemical repellent to a barrier fabric, subjecting the barrier fabric to conditions sufficient to remove the solvent from the barrier fabric, and applying an aqueous-based antistat to a surface of the barrier...

20060105111 - Actinic ray curable composition, actinic ray curable ink and image formation method employing the ink: m

20060105112 - Decorative painting kit: A paint kit and method for decorative color painting, the paint kit comprising a paint transfer member for receiving and carrying a load of at least two different color paints in a side-by-side condition and a paint applicator for lifting at least a partial load of one of the at...

20060105113 - Method of producing a coated valve retainer: During engine operation, valve retainers and valve springs are constantly rubbing and impacting each other resulting in heat and wear. The purpose of this invention is to provide a surface coating onto the valve retainer to reduce the friction with the valve spring and thus improve durability. Specifically, this invention...

20060105114 - Multi-layer high quality gate dielectric for low-temperature poly-silicon tfts: A method and apparatus that is useful for forming a high quality gate dielectric layer in MOS TFT devices using a high density plasma oxidation (HDPO) process. The HDPO process forms a good interface and then a second layer, which has good bulk electrical properties, is deposited at a higher...

20060099326 - Method for attachment of biomolecules to medical device surfaces: A method for making a medical device having at least one biomolecule immobilized on a substrate surface is provided. One method of the present invention includes immobilizing a biomolecule comprising an unsubstituted amide moiety on a biomaterial surface. Another method of the present invention includes immobilizing a biomolecule on a...

20060099327 - Method for producing polymer layers: The invention relates to a method for producing polymer layers on a support by photopolymerization of a polymerizable liquid composition, to a device which is suitable for producing polymer layers on a support, and to a method for producing a sensor which comprises a polymer layer with an indicator embedded...

20060099328 - Creating layers in thin-film structures: A layer of a material is created in a thin-film structure by coating a substrate (14) in one pass with an ink having a major, fugitive component (13) and at least one minor, non-fugitive component (12) and treating the ink to expel the major component (13) to leave the layer...

20060099329 - Apparatus and method for forming phosphor layers on a display panel: An apparatus for forming phosphor layers on a display panel includes a base plate on which a display panel is placed. The base plate is inclined at an adjustable angle. The display panel, having a panel plate and barrier ribs formed on the panel plate is placed on the base...

20060099330 - Sealing structure of fuel cell and process for molding rubber packing: A fuel cell separator unit having a crosslinked rubber layer is fabricated by coating a rubber-containing coating agent on the periphery of the surface of a separator to form a thin, unvulacanized rubber layer, and then vulcanizing or crosslinking the thin rubber layer. A tightly sealed fuel cell is constituted...

20060099331 - Master information carrier for magnetic transfer and a method for producing the carrier: A method of producing a master information carrier by scanning a track a number of times. The method produces a master information carrier has a pattern of a magnetic layer representing information to be transferred to a high-density recording slave medium where the track width is not larger than 0.3...

20060099332 - Process for producing a repair coating on a coated metallic surface: A process for producing a repair coating on at least one metallic surface that is coated with at least one corrosion protecting coating A applied with at least one composition selected from the group of pretreatment compositions, of organic compositions and of silicon compound(s) containing compositions, whereby the at least...

20060099333 - Method of fabricating one-way transparent optical system: A method of fabricating a one-way transparent optical system designed to transmit almost 100% of internal light while effectively blocking radiation of external light. The method includes: forming bead-shaped light absorbing elements; dispersing the light absorbing elements over a soft transparent film; and curing the soft transparent film to fix...

20060099334 - Apparatus and method for applying a coating to a windshield: An apparatus and process for applying a material layer to a workpiece for a vehicle can include ultrasonically verifying a residual film from a first material layer previously applied to a surface of a workpiece, and verified, applying a second material layer over the first material layer on the surface...

20060099335 - Spray coating apparatus and spray coating method: A spray coating apparatus is provided with a conveying apparatus that conveys the object to be coated in the conveyance direction, a spraying head that is placed in a direction that intersects said conveyance direction and that coats the coating solution onto the object to be coated, and a tensile...

20060099336 - Method of forming a composite structure body: A method is provided for manufacturing a composite structure body on a substrate surface, the structure having excellent chemical properties such as corrosion resistance and the like. The method includes bombarding fine particles of more than one type of brittle material against a surface of a substrate at high velocity...

20060099337 - Method and device for hardening coils: The invention relates to a method for curing coils 16 which have been produced by a winding method, a coil 16 initially being arranged in an oven 12 for curing. The coil 16 is heated up to a predeterminable temperature and rotated about its longitudinal axis 32 to avoid dripping...

20060099338 - Thermally-formable and cross-linkable precursor of a thermally conductive material: The invention relates to a thermally-formable and cross-linkable precursor of a thermally-conductive material comprising a) one or more crosslinkable polymers where the melt flow index of the polymer or mixture of polymers (measured at 190° C. according to ASTM D-1238), respectively, is 10-100 g/10 min and b) one or more...

20060099339 - Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus: A substrate treatment method is disclosed, which can effectively reduce the amount of charges accumulated on a substrate due to treatment of the substrate with a water-containing liquid. The method comprises the steps of: supplying a water-containing liquid to a substrate held generally horizontally by a substrate holding/rotating mechanism while...

20060099342 - Deposition of coatings: An apparatus for coating substrates has a receptacle for a source of coating material and a plurality of mounts for substrate carriers arranged in a circle round the receptacle....

20060099340 - Device and method for treating workpieces: An apparatus and a method for the coating of hollow bodies, in particular for the internal coating of plastic drinks bottles by means of a PICVD is provided. The method ensures a flexible process sequence, a high throughput, an improved supply of fluid and a high-quality coating. The rotary apparatus...

20060099341 - High frequency plasma jet source and method for irradiating a surface: The invention relates to a high-frequency plasma beam source with a plasma chamber for a plasma, electrical means for applying an electrical voltage to the high-frequency plasma beam source to ignite and maintain the plasma, extraction means for extracting a plasma beam (I) from the plasma chamber as well as...

20060099343 - Method of copper deposition from a supercritical fluid solution containing copper (i) complexes with monoanionic bidentate and neutral monodentate ligands: Methods of depositing a copper film onto the surface of a substrate from a supercritical solution containing copper-containing precursors having monoanionic bidentate and neutral monodentate ligands, which comprise contacting the substrate with the solution; heating the substrate to a temperature between about 60° C. and less than 150° C.; and...

20060099345 - Controlling the application of vaporized organic material: A method for controlling the deposition of vaporized organic material onto a substrate surface, includes providing a heating device to produce vaporized organic material; providing a manifold having at least one aperture through which vaporized organic material passes for deposition onto the substrate surface; providing a controller operating independently of...

20060099344 - Controlling the vaporization of organic material: A method for controlling the deposition of vaporized organic material onto a substrate surface, includes providing a manifold having at least one aperture through which vaporized organic material passes for deposition onto the substrate surface; and providing a volume of organic material and maintaining the temperature of such organic material...

20060099346 - Method for coating an architectual textile with at least one layer of a silicone elastomer using an aqueous silicone emulsion and an architectural textile with such a coating: A method for production of silicone membranes for architectural use which includes: depositing at least one layer of a polyorganosiloxane (POS) emulsion on an architectural textile, followed by crosslinking by polyaddition to give an elastomer such that the weight proportion of the coating as a proportion of the dry weight...

20060099347 - Method for reducing pattern dimension in photoresist layer: The invention discloses improvements in the so-called coated thermal flow process for reducing the pattern dimension of a patterned resist layer on a substrate to accomplish increased fineness of resist patterning, in which a coating layer of a water-soluble resin formed on the patterned resist layer is heat-treated to effect...

20060099348 - Deposition method: A deposition method for depositing on a substrate includes the step of: using a process medium made by adding a precursor to a medium in a supercritical state. The precursor is added to the medium in the supercritical state where the precursor is dissolved in an organic solvent....

20060099349 - Method of coating metallic substrates with oxidizing materials by means of electric-arc wire spraying: Al, Ti, and/or Si oxide/nitride coating of metallic substrates in friction systems is performed by arc wire spraying....

20060099350 - Method and apparatus for applying powder in a pattern to a substrate: A method and apparatus for providing a pattern on a solid dosage form, in which powder material is applied in a pattern to a substrate. A mask having an aperture is provided between a source of the powder material and the substrate and the powder material is applied to the...

20060099351 - Aggregate floor coating and method for applying same: The invention is directed to an aggregate floor coating and method/system for applying the same. In one embodiment, a base layer of epoxy or equivalent material may be applied to a prepared floor surface. Prior to curing of the base layer, a quantity of aggregate flooring material, e.g., quartz particles,...

20060099352 - Coating method using synthetic resin including nano-silver powder via ultrasonic waves: Disclosed herein is a coating method using a synthetic resin including nano-silver powder via ultrasonic waves, including mixing nano-silver powder and a synthetic resin using an ultrasonic distributor, to prepare a mixture, which is then periodically pumped and coated onto a predetermined target. In the application method of the current...

20060093728 - Process for hydrating lenses: A process for hydrating biomedical devices, particularly ophthalmic devices including contact lenses, intraocular lenses and ophthalmic implants, involves exposing the devices to condensed water vapor....

20060093729 - Process for producing rigid reticulated articles: A method for forming a ceramic article useful as a bone substitute and having an outer surface defining a shape having a bulk volume and having open, interconnecting openings extending throughout the volume and opening through the surface, includes, providing an organic open-pore structure, coating surface of pores of the...

20060093730 - Monitoring a flow distribution of an energized gas: A method of detecting a property of an energized gas in a process chamber involves providing a substrate having a hydride precursor in the chamber. The substrate is exposed to an energized gas comprising hydrogen in the chamber to form a hydride compound in the precursor layer. A sheet resistance...

20060093731 - Semiconductor device fabrication method and fabrication apparatus: According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device fabrication method comprising: measuring light emission intensity of at least one type of wavelength contained in light emitted from a plasma, when one of nitriding, oxidation, and impurity doping is to be performed on a surface of a semiconductor...

20060093732 - Ink-jet printing of coupling agents for trace or circuit deposition templating: Systems and methods for forming templates for trace or circuit deposition are described. Specifically, a method of forming a template for trace or circuit deposition can comprise steps of jetting an ink-jettable composition onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern, wherein the ink-jettable composition includes a liquid vehicle and at...

20060093733 - Method for manufacturing an electrode plate with improved reliability: A method for manufacturing an electrode plate with improved reliability, comprising: (a) providing a glass substrate; (b) spreading an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) layer on a specific area of the glass substrate; (c) exposing and developing the ITO layer; and (d) screen printing at least a thick film conductive layer...

20060093734 - Method of applying phosphor paste of pdp: A method of applying a phosphor paste of PDP includes the steps of disposing a screen mask on a substrate formed with a number of barrier ribs, applying a phosphor paste on the screen mask, and filling phosphor paste into cells by discharging the phosphor paste from apertures of the...

20060093735 - Fuel cell water management enhancement method: A method of enhancing water management capabilities of a fuel cell is disclosed. The method includes providing a fuel cell component having hydrophilic or weakly hydrophobic surfaces, increasing a hydrophobicity of at least one of said hydrophilic surfaces and assembling the fuel cell component into the fuel cell....

20060093736 - Aluminum articles with wear-resistant coatings and methods for applying the coatings onto the articles: A method for coating a surface of a component formed from aluminum or an alloy thereof includes the step of cold gas-dynamic spraying a powder material on the component surface to form a coating, the powder material comprising at least one alloy from the group consisting of titanium, a titanium...

20060093737 - Method and apparatus for generating charged particles for deposition on a surface: A method for establishing a calibrating standard for wafer inspection includes depositing solid ionized particles of a known size range with an aerosol onto a wafer. The method also includes depositing particles onto a wafer in a deposition chamber by using an aerosol stream and the solid particles suspended in...

20060093738 - Transparent ceramic structure and surface treatment method of the same: A transparent ceramic structure and a method of surface treatment thereof are disclosed. A glass powder is applied over an unpolished surface of an intrinsically transparent ceramic structure. The ceramic structure is then placed in high temperature which is higher than the melting temperature of the glass powder and lower...

20060093739 - Chemical treating composition for forming hydrophilic and fuzziness-proof surfaces on a glass substrate and utilizing methods for the chemical treating composition: A chemical treating composition for forming hydrophilic and fuzziness-proof surfaces on a glass substrate, wherein the chemical treating composition contains silicon dioxide particles within 100 nm diameter, a polysiloxane derivative, ammonium hydrogen fluoride (ammonium bifluoride), ammonium fluosilicate, a surfactant agent, hydrogen peroxide, phosphate anion and water. The chemical treating composition...

20060093741 - Material with surface nanometer functional structure and method of manufacturing the same: The specification discloses a material with a surface nanometer functional structure and the method of manufacturing the same. Using the properties of supercritical fluids, a nanometer structure is formed on the surface of a substrate, resulting in a material with a surface nanometer functional structure. The supercritical fluid carries the...

20060093740 - Method and device for manufacturing nanofilter media: A method of manufacturing nanofilter media includes feeding catalyst nanoparticles into a reactor to attach the catalyst nanoparticles to microfilter media located in the reactor and serving as a substrate; feeding a source gas and a reactive gas onto the catalyst nanoparticles; and heating the reactor to synthesize and grow,...

20060093742 - Controlled dispensing of material: The system includes a nozzle, a drive, a metering pump, a supply of material and a controller. The nozzle dispenses material into contact with one or more surfaces of a window sash. The drive relatively moves the nozzle with respect to the window sash along a path of travel defined...

20060093743 - Wood preservation method: Wood is pressure treated in a pressure autoclave by drawing an initial vacuum in the autoclave to remove air from the autoclave and the wood; filling the autoclave with inert gas while the autoclave is under vacuum; filling the chamber with a preservative comprised of a silane compound, a liquid...

20060093744 - Surface treatment process for magnesium-based material: A process for providing a coating on a surface of a substrate made of magnesium or magnesium alloy has a step of heating the substrate in a humidified atmosphere therein. It is desirable that the atmosphere has a temperature between 50 and 450 degrees centigrade and a relative humidity between...

20060093745 - Treatment of wood for the production of building structures and other wood products: Compositions and devices for the production of treated wood products are disclosed. A moisture exchange container for treating a plurality of wood pieces with a chemical formulation of interest is described. Also, an adhesive suitable for gluing wood pieces that have been treated, or that are going to be treated,...

20060093746 - Method and apparatus for atomic layer deposition: A high pressure processing system including a chamber configured to house a substrate. A fluid introduction system includes at least one composition supply system configured to supply a first composition and a second composition, and at least one fluid supply system configured to supply a fluid. The fluid supply system...

20060093747 - Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers: A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains four specified kinds of components (Components A, B, C and D) each by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preventing occurrence of fluffs. yard breaking and uneven dyeing when applied to synthetic...

20060093748 - Method and apparatus for microplasma spray coating a portion of a compressor blade in a gas turbine engine: A method and apparatus for microplasma spray coating a portion of a substrate, such as a gas turbine compressor blade, without masking any portions thereof. The apparatus includes a microplasma gun with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric arc between the anode and cathode. An...

20060093750 - Method for patterning nano-sized structure: A nano-sized structure can be accurately patterned while minimizing the generation of a noise pattern by a simple method of electrospraying a nanoparticle dispersion....

20060093749 - Nanopatterning method: A nano-sized structure can be accurately patterned with no significant noise generation by the inventive method which comprises the steps of (i) placing a plate having a nano-scale pattern formed thereon on the electrode of an externally grounded electrostatic precipitator and applying a voltage on the electrode, and (ii) introducing...

20060093751 - System and methods for inkjet printing for flat panel displays: A system for inkjet printing, which includes an inkjet printing module support having one or more inkjet heads disposed thereon. The one or more inkjet heads are configured to move along a first axis. The system further includes a substrate stage configured to move along a second axis that is...

20060093753 - Method of engineering a property of an interface: A method of engineering a property of an interface using a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) apparatus is disclosed. The method includes introducing a metal-organic compound with a carrier gas to form a metal-organic gas and mixing the metal-organic gas with a cluster gas used in the GCIB. The GCIB...

20060093752 - Methods for depositing gamma-prime nickel aluminide coatings: Methods for depositing an overlay coating on articles intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating has a predominantly gamma prime-phase nickel aluminide (Ni3Al) composition suitable for use as an environmental coating and as a bond coat of a thermal barrier coating system. The coating further contains at least...

20060093754 - System and method for supplying precursor gases to an implantation tool: An improved supply system for an ion source of an ion implantation tool and a method of operating the same is provided. By using a buffer volume between an SDS gas bottle and the ion source, stability of the gas flow to the ion source is significantly enhanced, while at...

20060093755 - Method for pretreating and coating metal surfaces, prior to forming, with a paint-like coating and use of the substrates thus coated: A method for coating a metal strip or strip sections produced from the strip in a subsequent step are first coated with at least one anticorrosive coating and then with at least one coating of a paint-like polymer-containing coating. The coated strip is divided up in strip sections and the...

20060093756 - High-power dielectric seasoning for stable wafer-to-wafer thickness uniformity of dielectric cvd films: A method for seasoning a deposition chamber wherein the chamber components and walls are densely coated with a material that does not contain carbon prior to deposition of an organo-silicon material on a substrate. An optional carbon-containing layer may be deposited therebetween. A chamber cleaning method using low energy plasma...