Coating processes inventions 10/06

20060240178 - Nozzle and method for use in coating a stent: A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent is provided....

20060240177 - Overcoat for dental devices: A method for fabricating a dental restoration, comprising the steps of: applying a first layer of a material on the dental restoration by spraying or dipping; and curing the first layer by exposing the first layer to a light source....

20060240179 - Method of manufacturing a display device having an electron source: To obtain a paste for electron sources which can enhance heat resistance of carbon nanotubes, which can suppress burn-out of the carbon nanotubes even during heating at a high temperature, and can exhibit a high electron emission performance, boron (B) is added to the paste formed of the carbon nanotubes...

20060240180 - Substrate for electron source formation, electron source, and image-forming apparatus: A substrate for electron source formation on which a plurality of electron-emitting devices are arranged, comprising a layer where SiO2 is made a main component on the substrate, wherein an etching rate of the SiO2 layer at room temperature in 0.4 wt % of hydrogen fluoride ammonium solution (NH4-HF2) is...

20060240181 - Spin-on protective coatings for wet-etch processing of microelectronic substrates: New protective coating layers for use in wet etch processes during the production of semiconductor and MEMS devices are provided. The layers include a primer layer, a first protective layer, and an optional second protective layer. The primer layer preferably comprises an organo silane compound in a solvent system. The...

20060240182 - Metallic thin film type magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing thereof: A method of manufacturing a metallic thin film type magnetic recording medium is provided. The method comprises the steps of arranging an initial substance of said recording medium in opposition to a plasma discharge electrode, said initial substance comprising a non-magnetic support base, a metallic layer capable of functioning as...

20060240183 - Asphalt surface treatment: A method and composition for treating a weathered low traffic volume asphalt surface. The method comprising the steps of providing a composition comprising a solution, emulsion or dispersion of a polymer material, particulate material, rheology modifiers, processing aids, and UV absorbers, wherein the composition is essentially free of bituminous components...

20060240184 - Method for repairing machine part, method for forming restored machine part, method for manufacturing machine part, gas turbine engine, electric discharge machine, method for repairing turbine component, and method for forming restored turbine component: A defect generated at a portion to be treated of a machine component is removed, a porous deposition is formed by employing a molded electrode composed of a molded body or such molded from powder of a metal or such and generating a pulsing electric discharge between a removed portion...

20060240185 - Method of manufacturing a bituminous coated material with pre-coating: A first part of solid fragments containing fines is dried and coated, whereupon the remaining part of the solid fragments, having retained its initial humidity, is added to the mix obtained. The invention has application in road building....

20060240186 - Coating film forming method: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a coating film in which a coating film is prevented from drastically shrinking by controlling the temperature accurately when a SOG film is formed in a substrate with a coating liquid containing an alkoxysilane compound, cracks are...

20060240188 - Chemical vapor deposition apparatus: This invention includes chemical vapor deposition apparatus, methods of chemical vapor depositing an amorphous carbon comprising layer on a substrate, and methods of chemical vapor depositing at least one of Si3N4 and SixOyNz on a substrate. In certain implementations, a gas output manifold having at least one gas output to...

20060240187 - Deposition of an intermediate catalytic layer on a barrier layer for copper metallization: In one embodiment, a method for depositing a conductive material on a substrate is provided which includes exposing a substrate containing a barrier layer to a volatile reducing precursor to form a reducing layer during a soak process, exposing the reducing layer to a catalytic-metal precursor to deposit a catalytic...

20060240189 - Method for producing carbon nanotubes at low temperature: The present invention relates to a low-temperature method for forming carbon nanotubes, which mainly includes preparing a co-catalyst of composite metal particles on a substrate, and growing carbon nanotubes on the substrate by a thermal CVD process at 400° C. The present invention uses a non-isothermal deposition (NITD) and a...

20060240190 - Ruthenium compound and process for producing a metal ruthenium film: e

20060240191 - Composition and process for preparing chromium-zirconium coatings on metal substrates: This invention comprises an acidic aqueous solution for treating metal substrates to improve the adhesion bonding and corrosion protection which comprises effective amounts of water soluble trivalent chromium compounds, fluorozirconates, fluorometallic compounds, zinc compounds, thickeners, surfactants, and at least about 0.001 mole per liter of the acidic solution of at...

20060240192 - Magnesium repair and build up: The present invention provides methods and materials for use in applying a coating on a surface of a magnesium component. The method includes the steps of: accelerating a coating powder to a velocity of between about 500 to about 1200 meters/second, wherein the coating powder comprises a material selected from...

20060240194 - Polyglycerol fatty acid ester composition and coating: Polyglycerol fatty acid esters, which may be completely esterified (e.g., have a Hydroxyl Value of no more than about 30) or partially esterified, are provided. The esters are commonly formed from a mixture of polyglycerols which include no more than about 50 wt. % cyclic polyglycerols. The polyglycerol esters commonly...

20060240193 - Process for making urethane-containing structures and the structures made therby: There is provided a two-pack composition for making urethane-containing structures, said composition comprising (a) a first pack comprising at least one reaction product of at least one polyisocyanate and at least one polyol, wherein said first pack has %NCO of 6% or greater, and (b) a second pack comprising at...

20060240195 - Method of coating a tape measure blade: A metallic tape blade may be substantially coated with a powder and then passed through an induction unit to heat the powder and form a coating on the blade, with the blade having a concavo-convex cross-section when passing through the induction unit. Alternatively, the metallic tape blade is substantially covered...

20060233941 - Method of coating a medical device utilizing an ion-based thin film deposition technique, a system for coating a medical device, and a medical device produced by the method: A method of coating a medical device is provided that includes forming a beam of ions of a coating material and focusing said beam using at least one electrostatic lens. The method also includes arranging the medical device within said beam. In the method, the forming of said beam of...

20060233942 - Stent coating apparatus and method: A coating system for coating a stent with a medication, the stent being mounted on a balloon on a catheter, the system having an applicator device including a fluid ejection nozzle, a reservoir and a pressure wave actuating arrangement. The nozzle has an opening configured for dispensing the medication on...

20060233943 - Analytic substrate coating apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably...

20060233944 - Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component: A method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component includes depositing zirconium onto the orthopedic implant component, thereby forming a zirconium-layered component, and converting at least a portion of the zirconium into a substantially monoclinic zirconia surface layer unaccompanied by a substantial underlying α-phase. A method for producing a zirconia-layered...

20060233945 - Method for painting an object, and corresponding paint plant: A method for painting an object using at least one robotized unit operatively associated to a control unit. The method comprises the following steps: (a) acquiring information regarding characteristics of said object; (b) according to said acquired information, generating directly in real time in processing means at least one sequence...

20060233946 - Method for manufacturing electrodes of a plasma display panel: A method for manufacturing electrodes of a plasma display panel includes providing a front transparent substrate including transparent electrodes on the front transparent substrate, coating a black photosensitive paste film and a main photosensitive conductive paste film of negative-working type on the transparent electrodes, exposing the black photosensitive paste film...

20060233947 - Method for producing phosphor panels: A phosphor panel producing method forms a phosphor layer by vacuum film deposition, estimates a thickness profile of the phosphor layer and polishes a surface of the phosphor layer by means of a polishing member as it is pressed with a pressing member that extends in a one-dimensional direction in...

20060233948 - Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with sealing surfaces: The present invention provides a method of making a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly by simultaneously binding together the parts of the MEA, impregnating uncured elastomeric gasket material into the outer edge portions of each fluid transport layer, and substantially curing the uncured elastomeric gasket material so as to...

20060233949 - Method for forming a pattern on a substrate and device formed by the same: A method for forming a pattern on a substrate comprises the steps of; locating a substrate; adhering a plurality of plate layers upon the substrate one by one by gluing; the plurality of plate layers having different colors or textures; transferring the substrate with the plurality of plate layers to...

20060233950 - Method of fabricating organic electronic device: The invention relates to a method for fabricating an organic electronic device. The organic electronic device is fabricated by forming a first electrode layer, a plurality of organic layers and a second electrode layer sequentially on a substrate. In forming at least one of the organic layers, a donor film...

20060233951 - Method and system for creating functionally graded materials using cold spray: A method and system for depositing multiple materials onto a substrate is described. The method broadly comprises the steps of providing a source of a first powder material to be deposited, providing a source of a second powder material to be deposited, and sequentially depositing the first powder material and...

20060233952 - Liquid processing method and liquid processing apparatus: In a nozzle unit 4 equipped with processing-liquid nozzles 4A to 4J, an air layer 73 and a solvent layer 74 for processing liquid are successively formed outside a processing-liquid layer 71 included in the tip of each nozzle 4A (4B to 4J). Next, the solvent layer 74 in the...

20060233953 - Apparatuses and methods for maskless mesoscale material deposition: Apparatuses and processes for maskless deposition of electronic and biological materials. The process is capable of direct deposition of features with linewidths varying from the micron range up to a fraction of a millimeter, and may be used to deposit features on substrates with damage thresholds near 100° C. Deposition...

20060233954 - Method and apparatus for producing a uniform film on a substrate: A coater and drier system for uniformly depositing a film on a substrate or backing member. A vacuum bar positioned under the substrate is utilized to smooth out and make the substrate uniform as it passes beneath a spreader bar member or roller member in order to provide a layer...

20060233955 - Process for the coating of metallic components with an aqueous organic composition: The invention relates to a process for the coating of surfaces of a metallic component to be formed by at least one forming operation like cold-forming, cold-forging, roll-stamping, roll-forming, deep-drawing or wire-drawing by contacting the surfaces of the metallic component before the forming operation with an aqueous composition that contains...

20060233956 - Single item workflow manufacturing system and method: In a system for coating a plurality of items, a tank unit prepares the plurality of items for painting, a painting unit paints the plurality of items, a drying unit dries the plurality, and an item conveyer conveys the plurality of items through the system as a flow of single...

20060233957 - Method for non-woven flame blocking fabric: A non-woven flame blocking fabric and method utilizes a fibrous blend of a concentration of cellulosic natural fibers (A) and a concentration of synthetic fibers (B) to which a flame retardant composition (C) is applied. The concentrations of fibers are blended and treated to form a flame retardant fiber blend...

20060233958 - Non-chromate aqueous metal surface treating composition, surface-treated steel, painted steel, steel surface treatment method, and painted steel preparing method: A non-chromate aqueous metal surface treating composition is provided comprising water and an organosilicon compound obtained through hydrolysis of a mixture of a hydrolyzable silane bearing a nitrogen-containing organic group or a partial hydrolyzate thereof and another hydrolyzable silane or a partial hydrolyzate thereof. The surface treating composition is applied...

20060233959 - Application of film adhesive for post mold application: The method of preparing a sole assembly intended to be attached to a shoe upper and/or midsole. A coat of primer is applied to a molded shoe sole and then conditioned. A film adhesive is pressed on to the primer coated surface of the sole under pressure. The primer may...

20060233960 - Method and system for preheating epoxy coatings for spray application: A method and system for the spray application of epoxy materials is provided. The system includes a dual walled tank structure as a reservoir for containing and preheating the epoxy materials in preparation for mixing and spray application. Each component of the epoxy material is preheated before the components are...

20060233961 - Hot dip coating apparatus: Hot dip coating apparatus for coating a steel strip in an Al—Zn alloy bath comprises components that are made from stainless steel containing an appreciable amount of nitrogen distributed substantially uniformly through its microstructure. The nitrogen is incorporated into the stainless steel as an alloy additive and improves the steel's...

20060233962 - Method for applying oil agent to work: An oil agent of the kind and amount suitable for a post-step is applied on a workpiece regardless of the kind and residual amount of an oil agent used in a pre-step. A workpiece on which a first oil agent is deposited is immersed in a degreasing solution, taken out...

20060233963 - Method for electroless plating and metal-plated article: It is an object to provide a method for metal plating with good adhesion to materials that are difficult to plate. The present invention is a metal plating method wherein a material to be plated is surface treated with a silane coupling agent having in a molecule thereof a functional...

20060233964 - Method of treating a wood element: The invention relates to a method of treating an element made from wood, particularly end grain wood, comprising the following steps: immersion impregnation of the wood element in a bath containing an aqueous composition comprising at least one first component corresponding to a polyhydric alcohol and at least one second...

20060233965 - Process and apparatus for the manufacture of a sputtering target: A process for the manufacture of sputtering target comprises the steps of i) providing a substrate; ii) plasma melting of a material selected to form the sputtering target, yielding droplets of molten material; and iii) deposition of the droplets onto the substrate, yielding a sputtering target comprised of the coated...

20060233966 - Process for impregnating a fibrous, filamentary and/or porous network with powder using electrodes subjected to an ac electric field: The invention relates to a novel electric powder impregnation process for impregnating powder into a fibrous, filamentary and/or porous network, especially in order to produce a composite, comprising a continuous, rigid or flexible, matrix with which said network is in intimate contact, in which process the powder on the one...

20060233967 - Method and apparatus for forming fine lines by means of curing coating: A method and apparatus for forming fine lines by means of a curing coating is to use a first impressing wheel and second wheel in a sequence to impress respectively first spread zones and second spread zones with a curing coating on a carrier to form first lines zones and...

20060233968 - System and method for vaporizing a metal: A laser device for vaporizing a metal requires a source for generating a laser beam having a predetermined power density at a point on the laser beam. A solid metal target material is then moved along a path, and through the point, relative to the laser beam. This is done...

20060233969 - Hybrid beam deposition system and methods for fabricating metal oxide-zno films, p-type zno films, and zno-based ii-vi compound semiconductor devices: A hybrid beam deposition (HBD) system and methods according to the present invention utilizes a unique combination of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique and equipment with equipment and techniques that provide a radical oxygen rf-plasma stream to effectively increase the flux density of available reactive oxygen at a deposition substrate...

20060228464 - Method 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...

20060228465 - Thermal deposition coating method: A process for the thermal deposition coating of a workpiece, said process comprising the steps of: (c) thermally depositing a coating on a metallic surface of a workpiece from a deposition head wherein at least one condition selected from the group of: coating deposition rate onto said surface, relative motion...

20060228466 - Solution dispense and patterning process and apparatus: A liquid media is dispensed by a precision stream onto a substrate to form a pattern. The precision stream is controlled by pressure, liquid media composition, orifice size. Additionally, other factors such as height from the orifice form the substrate and a relative movement between the precision stream and the...

20060228467 - Method of manufacturing electrode for lithium secondry batteries: A method of manufacturing an electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which a thin film of active material is deposited on a current collector is provided that eliminates adverse effects on the battery caused by protrusions adhered on an electrode surface. The method of manufacturing an electrode for lithium...

20060228468 - Process for producing an electrode: A process for producing an electrode which comprises forming an electrode precursor comprising a layer comprising an intercalation material, and then applying stabilised lithium metal particles to the surface of the electrode precursor....

20060228469 - Color filter manufacturing method and apparatus, ink-jet device, color filter, display device, and apparatus having display device: A color filter manufacturing apparatus of this invention includes a plurality of ink-jet heads (120a, 120b, 120c) each having a first ink discharging nozzle group (108) in which the pitch of a plurality of ink discharging nozzles in the Y-axis direction is set to be equal to the pitch of...

20060228470 - No-rinse pretreatment methods and compositions: Conversion and passivation coatings and methods for metal surfaces such as steel and aluminum are disclosed. The coating compositions comprise an aqueous sol of cerium oxide and/or silica particles and a ureido silane compound. The methods of the invention comprise contacting the requisite metal surface with the coating composition....

20060228471 - Optical element and method for the production thereof: A method for producing an optical element, preferably a security feature, wherein a film having a first embossed hologram in an embossing layer is provided, and a second embossed hologram is embossed into the same embossing layer such that the first embossed hologram is partly replaced with the second embossed...

20060228472 - Light surround: An apparatus and method relating to a configured to receive a bulb are disclosed....

20060228474 - Leading edge components for high speed air and space craft: A chemical vapor composite process for producing high purity, fully dense refractory ceramics in complex geometric shapes. Preferred products are suitable for leading edge protection of very high speed space and air craft. The process is derivative of conventional chemical vapor deposition, but is able to create ceramic articles that...

20060228476 - Method for depositing tin oxide and titanium oxide coatings on flat glass and the resulting coated glass: A chemical vapor deposition process for laying down a tin or titanium oxide coating on a glass substrate through the use of an organic oxygen-containing compound and the corresponding metal tetrachloride. The organic oxygen compound is preferably an ester having an alkyl group with a β hydrogen in order to...

20060228475 - Oxidation resistant coatings for ultra high temperature transition metals and transition metal alloys: The invention provides oxidation resistant coatings for transition metal substrates and transition metal alloy substrates and method for producing the same. The coatings may be multilayered, multiphase coatings or gradient multiphase coatings. In some embodiments the transition metal alloys may be boron-containing molybdenum silicate-based binary and ternary alloys. The coatings...

20060228473 - Semiconductor-processing apparatus provided with self-cleaning device: A CVD apparatus comprising an optical unit detecting the mass of contaminants adhering to an inner surface of a CVD reactor by irradiating an inner surface of the reactor with light having monochromaticity through an optical window provided on an inner wall of the reactor and receiving its reflected light...

20060228478 - Method for manufacturing carbon fibers and method for manufacturing electron emitting device using the same, method for manufacturing display, and ink for producing catalyst for use in these methods: To provide an ink for producing a catalyst capable of stably forming metal particles which act as catalysts suitable for growth of carbon fibers by applying them onto a substrate. A solution containing a metal organic compound containing any one metal of Pd, Fe, Co and Ni and a water-soluble...

20060228477 - Method for selective chemical vapor deposition of nanotubes: A method of fabricating a nanotube structure which includes providing a substrate, providing a mask region positioned on the substrate, patterning and etching through the mask region to form at least one trench, depositing a conductive material layer within the at least one trench, depositing a solvent based nanoparticle catalyst...

20060228479 - Bias enhanced nucleation of diamond films in a chemical vapor deposition process: Diamonds are used to nucleate diamond and diamond-like carbon films in a chemical vapor deposition process using bias enhancement. A negative bias is applied to the substrate, such that a cationic form of the diamond is accelerated toward the substrate during the nucleation phase of the deposition. In this manner,...

20060228480 - Method of manufacturing a release liner: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a release liner to be temporarily adhered to the surface of an adhesive. A single-layer or multi-layer film is obtained by impressing a plastic base liner substrate. At least one surface of the base liner substrate is coated with a release...

20060228481 - Method for coating metallic surfaces, coating composition, and coatings produced in said manner: Disclosed is a method for coating surfaces of metallic substrates with an organic, anionically, cationically, or/and radically hardenable anti-corrosive composition that represents a dispersion or solution containing at least two components selected among the group of monomers, oligomers, and polymers which can at least partly be anionically, cationically, or/and radically...

20060228482 - Zinc-aluminum alloy coating of metal objects: An improved, simplified process is disclosed for non-continuous galvanization of a metal object in a molten Zn—Al alloy bath. Before immersion in the molten alloy, the object is immersed in a dilute hydrochloric solution containing additional chlorides, wherein both of the following occur: (1) The object is pre-coated with a...

20060228483 - Method of producing membranes for filtration modules which are intended, for example, for water treatment: The invention relates to a method of producing membranes for nanofiltration, ultrafiltration or microfiltration modules which are intended, for example, for water treatment, said membranes comprising a hydrophobic polymer material having a hydrophilic polymer material incorporated therein or deposited thereon. The invention is characterised in that it comprises the following...

20060228485 - Durable coating compositions containing aspartic amine compounds: either alone, as combinations of these, and/or as mixtures of isomers of these, in which the exact point of attachment and orientation of —CH2— group to the NH group and R20-R22 to the norbornane scaffold can vary and mixtures of compounds and isomers are commonly utilized by this invention; two...

20060228484 - Method of treating a surface of an object with a hydrophobin-containing solution: The invention relates to a method of treating the surface of an object with a hydrophobin-containing solution. The method involves coating the surface of an object with a hydrophobin composition followed by heating at a temperature of at least 30° C....

20060228486 - Fabrication and method for making ac biased conductive brush for eliminating voc induced lcm: A method for fabricating an abrading brush comprising: providing brush includes a core defining a core length and having fibers extending outwardly therefrom; applying an epoxy binder on the fiber; and spray coating a layer of abrasive particles on the ends of the fibers....

20060228487 - Methods of combining active agents with augmented microcrystalline cellulose: A process for preparing agglomerated particles comprising a) providing an active agent in a form suitable for spray drying; and b) combining the active agent with dry silicified microcrystalline cellulose in coating pan or fluid-bed dryer to form agglomerated particles....

20060228489 - Method for manufacturing metallic microstructure: The present invention discloses a method for forming a metallic microstructure on a patterned surface of a substrate by a nonisothermal deposition (NTID) in an electroless plating solution. The substrate is immersed in the solution being heated by a heating device mounted on a bottom of an electroless plating reactor...

20060228488 - Method for preparing copper interconnectors of an ulsi: A method for depositing a copper layer on a substrate is disclosed. The method is achieved by heating a plating solution located between a heating device and a target substrate. Through the process illustrated above, metal nano-particles come out from the plating solution and deposit on a substrate with high...

20060228490 - Gas distribution uniformity improvement by baffle plate with multi-size holes for large size pecvd systems: Embodiments of a gas distribution plate for distributing gas in a processing chamber for large area substrates are provided. The embodiments describe a gas distribution plate assembly for a plasma processing chamber having a cover plate comprises a diffuser plate having an upstream side, a downstream side facing a processing...

20060228491 - Method for focusing patterning nano-sized structure: A nano-structure can be focus-patterned while minimizing the generation of a noise pattern by the inventive method which comprises the steps of: (i) mounting a plate having a nano-scale pattern formed thereon by a patterned photoresist layer on an electrode placed in an externally grounded reactor and applying a voltage...

20060228492 - Method for manufacturing simox wafer: In the method for manufacturing a SIMOX wafer, oxygen ions are implanted into a silicon wafer, then the silicon wafer is subjected to a prescribed heat treatment so as to form a buried oxide layer in the silicon wafer. The prescribed heat treatment includes: a step of ramping up a...

20060228493 - Method of plating on a glass base plate and a method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium: A plating method on a glass base plate is disclosed. The method allows an electroless plating film to be formed on a base plate composed of a glass material with excellent adhesivity through a process that removes alkaline and alkaline earth metals on the surface of the base plate. Also...

20060228494 - Method and system for depositing a layer from light-induced vaporization of a solid precursor: A method and system for depositing a layer from a vaporized solid precursor. The method includes providing a substrate in a process chamber of a deposition system, forming a precursor vapor by light-induced vaporization of a solid precursor, and exposing the substrate to a process gas containing the precursor vapor...

20060228495 - Method of manufacturing an exhaust gas sensor: A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas sensor includes providing a sensor element having an open end, a closed end, and an inner surface defining a chamber between the open and closed ends. The method further includes inserting a nozzle into the chamber, supplying an electrode material to the nozzle,...

20060228496 - Plasma uniformity control by gas diffuser curvature: Embodiments of a gas distribution plate for distributing gas in a processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a gas distribution assembly for a plasma processing chamber comprises a diffuser plate with gas passages passing between its upstream and downstream sides and hollow cathode cavities at the downstream side of...

20060228497 - Plasma-assisted coating: Methods and apparatus are provided for igniting, modulating, and sustaining a plasma for various coating processes. In one embodiment, the surface of an object can be coated by forming a plasma in a cavity by subjecting a gas to an amount of electromagnetic radiation power in the presence of a...

20060222755 - System and method for loading a beneficial agent into holes in a medical device: A system for loading a beneficial agent into holes in a medical device includes a punch system for punching plugs of beneficial agent from a thin sheet into the holes in the medical device. The loading of a beneficial agent in the form of a thin film allows the formation...

20060222756 - Medical devices, drug coatings and methods of maintaining the drug coatings thereon: Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed...

20060222757 - Method for making phosphors: A method for making a phosphor composition is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a first phosphor comprising a visible-light-emitting phosphor; providing a second phosphor having an average primary crystallite size of less than about 100 nm and disposing the second phosphor onto to the first phosphor. The...

20060222758 - Organic electroluminescent device, display, and illuminating device: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a cathode and an anode having therebetween at least one organic compound layer, wherein one of the organic compound layer comprises a polymer having a repeat unit represented by Formula (1) (wherein Ar1 represents an arylene group which may have a substituent or a heteroarylene...

20060222759 - Plastic film and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a film, the method including coating with a liquid containing a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 96 mol % or more on at least one surface of a plastic film support, and drying the coated liquid at a temperature of...

20060222760 - Process for producing a multifunctional dielectric layer on a substrate: A multifunctional dielectric layer can be formed on a substrate, especially on an exposed metallic strip conductor system on a substrate. An additional metal layer is formed across the surface of the exposed metal strip conductors. The metal layer is then at least partially converted to a nonconducting metal oxide,...

20060222761 - Apparatus, method and system for fabricating a patterned media imprint master: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for fabricating a patterned media imprint master. A substrate and a deposition mask may be fixably attached by an intervening spacing element, such that the substrate and deposition mask act as a unified element during a deposition process. A deposition mask may include...

20060222763 - Coatings having low emissivity and low solar reflectance: The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Finally, the invention provides methods of producing coated substrates by depositing low solar reflectance,...

20060222762 - Inorganic waveguides and methods of making same: A method of forming a patterned optical transmission device on a substrate includes forming a liquid phase pattern on the substrate. The liquid phase pattern comprises a fluid precursor having a suspension or a solution of a dopant in a solvent. Catalyzing the liquid phase pattern to convert the liquid...

20060222764 - Method and apparatus for rubbing alignment films: A method for rubbing alignment films and an apparatus for processing the same are introduced. The method includes a step of providing a glass substrate coated by an alignment film and further having a visible region and an invisible region, a step of moving the glass substrate along a predetermined...

20060222765 - Paint comprising a liquid phase and an active powder phase: Coating composition comprising a liquid first phase comprising one or more polymer binder components having functional groups capable of cross-linking by electron pair exchange, and a second phase which is a powder material, such as sand, comprising one or more compounds capable of activating crosslinking of the binder components in...

20060222766 - Encapsulation system: An encapsulating systems of particles consisting of a matrix or an envelope and a phase enclosed therein. The envelope can be obtained from very low-viscous, highly concentrated solutions and melted masses having a variable crystalline part and a variable network density. The encapsulation system is suitable for the encapsualation of...

20060222768 - Method and system for precursor delivery: A method for precursor delivery includes transferring a precursor vapor from a precursor vaporization system to an intermediate precursor chamber, collecting the precursor vapor in the intermediate precursor chamber, flowing a process gas containing the collected precursor vapor to a process chamber, and exposing a substrate in the process chamber...

20060222769 - Method for saturating a carrier gas with precursor vapor: A system and method is disclosed for vaporizing a solid film precursor and transporting the film precursor vapor using a precursor valve system to control delivery. The film precursor vaporization system is positioned above and coupled to the process chamber. The precursor valve system, coupled to the film precursor vaporization...

20060222771 - Methods for the reduction and elimination of particulate contamination with cvd of amorphous carbon: A method is provided for forming an amorphous carbon layer, deposited on a dielectric material such as oxide, nitride, silicon carbide, carbon doped oxide, etc., or a metal layer such as tungsten, aluminum or poly-silicon. The method includes the use of chamber seasoning, variable thickness of seasoning film, wider spacing,...

20060222770 - Methods of depositing materials over substrates, and methods of forming layers over substrates: The invention includes methods of utilizing supercritical fluids to introduce precursors into reaction chambers. In some aspects, a supercritical fluid is utilized to introduce at least one precursor into a chamber during ALD, and in particular aspects the supercritical fluid is utilized to introduce multiple precursors into the reaction chamber...

20060222767 - Production device for multiple-system film and coating tool for multiple-system film: A production device and a method produce a multicomponent film containing metal components such as TiAlN having greatly different melting points by a melting-evaporation type ion plating method which has high material use efficiency and provides a good film quality. For this end, electric power required to evaporate material (4)...

20060222772 - Method and apparatus for the production of thin film coatings: The present disclosure provides a method for producing a coating. The method may include providing a substrate material and initiating a coating-deposition process to apply a coating material to the substrate material to produce a coating on the substrate material, wherein the coating includes a diamond-like carbon coating. The method...

20060222773 - Method for masking a workpiece: A method of masking a surface of a gas turbine engine component wherein the ability of a masking member to retain the shape of the surface to which it is applied is used as a primary fixing strategy to releasably hold the masking member in position over the surface of...

20060222774 - Flame retardant foam for emi shielding gaskets: A flame retardant, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding gasket construction. The construction includes a resilient core member formed of a layer of a foamed polymeric material which is rendered flame retardant by being immersed a solution of a flame retardant composition and alternately compressed and relaxed while so immersed to effect...

20060222775 - System, method and composition for forming composite sprayed polyurethane skins having a low density expanded polyurethane layer: In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and system for making a composite polyurethane skin. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises providing a source of liquid polyol, providing a source of liquid isocyanate, providing a source of liquid low density foaming agent comprising...

20060222776 - Environment-resistant platinum aluminide coatings, and methods of applying the same onto turbine components: In a method for coating a surface of a turbine component with an environment-resistant aluminide, a coating is formed by cold gas-dynamic spraying a powder material on the turbine component surface, the powder material comprising aluminum, platinum, and at least one additional metal selected from the group consisting of nickel,...

20060222777 - Method for applying a plasma sprayed coating using liquid injection: A method for applying a plasma prayed coating using liquid injection is disclosed. The method includes providing a mixture of a liquid and solid particles. The solid particles are constituents of a thermal barrier coating. The mixture is injected into a plasma jet of a plasma spray device and the...

20060222778 - Multi-stage processes for drying and curing substrates coated with aqueous basecoat and a topcoat: A multi-stage process for drying and curing substrates coated with liquid waterborne basecoat and a topcoat includes: (a) applying a liquid waterborne basecoating composition to the substrate surface; (b) exposing the basecoating composition to air having a temperature ranging from ambient to about 40° C. for a period of about...

20060222779 - Glow discharge-generated chemical vapor deposition: A process for creating plasma polymerized deposition on a substrate using a glow discharge is described. The glow discharge is created between an electrode and a counterelectrode. A mixture of a balance gas and a tetraalkylorthosilicate is flowed through the glow discharge onto a substrate to deposit a coating onto...

20060222780 - Method for obtaining nanoparticles: The method is intended for obtaining nanosize amorphous particles, which find use in various fields of science and technology; in particular, metallic nanostructures can be regarded as a promising material for creating new sensors and electronic and optoelectronic devices and for developing new types of highly selective solid catalysts. The...