Coating processes inventions 01/07

20070020380 - Methods of providing antioxidants to a drug containing product: A method of providing an antioxidant to a medical device is described.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070020381 - 40-o-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent: A method and coating for reducing the release rate of an active agent from an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070020382 - 40-o-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent: A method and coating for reducing the release rate of an active agent from an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070020383 - Method of preventing adhesion of membranous tissue: An adhesion preventive membrane including a nonwoven fabric layer of collagen fibers, having on a surface thereof a coating layer containing a mixture of collagen and hyaluronic acid, or a method of producing a continuous collagen single strand, wherein a strand-like collagen is dehydrated/coagulated in a hydrophilic organic solvent having... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070020384 - Environmentally benign crop protection agents: Disclosed are environmentally benign crop protection compounds that interfere with the attachment of a broad range of plant pathogens to plant cells surfaces.... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070020385 - Production method of electrode for electrochemical device and production method of electrochemical device: In the inventive fabrication process for electrodes for electrochemical devices, when the coating film is rolled so as to increase its density, the given binder solvent is intentionally allowed to remain in an amount good enough to keep pores on the surface of the active substance uncrushed, and after the... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070020386 - Encapsulation of chemically amplified resist template for low ph electroplating: Systems and methods for encapsulation of chemically amplified resist template for low pH electroplating are disclosed. In a first method embodiment, a resist template structure is formed on a wafer. Substantially all surfaces of the resist template structure are encapsulated to form an encapsulated structure. Magnetic materials are plated onto... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao, LLP

20070020387 - Facture of shining keyboard and mouse: This invention is an improved facture of shining keyboard and mouse, which applies the nontoxic and damp-proof high brightening organic material to make nanometer energy light accumulating powder that accords with environmental protection requirements, then concoct this manometer energy light accumulating power and transparent resin into solvent, and coat this... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070020388 - Method of wet coating for applying anti-reflective film to substrate: A method of wet coating for applying an anti-reflective film to a substrate comprises the following steps: (1) providing and cleaning a substrate; (2) preparing a coating solution comprised of a highly volatile solvent and a film-forming compound dissolved in the highly volatile solvent; (3) coating the substrate homogeneously with... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070020389 - Method of forming film, patterning and method of manufacturing electronic device using thereof: A method of forming a film includes: disposing a plurality of films on a substrate by discharging a chemical species or a precursor material thereof from at least one nozzle, the plurality of films being made of the chemical species.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070020391 - Preparation of membranes using solvent-less vapor deposition followed by in-situ polymerization: A system of fabricating a composite membrane from a membrane substrate using solvent-less vapor deposition followed by in-situ polymerization. A first monomer and a second monomer are directed into a mixing chamber in a deposition chamber. The first monomer and the second monomer are mixed in the mixing chamber providing... Agent: Eddie E. Scott Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070020390 - Supplying method of chemicals: Even if a process cylinder of a CVD machine, wherein a chemical which is a starting material for CVD is stored, becomes empty, a chemical of the same kind can be filled into the process cylinder in a short time without exchanging the process cylinder. In a path made of... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070020392 - Functional organic based vapor deposited coatings adhered by an oxide layer: An improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of multilayered films/coatings on substrates is described. The method is used to deposit multilayered coatings where the thickness of an oxide-based layer in direct contact with a substrate is controlled as a function of the chemical composition of the substrate,... Agent: Shirley L. Church, Esq.

20070020394 - Methods and apparatus for vapor processing of micro-device workpieces: CVD, ALD, and other vapor processes used in processing semiconductor workpieces often require volatilizing a liquid or solid precursor. Certain embodiments of the invention provide improved and/or more consistent volatilization rates by moving a reaction vessel. In one exemplary embodiment, a reaction vessel is rotated about a rotation axis which... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070020393 - Oxide coated cutting tool: The present invention relates to a method of depositing a crystalline α-Al2O3-layer onto a cutting tool insert by Chemical Vapor Deposition at a temperature of from about 625 to about 800° C. The method comprises the following steps: depositing a from about 0.1 to about 1.5 μm layer of TiCxNyOz... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070020395 - Process for making an electronic device: There is provided a process for forming a workpiece comprising a first layer and a second layer, said process comprising (i) forming a patterned first layer having at least one pattern area comprising a first material having a first critical surface tension surrounded by a second layer comprising a second... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070020396 - Process for applying coatings with metallic or ceramic finish: The invention relates to a procedure for applying a coating with metallic or ceramic finish on the entirety or part of the surface of a thermoplastic, metallic or metallic alloy article, which comprises: preparing the thermoplastic, metallic, or metallic alloy article; applying on the article a base polymeric layer based... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070020397 - Method of fabricating printed circuit board using imprinting process: Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a printed circuit board using an imprinting process, including forming a plating layer on an insulating layer having a plurality of recessed patterns formed through an imprinting process, and etching and polishing the portion of the plating layer using an etchant, resulting in... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070020398 - Method for manufacturing water repellent fabrics by use of metal oxide colloidal: A method for manufacturing water repellent fabrics by use of metal oxide colloidal solutions is disclosed. The fabric is dipped and processed in metal oxide colloidal solution and then is through heat treatment so as to make the fabrics with surface roughness on nanometer scale. Then through water repellent treatment,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070020399 - Diffusion barrier and protective coating for turbine engine component and method for forming: A turbine engine component comprising a substrate made of a nickel-base or cobalt-base superalloy, a non-metallic oxide or nitride diffusion barrier layer overlying the substrate, and a protective coating overlying the barrier layer, the protective coating comprising at least one platinum group metal selected from the group consisting of platinum,... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070020400 - Method and apparatus for chemical deposition: Embodiments of the present system and method are useful for chemical deposition, particularly continuous deposition of thin films. Disclosed systems typically comprise a micromixer and a microchannel applicator. A deposition material or materials is applied to a substrate, such as an oxidized silicon substrate, a flexible substrate useful for forming... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070020401 - Coating apparatus and operating method thereof: A coating apparatus and an operating method thereof that prevent damage to the nozzle of a spinless coater from impurities on a substrate during resin coating of the substrate, and impurities remaining on a stage at the bottom of the substrate. The coating apparatus comprises a stage, a nozzle, a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070020402 - Apparatus for removing rinse liquid and method for forming photoresist pattern using the same: A method for forming a photoresist pattern includes coating a photoresist on a wafer and selectively exposing the photoresist; spraying a developing liquid onto an entire upper surface of the wafer to develop the photoresist; supplying a rinse liquid onto an entire upper surface of the wafer to remove the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070020403 - Process for producing extremely flat microcrystalline diamond thin film by laser ablation method: Diamond thin films deposited by known PLD processes are composed of diamond crystal grains with a size of about 1 μm and have an irregular surface. A process for producing an ultraflat nanocrystalline diamond thin film by laser ablation includes creating atomic hydrogen and a supersaturated state of carbon in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070014915 - Method of surface treating substrates and method of manufacturing iii-v compound semiconductors: Affords methods of surface treating a substrate and of manufacturing Group III-V compound semiconductors, in which a substrate made of a Group III-V semiconductor compound is rendered stoichiometric, and microscopic roughness on the surface following epitaxial growth is reduced. The methods include preparing a substrate made of a Group III-V... Agent: Judge & MurakamiIPAssociates

20070014916 - Organic and inorganic light active devices and methods for making the same: A light active device includes a semiconductor particulate dispersed within a carrier material. A first contact layer is provided so on application of an electric field charge carriers having a polarity are injected into the semiconductor particulate through the carrier material. A second contact layer is provided so on application... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20070014917 - Functionalization of oxidic particle surfaces, particles thus obtained, and the use thereof: A method for the surface modification of particles containing oxidic compounds of metals and/or semimetals M having M-O—H groups on the surface thereof. The particles are contacted with silicon-halogen compounds under conditions such that the M-O—H groups react with the silicon-halogen compounds. The particles thus produced can have Si—OH, Si-Halogen,... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20070014918 - Process for encapsulating dissolved reactants of color-reaction systems, the capsules obtainable therefrom as well as their use in color-reaction papers: A process is described for encapsulating a solution of color reactants of color-reaction systems present in an aqueous emulsion accomplished by means of conventional microencapsulation processes, in which the color reactant is first dissolved in a solvent and a non-dissolver, which may insignificantly dissolve the color reactant, is mixed into... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070014919 - Atomic layer deposition of noble metal oxides: Electrically conductive noble metal oxide films can be deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD)-type processes. In preferred embodiments, Re, Ru, Os and Ir oxides are deposited by alternately and sequentially contacting a substrate with vapor phase pulses of a noble metal precursor and an oxygen source. The noble metal precursor... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070014920 - Micro-contact-printing engine: This invention provides a method of accurately aligned, multilevel micro-contact-printing without the need for dedicated inking, alignment and stamping equipment. Die-sized micro-contact-printing engines are constructed from micromachined parts, which combine precision alignment features with stamper blocks supported on elastic suspensions. The stampers carry raised patterns, the alignment features mate with... Agent: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd. Attn: Monique A. Morneault, Esq.

20070014921 - Method of applying a design to a surface: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070014922 - Method of processing porous building materials: A method of processing porous building materials in an impregnation chamber is disclosed. The are placed into the chamber and subjected to a vacuum for about 10 minutes. Then a mixture of a dye with a hydrophobic impregnant (liquid) is sprayed into the chamber at the pressure of 6 to... Agent: Ka Man Mark Tong Suite 100

20070014923 - Method of electroless deposition of thin metal and dielectric films with temperature controlled stages of film growth: A film formation method is provided which includes positioning an object within an electroless deposition apparatus having means for instantaneous temperature control of the object and electrolessly depositing a material upon the object. More specifically, the method includes instantaneously changing the temperature of the object by the means of instantaneous... Agent: Daffer Mcdaneil LLP

20070014924 - Method for coating metal surfaces with corrosion inhibiting polymer layers: A method for coating a metal having a metal surface layer having an oxide layer thereon with a corrosion-inhibiting polymer resin layer. The method comprises contacting the surface of the metal with a pretreatment composition comprising an organophosphorus compound comprising phosphorus and an alkyl group capable of interacting with a... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070014925 - Method for slot extrusion coating a liquid composition: A method for slot extrusion coating a liquid composition at a coating temperature and a coating speed at or above 40 m/min, said liquid composition having a viscosity at said coating temperature of at least 500 mPa·s at a shear rate of 100 s−1, comprising the step of: (i) selecting... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070014927 - Fluorochemical urethane composition for treatment of fibrous substrates: Fluorochemical urethane composition comprising one or more fluorochemical urethane compounds, and one or more auxiliary hydrophobic compounds for treatment of a fibrous substrate to impart or improve one or more of the oil-repellency, stain- and/or soil repellency and stain and/or soil release properties, with improved durability, of the fibrous substrate... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070014926 - Low-voc primer for plastic coating: The invention is directed to coating compositions for direct coating of plastic substrates, comprising the following components: A) a hydroxy-functional binder component, comprising at least one branched hydroxy-functional polyester having a hydroxyl value of 50-300 mg KOH/g solid, a polydispersity of <2 and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070014929 - Method for exposure of flexo printing plates: In order to improve a method for producing a structure of polymerisation picture points (9) in a light-sensitive layer (2) of printing plates (3), in particular flexo-printing plates, as an image of picture data composed from a matrix (17) of picture points, by way of structured exposure with a light... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070014930 - Method for forming anticorrosion layer: The present invention provides a method for forming an anticorrosion layer, and more particularly, a method for forming an anticorrosion layer against high corrosivity of lead-free solders. The method for forming an anticorrosion layer comprises the steps of firstly providing a article having a metal surface; then providing a ceramic... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070014928 - Phantom for measuring ionizing radiation: A water phantom is described, having a detector that is positionable in a container filled with water for measuring an ionizing radiation. The water phantom has at least one sensor for ascertaining an orientation of a positioning device, relative to a water surface. The orientation determination is based either on... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070014931 - Wet insulation method: The invention is a method comprising the steps of wetting insulating materials with an aqueous solution containing an amount of a mold inhibitor such as chlorine, in an amount effective to inhibit microbial growth on the materials, and in one form, sterilize existing microbial growth in the cavity in which... Agent: The Clorox Company

20070014932 - Chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method of using the same: A deposition method includes placing a substrate on a susceptor inside a chamber, the susceptor including a center pin passing through the susceptor for lifting the substrate, energizing an electrode to applying a uniform electric field to the substrate, electrically connecting a ground member extending along and attached to an... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070014933 - Blue printing ink for color filter applications: Blue inks for displays are provided. In one aspect, the blue inks include one or more blue organic pigments, one or more monomers, one or more polymeric dispersants, and one or more organic solvents. In another aspect, the blue inks include one or more blue organic pigments, one or more... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070009650 - Paste dispenser and method of controlling the same: A paste dispenser and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The paste dispenser includes a dispensing head having a nozzle for dispensing paste mounted thereon, and a stage having a substrate mounted thereon and moving relative to the dispensing head, in which the substrate mounted on the stage... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070009649 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing apparatus includes a heat transfer gas supply mechanism to supply a heat transfer gas through a supply passage into a portion between a worktable and a substrate to improve thermal conductivity between therebetween. Under the control of a control section, the pressure inside the supply passage is... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070009651 - Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus: The present invention is a substrate treatment method in which a treatment by supplying a treatment solution from a nozzle to a substrate is successively performed for a plurality of substrates, which comprises the step of, during the performance of the successive treatments, performing between the treatments a plurality of... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070009652 - Continuous oled coating machine: Aspects of the present invention concern a device and a process for continuous production of substrates provided with organic electroluminescent materials (OLED), especially OLED displays, screens, panels or other lighting elements, in which the device has a vacuum space and a transport device for transporting the substrates to be coated,... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070009653 - Inner magnetic shielding material and method for production thereof: A material for an inner magnetic shield which has rust preventing properties, good degreasing and washing properties, no danger of generating corrosive gases, and good press workability is provided. This material has coating film of an organic resin consisting essentially of C and H, or of C, H, and O,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070009654 - Method of producing a magnetic recording medium and a magnetic recording medium formed thereby: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a magnetic recording layer with ferromagnetic crystalline grains and nonmagnetic and nonmetallic grain boundary region surrounding the grains. The surface of its underlayer, before forming the magnetic recording layer, is exposed to an O2 or N2 atmosphere or an atmosphere of rare gas and... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070009655 - Method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium: A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising forming a reinforcing layer on a first surface of a non-magnetic support, performing a surface treatment that applies external energy to a surface of the reinforcing layer, and forming a functional layer on the surface of the reinforcing layer that has... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070009656 - Coating method and system for forming protective layer: A coating system for forming a protective layer includes first through fourth robots which are controlled by a controller and are provided close to a transport line, and sprayer mechanisms provided on ends of arms of the first through fourth robots. The motions of first through fourth robots are taught.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070009657 - Durable superhydrophobic coating: A method for forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of a substrate comprising linking particulate material by polymer strands and cross-linking at least some of the polymer strands. The invention further relates to hydrophobic coatings comprising particles of a particulate material linked together and to a surface by polymer... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070009659 - Process for the self-limiting deposition of one or more monolayers: The invention relates to a process for depositing at least one layer, which contains at least one first component, on at least one substrate in a process chamber, first and second starting materials, of which at least the first starting material contains the first component, being introduced in gaseous form... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070009658 - Pulse nucleation enhanced nucleation technique for improved step coverage and better gap fill for wcvd process: A process and an apparatus is disclosed for forming refractory metal layers employing pulse nucleation to minimize formation of a concentration boundary layer during nucleation. The surface of a substrate is nucleated in several steps. Following each nucleation step is a removal step in which all reactants and by-products of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070009660 - Method for local application of diffusion aluminide coating: A method includes a component preparation step 10 of exposing local areas (damaged areas of an existing coating) of a base material of a metal component 1 to be coated, and roughening a surface of the base material to a desired surface roughness, a slurry preparation step 12 of preparing... Agent: Griffin Butler Whisenhunt & Szipl LLP Suite Ph-1

20070009661 - Aluminum material having ain region on the surface thereof and method for production thereof: An aluminum material having, on the surface thereof, an AlN region which has enhanced film thickness, is uniform within the region and exhibits a high adhesion to a base material; and a method for producing the aluminum material, which comprises a step of providing an aluminum material comprising CuAl2, and... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070009662 - Surface strengthening method: A method for strengthening a surface of a metal member. The method includes the following steps in the sequence set forth: (a) coating the surface of the metal member with a carbon-based film having a thickness of not smaller than 0.2 μm; and (b) repeatedly applying a pressing force onto... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070009663 - Polymeric extenders for surface effects: m

20070009664 - Process for applying a coating to coiled metal sheet: The invention relates to a process for preparing a coated metal sheet coil comprising the coating of the metal sheet with a curable composition comprising an (meth)acrylated oligomer which is the reaction product of a carboxyl functionalized polybutadiene comprising x equivalents of —COOH groups with (i) y equivalents of one... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070009665 - Method of making a multi-layered structure for tree well skirt and sidewalks: A flexible, porous and durable tree well skirt and a sidewalk structure are made of a cushion base of butadiene rubber and a wear layer of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). The butadiene rubber is mixed with an isocyanate polyurethane binder and spread on the ground around the tree to... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP

20070009666 - Method of imparting non-stick property to metal surface: A method of imparting a non-stick coating to a surface of an aluminum foil sheet, and the resulting foil sheet. The method involves coating at least part (preferably at least 40%) of an area of a surface of a metal sheet article (preferably an aluminum foil sheet) with a substantially... Agent: Christopher C. Dunham C/o Cooper & Dunham LLP

20070009667 - Apparatuses and methods for producing surface and subsurface alloy and diffusion zones to reduce friction and wear and products resulting therefrom: Apparatuses and methods for treatment of objects and the resulting products. The treatments are directed to improving friction, wear and service life. Methods may include decontaminating the surface being treated. The treated surface is texturized to better receive treatment materials jetted toward and impinged against the surface to release energy... Agent: Randy A. Gregory Gregory I.p. Law

20070009668 - Microencapsulation of particles in a polymer solution by selective withdrawal through a high viscosity low density fluid and subsequent crosslinking: The invention provides methods and apparatus for encapsulating particles. An inverted selective withdrawal technique is employed. Two immiscible fluids are added to a container, a first fluid is an aqueous pre-polymer solution with a crosslinking reagent and a second fluid is denser highly viscous fluid. A selective withdrawal tube pulls... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070009669 - Insert casting component, cylinder block, method for forming coating on insert casting component, and method for manufacturing cylinder block: A liner outer surface is coated by a sprayed layer or a heterogeneous metal layer including a base metal phase and dispersed metal phases. During casting, liquid metal enters the sprayed layer from the dispersed metal phases and solidifies in a virtual vegetation root state. The surface of the cylinder... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070009670 - Sputter method or device for the production of natural voltage optimized coatings: The invention relates to a method or a device for the production of especially natural voltage optimized coatings, especially low tensile stress coatings, by means of sputter processes, wherein a bipolar voltage shape is produced on the target (cathode). The positive voltage pulse is adjusted on the target in such... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070009671 - Process and device for positioning the mask: Aspects of the invention are directed to a device and a method for arranging/removing and aligning masks on substrates to be coated, especially for the micro-structuring of organic, electroluminescent materials (OLED) on preferably large-surface substrates, especially screens, displays and the like. In one version a process includes providing a substrate... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070009672 - Nanocomposite solution with complex-function and method for preparation thereof: A method for preparation of nanocomposite solution, comprises preparing basic silica colloid aqueous solution; providing an electrolysis apparatus by installing a negative electrode containing aluminum and a positive electrode containing silver into the basic silica colloid aqueous solution; and forming nanocomposite by applying voltage to the respective electrodes of the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070009673 - Insulation film and method for manufacturing same: A method for forming a low-dielectric-constant thin film includes forming on a substrate placed on a susceptor a thin film having a dielectric constant of 2.7 or higher and a modulus of 5 GPa or less by plasma CVD using an organosilicon gas and an additive gas such as CnH2n+2O... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070003688 - Stent fixture and method for reducing coating defects: A stent fixture for supporting a stent during formation of a coating is provided.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070003689 - Droplet discharge method, electro-optical device, and electronic device: A droplet discharge method includes performing a plurality of scans in which a discharge head and a substrate are scanned relative to each other, discharging droplets of a plurality of types of functional liquid from the discharge head onto a plurality of prescribed portions on the substrate that are arranged... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070003691 - Color clustering technique for matching refinish paints: A process for refinishing or repainting a damaged paint area of a vehicle or part thereof using a computer-implemented method to determine a refinish paint formula that can be matched to the color of the original paint; in this process: a) the color data values of the original paint to... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070003690 - Tool and method for filling voids in turbine vanes and other articles: A tool 54 for introducing a paste 74 into voids 44 in an article 12 includes at least one pad having a working surface shaped similarly to the shape of a target region on the article. In one specific embodiment, the tool 54 has first and second pads 56, 60,... Agent: Pratt & Whitney

20070003693 - Coating material having heat and abrasion resistance and low friction characteristics: There is provided a coating material having heat and abrasion resistance and low friction characteristics, as well as a method of utilizing the same. The coating material comprises 20 to 40 wt % Cr2O3, 40 to 60 wt % binder, 10 to 20 wt % WS2, and 10 to 20... Agent: Jones Day

20070003694 - In-flight modification of inorganic particles within a reaction product flow: Methods involve in-flight processing of inorganic particles synthesized within the flow. Thus, the flow extends from an inlet connected to a reactant delivery system with inorganic particle precursors to a collector. The as formed inorganic particle can be modified with radiation and/or the application of a coating composition. Additional processing... Agent: Dardi & Associates, PLLC

20070003692 - Systems and methods for dispensing an anti-traction, mobility denial material: Systems and methods for dispensing an anti-traction, mobility denial material on a target surface. In various exemplary embodiments, a method of dispensing an anti-traction material on a target surface includes providing a polymer particle powder to a first section of a dispensing nozzle, providing a water stream to a second... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070003695 - Method of manufacturing a polymer memory device: An embodiment of the invention is a method of manufacturing a polymer for a polymer ferroelectric memory. In particular, and among other features, the method of an embodiment alters the ferroelectric transition temperature, or Curie temperature, of the polymer by rapidly cooling the polymer from an elevated temperature. In particular,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070003698 - Enhanced copper growth with ultrathin barrier layer for high performance interconnects: A method for depositing a refractory metal nitride barrier layer having a thickness of about 20 angstroms or less is provided. In one aspect, the refractory metal nitride layer is formed by introducing a pulse of a metal-containing compound followed by a pulse of a nitrogen-containing compound. The refractory metal... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070003696 - Formation of thin semiconductor layers by low-energy plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition and semiconductor heterostructure devices: directing Silane gas (SiH4) and Germane gas (GeH4) through the gas inlet into the growth chamber, the flow rates of the Silane gas and the Germane gas being adjusted in order to form said semiconductor layer (52) by means of vapor deposition with a growth rate in a range between... Agent: Moetteli & Associates Sarl

20070003697 - Lattice-matched allnn/gan for optoelectronic devices: High-quality Al1-xInxN layers and AlInN/GaN Bragg mirrors near lattice-matched to GaN layers are grown by metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy on a GaN buffer layer with no cracks over full 2-inch sapphire wafers. The index contrast relative to GaN is 6.5% to 11% for wavelengths ranging from 950 nm to 380 nm.... Agent: Peter A. Businger, Esq.

20070003700 - Merchandisers having anti-fog coatings and methods for making the same: A variety of refrigerators and merchandisers having glass or plastic substrates that are substantially fog-resistant are provided. For example, refrigerator doors having a substantially transparent substrate including an anti-fog coating on at least a portion thereof are provided. The portion of the substrate may substantially not fog when the portion... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070003699 - Transparent coating films: The present invention relates to (1) a transparent coating film containing a layered titanate containing an organic cation derived from amines having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower as measured under an ambient pressure, and having an atomic ratio of nitrogen to titanium of 0.01 to 0.3; and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070003701 - Process for producing hydrophobic silica powder: wherein each R1 is C1-6alkyl group or phenyl group that is selected independently of one another, in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mmol per surface area 100 m2 of the hydrophilic colloidal silica, to obtain a mixture of the silica sol in mixed solvent and the disilazane compound; and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070003702 - Method of preparing a metal-silicone rubber composite: A method of preparing a metal-silicone rubber composite, the method comprising the steps of (i) depositing a layer of gold on a surface of a mold; (ii) depositing a primer layer of a metal on the layer of gold, wherein the metal is selected from aluminum, chromium, titanium, and copper,... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070003703 - Method and apparatus for applying liquid compositions to fiber webs: Provided are a method and an apparatus for the application of a flowable composition to fiber webs or mats, particularly oriented fiber mats, that suppresses the disruption of the fibers within the fiber mat that may result from turbulent flow in and near the point at which the flowable composition... Agent: Owens Corning

20070003704 - Apparatus for wetting a running filament strand: An apparatus for wetting an advancing filament bundle. A fluid is applied by means of a nozzle in the form of a fluid spray jet to the filament bundle advancing in spaced relationship with the nozzle. A portion of the spray jet is shielded before impacting upon the filament bundle,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070003705 - Renewable superhydrophobic coating: A method of forming a superhydrophobic material (66) includes mixing a hydrophobic material (24) with soluble particles (26) to form a mixture (32). The mixture (32) is cured. A portion of the soluble particles (26) is etched away from the mixture (32) to form the superhydrophobic material (66). A superhydrophobic... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broltman, P.C.

20070003706 - Hot zinc plated steel and method for production thereof: The invention provides a hot dip galvanized steel sheet which has: a hot dip galvanizing layer having a flat part on a surface thereof; and a film formed on the flat part. The film is composed of a compound containing Zn, Fe, and O, having an average film thickness A... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070003707 - Photochemical crosslinkers for polymer coatings and substrate tie-layer: The invention describes novel crosslinking compounds that include photoactivatable moieties. Several families of compounds are disclosed that can include one or more hydrophilic moieties that help to solubilize the compounds in aqueous environments.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070003708 - Coating solution composition of photo-alignment material: There is provided a coating solution composition of a photo-alignment material. The coating solution composition of the photo-alignment material, adaptive for a photo-alignment process, employs a imidazolidinone-based solvent instead of a typical NMP-based solvent. In a coating method, the photo-alignment material is coated on a substrate in a state that... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione