Coating processes inventions 09/07

20070224337 - Process for coating electrically conductive subsstrates: A process for coating electrically conductive substrates by (1) applying an electrocoat film to an electrically conductive substrate and curing it to give an electrocoat and then (2) applying a layer of a pulverulent coating material to the electrocoat and curing it to give a powder coat or alternatively (1)... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20070224338 - Method for judging a status of varnish impregnation: A varnish impregnation state determination method for determining a varnish impregnation state of a core assembly that is formed by disposing a coil inside a slot of a motor core and impregnating the coil and an interior of the slot with a varnish, including applying an alternating current voltage between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070224339 - Method of manufacturing patterned media: According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of manufacturing a patterned media having a substrate and a magnetic recording layer on the substrate including protruded magnetic patterns and a nonmagnetic material filling recesses between the magnetic patterns. The method includes depositing a first nonmagnetic material to fill the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070224340 - Interlayer film for glass laminate and glass laminate: An interlayer film for glass laminate that even when the glass laminate is exposed to strong sunlight for a prolonged period of time, is resistant to lowering of light transmittance and yellowing of the interlayer film per se, having heat shielding property. There is provided an interlayer film for glass... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070224342 - Apparatus and method for forming antireflection film: An apparatus for forming an antireflection film includes a chamber, a rocking device, a substrate holder, at least one evaporation source, and at least one electron beam source. The substrate holder is disposed in the chamber and configured for holding the optical substrate thereon. The evaporation source is arranged in... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070224341 - Method for the modification of chiral liquid-crystal films with the aid of extractants: The invention relates to a method in which a chiral liquid-crystal layer is brought into contact with an extraction medium (extractant) by coating or printing methods in such a way that diffusion of substances out of the liquid-crystal layer into the extractant occurs.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070224343 - Method for powder coating a non-conductive plastic substrate wherein an adhesive/primer is used in the process to increase the surface conductivity of the substrate: A method of powder coating thermo powder resins to non-conductive plastic substrates, in particular, to polyamide materials and other non-conductive plastic substrates. After cleaning the substrate, a water-based adhesive/primer is applied to the substrate and then cured to promote adhesion, protect the substrate from unwanted chemical reactions and increase the... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20070224345 - Polyelectrolyte-encapsulated pigments: The invention concerns a process for encapsulating pigment particles, which comprises (A) producing a dispersion of the pigment to be encapsulated, (B) then applying a polyelectrolyte layer to the surface of the pigment particles, (C) further applying a polyelectrolyte layer having opposite charge to (B), and/or adding low molecular weight,... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070224344 - Treatment of waste products: The invention provides a method for the encapsulation of fine particulate materials which comprises treating these materials with a microfine hydraulic inorganic filler which, typically, comprises a cementitious material, such as Portland Cement. The filler is ground to a much smaller particle size than is normally used in the production... Agent: D. Scott Moore Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P A.

20070224346 - Polyimide substrate and method of manufacturing printed wiring board using the same: The present invention is directed to an improved method for metallizing polymer substrates, such as polyimides. The present invention comprises the steps of surface treating the polymer substrate with a plasma jet or corona discharge surface treatment, conditioning and etching the polymer substrate with an etching solution comprising a hydroxide... Agent: John L. Cordani Carmody & Torrance LLP

20070224347 - Liquid coating apparatus and method thereof: A liquid coating apparatus and method for spraying a liquid on a wafer. The liquid coating apparatus may include a nozzle unit spraying the liquid on the wafer and moving relative to the wafer and a laminar flow forming unit forming a forced air flow around the nozzle unit. Though... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070224348 - Atomic layer deposition system and method for coating flexible substrates: Systems and methods for atomic layer deposition (ALD) on a flexible substrate involve guiding the substrate back and forth between spaced-apart first and second precursor zones, so that the substrate transits through each of the precursor zones multiple times. Systems may include a series of turning guides, such as rollers,... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070224349 - Wear-resistant coating and method for producing same: A method for producing a wear resistant coating as well as a wear resistant coating is provided, which is applied to predetermined surfaces of machine parts (1) that are exposed to wear by friction, in particular for internal combustion engines. The coating is made of at least one tetrahedral amorphic... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070224350 - Edge coating in continuous deposition line: A continuous roll-to-roll deposition coating apparatus and a method to continuous coat an edge of a strip substrate are disclosed. The continuous roll-to-roll deposition coating apparatus has one or more deposition zones and one or more targets arranged in a position and orientation relative to an edge region of the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070224351 - Droplet jetting applicator and method for manufacturing coated body: A droplet jetting applicator includes a coating unit jetting and coating droplets to a to-be-coated object; a storage space storing the to-be-coated object coated with the droplets; an exhaust section exhausting gas in the storage space; an adjustment unit adjusting an outlet flow of the gas exhausted by the exhaust... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224352 - Powder coating procedures: A method of coating a substrate such as a heat sensitive engineered wood substrate which involves sequential powder coating where at least one and preferably both powder coating steps involves the use of fixed infrared heat sources (optionally pulsing themselves) passed which the developing product (the substrate and its coatings)... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070224353 - Preshrunk solid hardwood floor: A process for producing preshrunk hardwood floors. The process comprises the steps of selecting untreated hardwood flooring having a predetermined thickness and a predetermined width and then placing such untreated hardwood flooring in a drying kiln. Another step is operating the drying kiln for a predetermined time at a predetermined... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070224354 - Mold for manufacturing display device and manufacturing method of display device using the same: A method of manufacturing a display device which reduces errors in patterning an organic layer due to bubbles, comprises: providing a mother insulating substrate which comprises usage regions arranged in a matrix shape and a removal region formed between the usage regions; forming an organic layer on the mother insulating... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070224355 - Clearcoat coatings with carbinol-functional siloxane resin: A clearcoat coating composition contains a carbamate-functional film-forming material, a carbinol-functional, nonlinear siloxane resin, and an aminoplast crosslinking agent The clearcoat composition provides excellent high-bake repair adhesion of a repair coating layer over the clearcoat coating.... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20070224356 - Method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material: A method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material. The method includes: providing a curable composition; providing the finished shoe; placing the curable composition directly on at least a portion of the finished shoe that is configured to contact a wearer's body when the finished shoe is... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20070224357 - Coating stack comprising a layer of barrier coating: A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exposure to heat and certain chemicals like halides such as... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070224358 - Airless spray-coating of a surface with an aqueous architectural coating composition: A process for the airless spray-coating of a surface with a aqueous-containing Newtonian or non-Newtonian architectural coating composition wherein the composition can contain an associative thickener and is subjected to a pressure of from 2 to 5 bar generated such as by a hand-operated or battery operated electrical compressor and... Agent: The Glidden Company

20070224359 - Method for preparing strain tolerant coatings by a sol-gel process: Methods for coating metal substrates are provided. The coating comprises a strain tolerant coating using a sol-gel process, and articles made therefrom. In one embodiment, the method of coating a metal substrate comprises: disposing a sol coating on a metal substrate; inducing the sol coating to convert to a gel... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070224360 - Method for coating with coating liquid, coating apparatuses for use therein, and method for designing the same: A method for coating with a coating liquid according to the present invention is a method for coating an object-to-be-coated with a coating liquid containing dispersed particles, using a die, wherein the flowage of the coating liquid within a manifold 5 provided within the die is such that the deviation... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224361 - Method and apparatus for marking a synthetic turf field: A system and method for of spraying a liquid onto monofilament fibers of a synthetic turf system includes providing a sprayer having a nozzle and positioning the nozzle at an angle to the surface of the synthetic turf system in a range of approximately 30-60°.... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20070224362 - Two-part waterborne epoxy coating composition and method: A waterborne coating composition including a waterborne epoxy coating with hydraulic cement, which is capable of a thin initial application. The coating composition may be made, stored and transported as a two-part composition, where each part is a pourable liquid. The waterborne epoxy composition cures under normal conditions and adheres... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070224363 - Process and device for predicting coating thickness: A process and a device for prediction of the thickness of a layer of a coating or paint applied upon an object by dip painting. The paint layer thickness (h) at at least one point on the surface of the object (2) is predicted. A correlation between the paint layer... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070224364 - Plasma processing apparatus, plasma processing method, plasma film deposition apparatus, and plasma film deposition method: A plasma film deposition apparatus (plasma processing apparatus) is disclosed, which includes a second antenna 11b disposed around an antenna 11a and located outwardly of a ceiling surface, and which supplies the second antenna 11b with an electric current flowing in a direction opposite to the direction of an electric... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070218191 - Method for manufacturing wiring substrate: A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate by an electroless plating method that precipitates metal without using a plating resist is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a catalyst layer having a predetermined pattern on a substrate; (b) dipping the substrate in an electroless plating solution to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070218192 - Method of manufacturing interconnect substrate: A method of manufacturing an interconnect substrate having a linear interconnect by electroless plating without using a plating resist, the method including: (a) forming a plurality of rows of linear catalyst layers on a substrate; and (b) depositing a metal on the linear catalyst layers by electroless plating to form... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070218193 - Method of manufacturing interconnect substrate: A method of manufacturing an interconnect substrate by electroless plating which causes a metal to be deposited without using a plating resist, the method including: (a) immersing a substrate in a catalyst solution including palladium, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrochloric acid to form a catalyst layer on the substrate; and (b)... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070218190 - Method for manufacturing light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic apparatus: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element, including: forming a film on one side of a first electrode; obtaining a light-emitting layer in the film by polymerizing a first compound as well as at least one of a second compound and a third compound; and installing a second electrode on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070218194 - Mixing apparatus and method for the repair of can ends: This invention generally relates to a mixing apparatus and a method useful in the repair of coating adhered on a can end used in the food and beverage packaging industry. The mixing apparatus has a plurality of holding tanks in fluid communication with a first fluid delivery system and a... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070218195 - Offset prevention in electrophotographic printers: The present invention provides a method of printing which includes providing a substrate having an inked surface. The inked surface is typically achieved using an offset lithographic printing press. A thermoplastic polymer powder is applied to the inked surface. The surface is then fused. An advantage of the prepared substrate... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070218196 - Spray apparatus and method for the repair of can ends: This invention generally relates to a spray apparatus and a method useful in the repair of coating adhered to can ends used in the food and beverage packaging industries. The spray apparatus has one or more elongated shafts rotatably coupled to a frame. One or more bearing members are rotatably... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070218197 - Vacuum processing system and method of making: A vacuum processing system configured for etch and deposition applications is described. The vacuum processing chamber comprises a monolithic, metal cast chamber having a substrate support pedestal positioned within the chamber by a plurality of pedestal support arms acting as utility conduits for the support pedestal.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070218198 - Methods for coating conduit interior surfaces utilizing a thermal spray gun with extension arm: Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun... Agent: Stephen R. Christian

20070218201 - Continuous thermal vacuum deposition device and method: A coating method is provided for thermally vacuum-depositing a continuously conveyed substrate that moves within a deposition channel by vaporizing solid or liquid coating materials and vapor-depositing the vaporized coating material onto the substrate in a deposition device. In order to create a coating conveyed substrate, in which accessibility to... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070218199 - Crucible eliminating line of sight between a source material and a target: A crucible for heating material to be deposited on a target substrate includes a body configured to contain source material, a base formed at a first end of the body, and an emitting orifice formed at a second end of the body. The crucible further includes at least one intermediate... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070218200 - Method and apparatus for reducing particle formation in a vapor distribution system: A method and system is described for reducing particle contamination in a vapor distribution system. The vapor distribution system comprises a housing and a vapor distribution head comprising a plurality of openings configured to introduce a film precursor vapor to a deposition system. The housing and vapor distribution head define... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070218202 - Directed assembly of highly-organized carbon nanotube architectures: A method of controllably aligning carbon nanotubes to a template structure to fabricate a variety of carbon nanotube containing structures and devices having desired characteristics is provided. The method allows simultaneous, selective growth of both vertically and horizontally controllably aligned nanotubes on the template structure but not on a substrate... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070218204 - Apparatus and process for surface treatment of substrate using an activated reactive gas: An apparatus for treatment a substrate with an activated reactive gas which includes a processing chamber, an exhaust manifold, a conveyor adapted to sequentially introduce into the processing chamber untreated portions of the substrate for said treatment and to sequentially remove from the processing chamber treated portions of the substrate,... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070218205 - Chemical vapor deposition of high conductivity, adherent thin films of ruthenium: A multi-step method for depositing ruthenium thin films having high conductivity and superior adherence to the substrate is described. The method includes the deposition of a ruthenium nucleation layer followed by the deposition of a highly conductive ruthenium upper layer. Both layers are deposited using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) employing... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20070218203 - Method and equipment for forming oxide film: An oxide film forming equipment is provided with a reactor 10 in which a heater unit 14 holding a substrate 100 is stored, a piping 11 provided with a material gas introducing valve V1 for introducing a material gas containing organic silicon or organic metal into the reactor, a piping... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070218206 - Method of printing a time-temperature indicator based on azo coupling reactions onto a susbtrate: The present invention relates to a method of printing a substrate, comprising (a) printing onto the substrate at least one time temperature indicator with chromic properties based on an azo coupling reaction between a capped diazonium component and a coupling component.... Agent: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation Patent Department

20070218207 - Polymer composition: Polymer composition comprising: 1) a polymer (P1) comprising at least 50% by weight of monomeric units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (M1), and 2) at least one co-oligomer (01) comprising at least: a) a component (A) comprising at least one monomeric unit identical to that derived from the monomer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070218208 - Bi- or tri- layer anti-oxidation system for carbon composite brakes: Coated article, e.g., a brake disc, comprising a carbon-carbon composite component or a carbon-carbon-silicon carbide component coated at least with a phosphorus-containing antioxidant undercoating, the undercoating being covered by a silicon carbide particle-containing overcoating of alkali or alkaline earth metal silicate, pH modifier, and silicon carbide particles. Also, method of... Agent: Honeywell International Law Department Ab 2

20070218209 - (block) polyisocyanate composition and coating composition using same: Disclosed is a polyisocyanate composition which is excellent in both curability and drying characteristic. The polyisocyanate composition contains at least one compound selected from aliphatic diisocyanates, at least one compound selected from alicyclic diisocyanates and at least one compound selected from polyols, while satisfying all of the following conditions; i)... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070218210 - Protective layer against shaped charges: A protective layer for the protection of armoured objects includes a layer comprised solely of a polyurethane elastomer with a Shore A hardness of 3 to 6 and a thickness of 16 to 35 mm. The polyurethane elastomer layer is formed by combining 100 wt percent of a polyols-based component... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070218211 - Method for protecting pipelines against corrosion: The invention provides for the protection of pipelines and other metal surfaces from corrosion. The metal surface is coated with a vulcanizable elastomeric polyorganosiloxane coating re-inforced with geo-tech fabric or any other similar nature fabric or sheeting materials. In a preferred embodiment the geo-tech re-inforced silicone provides both cathodic and... Agent: Dennison Associates

20070218212 - Non-cyanide electroless gold plating solution and process for electroless gold plating: The non-cyanide electroless gold plating solution according to the invention is a non-cyanide electroless gold plating solution free from a cyanide compound, wherein bis-(3-sulfopropyl)disulfide is added, as a complexing agent for gold stabilization, to the electroless gold plating solution.... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070218213 - Method of manufacturing liquid crystal alignment film: A method of manufacturing liquid crystal alignment film includes performing an ion implantation process after providing a layer of organic or inorganic material on a substrate for performing an alignment treatment on the layer of organic or inorganic material is provided. Since the alignment treatment is a kind of non-contact... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070218214 - Method of improving adhesion property of dielectric layer and interconnect process: A method of improving adhesion property of a dielectric layer is provided. A dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A plasma surface process comprising a plasma gas containing helium or hydrogen is performed to treat the surface of the dielectric layer. A cap layer is formed on the dielectric... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070218215 - Plasma processing method and color filter manufactured by using the same and process for manufacturing color filter by using the same: The present invention provides a plasma processing method capable of being used for manufacturing color filters which are substantially free from defects such as white spots and color mixture of inks and color filters manufactured by using the same. A plasma processing device according to the present invention comprises a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070212477 - System and method for spray coating multiple medical devices using a rotary atomizer: A system is provided for spray coating medical devices, comprising a rotary atomizer with one or more rotary heads and a plurality of holders to hold a plurality of medical devices, such as stents, wherein the holders are positioned around a longitudinal axis of the rotary head. A method of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070212478 - Wiring member, resin-coated metal part and resin-sealed semiconductor device, and manufacturing method for the resin-coated metal part and the resin-sealed semiconductor device: There is provided a semiconductor device that suppresses the occurrence of resin burrs and has favorable electrical connectivity and bond strength, and a manufacturing method for such semiconductor device. A resin-coated metal part is manufactured by forming an organic coating by depositing a material including functional organic molecules on a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070212480 - Coatings system with common activator and common volumetric mix ratio: A multilayer paint system wherein each layer of paint uses the same activator and the same mixing ratio of film-forming binder to activator. The paint system herein is particularly useful for automotive refinishing applications.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070212479 - Process for producing coating compositions with customizable properties: A process for making coating compositions with adjustable properties by blending two or more coating compositions of distinctly different attributes to achieve custom properties. The coating compositions formed herein are particularly useful in automotive refinish applications where customized properties are desired depending on the needs of the job.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070212481 - Apparatus and method of fabricating liquid crystal display panel: An apparatus for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a slit nozzle for applying a photo-resist liquid on a substrate, a nozzle driver for driving the slit nozzle, an air intake for inhaling air and/or impurities on the substrate through the slit nozzle before photo-resist is deposited on the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070212482 - Method of treating particles: A method of treating granules with a coating utilizing an apparatus having a feed chute, a diffuser mounted adjacent the feed chute, a spray nozzle, and an exit chute having a deflector disposed below the diffuser and spray nozzle. The method comprises the steps of: feeding the granules into the... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20070212483 - Slurry applying device and device for inspecting defects of slurry application: Problem to be solved is to provide a means to make the thickness of a ceramic slurry in a container uniformly in a process to form plugged portions in a honeycomb structure. The solution is provided with a slurry applying device 1 comprising a plate shaped container 2 which a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070212484 - Exhaust apparatus configured to reduce particle contamination in a deposition system: A method and system for vapor deposition on a substrate that disposes a substrate in a process space of a processing system that is isolated from a transfer space of the processing system, processes the substrate at either of a first position or a second position in the process space... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070212485 - Gasification monitor, method for detecting mist, film forming method and film forming apparatus: A deposition apparatus supplies a reactive gas obtained by vaporizing a liquid material at a vaporizer 30 into a chamber 10 via a processing-gas pipe 40 and forms a thin film on a semiconductor wafer W due to a thermal decomposition of the reactive gas. The deposition apparatus is provided,... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070212486 - Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of metal oxide: A metal oxide coating can be applied to a substrate at a relatively low temperature and at or near atmospheric pressure by carrying a metal oxide precursor and an oxidizing agent through a corona discharge or a dielectric barrier discharge to form the metal oxide and deposit it onto to... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070212487 - Effect pigments based on coated glass flakes: The present invention relates to effect pigments based on thin glass flakes and to a method for the production of such pigments. The resulting pigment can be used in any application for which pearlescent pigments have been heretofore used-such as, for example, in plastics, paints, inks, cosmetic formulations, coatings including... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070212488 - Pattern transfer method and pattern transfer apparatus: A pattern transfer method includes performing positioning between a transfer position of a pattern forming surface of a transfer original plate on which a pattern to be transferred is formed and a transferred position of a transferred surface of a transferred substrate to which the pattern is to be transferred;... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070212489 - Method for compensating for any of shortage and excess of sealant dispensed on a substrate: There are provided a method for calculating an amount of liquid crystal to compensate for any of shortage and excess of sealant dispensed on a substrate, Include putting the substrate on a stage, dispensing the sealant in a predetermined pattern on the substrate using a dispensing head, detecting an out-of-specification... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070212490 - Embossing device: The aim of the invention is to improve the supply of transfer foil in a coating module in which the image-forming layers of a transfer foil are transferred to a printing material. To achieve this, a partial pressing surface is located in the coating module for transferring the layers of... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070212491 - Fluorochemical and lecithin additive for coatings: Coating compositions comprise a coating base, a lecithin additive and a fluorochemical wherein the coating base is an alkyd coating, urethane resin coating, unsaturated polymer coating, latex coating or water-dispersed coating; wherein a dried coating resulting from said coating composition has an advancing hexadecane contact angle of at least about... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070212492 - Method of manufacturing a coated sheet, coated sheet, polarizing plate, optical element and image display device: A method for producing a coated sheet which involves an application step of applying a fluid containing a resin material and a solvent on a traveling base film continuously, and a drying step of drying a coating film applied on the base film in the above application step, wherein the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070212493 - Curable coating composition, method for making a coated metal plate having the coating composition and the coated metal plate made thereby: A curable coating composition includes a polyester, a curing agent for curing the polyester, a curing catalyst, a composite solvent having at least two solvents with different dissolving powers for the polyester, and a wax incompatible with the polyester. A method for making a coated metal plate having an embossment-like... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070212494 - Method for imprint lithography utilizing an adhesion primer layer: The invention provides a method of applying an adhesion primer layer for an imprint lithography process that includes contacting a fluid with a surface of a substrate in a coating process and initiating a chemical reaction that forms a covalent bond between a component in the fluid and the surface... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20070212495 - Intumescent coatings: A method of providing a thermal barrier between a fire and a combustible substrate, such as polyurethane foam, is provided. The method comprises the step of applying at least one coat of thin-film intumescent coating to the surface of the combustible substrate. The coating may be applied to the surface... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070212496 - Process for producing metal nonoparticle composite film: The present invention provides a process for producing a metal nanoparticle composite film, which is capable of independently controlling the particle diameter and the volume filling ratio of metal nanoparticles in the metal nanoparticle composite film. The process comprises the steps of (a) treating a polyimide resin film with an... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070212497 - Glassy metal disk: A method of making a hard disk drive platter comprises providing a substrate having first and second surfaces; arranging a strengthening layer including glassy metal on at least one of the first and second surfaces; and arranging at least one magnetic layer on at least one of the substrate and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20070207260 - Coating plant and associated coating process: The invention concerns a coating plant for the coating of construction units with a coating medium, in particular a paint system for the lacquer finish of motor vehicle body parts, with a dosing pump, the coating medium supplied with a certain delivery (Fm) proportioned, and a pressure control valve arranged... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070207259 - Track lithography system with integrated photoresist pump, filter, and buffer vessel: An integrated photolithography chemical delivery system for a track lithography system. The integrated photolithography chemical delivery system includes a buffer vessel adapted to receive a photolithography chemical from a source volume. The integrated photolithography chemical delivery system also includes a photolithography chemical pump connected to the buffer vessel. The integrated... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070207261 - Device and method for vaporizing temperature sensitive materials: A method for vaporizing organic materials onto a substrate surface to form a film including providing a quantity of organic material into a vaporization apparatus and actively maintaining the organic material in a first heating region in the vaporization apparatus to be below the vaporization temperature. The method also includes... Agent: Frank Pincelli Patent Legal Staff

20070207262 - Method of manufacturing thin-film antenna: A method of manufacturing a thin-film antenna is disclosed. A substrate is provided and coated with an organic material layer. After both of the substrate and organic material layer have been dried, a conductive layer is formed on both the substrate and the organic material layer. The organic material layer... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20070207263 - Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium: It is made possible to manufacturing a magnetic recording medium capable of high-density recording at low cost. A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, includes: forming a magnetic film on a substrate; and forming a pattern transfer film, into which a concavo-convex pattern of a magnetic recording medium is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070207264 - Procedure for reproduction of a photographic picture in an article of glass: The invention relates to a procedure for applying pictures, preferably colour pictures, in the surface of a glass article. The pictures are separated by colour to make different templates for different colours, e.g. for silk screen printing, or for another method to apply the colour on the glass. The colours... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070207265 - Production method for color filter: A main object of the present invention is to provide a production method for a color filter capable of producing a color filter with little white spots by the ink jet method, without limitation of the application derived from the presence of the moisture. To achieve the object, the invention... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070207266 - Method and apparatus for coating particulates utilizing physical vapor deposition: Physical vapor deposition techniques are used to coat fine particulates suspended in a fluidization gas. In one embodiment, an electron beam is directed toward a target comprising a coating material to generate a vapor of the material which is subjected to a flow of carrier gas. The resultant directional physical... Agent: Kennametal Inc.

20070207267 - Disposable liners for etch chambers and etch chamber components: Disposable liners for shielding semiconductor reactor chamber components from erosion in the reactor chamber. More specifically, disposable metal liners and a method of forming such liners wherein the disposable liners have a dielectric material on a surface of the liners to protect semiconductor reactor chamber components from erosion. The disposable... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070207268 - Ribbed cvc structures and methods of producing: A process for making a ribbed light weight composite mirror unit. Preferred embodiments are silicon carbide composite structures. Preferred structures comprise a front smooth silicon carbide surface supported by a silicon carbide ribbed back support. The ribbed back support may be produce by milling out portions of SiC block or... Agent: Trex Enterprises Corp.

20070207269 - Masking solutions comprising siloxane-based surfactants for using in painting operations: This invention provides a masking material that can be used to protect an underling surface (e.g. an automobile surface) during an overcoating (e.g. painting) operation. The masking material in one embodiment includes a thickener and a pH control agent and water. The masking material can be applied to a surface... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070207270 - Method of soak type coating and apparatus thereof: A method of soak type coating for a substrate being coated with coating liquid provides a pump to regulate velocity of gas being introduced into a container to control discharge velocity of the coating liquid in the first container so as to control velocity of the coating liquid separating from... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070207271 - Partially-alloyed zirconia powder: The present invention provides a low density and porous zirconia (ZrO2) powder partially alloyed with one or more of yttria, scandia, dysprosia, ytterbia, or any of the oxides of lanthanide or actinide. The total amount of alloying oxides should be less than about 30 weight percent. The powder is manufactured... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070207272 - Method and apparatus for magnetic mixing in micron size droplets: Active mixing by magnetic stirring is demonstrated inside a picoliter-size liquid droplet. Magnetic microspheres are added to the droplet, which form aligned chains under the influence of a homogeneous magnetic field. When the magnetic field is rotated, the chains also rotate synchronously. Viscous interaction between the particle-chains and the liquid... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070207273 - Rapid drying of fluoropolymer dispersion coating compositions: drying the wet coating to form the fluoropolymer coated substrate by applying high frequency electromagnetic radiation to the wet coating, the added water soluble salt being effective to decrease the time required to dry the wet coating on the substrate by at least about 5% compared to an otherwise identical... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070207274 - Manufacturing method for a circuit pattern, a thin film transistor and an electronic appliance: A circuit pattern is formed by following steps: forming a light-blocking mask over a major surface of a light-transmitting substrate, forming a first film in a first region over the substrate and the mask, forming a photocatalytic film in at least a part of the first region over the first... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070207275 - Enhancement of remote plasma source clean for dielectric films: Methods for cleaning semiconductor processing chambers used to process carbon-containing films, such as amorphous carbon films, barrier films comprising silicon and carbon, and low dielectric constant films including silicon, oxygen, and carbon are provided. The methods include using a remote plasma source to generate reactive species that clean interior surfaces... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070207276 - Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing is performed by providing a first and a second electrodes to be relatively parallelly movable, disposing an object to be processed on the second electrode so as to face the first electrode and providing a blocking member to both end portions of the second electrode, so that... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP