Coating processes inventions 12/07

20070298158 - Testing bonding materials in a disc production line: An apparatus for introducing a testing material into an optical disc production includes a vessel for holding a test material and a regulator for pressurizing the vessel, wherein the vessel and regulator are connectable to a disc production for using the test material in lieu of bonding material in the... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20070298160 - Thin film containing nanocrystal particles and method for preparing the same:

20070298159 - Organic evaporator, coating installation, and method for use thereof: An organic evaporator for applying organic vapor to a substrate at a coating rate, the organic evaporator comprising a distribution pipe with at least one nozzle outlet; and a measurement device for acquiring measurement data about at least one characteristic property of the organic vapor.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070298161 - Compound for forming wiring conductor, fabrication method of circuit board using the same and circuit board: The present invention sufficiently secures conductor component content ratio in wiring formed on a multilayer circuit board and increases reliability by fabricating the multilayer circuit board by steps of drawing wiring precursor patterns containing a paste of compound for forming wiring conductor containing (a) superfine metal particles (metal nanoparticles) whose... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070298162 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing protective layer: An apparatus for manufacturing a protective layer includes a film-forming chamber (32); gas inlets (47) for introducing at least gas into the film-forming chamber (32); exhaust pumps (43) for evacuating the film-forming chamber (32); a cryotrap for controlling the exhaust velocity of water independent of the exhaust pumps (43); and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070298163 - Repairing and restoring strength of etch-damaged low-k dielectric materials: A process of repairing a plasma etched low-k dielectric material having surface-bound silanol groups includes exposing at least one surface of the dielectric material to (a) a catalyst so as to form hydrogen bonds between the catalyst and the surface-bound silanol groups obtaining a catalytic intermediary that reacts with the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070298164 - Solid state image pickup device and manufacturing method thereof: A method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup device including photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged in a semiconductor substrate, and a color filter having a plurality of color filter patterns differing in color from each other and disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate according to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070298165 - Latex-based overcoat for ink-jet printing applications: Compositions, systems, and methods for protecting an ink-jet produced image printed on a substrate are provided. The composition can comprise a liquid vehicle and latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex particulates have a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0 at room temperature, and a bulk... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070298166 - Method for aluminizing serpentine cooling passages of jet engine blades: Disclosed herein is a method for aluminiding an internal passage of a metal substrate comprising injecting a slurry composition that comprises a powder comprising aluminum, a binder selected from the group consisting of colloidal silica, an organic resin, and a combination thereof, into the internal passage; applying compressed air to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070298167 - Ozone abatement in a re-circulating cooling system: A re-circulating cooling system can be used with a curing system in order to reduce the exhaust requirements for the system. Further, using a cooling fluid such as nitrogen reduces the production of ozone and the sealing requirements for the system. A simple heat exchanger can be used between return... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20070298168 - Multifunctional carbon nanotube based brushes: A brush includes a microscale handle and nanostructure bristles, such as carbon nanotube bristles, located on at least one portion of the handle.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070298169 - Manufacturing method for display device, manufacturing apparatus for the same and display device made by the same: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a display device includes forming a discontinuous organic layer on at least one of a cover substrate and an insulating substrate provided with a display device element, arranging the insulating substrate and the cover substrate with facing each other for the organic layer to be... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070298170 - Direct metallization of electrically non-conductive polyimide substrate surfaces: The present invention relates to an improved method for the direct metallization of non-conductive substrate surfaces, in particular polyimide surfaces, that is characterized by the process steps of etching the substrate surface with an acidic etching solution that contains peroxide; contacting the etched substrate surface with an acidic treatment solution... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070298171 - Temperature controlled microfabricated two-pin liquid sample dispensing system: A cooled liquid sample dispensing system comprises a pair of pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween and a cooling element. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The pins acquire and hold a droplet of the liquid... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070298172 - Tile and substrate bonding system: A method for increasing the strength of the bond between a cementitious layer and a tile or substrate layer, including applying a coating of high-silica glaze to the tile, bonding the high-silica glaze to the tile, bonding the high-silica glaze to the cementious layer, and curing the cementitious layer to... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20070298173 - Method of manufacturing a mould part: A method of manufacturing a mould part (8) for forming an article. The method comprises: providing a master (1) of an aluminium alloy or a zinc alloy with a surface (7) corresponding to the surface of the article to be formed by the mould part. A copper layer (3) is... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070298174 - Method for coating metallic surfaces with an aqueous composition: The invention relates to a process for coating metallic surfaces with a composition containing silane/silanol/siloxane/polysiloxane, the composition containing the following in addition to water and optionally in addition to at least one organic solvent and/or at least one substance that influences the pH: at least one compound a) selected from... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070298175 - Process for coating and cleaning metal surfaces: This invention relates to process for coating a metal surface, wherein said process comprises contacting the metal surface with a barrier coating comprising (a) an amine salt of a fatty acid or an amine salt of a derivative of a fatty acid, (b) a salt of a non polymeric aromatic... Agent: David L Hedden Ashland Inc

20070298176 - Aromatic vinyl ether based reverse-tone step and flash imprint lithography: A molding composition and a method of forming an pattern. The method includes forming on a substrate a molding layer of a molding composition of aromatic divinyl ethers; pressing the template into the molding layer, the template having a relief pattern, the molding layer filling voids in the relief pattern,... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070298177 - Fiber sizing applicator and method: Disclosed are fiber coating sizing applicator apparatus having a member to remove unused sizing and foreign objects from the fiber coating element of the applicator on a continuous or intermittent basis. Also disclosed are sizing applicators having as part of the drive, a servo motor for reduced variation in sizing... Agent: Johns Manville

20070298179 - Coating system for surface lacquering, forming a crackled lacquer and method for the production of said coating system: The problem of the invention, which is to develop a method for the processing of a cracked lacquer structure and a coating system having in a leather-like surface, is solved by the fact that a coating system is deposited in one layer on an object surface as a base lacquer... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070298178 - Two packages type thermosetting resin composition, film forming method and coated article: The great decrease of the curing time (in particular, halving) of acid/epoxy curing system paint and the further improvement of other performances (in particular, film performance). A two packages type thermosetting resin composition comprising (a) an acid anhydride group-containing acryl resin having an acid anhydride group of 0.08 to 5.3... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070298180 - Method and device for producing a base material for screen-printing, and base material of this type: The invention relates to a method and device for producing a base material (10) for screen-printing. This base material (10) comprises a screen (12), a resist layer (30) of resist material and a protective film (22). In the method according to the invention, the base material (10) is assembled from... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070298181 - Method of transferring and liquid coating apparatus: A transfer method including the steps of floating a transfer sheet 101 on the water surface of a transfer bath 11, coating an activator 14 onto the transfer sheet 101, immersing a transfer target 15 into the transfer bath from above the transfer sheet 101 to transfer the transfer sheet... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070298182 - Device and method for applying layers of a powder material onto a surface: A device (51) for applying layers or a powder material (71) by means of an application device (52) is described, wherein the application device (52) can be moved back and forth between two end positions in order to apply a layer of material (71) and the application device (52) comprises... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070298183 - Waste disposal: A gaseous-liquid mixture for use with a pressurized spray container, said mixture being capable of forming solid foam of polymer in open air, wherein said mixture comprises a polymer, a highly volatile non-poisonous organic solvent, and a propellant gas, said mixture being prepared from powder of said polymer dissolved in... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070298184 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing a glove containing electro-magnetically detectable particles: An apparatus for manufacturing a glove which contains electro-magnetically detectable particles, the apparatus comprising a dip tank and a mixer for mixing a liquid in said dip tank.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070298185 - Seamless mannequin and process of manufacture thereof: A seamless life-like mannequin comprising a unitary inflatable outer body with an inflatable inner body disposed therein and a related process of manufacturing such a mannequin is disclosed. The outer body of the mannequin comprises a torso portion and a head portion with a seamless transition between the two portions... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20070298186 - Method and apparatus for plating threaded portion of high pressure gas cylinder: A method and apparatus for plating a threaded portion of a high pressure gas cylinder is provided. The method includes: providing a high pressure gas cylinder having a gas containing portion and a threaded portion being formed on a top of the gas containing portion; locating an anode pipe, in... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070298187 - Thermal spraying method and device: A thermal spraying device includes an arrangement for generating a flame and an arrangement for injecting a powder into the flame, the flame-generating means including an end piece out of an outlet of which the flame is directed towards a substrate subjected to spraying, and the powder-injection arrangement includes a... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20070298188 - Substrate processing method and apparatus: A substrate processing method is arranged to perform a heat process on a substrate with a coating film formed thereon to bake and cure the coating film. At first, the substrate, with the coating film formed thereon, is held at a preparatory temperature lower than a lower limit of temperature... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070298189 - Plasma process for surface treatment of workpieces: In a pressure-tight reactor (10) a partial vacuum is generated in which a workpiece (13) is subjected to a plasma treatment. The pressure in a space (14) of said reactor (10) is periodically or aperiodically changed. Thus the surface layer of the workpiece (13) is rendered more uniform.... Agent: Vincent L. Ramik Suite 101

20070298190 - Method of producing metal oxide film: A method of producing a metal oxide film in which the metal oxide film is formed directly onto a surface of a substrate without subjecting the substrate surface to catalytic treatment, and the method which enables to make the obtained metal oxide film even through a simple process even if... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070292600 - Pressed powder pellet battery electrode system: A method of manufacturing a pressed powder electrode for an electrochemical power source for use with an implantable medical device is provided. The method includes surrounding a current collector with layered sections of electrode powder. The method also includes compacting the electrode powder against the current collector from opposite sides... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070292603 - Processes and systems for engineering a barrier surface for copper deposition: The embodiments fill the need to enhance electro-migration performance, provide lower metal resistivity, and improve metal-to-metal interfacial adhesion for copper interconnects by providing improved processes and systems that produce an improved metal-to-metal interface, more specifically barrier-to-copper interface. An exemplary method of preparing a substrate surface of a substrate to deposit... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070292604 - Processes and systems for engineering a copper surface for selective metal deposition: The embodiments fill the need to enhance electro-migration performance, provide lower metal resistivity, and improve metal-to-metal interfacial adhesion for copper interconnects by providing improved processes and systems that produce an improved metal-to-metal interface, more specifically copper-to-cobalt-alloy interface. An exemplary method of preparing a substrate surface of a substrate to selectively... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070292596 - Reagent and method for providing coatings on surfaces: A grafting reagent and related method of using the reagent to form a polymeric layer on a support surface, and particularly a porous support surface, in a manner that provides and/or preserves desired properties (such as porosity) of the surface. The reagent and method can be used to provide a... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070292597 - Process for the preparation of colored blanks and dental shaped parts: The invention relates to compositions based on ZrO2, and single- and multi-colored blanks made from oxide ceramics, and a process for their preparation, in which oxide ceramic powder is coated with a coloring substance, the coated powders are preferably graded and at least one colored powder is filled into a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292595 - Preparation of hydrophilic coatings utilizing a 1,3-dioxolane compound: A method for the preparation of a package comprising a packing means holding a medical device element of a substrate polymer, said substrate polymer having on at least a part of the surface thereof a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating has been applied to the surface of said substrate... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070292599 - Method for determining a required paint quantity: A method for determining a required paint quantity and use of the method to operate paint-spraying robots are disclosed. In an exemplary method for determining a required paint quantity for the paint-spraying operation of a paint-spraying robot, in an integration operation, from the motional sequence of the paint-spraying robot and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070292598 - Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus: Disclosed is a substrate processing method wherein the infrared absorptance or infrared transmittance of a substrate to be processed is measured in advance, and the substrate is processed according to the measured value while independently controlling temperatures at least in a first region located in the central part of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070292601 - Thin film devices utilizing hexabenzocoronenes: The present invention generally relates to the fabrication of molecular electronics devices from molecular wires and Single Wall Nanotubes (SWNT). In one embodiment, the cutting of a SWNT is achieved by opening a window of small width by lithography patterning of a protective layer on top of the SWNT, followed... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070292602 - Method and apparatus for fabricating organic electroluminescent display: A method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent display includes the formation step of forming an organic electroluminescent layer in an electroluminescent layer formation chamber including an air atmosphere having a lower ozone concentration than the ambient atmosphere.... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070292605 - Method for producing a point of an insulated conductor that is to be kept free of an insulation, and release agent: A method for producing an electric conductor with an insulation and at least one point that is to be kept free of the insulation. The conductor, including the points that are to be kept free insulation, is initially surrounded by a liquid, electrically non-conducting bonding agent, above all an epoxy... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070292606 - Electrochromic device with self-forming ion transfer layer and lithium fluoro-nitride electrolyte: A method of preparing an electrochromic device involves forming multiple layers of selected materials on a substrate in a vacuum processing chamber. A first of these layers is an electrode layer deposited directly on the substrate and used for making contact to a subsequently deposited precursor film, preferably tungsten oxide,... Agent: David Kiewit

20070292607 - Method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive sensor having improved antiparallel tab free layer biasing: A method for manufacturing a magnetoresistive sensor having improved free layer biasing and track width control. The method includes forming a ferromagnetic pinned layer, and depositing a ferromagnetic film thereover. A layer of Ta is deposited over the ferromagnetic film and a mask is formed over an active sensor area.... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070292608 - Color chips prepared by color clustering used for matching refinish paints: f) the refinish paint associated with the matching chip identified in step e) as the closest color match is selected as the refinish matching paint and spray applied to the damaged paint area by an operator using conventional techniques thereby matching the color characteristics of the refinish matching paint to... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292609 - Method of applying phosphor coatings: A method of applying a phosphor coating is described. The method comprises forming a suspension of a phosphor and a polymer binder dissolved in a solvent, the phosphor comprising at least one of a nitridosilicate or an oxonitridosilicate phosphor, the polymer binder being capable of decomposing thermally; applying the suspension... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070292612 - Metal-organic vaporizing and feeding apparatus, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition method, gas flow rate regulator, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing method: A metal-organic vaporizing and feeding apparatus includes: a retention vessel for retaining a metal-organic material; a bubbling gas feeding path connected to the retention vessel, for feeding bubbling gas to the metal-organic material; a metal-organic gas feeding path connected to the retention vessel, for feeding metal-organic gas generated in the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070292610 - Film formation source, film formation apparatus, film formation method, organic el panel, and method of manufacturing organic el panel: It is an object of the invention to continuously perform, under a desired condition and for a long time period, a film formation process capable of producing a high quality film. A film formation apparatus comprises: a discharge outlet disposed within a film formation chamber and facing a film formation... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070292611 - Processing apparatus and processing method: In a processing apparatus including a diaphragm valve provided on a process gas discharge line for discharging a process gas from a processing chamber and configured to control the internal pressure of the processing chamber by adjusting the opening of the diaphragm valve, an antistatic agent source is connected to... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070292613 - Thin film dielectrics with perovskite structure and preparation thereof: Methods of making a ternary oxide and a perovskite-related ternary oxide structure are described. The methods include reacting a binary oxide with a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide to form a ternary oxide dielectric layer on a substrate. Powders, anodes, pressed articles, and capacitors including the ternary oxide or... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070292614 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing large-area carbon nanotube films: An apparatus for manufacturing a large-area carbon nanotube film is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor chamber, a substrate having a curved, three-dimensional surface and a supporter received in the reactor chamber. The curved, three-dimensional curve surface of the substrate is provided for growing the carbon nanotube film thereon. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070292615 - Processes and systems for engineering a silicon-type surface for selective metal deposition to form a metal silicide: The embodiments fill the need to enhance electro-migration performance, provide lower metal resistivity, and improve silicon-to-metal interfacial adhesion for copper interconnects by providing improved processes and systems that produce a silicon-to-metal interface. An exemplary method of preparing a substrate surface of a substrate to selectively deposit a layer of a... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070292616 - Coated silicon comprising material for protection against environmental corrosion: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an article is disclosed. The article comprises a gas turbine engine component substrate comprising a silicon material; and an environmental barrier coating overlying the substrate, wherein the environmental barrier coating comprises cerium oxide, and the cerium oxide reduces formation of silicate glass... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070292617 - Designer pine straw preparation process: A method for creating colored pine straw comprising chopping a quantity of pine straw; spraying the pine straw with a coloring agent; drying the pine straw and; placing the dried pine straw into containers.... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20070292618 - Formaldehyde free binder: An aqueous, formaldehyde-free binder composition comprising a modified copolymer of maleic anhydride and a vinyl aromatic compound such as styrene, the copolymer being modified by reaction with a primary alkanolamine, such as monoethanolamine (MEA), to produce a modified copolymer that is self-curing and cures as a consequence of cross-linking, esterification... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20070292619 - Formaldehyde free binder: An aqueous binder composition, useful for making fiber products, especially fiberglass insulation, comprising an aqueous substantially alkaline (pH of at least 5.0) solution of a polyol and a hydrolyzed (solubilized) copolymer of maleic anhydride and a vinyl aromatic compound, preferably styrene (i.e., a SMA copolymer); the copolymer is solubilized using... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20070292620 - Amine compositions: Special amine compositions comprising a) 30-70% by weight of a polyetherdiamine of the general formula (I) in which n is from 10 to 70, b) 3-30% by weight of a monoamine of the general formula R1—NH2, in which R1 is the straight-chain or branched, saturated or preferably unsaturated radical of... Agent: Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Inc.

20070292621 - Method for arming composit-fabrication of open-air located objects: The invention describes the production and utilization of a multi-layer composite material, a polyester resin and/or vinyl-ester resin based adhesive with special composition, applied on the surface or between the layer of the enforced object, which is made of unsaturated polyester resin and/or vinyl-ester resin based, glass-fiber reinforced, pre-made band... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070292623 - Clear coating compositions comprising dispersed silica nono-particles and processes for using: Disclosed herein is a clear coating composition comprising a dispersion of silica nano-particles prepared from silica nano-particles having reactive silane groups of 1-500 nm particle size, and at least 0.001 parts by weight of oligomer having at least two groups reactive with the silica nano-particles, or oligomer in combination with... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292622 - Solvent containing carbon nanotube aqueous dispersions: The invention relates to a method of forming a dispersion comprising providing functionalized carbon nanotubes with covalently attached hydrophilic species, adding said carbon nanotubes to an aqueous solution of polar solvent, and dispersing said carbon nanotubes in said aqueous solution.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Eastman Kodak Company

20070292624 - Low conductivity, thermal barrier coating system for ceramic matrix composite (cmc) articles: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a thermal barrier coating for inclusion in a thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system (TBC/EBC system) for use on a silicon based substrate is disclosed. The thermal barrier coating comprising up to about 9 mol percent of a stabilizer and up to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070292625 - Automotive part print design process: An automotive part print design process utilizing ink includes the steps of cleaning an automotive part in an acid bath, printing a chosen design on water-soluble film using a high temperature ink that can withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees F. (260 degrees C.), activating the print by wetting... Agent: K.m. Rylander Rylander & Associates

20070292626 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing and surface coating an object: A system and method for producing and coating an object that includes a manufacturing machine and an object treatment device is disclosed. The object treatment device includes a painting station for applying a coating to a surface of the object, at least an other station for treating the object, and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070292627 - Apparatus and method for coating polyimide layer: An apparatus for coating a polyimide layer includes a printing table in which a substrate is provided, an inkjet head having an injection surface with nozzles for injecting a polyimide liquid onto the substrate, a polyimide liquid supply tank filled with the polyimide liquid, an ultrasonic cleaner in which a... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070292628 - Method of forming metal oxide using an atomic layer deposition process: where M represents a metal, L1 and L2 respectively represents a first and second ligands. In addition, x and y are independently integers and a value of (x+y) is 3 to 5. An oxygen-containing compound is introduced into the chamber to form the metal oxide. The metal oxide is formed... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070292629 - Method and apparatus for recognizing a structure to be applied onto a substrate with multiple cameras: Disclosed is a method or device for recognizing a structure, preferably a bead or trace of adhesive material (20), which is to be applied to a substrate (30), with the aid of at least two cameras, more particularly three or more cameras (12, 13, 14). The structure, which is to... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group

20070292630 - Method and apparatus for heating a gas stream: A product stream of hot gas is formed at elevated pressure. A primary gas stream is passed at elevated pressure through a flow control valve in a primary gas stream inlet to a plasma generator. The plasma generator is operated so as to heat the primary gas stream. The heated... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070286941 - Surface treatment of a polymeric stent: Methods of treating the polymeric surfaces of a stent with a fluid including a solvent for the surface polymer are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070286942 - Plasma method for tiox biomedical material onto polymer sheet: A biomedical material is prepared through a plasma method. The material is a film containing titanium oxide onto polymer sheet. The film is hydrophilic, bacterial inactivated and biocompatible. The present invention can be applied to artificial guiding tube and wound dressing material.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070286944 - Fabrication of full-color oled panel using micro-cavity structure: Methods of making top-emitting or bottom-emitting full-color OLED flat panel using micro-cavity structure for primary colors are disclosed. The primary colors are realized by setting a different thickness for the hole injection layer of the OLEDs for each primary color, while keeping the thickness of the hole transport layer, the... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070286946 - Wiring module, method and apparatus for manufacturing wiring module: An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring module that enables dense mounting and a reduction in wiring distance. The wiring module in accordance with the present invention includes a base material, a plurality of electronic circuit parts, insulating portions, and conductive portions connected to the electronic... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070286943 - Method of forming uniform lines on a substrate: A method of providing liquid generated lines by droplet methods by controlling the material parameters and the printing parameters that lead to the contact angle of the rivulet formed by the droplets being below the advancing contact angle at all times.... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20070286945 - Methods for forming an integrated circuit, including openings in a mold layer: A method for forming an integrated circuit having openings in a mold layer and for producing capacitors is disclosed. In one embodiment, nanotubes or nanowires are grown vertically on a horizontal substrate surface. The nanotubes or nanowires serve as a template for forming openings in a mold layer. The substrate... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070286947 - Reflowing of a phase changeable memory element to close voids therein: A phase changeable memory element is formed by conformally forming a phase changeable material film in a contact hole on a substrate so as to create a void in the phase changeable material film in the contact hole. A capping film is formed on the phase changeable material film, and... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070286948 - Process for producing membrane/ electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A process for producing a membrane/electrode assembly 1 comprising a first electrode 10 having a first catalyst layer 12 and a first gas diffusion layer 14, a second electrode 20 having a second catalyst layer 22 and a second gas diffusion layer 24, and an electrolyte membrane 30, wherein the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070286949 - Web-reinforced separator and continuous method for producing the same: A process for preparing an ion-permeable web-reinforced separator membrane includes the steps of: providing a web (2A) and a suitable paste (5), guiding the web (2A) in a vertical position, equally coating both sides of the web with the paste to produce a paste coated web (2B), and applying a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070286950 - Optical fiber coating apparatus for preventing generation of bubble in coating layer of optical fiber and method of coating optical fiber using the same: Disclosed is an optical fiber coating apparatus for preventing generation of bubble in a coating layer of an optical fiber when the optical fiber is coated, which includes a coating unit for allowing an optical fiber to pass through and forming a coating layer on the optical fiber; a base... Agent: Jones Day

20070286951 - Method for controlling a functional property of an industrial fabric and industrial fabric: A method for manufacturing a papermaker's or industrial fabric requires the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on a base substrate using an array which deposits the polymeric resin material in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. The preselected locations, for example,... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070286952 - Method and structure of strain control of sige based photodetectors and modulators: A SiGe or Ge structure comprises a substrate and a SiGe or Ge layer that is formed on a first surface of the substrate. A silicidation or germanide layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate so to increase the tensile strain of the SiGe or Ge layer... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070286953 - Solution processible materials and their use in electronic devices: The invention describes a method or methods to create, or extend a two-dimensional (two-dimensional) electronic delocalization of a deposited solution processible material by energetic and/or chemical means for use in electronic devices. The process allows for a high degree of tunability in the extent of delocalization that occurs. Therefore the... Agent: Mark Rodgers

20070286954 - Methods for low temperature deposition of an amorphous carbon layer: Methods for low temperature deposition an amorphous carbon film with improved step coverage are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate in a process chamber, flowing a gas mixture including at least a hydrocarbon compound and an inert gas into the process chamber, wherein the hydrocarbon compound... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070286955 - Method for producing fiber-reinforced composite: A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite member from prepregs of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a matrix resin, comprising placing the prepregs in a cavity of a molding die, cutting off excess margins of the prepregs along the edges of the cavity, and curing the matrix resin.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070286956 - Cluster tool for epitaxial film formation: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for using a cluster tool to pre-clean a substrate in a first processing chamber utilizing a first gas prior to epitaxial film formation, transfer the substrate from the first processing chamber to a second processing chamber through a transfer chamber under a vacuum, and... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070286957 - Conductive endless belt, method for producing same, and image forming apparatus employing same: A conductive endless belt 100 is used as a transfer/transport conductive endless belt for a tandem system in which the conductive endless belt is circularly driven by a drive member so as to transport a recording medium held by the belt through electrostatic attraction to four differing image forming bodies,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070286958 - Method of making improved net-shaped components by hybrid metal deposition processing: The invention is directed to a method of making improved net-shaped components by a hybrid metal deposition process for either hot or cold metals. The method involves using a metal deposition machine to deposit at least one layer of a metal alloy onto a top surface of a substrate to... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070286959 - Coating resins and coating with multiple crosslink functionalities crosslink: A coating composition includes a matrix polymer containing functional moieties capable of undergoing crosslinking reactions, said matrix polymer may optionally be dispersed or emulsified in water or other non-solvent; and at least one crosslinker, wherein the crosslinker and functional moieties are selected such that a reaction to form the crosslinks... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070286960 - Airless spray nozzle: An airless spray nozzle tip (10) for use in coating workpieces such as containers includes a first groove (40) located on one side (24) Of the tip, and second (30), third (32) and fourth (34) grooves located on the other side of the tip, thereby forming three orifices in the... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070286961 - Wear-resistant brake disc or brake drum and method for producing same: A brake disc or brake drum including friction surfaces, preferably for land vehicles, and a method for producing them, are provided. The brake disc or brake drum includes a base body, which is made of a cast iron material provided, completely or sectionally, with a metal spray coating on at... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070286962 - Methods for producing non-glossy coatings from radiation curable compositions: The present invention relates to methods for producing non-glossy coatings on a substrate, wherein the coating results from deposition of a radiation curable composition to at least a portion of the substrate, followed by subjecting the coated substrate to ionizing radiation or actinic light in an inert atmosphere. The methods... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070286963 - Apparatus and method for exposing a substrate to a rotating irradiance pattern of uv radiation: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to an ultraviolet (UV) cure chamber for curing a dielectric material disposed on a substrate and to methods of curing dielectric materials using UV radiation. A substrate processing tool according to one embodiment comprises a body defining a substrate processing region; a substrate support... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20070286964 - Method for improving the electrical connection properties of the surface of a product made from a polymer-matrix composite: A method for improving the electrical connection properties of the surface of a product made from a polymer-matrix composite comprising a filler comprises the following steps:—heating of the surface of the product to a first treatment temperature above the ambient temperature;—first plasma treatment of the surface whereby removal of surface... Agent: Myers Wolin, LLC

20070286966 - Method of depositing an abrasion-resistant layer onto an electroluminescent plastic window: A method for applying an abrasion resistant layer via a vacuum deposition technique to a plastic automotive window is provided. The plastic automotive window includes a plastic panel, an electroluminescent layer, and a weatherable layer. A first abrasion resistant sub-layer is then deposed on top of the weatherable layer, and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070286965 - 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,... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070286967 - Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method: A plasma processing apparatus 100 includes an upper plate 60 and a lower plate 61 disposed above a susceptor 2. The upper plate 60 and lower plate 61 are made of a heat resistant and insulative material, such as quartz. The two plates are disposed in parallel with each other... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281071 - Acoustically coating workpieces: The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for acoustically coating portions of a workpiece as well as to workpieces that have themselves been acoustically coated in accord with the invention. In accord with the invention, for example, some or all outer surfaces of a workpiece, such as... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070281072 - Coating a workpiece using a metering device and workpieces coated with this metering device: The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for selectively coating portions of a workpiece as well as to workpieces that have themselves been coated in accord with the invention. Under methods and processes of the invention, a target surface of a workpiece may be positioned in contact... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070281073 - Enhanced adhesion of drug delivery coatings on stents: Methods of enhancing adhesion of drug delivery coatings on stents are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070281074 - Methods for controlling plasma spray coating porosity on an article and articles manufactured therefrom: Disclosed herein is a spray coating process for a robotic spray gun assembly comprising importing a discretized model of an object geometry to be coated; importing a numerically characterized spray pattern file; importing a robot motion file comprising a plurality of motion positions, dwell times and orientations defining a spray... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070281075 - Optical method to monitor nano thin-film surface structure and thickness thereof: A method to monitor a nanocrystalline film surface structure and the thickness thereof uses the surface structure characteristics of the vapor deposition nanocrystalline thin films having the low volume fraction to make a nanocrystalline thin film become a nonhomogeneous double-layer structure comprising a dense bottom layer having high index of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070281076 - Organic electroluminescent device and production method thereof: (in the formulae (I-1) and (I-2), Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic group, k, m, and l represent 0 or 1, and T represents a divalent linear hydrocarbon having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched hydrocarbon having... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C. Christopher J. Fildes

20070281077 - Method for packaging integrated circuit dies: A packaging method is proposed in which two substrates 23a, 23b, each carrying at least one die 21a, 21b, are placed back-to-back in a mold chase 22 with their surfaces 20a, 20b, which carry dies, facing into respective cavities 24a, 24b. Each cavity is fed liquid resin through at least... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070281078 - Patterned media, method of manufacturing the same, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus: According to one embodiment, a patterned media includes a magnetic film processed into patterns for tracks, servo zones or data zones, and a nonmagnetic filling material filled between patterns of the magnetic film for the tracks, servo zones or data zones and including a base material and a barrier material... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070281079 - Magnetoresistive sensor having a magnetically stable free layer with a positive magnetostriction: A magnetoresistive sensor having a magnetically stable free layer fabricated from a material having a positive magnetostriction such as a Co—Fe—B alloy. Although the free layer is fabricated from a material that has a positive magnetostriction, which would ordinarily make the free layer unstable, the magnetization of the free layer... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070281080 - Method of manufacturing disk substrate, and method and device for manufacturing optical disk: A method for producing a disk-shaped substrate 10 used for producing an optical disk includes: (a) forming a protective layer 12a that is larger in area than the disk-shaped substrate 10 on a surface of a transparent plate 11a; and (b) cutting a portion of the plate 11a with the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070281084 - Apparatus and method for depositing layer on substrate: A reactant gas is supplied to a gas inlet port 40B of a reaction chamber 20A from a plurality of gas flow paths 36A. The number of gas flow paths 36A is five or more within a range of one side of the gas inlet port 40B divided in two... Agent: Joseph P. Farrar

20070281083 - Elimination of first wafer effect for pecvd films: The present invention generally provides an apparatus and method for eliminating the “first wafer effect” for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for preparing a chamber after the chamber being idle for a period of time. The method comprises a cleaning... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070281082 - Flash heating in atomic layer deposition: System and methods for flash heating of materials deposited using atomic layer deposition techniques are disclosed. By flash heating the surface of the deposited material after each or every few deposition cycles, contaminants such as un-reacted precursors and byproducts can be released from the deposited material. A higher quality material... Agent: Vierra Magen/sandisk Corporation

20070281085 - Multi-workpiece processing chamber: A multi-workpiece chamber includes at least two processing stations, for exposing workpieces to a treatment process. A partition cooperates with the chamber such that the partition is disengagably removable from the chamber and re-engagable with the chamber for selectively dividing the processing stations. The partition is configured to provide for... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC

20070281081 - Vacuum deposition method and sealed-type evaporation source apparatus for vacuum deposition: A vacuum deposition method is provided. In the vacuum deposition for evaporating a sublimation evaporation material, the gas sealed-type heating container 11 has the blast aperture 14 and an area for evaporating the evaporation material by the radiation heat from the inner surface thereof. The holder 15 holds an evaporation... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20070281086 - Apparatus and method for producing carbon nanotubes: An exemplary apparatus for producing carbon nanotubes includes a reaction chamber, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a driving element. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged inside the reaction chamber and configured for creating an electric field in the reaction chamber. The first electrode is configured... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070281087 - Catalyst for the growth of carbon single-walled nanotubes: Methods and processes for synthesizing single-wall carbon nanotubes are provided. A carbon precursor gas is contacted with metal catalysts deposited on a support material. The metal catalysts are preferably nanoparticles having diameters less than about 3 nm. The reaction temperature is selected such that it is near the eutectic point... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20070281088 - Low plasticity burnishing of coated titanium parts: A Ti-based coating may have embedded defects. The defects may impart one or more structural weakness to the coating and coated part. The coating is subjected to a burnishing process to impart a residual compressive stress to mitigate one or more of these structural weaknesses.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070281089 - Systems and methods for roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition on continuously fed objects: Embodiments of the invention include a roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition (ALD) device. The device includes mechanisms to enable relative movement between a substrate to be deposited upon and various chambers containing ALD precursor gases.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070281090 - System architecture and method for solar panel formation: A method and apparatus for forming solar panels from n-doped silicon, p-doped silicon, intrinsic amorphous silicon, and intrinsic microcrystalline silicon using a cluster tool is disclosed. The cluster tool comprises at least one load lock chamber and at least one transfer chamber. When multiple clusters are used, at least one... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070281091 - Polyimide insulative layers in multi-layered printed electronic features: Processes for forming polyimide coatings during the formation of printed electronic features. In various embodiments, the processes include the steps of: (a) applying a polyimide precursor ink comprising a polyimide precursor onto a substrate or to an electronic feature disposed thereon, preferably through a direct write printing process, e.g., ink-jet... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070281092 - Partially coated workpieces; methods and systems for making partially coated workpieces: The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for coating portions of a workpiece as well as to workpieces that have themselves been coated in accord with the invention. Under these methods and processes of the invention, a means to repel may be positioned on a mandrel prior... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070281093 - Process of metallizing polymeric foam to produce an anti-microbial and filtration material: A method of producing a metallized polymeric foam that produces an anti-microbial material using an advanced method of metallizing polymeric foam with a metal, such as silver. The foam material may be polyurethane, polyester, polyether, or a combination thereof. The method provides a 3-dimensional surface coating of the metal. The... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070281094 - Method for removing deposit from substrate and method for drying substrate, as well as apparatus for removing deposit from substrate and apparatus for drying substrate using these methods: In a method for removing deposit that has attached to a main surface of a substrate from the main surface of the substrate using air knife units where a slit portion is formed so that a fluid can be discharged in band form, a fluid introduction path having an approximately... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070281096 - Antimicrobial cementitious composition, method and article: An antimicrobial cementitious composition for imparting antimicrobial characteristics to cement comprises a cement-based compound and an imazalil agent; combinations of agents also may be employed.... Agent: Cliff D. Weston Microban Products Company

20070281095 - Constrained layer damper: A system includes a first layer of a first polymeric material being visco-elastic when solidified. The first polymeric material covers a first portion of a substrate. A second layer of a second polymeric material (being stiff when solidified) covers at least a portion of the first layer and at least... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070281097 - Curable silicone gel composition for application and curing in locations where solder flux exists, and method of improving flux resistance of silicone gel and method of forming a flux-resistant silicone gel using the composition: A curable silicone gel composition that can be applied and cured in locations where solder flux exists, the composition comprising: (A) a diorganovinylsiloxy-terminated organopolysiloxane, (B) a non-functional organopolysiloxane, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing an average of 3 or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, and (D) a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281098 - Composition for forming antireflection coating: A composition for forming an antireflection coating, characterized in that it comprises an organic solvent and, dissolved therein, (A) a ladder silicone copolymer containing (a1) 10 to 90 mole % of a (hydroxyphenylalkyl)silsesquioxane unit, (a2) 0 to 50 mole % of a (alkoxyphenylalkyl)silsesquioxane unit and (a3) 10 to 90 mole... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070281099 - Solderable pads utilizing nickel and silver nanoparticle ink jet inks: A system and a method are provided for ink-jet printing a solderable conductive pad onto a substrate. The system comprises at least one print head and a curing station for curing an ink deposited onto the substrate. The system is configured to: deposit at least a first layer of a... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20070281101 - Process for forming filled bearings from fluoropolymer dispersions stabilized with anionic polyelectrolyte dispersing agents: The present invention provides a process for making a filled fluoropolymer bearing comprising providing an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles and anionic polyelectrolyte dispersing agent in an amount sufficient for stabilization. The dispersion contains less than about 300 ppm fluorosurfactant based on the weight of the dispersion. The dispersion... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070281100 - Coating method and associated coating device: A coating device for coating parts, in particular body components for automobiles, has at least one piece of application equipment for applying a coating to the components and has a feed device for feeding the components into a suitable coating position relative to the coating equipment. It is proposed that... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070281102 - Magnetic separation of devitrified particles from corrosion-resistant iron-based amorphous metal powders: A system for coating a surface comprising providing a source of iron-based amorphous metal, the iron-based amorphous metal including devitrified ferrite; directing the iron-based amorphous metal toward the surface by a spray for coating the surface; and separating at least a portion of the devitrified ferrite from the spray before... Agent: Eddie E. Scott Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070281103 - Mcraiy bond coating and method of depositing said mcraiy bond coating: A method of depositing a bond coating to a surface of an article includes the steps of depositing an inner layer of the bond coating consisting of β-NiAl comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/β-MCrAlY comprising Fe, Ga, Mo, B, Hf or Zr or γ/γ′- or γ-MCrAlY,... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070281104 - Process for resurfacing a monocrystalline or directionally solidified metallic piece: A process for resurfacing a monocrystalline or directionally solidified metallic piece, having a thickness (Ws), in which a laser beam and a flux of metallic powder, whereof the nature is the same as that of the metallic piece, is applied to the piece to produce at least one layer of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281105 - Atomic layer deposition of oxides using krypton as an ion generating feeding gas: An atomic layer deposition system and method utilizing radicals generated from a high-density mixed plasma for deposition is disclosed. A high-quality oxide or oxynitride can be deposited by exposing a substrate to a first precursor which is adsorbed onto the substrate during a first phase of one deposition cycle. After... Agent: Vierra Magen/sandisk Corporation

20070281107 - Plasma processing method: A method for irradiating plasma of a material to a substrate and introducing the material into the substrate includes an irradiation step of irradiating the plasma to the substrate during an irradiation time period in which the material is not diffused in the substrate, and a non-irradiation step of stopping... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070281106 - Process chamber for dielectric gapfill: A system to form a dielectric layer on a substrate from a plasma of dielectric precursors is described. The system may include a deposition chamber, a substrate stage in the deposition chamber to hold the substrate, and a remote plasma generating system coupled to the deposition chamber, where the plasma... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20070281108 - Process for plasma coating: The present invention describes a method for plasma coating the inside surface of a polyolefin or a polylactic acid container to provide an effective barrier against gas transmission. The method provides a way to deposit rapidly and uniformly very thin, adherent and nearly defect-free layers of polyorganosiloxane and silicon oxide... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070281109 - Multilayer system with protecting layer system and production method: A multilayer system and its production. Multilayer systems, such as those used as mirrors in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength range, suffer contamination or oxidation during storage in air and in long-time operation, i.e. when exposed to EUV radiation in a vacuum environment with certain partial pressures of water or oxygen,... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070281110 - Hydrophobic coating compositions, articles coated with said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same: Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a fluorinated component and an adhesion promoter compound. The adhesion promoter compound can include an alkoxy group, a... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.