Coating processes inventions 04/08

20080095917 - Systems and methods for producing a medical device: A machine and process useful for processing a delicate workpiece, e.g., an implantable medical device, includes a carrier having a mandrel and wheels. The work piece is positioned on the mandrel, which is free to roll by gravity on rails which cooperate with the wheels to self-align the travel of... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080095918 - Coating construct with enhanced interfacial compatibility: The present invention provides a method of forming a coating on a medical device having a topcoat and a basecoat and an improved compatibility between a topcoat and a basecoat on the medical device.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080095919 - Holder for electrically charging a substrate during coating: A stent holder for mounting and electrically charging a stent during coating of the stent using dry particles, the particles comprising inert polymers, pharmaceutical or biological agents, is provided. An assembly for supporting and electrically charging a stent during the coating of the stent using dry particles, the particles comprising... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080095921 - Film coating medical devices: The present invention relates to a coating assembly and methods that employ the coating assembly to control the thickness of therapeutic or other coatings delivered to a medical device during a coating process. In one embodiment the coating assembly may include a coating plate having a coating transfer surface and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080095926 - Wiring board having through hole or non-through hole, and method for producing the same: There is provided a circuit board including a substrate having a hole. Inside the hole, a metal wiring is formed. The wiring is made of a solder alloy having a melting point of 100 to 600° C., and the metal wiring includes a polycrystalline region of the solder alloy. The... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080095920 - Ultrasound medical device coating method: An ultrasound apparatus and technique produces precise and uniform coatings on various substrates such as stents or other medical devices. The apparatus and technique increases adhesiveness of the surface of the stent or other medical device. In addition, the coating, drying, sterilization processes take place concurrently. The apparatus generate and... Agent: Bacoustics, LLC

20080095922 - Method of manufacturing gas sensor using metal ligand and carbon nanotubes: A method of manufacturing a gas sensor includes using a metal ligand and carbon nanotubes (“CNTs”). The method includes forming electrodes on a substrate, coating a paste, in which the metal ligand including a metal having adsorption selectivity with respect to at least one specific gas and carbon nanotubes (“CNTs”)... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080095923 - Superconductor fabrication: A seed crystal for the fabrication of a superconductor is grown from a rare-earth oxide having the basic formula XwZtBaxCuyOz, X comprising at least one rare-earth element and Z being a dopant which raises the peritectic decomposition temperature (Tp) of the oxide. In a preferred embodiment, the dopant is Mg.... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080095925 - Hydrophilic polymers and their use in electrochemical cells: A hydrophilic cross-linked polymer obtainable by copolymerisation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers that give a cross-linked hydrophilic polymer on polymerisation; a monomer including a strongly ionic group; and water is useful as the membrane in an assembly that can be used in an electrolyter or fuel cell. More generally, a... Agent: Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik

20080095924 - Memory devices based on electric field programmable films: A composition for the formation of an electric field programmable film, the composition comprising a matrix precursor composition or a dielectric matrix material, wherein the dielectric matrix material comprises an organic polymer and/or a inorganic oxide; and an electron donor and an electron acceptor of a type and in an... Agent: Venable LLP

20080095927 - Piezoelectric/electrostrictive film type element and manufacturing method thereof: A piezoelectric/electrostrictive film type device including a thin substrate made of ceramic and a piezoelectric/electrostrictive operating portion disposed on the substrate and constituted by successively laminating a lower electrode film, a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film containing a large number of crystal particles constituted of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive composition, and an upper electrode film.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080095928 - Coating including silica based material with pendent functional groups: A coating including a silica-based material having pendent functional groups.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080095929 - Method of manufacturing film antenna using sputtering process: A method of manufacturing a film antenna including: preparing a carrier film formed of an insulation polymer material; forming an antenna radiator on at least one side of the carrier film by one of sputtering and deposition; inserting the carrier film with the antenna radiator formed thereon into a mold... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080095930 - Method for producing negative electrode for lithium secondary battery: The lowness of the initial efficiency which is a drawback of lithium secondary batteries wherein a SiO negative electrode is used is largely made better without hindering a large initial charge capacity peculiar to the lithium secondary batteries. A fall in the cycle characteristic when the thickness of the SiO... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080095931 - method of fabricating metal compound dots dielectric piece: A method of fabricating a dielectric piece which includes metal compound dots is provided. A stacked layer formed over the substrate includes a metal compound layer and an energy barrier layer. A process such as an oxidization annealing process is then performed so that the metal compound layer is transformed... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

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20080095933 - Process for preparing coated optical elements: c) applying a film-forming composition to the optical element of (b) to form a coating on the optical element, thereby yielding a coated optical element. The pretreatment composition may further include a substantially water-miscible solvent that is capable of swelling the substrate surface without causing haze or degradation of the... Agent: Ppg Industries, Inc. Law Dept-intellectual Property

20080095934 - Method for pattern formation and apparatus for pattern formation: The present invention relates to a method for pattern formation and an apparatus for pattern formation, the method comprising: applying, between partition lines for pattern formation formed on a surface of a base member, a resin composition for pattern formation having small compatibility or substantially no compatibility with a resin... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080095935 - Biosensor element and method for manufacturing the same: A biosensor is formed by immobilizing metal particles immobilized on a surface of a carrier and immobilizing probe molecules which are modified with fluorescent molecules on the metal particles. A biomolecule is detected at high sensitivity by use of this biosensor and utilizing fluorescence-quenching and fluorescence-enhancement effects attributable to the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080095937 - Robust filament assembly for a hot-wire chemical vapor deposition system: A hot wire chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprises a vacuum chamber, a substrate support member located in the vacuum chamber, a filament assembly support member located in the vacuum chamber, a precursor gas inlet located in the vacuum chamber and a device for providing a clean portion of at least... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080095938 - Reel-to-reel reaction of precursor film to form solar cell absorber: A roll-to-roll rapid thermal processing (RTP) tool with multiple chambers for forming a solar cell absorber by reacting a precursor layer on a continuous flexible workpiece. The RTP tool includes an elongated housing having a heating chamber with a predetermined temperature profile, a supply chamber and a receiving chamber. The... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080095939 - Method for producing a coat on a piston ring and piston ring: The invention relates to a method for producing a coat on the outer peripheral surface of a piston ring base. According to said method, a plurality of layers is applied layer by layer to the peripheral surface by applying, using a PVD method, at least one metal adhesive layer based... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080095936 - Film forming system and method for forming film: An obstruct of this invention is to downsize a chamber, consequently a film forming system, to improve a film thickness distribution and to improve throughput of film forming by increasing the amount of the vaporized liquid precursor. The film forming system 1 is to form a film by vaporizing a... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080095940 - Method and apparatus for non-contact type direct dye-sublimation printing: An apparatus and method of printing patterns, an ornamental design or a picture on a printing object using a heat transfer or sublimation transfer technology are provided. In the non-contact type direct dye-sublimation printing method, and agent treatment layer is formed in a printing object, and solid sublimation dye is... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080095941 - Overlapping fabric print technique for tee-shirts: The technical aspect of the invention is the printmaking process. The original designs by me are rendered in a style conducive to making a stencil or stencils depending on the number of colors to be used in the print. Each design is carefully plotted to create a first and second... Agent: Fleurette Khatzis

20080095942 - Ceramic-forming polymer material: Disclosed is a polymer material comprised of at least one non-cyclic ceramic-forming polymer. The porosity and elemental composition of the resulting ceramic can be varied by inclusion of polymers with particular ratios of carbon, silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen and by manipulation of the conditions under which the polymer material is... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20080095943 - Method of fabricating a multilayer ceramic heating element: A multilayer ceramic structure is formed by building up a plurality of layers by sequentially coating a substrate with a series of suspensions comprising particles in a fluid medium. A composition of the sequential layers are varied to produce a structure with the desired properties. The thickness of the layers... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080095945 - Method for making macromolecular laminate: A method for making a macromolecular laminate is disclosed. Firstly, a high solid-content polyurethane resin is prepared. The high solid-content polyurethane resin has a solid content higher than 80% by weight and a viscosity from 20000 to 60000 cps/30° C. The high solid-content polyurethane resin is liquid at the room... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080095944 - Thermosetting aqueous paint composition: The present invention discloses a thermosetting aqueous paint, comprising an oligomer (A-1), having a specific acid value, hydroxyl value and number average molecular weight, and obtained by reacting a compound having at least one hydroxyl group and at least one carboxyl group in a molecule thereof, a monoepoxide compound having... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080095947 - Coating method and coating apparatus: A coating apparatus comprising a forward bar, a liquid feed passage and a metering device for a coating liquid. The forward bar rotates about its axis in the same direction as the traveling direction of a continuously traveling band-shaped web while touching the web. When coating the web with the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080095946 - Radiation curable compositions: The invention is a radiation curable coating composition containing epoxyacrylate formed by ring opening reaction between (meth)acrylic acid and a self-dispersing epoxy resin in an aqueous system.... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20080095948 - Ink-jet recording method: The present invention relates to a ink-jet recording method for printing with a glycol ink which contains 60 parts by weight or more of glycol ether based on 100 parts by weight of the ink, comprising printing by ejecting the glycol ink on an ink-jet recording material, wherein the ink-jet... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080095949 - Process for applying a coating to a coiled metal sheet: The invention relates to a process for preparing a coated metal sheet coil comprising the coating of the metal sheet with a curable composition comprising an (meth)acrylated oligomer which is the reaction product of a carboxyl functionalized polybutadiene comprising x equivalents of —COOH groups with (i) y equivalents of one... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080095950 - Compositions containing phthalocyanine dyes: A composition containing (A) an alkali-soluble binder and (B) a phthalocyanine dye of formula (1), wherein Ri, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently of the other Ci-Ci2alkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy or mercapto groups, —X—[—O—Y]n-ZH, wherein X and Y are each independently... Agent: Huntsman Corporation Legal Department

20080095951 - Electron beam modification of cvd deposited low dielectric constant materials: A process for forming low dielectric constant dielectric films for the production of microelectronic devices. A dielectric layer is formed on a substrate by chemical vapor depositing a monomeric or oligomeric dielectric precursor in a chemical vapor deposit apparatus, or a reaction product formed from the precursor in the apparatus,... Agent: Richard S. Roberts Roberts & Mercanti, L.L.P.

20080095952 - Apparatus and method for nano plasma deposition: An apparatus and method for initiation and control of a sustained metal plasma and nano plasma (macroparticulate) deposition methods for preparing modified metal coatings are provided. The plasma deposition process can be tightly controlled by virtue of a device that incorporates a plasma arc initiator component and an internal power... Agent: Daniel M. Storey

20080095953 - Apparatus for depositing thin film and method of depositing the same: Provided are an apparatus for depositing a thin film using plasma which can prevent impurities from being formed by inhibiting plasma from being diffused into a nozzle pipe and sustained in the nozzle pipe and improve thickness uniformity of the deposited thin film and a method of depositing the same.... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080095954 - Multilayer coatings by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition: The present invention provides a process for preparing a multiple layer coating on the surface of an organic polymeric substrate by means of atmospheric pressure plasma deposition, the steps of the process comprising depositing a layer (first layer) of a plasma polymerized, optically clear, highly adherent, organosilicon compound onto the... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080090001 - Film forming method, film forming apparatus, pattern forming method, and manufacturing method of semiconductor apparatus: There is disclosed a film forming method comprising continuously discharging a solution adjusted so as to spread over a substrate by a given amount to the substrate through a discharge port disposed in a nozzle, moving the nozzle and substrate with respect to each other, and holding the supplied solution... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080090002 - Magnetic recording medium, method for manufacturing recording medium and magnetic recording apparatus: A magnetic recording layer is formed on an under-layer comprising a Cu crystalline grain layer and a deposited nitrogen atom layer on the Cu crystalline grain layer surface. Then the magnetic recording layer comprising very small average grain diameter and sharp grain diameter distribution is obtained. The magnetic recording medium... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080090003 - Liquid crystal display device and manufacture method thereof: A method of manufacturing a reflecting substrate in a liquid crystal display device is disclosed, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer is formed with at least one soft metal or the alloys thereof; and (b) forming an aluminum... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080090004 - Hydrophobic and lyophobic coating: The invention provides a method for forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of a solid substrate, the method comprising: a) applying to the surface a composition comprising hydrophobic nano-sized particles, wherein at least some of the hydrophobic nano-sized particles are particles having at least one fluoro-substituted non-polar group on... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080090005 - Environmental barrier coating for silicon-containing substrates and process therefor: A protective coating for use on a silicon-containing substrate, and deposition methods therefor. The coating has a barium-strontium-aluminosilicate (BSAS) composition that is less susceptible to degradation by volatilization and in corrosive environments as a result of having at least an outer surface region that consists essentially of one or more... Agent: Hartman And Hartman, P.C.

20080090006 - Coating formulation and process for the production of titanate-based ceramic film with the coating formulation: A coating formulation contains the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) an organic acid-titanium compound having at least one titanium atom and at least one C2-12 aliphatic organic acid residual group as essential constituents and having no constituent other than the essential constituents, (B) fine particles of a titanate-based... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080090007 - Method of forming a nanoporous dielectric film: A method comprising forming a coating solution which comprises a matrix precursor material, a porogen material and a solvent, by selecting a polyarylene matrix precursor material which cross-links to form a matrix with a calculated cross-link moeity density of at least 0.003 moles/ml, and reacting the polyarylene matrix precursor material... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080090008 - Method of forming detectable warnings on surfaces and products thereof: The present disclosure provides a method for producing detectable warnings (16) on substrate surfaces (14), which includes providing a mat (30) with a top surface (38) and a bottom surface (36) and a pattern of mat through holes (34) extending through the mat (30). The through holes (34) comprise a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080090009 - Method for manufacturing a multicolor antique wood flooring: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a flooring, in particular, to a method for manufacturing a multicolor antique wood flooring having an antique look and an embossed effect. It comprises the following steps: processing the raw material of the wood flooring to form an unvarnished flooring having the... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080090010 - Hydrophobic coating composition: A hydrophobic coating composition comprising: (a) nanoparticles or precursors capable of forming nanoparticles; (b) microparicles; and (c) an organic solvent. The coating composition can be applied to a surface of a substrate to form a hydrophobic coating having both microscale and nanoscale roughness.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080090011 - Clay composite: A clay composite obtained by chemically combining a peroxo ligand-containing water-soluble metal complex (A) and water-swelling clay mineral (B) by heat treating, and a clay composite composition prepared by dispersing the clay composite into water and/or organic solvent.... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20080090012 - Dispersant for reducing viscosity: The invention provides a dispersant for an aqueous dispersion of boehmite particles which comprises a compound having an anchoring moiety linked to a polymeric hydrophilic moiety, the anchoring moiety containing at least one acid and/or hydroxy group and having overall acidity or neutrality and the polymeric moiety having a lower... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20080090013 - Coated metal elements for producing glass: The coated noble metal element used in glass manufacture, such as a noble metal pipe, has an uncoated side that contacts a glass melt and an H2-impervious layer or an H2-impervious and O2-impervious layer, which is provided on a side opposite from the uncoated side. The H2-impervious layer or H2-impervious... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080090014 - Organic light emitting display having light absorbing layer and method for manufacturing same: An exemplary organic light emitting display (200) includes a substrate (20), a first electrode layer (22), an organic layer (23), and a second electrode layer (21). The first electrode layer is disposed at the substrate. The organic layer is disposed at the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer includes... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080090015 - Method and apparatus for pad printing of artificial glass eyes: An improved apparatus and method for producing improved artificial eyes is disclosed. The artificial eye comprises a substrate, graphical or decorative inks, and a protective barrier material or layer. Generally, the decorative ink is applied to the inner or convex surface of the substrate, preferably by pad printing techniques. The... Agent: John W. Goldschmidt, Jr. Esquire Dilworth Paxon LLP

20080090016 - Setting accelerator for sprayed concrete: An accelerating admixture for concrete, containing a liquid mixture being an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion, wherein a) the liquid mixture contains 13 to 43 weight % dissolved aluminium sulfate, b) the liquid mixture contains less than 1 weight % dissolved carboxylic acid, c) the liquid mixture contains at... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20080090017 - Method of modifying blowing agent: Provided is a method of modifying a blowing agent including coating a metallic siloxylated compound or a silane compound on the surface of the blowing agent in a wet cake state. In the method of modifying a blowing agent, an operation of drying the blowing agent is omitted, and thus... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080090018 - Aqueous polymerizable monomer composition, gas barrier film and production process of the film: An aqueous polymerizable monomer composition including an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and a polyvalent metal ion in an amount sufficient to neutralize 10 to 90% of a carboxyl group of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer in the form of a solution or dispersion in water in an amount of 20... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080090019 - Coating for permanent hydrophilization of surfaces, and its use: A coating for permanent hydrophilization of surfaces and its use are provided. The coating is made of nano-scale particles having hydrophilic side chains, which can be sintered. The coating may be made of 10 to 90% inorganic structures, 5 to 70% hydrophilic side chains, and 0 to 50% organic side... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080090020 - Method for fabricating metal-insulator-metal capacitor: A method for fabricating a metal-insulator-metal capacitor is described. A first metal layer is formed on a substrate. A plasma treatment is performed on the surface of the first metal layer. Then, a first oxide layer, a nitride layer and a second oxide layer are formed in sequence over the... Agent: J.c. Patents Suite 250

20080090021 - Magnetically directed self-assembly of molecular electronic junctions: A device having a substrate, a pair of ferromagnetic leads on a surface of the substrate, laterally separated by a gap, and one or more ferromagnetic microparticles comprising a conductive coating at least partially within the gap. The conductive coating forms at least part of an electrical connection between the... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080090022 - High rate, continuous deposition of high quality amorphous, nanocrystalline, microcrystalline or polycrystalline materials: An apparatus and a method for high rate deposition of thin film materials. The method including the steps of (1) generating a supply of activated species from an energy transferring gas, through the use of a plasma; (2) separating the charged species from the non-charged species of the activated species... Agent: David W. Schumaker Energy Conversioin Devices, Inc.

20080090023 - Ultrasonic energy system and method including a ceramic horn: An acoustic system for applying vibratory energy including a horn connected to an ultrasonic energy source. The horn defines an overall length and wavelength, and at least a leading section thereof is comprised of a ceramic material. The leading section has a length of at least ⅛ the horn wavelength.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080090024 - Ultrasonic energy system and method including a ceramic horn: An acoustic system for applying vibratory energy including a horn connected to an ultrasonic energy source. The horn defines an overall length and wavelength, and at least a leading section thereof is comprised of a ceramic material. The leading section has a length of at least ⅛ the horn wavelength.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080085361 - Inkjet ink: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inkjet ink including a polyamic acid (A), including a step of at least reacting one or more compounds selected from the group of a monoamine (a3) and a compound having one acid anhydride group (a4) with a compound having two or... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP Ip Group, Columbia Square

20080085362 - Method for fabricating patterned perpendicular magnetic recording media: A method of fabricating a patterned perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises steps of: (a) providing a layer stack including a magnetically soft underlayer (“SUL”) and an overlying non-magnetic interlayer; (b) forming a masking layer on the non-magnetic interlayer; (c) forming a resist layer on the masking layer; (d) forming a... Agent: Seagate Technology Llc C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080085363 - Process and apparatus for forming a tubular article: An apparatus and process are provided for forming a tubular article. A tube holder is mounted to a support stand via an automatic alignment device. A tubular metal sleeve is placed in the tube holder. A coating material is provided. A bullet-shaped or spherical element is passed through the metal... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080085364 - Process for producing nanoparticle or nanostructure with use of nanoporous material: A nanostructure including a nanoporous material having micropores filled with a fragmented thin-film material from the opening-side of each micropore, the nanoporous material being obtained by placing a thin-film material on a surface of a nanoporous material and pressing the thin-film material so that the thin-film material is cut out... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080085365 - Alkoxide compound, thin film-forming material and method for forming thin film: n

20080085366 - Caulking or grouting method: A method for caulking or grouting a corner wherein a roll or tape having two double-sided adhesive strips 12 and 12′ attached to a backing strip 14 such that adhesive strips 12 and 12′ are parallel to one another and are spaced apart forming a uniform, intermediate channel and folded... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080085367 - Method and apparatus for producing transfer belt for image forming apparatus and transfer belt for image forming apparatus: The invention provides a producing method for a transfer belt for image forming apparatus of forming a binder layer for example of THV on a surface layer of PTFE or PFA to form a first composite member, forming an elastic layer for example of urethane on a base layer of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080085368 - Method and apparatus for coating a substrate: A method of coating a substrate comprises pre-heating an area of a surface layer of the substrate for a duration of time, and depositing a coating precursor material over the heated area within a preset time window of the heating step, wherein the temperature of the heated area remains suitable... Agent: Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Pc

20080085369 - Thermally inkjettable acrylic dielectric ink formulation and process: An aqueous composition for forming a micro-fluid jet printable dielectric film layer, methods for forming dielectric film layers, and dielectric film layers formed by the method. The aqueous composition includes from about 5 to about 20 percent by 65 weight of a polymeric binder emulsion, from about 10 to about... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080085370 - Electroless plating method and apparatus: An electroless plating system is provided. The system includes a first vacuum chuck supporting a first wafer and a second vacuum chuck supporting a second wafer such that a top surface of the second wafer is opposing a top surface of the first wafer. The system also includes a fluid... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080085371 - Fixturing methods and apparatus for thermal spray systems and processes: A thermal spray system is provided. The thermal spray system includes a spray assembly for applying a coating to a workpiece. The thermal spray system also includes a fixturing assembly couplable to the workpiece for positioning the workpiece relative to the thermal spray system, wherein the fixturing assembly permits the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080085372 - Fixturing methods and apparatus for thermal spray systems and processes: The invention relates to a coating mixture for applying a polymeric, corrosion-preventing protective layer to a metallic base for protecting an edge area, a soldered point, a weld seam or a repair point or for sealing the seam of one or more optionally interjoined strips, metal sheets or shaped parts.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080085373 - Silicon polymers, methods of polymerizing silicon compounds, and methods of forming thin films from such silicon polymers: Compositions and methods for controlled polymerization and/or oligomerization of hydrosilanes compounds including those of the general formulae SinH2n and SinH2n+2 as well as alkyl- and arylsilanes, to produce soluble silicon polymers as a precursor to silicon films having low carbon content.... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.c.

20080085374 - Article comprising conductive conduit channels: Disclosed is a process for preparing an article comprising a layer of nonconductive polymeric material comprising a plurality of integral polymer conduit channels containing a substantially transparent conductive material comprising applying the conductive material to the grooves and applying a protective overcoat within the channels.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080085375 - Protective layer material for pdp and method of manufacturing the same: An MgO protective layer formed on a front substrate of a plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the protective layer are disclosed. The protective layer is manufactured by using an MgO pellet, which is simultaneously doped with a first doping material of BeO and/or CaO among alkali earth... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080085376 - Polymer layer comprising silicone and at least one metal trace and a process of manufacturing the same: The present invention relates to a process for embedding at least one layer of at least one metal trace in a silicone containing polymer, comprising: a) applying a non adhering on a substrate; b) applying a polymer layer on the non adhering agent; c) irradiation at least one surface area... Agent: Scott B. Dunbar Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20080085377 - Plasma treatment apparatus and method for plasma treatment: A plasma treatment apparatus and a method for plasma treatment are provided that made possible to control accurately a distance between plasma and an object to be treated (hereinafter referred to as an object), and that facilitated a transportation of a substrate that a width is thin and grown in... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080085378 - Endless belt and process for manufacturing the same, image forming apparatus, functional membrane and process for manufacturing the same, intermediate transfer belt, transfer transport belt, and transport apparatus: An endless belt includes a layer including at least a first composition and a second composition different from the first composition, a content ratio of the second composition relative to the first composition being changed in a layer thickness direction.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080085379 - Method of making gold thiolate and photochemically functionalized microcantilevers: Highly sensitive sensor platforms for the detection of specific reagents, such as chromate, gasoline and biological species, using microcantilevers and other microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) whose surfaces have been modified with photochemically attached organic monolayers, such as self-assembled monolayers (SAM), or gold-thiol surface linkage are taught. The microcantilever sensors use photochemical... Agent: Ut-battelle, Llc Office Of Intellectual Property

20080081103 - Glass for dental applications: The invention relates to a glass for dental applications which can be used as a glazing material of dental restorations and resists high temperatures, and thus does not tend to flow.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080081106 - Silicon precursors and method for low temperature cvd of silicon-containing films: where Y is a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, oxygen, or an amino group; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a hydrogen group, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 may be the same or different from one... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080081104 - Film formation method and apparatus for forming silicon oxide film: An oxide film is formed on a target substrate by CVD, in a process field to be selectively supplied with a first process gas including a silicon source gas and a second process gas including an oxidizing gas. The oxide film is formed by performing cycles each alternately including first... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080081105 - Method of fabricating full color organic light-emtting device having color modulation layer using liti method: An organic light-emitting device has a color modulation layer. The method of fabricating an organic light-emitting device comprises providing a substrate, forming a first electrode positioned on the substrate and forming a second electrode positioned on the first electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080081107 - Electron beam pumped laser light source for projection television: An electron beam pumped laser including a surface-emitting laser faceplate oriented at a non-perpendicular angle. Embodiments are described in which a bending coil bends the electron beam, or in which the faceplate is situated in the direct path of the e-beam emission but with a non-zero orientation angle. The faceplate... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080081108 - Method and apparatus for forming optical film, and optical article: An apparatus for forming an optical film on a curved-surface, optically effective portion of a pickup lens having the optically effective portion and a circumferential flange, comprising a rotatable jig for fixedly holding the pickup lens, an apparatus for rotating the jig, a case rotatably supporting the jig, and a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080081109 - Porous abradable coating and method for applying the same: Disclosed is a porous abradable coating including at least one abradable layer applicable to a substrate, said at least one abradable layer comprising coarsely cut powder pieces.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080081110 - Apparatus and method for removing an edge bead of a spin-coated layer: An edge bead removal device for a spin coater apparatus and methods of edge bead removal that overcome the deficiencies of conventional edge bead removal techniques. The edge bead removal device includes a coater cup and a head situated within the coater cup proximate to a peripheral edge of a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080081111 - Apparatus and method for thermally processing a substrate with a heated liquid: Apparatus and method for heating a substrate in a bath containing a heated liquid inside a vessel of a thermal processing system. The liquid in the bath is heated and the substrate is brought into contact with the liquid in the bath. The substrate is heated to a process temperature... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080081112 - Batch reaction chamber employing separate zones for radiant heating and resistive heating: A reactor for processing a plurality of workpieces including a support for holding the plurality of workpieces, a first processing zone, one or more radiant heating elements adapted to heat a plurality of workpieces positioned in the first processing zone, a second processing zone, one or more resistive heating elements... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear LLP

20080081113 - Nitrogen profile engineering in nitrided high dielectric constant films: A method of forming a nitrided high-k film by disposing a substrate in a process chamber and forming the nitrided high-k film on the substrate by a) depositing a nitrogen-containing film, and b) depositing an oxygen-containing film, wherein steps a) and b) are performed in any order, any number of... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080081114 - Apparatus and method for delivering uniform fluid flow in a chemical deposition system: Uniform fluid delivery to a substrate is provider using a diffuser. The diffuser is designed with a series of fluid (gas and/or liquid) passages of equal effective length/flow resistance, such that as the fluid passes through the diffuser, the gas exits all areas at the same time and with the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080081115 - Film formation apparatus and film formation method and cleaning method: The purpose of the invention is to provide a film formation apparatus capable of forming an EL layer with a high purity and a high density, and a cleaning method. The invention is a formation of an EL layer with a high density by heating a substrate 10 by a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080081116 - Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording device: An ink jet recording method comprising: applying an undercoating liquid containing a polymer onto a recording medium; partially curing the undercoating liquid that has been applied onto the recording medium; and recording an image by ejecting an ink that is curable by irradiation with actinic energy onto the partially cured... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080081118 - Solution casting apparatus and solution casting method: A dope producing apparatus is provided with a first feed line for sending polymer solution from a fourth tank to a solution casting apparatus. The first feed line is provided with a first orifice for adding dilute liquid to the polymer solution; a first inline mixer for inline-mixing the polymer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080081117 - Ink composition and process of making lithographic printing plate: An ink composition contains: from 60% to 99% by weight of an organic solvent having a boiling point of from 110° to 210° C.; a colorant; and from 0.5% to 35% by weight of an oleophilic polymer.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080081119 - Photocurable ink set, and printing method, printing apparatus and printed matter each using the same: The present invention provides a photocurable ink set comprising a chromatic ink containing no photoradical polymerization initiator and an achromatic ink containing at least one or more photoradical polymerization initiators. Also disclosed are a printing method, a printing apparatus and a printed matter, each using the ink set.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080081121 - Composition, film and formation process thereof: e

20080081120 - Superprimer: A composition capable of coating a substrate and curing to provide a hydrophobic film inhibiting corrosion, the composition comprising: (a) a bis-silane comprising between about 0.5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the composition; and (b) a water soluble or dispersible polymer comprising between 10 weight percent to... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20080081122 - Process for producing a rotary anode and the anode produced by such process: c

20080081123 - System and method for controlling curl in multi-layer webs: A system and method for controlling curl in multi-layer webs. The method can include providing a coated web, bending the web to induce a strain or pre-curl in the web, and curing the coating to form a multi-layer web. Some coatings at least partially shrink when cured such that curing... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080081124 - Ink jet ink composition, and image formation method and recorded material employing same: An inkjet ink composition is provided that includes a polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a metal powder. There is also provided an image formation method that includes an image recording step of recording an image on a recording material by inkjet recording in which the inkjet ink composition is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080081125 - Method for manufacturing cover lay of printed circuit board: A method for manufacturing cover lay of printed circuit board is disclosed. With a method that includes preparing a board on which a circuit pattern is formed, and jetting a protecting ink selectively on the board by inkjet printing, a cover lay of a complicated shape may be formed easily... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080081126 - Method for forming a dielectric film on a substrate: A method for forming a dielectric film on a substrate through reaction of a reactant mixture in a deposition chamber, the reactant mixture being dissociated and ionized by a plasma generated in the deposition chamber. In particular, the method includes applying a first working voltage of a first polarity to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080081128 - Film-forming system, film-forming method, insulating film, dielectric film, piezoelectric film, ferroelectric film, piezoelectric element and liquid discharge system: A film forming system includes a vacuum chamber introduction and discharge of film-forming gas into and from which are capable. A target holder is disposed in the vacuum chamber to hold a target, a substrate holder is opposed to the target holder and holds a film-forming substrate on which film... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080081127 - Organometallic compounds, processes for the preparation thereof and methods of use thereof: This invention relates to organometallic compounds represented by the formula (L1)yM(L2)z-y wherein M is a Group 5 metal or a Group 6 metal, L1 is a substituted or unsubstituted anionic 6 electron donor ligand, L2 is the same or different and is (i) a substituted or unsubstituted anionic 2 electron... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080081129 - Method for treating a polymer material, device for implementing this method and use of this device for treating hollow bodies: A method and device for treating a polymer to coat the surface thereof with a barrier-effect coating. The method comprises a discharge plasma in a tetrafluoroethane-1,1,1,2. or pentafluoroethane gas. The invention also concerns a device for implementing said method for treating hollow bodies. The invention further concerns the use of... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080081130 - Treatment of effluent in the deposition of carbon-doped silicon: A substrate processing apparatus exposes a substrate in a process zone of a process chamber to a plasma of a precursor gas comprising a hydrocarbon gas to deposit carbon-doped silicon on the substrate. An effluent comprising unreacted precursor gas and byproducts from the carbon-doped silicon deposition process is exhausted from... Agent: Janah & Associates, P.C.

20080081131 - Insulating film formation process: A production method of an insulating film includes (1) a process of applying, onto a substrate, a film forming composition comprising a compound having a cage structure to form a film and then drying the film; and (2) a process of irradiating the film with an electron beam or an... Agent: Sughrue-265550