Coating processes inventions 07/08

20080182008 - Apparatus and method for coating and inspecting objects: An apparatus and method for inspecting objects for an inspection criteria thereon includes a conveyor to receive a plurality of objects, a removal assembly located along the conveyor for removing the objects, and an inspection system located along the conveyor prior to the removal assembly for inspecting the objects against... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20080182009 - Electronic device including a guest material within a layer and a process for forming the same: There is provided a portable substrate carrier enclosure. The carrier enclosure has a carrier support; a displaceable cover; spacers between the support and cover; a gas inlet; and a removable lid. There is also provided an assembly and a process for depositing an air-sensitive material onto a substrate using the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080182010 - Bubbler apparatus and delivery method: This invention relates to vapor phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a bubbler tube and also a metal seal aligned and in contact with the hardened opposing flat surfaces of a top wall member and a protuberance on a side wall member, wherein the hardened opposing flat surfaces of the top... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080182011 - Metal and metal oxide circuit element ink formulation and method: An ink formulation of a circuit element includes a first powder having a first melting temperature, a second powder having a second melting temperature that is higher than the first melting temperature, and a polymer binder. A method of fabricating a circuit element on a substrate employs the ink formulation... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20080182012 - Micro fuel cell having macroporous metal current collectors: A method is provided for fabricating a hybrid gas diffusion layer/current collector/electrocatalyst structure (28) suitable for 3D microfuel cell devices (180). The method comprises forming a macroporous electrically conductive structure (28) on a substrate (12, 112) positioned such that a plurality of cathode current collector/GDL (168) and anode current collector/GDL... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20080182013 - Method of making nanoparticle wires: m

20080182014 - Structure, magnetic recording medium, and method of producing the same: To provide a filmy structure of a nanometer size having a phase-separated structure effective for the case where a compound can be formed between two kinds of materials. A structure constituted by a first member containing a compound between an element A except both Si and Ge and SinGe1-n (where... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080182015 - Magnetic tunnel junctions using amorphous materials as reference and free layers: Magnetic tunnel junctions are constructed from a MgO or Mg—ZnO tunnel barrier and amorphous magnetic layers in proximity with, and on respective sides of, the tunnel barrier. The amorphous magnetic layer preferably includes Co and at least one additional element selected to make the layer amorphous, such as boron. Magnetic... Agent: Daniel E. Johnson IBM Corporation, Almaden Research Center

20080182016 - Method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate: This application relates to a method of applying a thermally settable coating to a patterned substrate, such as an asphalt surface. The coating is applied in one or more preformed thermoplastic sheets and heated in situ to conform the thermoplastic material to the pattern formed in the underlying substrate. In... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080182017 - Laser net shape manufacturing and repair using a medial axis toolpath deposition method: A method is disclosed for laser net shape manufacturing a part or repairing an area of a part comprising providing a CAD model of the part to be manufactured or repaired, digitally slicing the CAD model into a plurality of deposition layers, determining a medial axis for each of the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080182018 - Method for manufacturing disk, and optical disk: A method for manufacturing a disk includes the steps of forming a disk substrate, spreading a photoreactive resin on the disk substrate, curing a part of the photoreactive resin on the disk substrate so as to form a cured-in-advance portion at a part of or all of area except an... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080182019 - Hollow microsphere particle generator: A hollow microsphere particle generator comprising at least one inlet for receiving at least one shell fluid; an inlet for receiving a core fluid, an inlet for receiving a sheath fluid; a fluid outlet, from which the at least one shell fluid and the core fluid exit in a continuous... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080182020 - Device and method for coating substrates with catalytically active materials: The invention relates to a device and a method for filling a molded article that comprises a plurality of at least partially communicating interior cavities with a liquid phase or for removing the excess of a liquid phase used to coat a molded article comprising interior cavities. The inventive method... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080182021 - Continuous ultra-thin copper film formed using a low thermal budget: A method for forming a continuous ultra-thin copper layer using a low thermal budget comprises providing a substrate in a reactor, establishing a low first temperature at a surface of the substrate, introducing a copper precursor flow into the reactor to deposit the copper precursor onto the surface, introducing an... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080182022 - Production of an inert blanket in a furnace: A system for delivering a fluid into a container includes a housing configured to be secured to the container. The housing includes a reservoir to receive and retain a fluid as a liquid, and the housing further includes an opening that provides fluid communication between the reservoir and an interior... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080182023 - Diptube apparatus and delivery method: s

20080182024 - Method of producing solid body having depressed portion on surface: A method of very inexpensively and stably producing a solid body having a depressed portion on a surface, which is expected to be applied in a variety of industrial fields. This method forms a solid body having a depressed portion on a surface by using a solution at least containing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080182025 - Circuit board and manufacturing method of the same: In the case of using a photosensitive insulating resin for a surface protective layer of a circuit wiring pattern, or for an insulating layer between circuit wiring conductor layers in a circuit board, Na ions adsorbed on the photosensitive insulating resin are replaced with a polyvalent metal through a treatment... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080182026 - Reactive element-modified aluminide coating for gas turbine airfoils: A method for producing environment-protective coatings on a gas turbine engine component includes forming a substrate having an outer surface. The substrate includes a nickel-based superalloy that contains at least one reactive element. A first coating comprising aluminum is then formed on the substrate outer surface. The at least one... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080182027 - Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by selectively heating catalyst: The present invention is a catalytic chemical vapor deposition method and apparatus for synthesizing carbon nanotubes and/or carbon nanofibers (CNTs) on a substrate by selectively heating a catalyst for CNT synthesis on or near the surface of the substrate. Selective heating of the catalyst is achieved using an exothermic oxidation... Agent: Aleksey V. Vasenkov

20080182028 - Polyurethane with flouro-diols suitable for ink-jet printing: The present invention is drawn toward ink-jet inks, coating compositions, methods of printing durable images, and fluoro-diol-modified polyurethanes. The ink-jet ink can comprise a liquid vehicle, a colorant, and a fluoro-diol-modified polyurethane binder having a weight average molecular weight from about 3,000 Mw to about 180,000 Mw, wherein each side... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080182029 - Method for manufacturing hard coat film: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a hard coat film having a cellulose ester substrate and a hard coat layer on the cellulose ester substrate, comprising: applying a coating material, an ionizing radiation-curable material being dissolved or dispersed in the material; drying the coating material... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080182030 - Light irradiating apparatus, light irradiating process, and image recording process: The present invention provides a light irradiating apparatus comprising a plurality of light emitting elements which emit light of a specific wavelength region and form elliptical light images on a surface to be irradiated, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are mutually arranged so that the light images are... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080182031 - Ink composition and inkjet recording method using the same: An ink composition of the present invention is disclosed, which contains (i) a sensitizing dye represented by the following Formula (I); (ii) at least one polymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of α-aminoketones and acyl phosphine oxides; and (iii) an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing polymerizable compound. In Formula (I), X... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080182032 - Method of making heat treated coated article using diamond-like carbon (dlc) coating and protective film: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080182033 - Method of making heat treated coated article using diamond-like carbon (dlc) coating and protective film with oxygen content of protective film based on bending characteristics of coated article: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080182034 - Protective film for plasma display panel and method for manufacturing this protective film, and plasma display panel and method for manufacturing thereof: A plasma display panel 1 of the present invention has a protective film 14 over a sustaining electrode 15 and a scanning electrode 16, with the main components of the protective film being CaO and SrO, and the concentration of the CaO in the protective film 14 is 20 mol... Agent: Kratz, Quintos, & Hanson, LLP

20080182035 - Film having a liquid absorbed therein: The present invention relates to a film having a liquid at least partially absorbed therein, wherein the liquid has been applied to a surface of the film and prior to application of the liquid to the surface, the surface has been subjected to a surface activation treatment such that the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080182036 - Methods and device for microstructure fabrication: A method of forming at least one primary microstructure on a substrate (10) is described. A relief structure (14) is provided for contacting a layer of microstructure forming fluid (12), the relief structure including (i) at least one primary cavity (16) which defines the at least one primary microstructure; (ii)... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20080182037 - Method of forming metal layer: Provided is a method of forming a metal layer. The method may include supplying a first source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate, purging the first source gas by supplying a first purging gas into the reaction chamber, supplying a first reactive gas containing nitrogen into the reaction... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080175978 - Method to ensure the removability and/or the mobility of an element cast in a sealing compound: In a method to ensure the removability and/or the mobility of at least one element cast in a sealing compound for a module of a medical apparatus, wherein the element is coated with a meltable substance before the casting, the meltable substance is melted by heating after the casting in... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080175979 - Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent: A support device for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.l.p.

20080175980 - Medical device coating process: Methods for coating medical devices for implantation within a body vessel are provided comprising providing a cylindrical container, placing a medical device inside the cylindrical container, and applying a polymer in liquid form inside the container.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080175981 - Pattern formation method: A pattern formation method includes forming a plurality of concave parts adjacent to each other on a substrate, and discharging droplets including a functional liquid material on the substrate to form a prescribed pattern of the functional liquid material that straddles over the concave parts on the substrate.... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080175982 - Thin-film devices formed from solid group iiia alloy particles: Methods and devices are provided for forming thin-films from solid group IIIA-based particles. In one embodiment, a method is provided for creating solid alloy particles. The method may include providing a first material containing at least one alloy comprising of: a) a group IIIA element, b) at least one group... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080175983 - Water-resistant coating for computer digital data storage device: A low cost method of applying a water-resistant coating to the exterior of a computer digital data storage device is provided. The storage device is compatible with industry standard 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch drive sizes and is either dipped into a reservoir of liquid elastomeric, rubberized epoxy compound or... Agent: Bruce H. Johnsonbaugh Eckhoff & Hoppe

20080175984 - Method of forming a carbon nano-tube: In a method of forming carbon nano-tubes, a catalytic film is formed on a substrate. The catalytic film is then transformed into preliminary catalytic particles. Thereafter, the preliminary catalytic particles are transformed into catalytic particles. Carbon nano-tubes then grow from the catalytic particles. The carbon nano-tubes have relatively high conductivity... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080175985 - Method of preparing stable oxide ceramic precursor sol-gel solutions based on lead, titanium, zirconium and lanthanide(s) and method of preparing said ceramic:

20080175986 - Second surface metallization: A process for selectively metallizing a transparent or translucent non-conductive substrate including the steps of 1) masking at least a portion of the front surface of the non-conductive substrate with a peelable coversheet; 2) conditioning and activating the non-conductive substrate to accept metal plating thereon; 3) removing the peelable coversheet;... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20080175987 - Active ice-phobic freeze-point reducing anti-ice coating and method for providing anti-ice protection to surfaces: The present invention provides a method for providing anti-ice protection to surfaces, particularly aerodynamic surfaces, to prevent foul weather icing for extended periods of time and over repeated icing situations, comprising applying an organic polymer matrix layer to the surface where the organic polymer matrix layer comprises a homopolymer comprising... Agent: Robert L. Haines

20080175989 - High temperature coating techniques for amorphous fluoropolymers: A coating technique for amorphous fluoropolymer involves adding amorphous fluoropolymer resin to a solvent. The resin solvent mixture is heated to a predetermined temperature above room temperature. The amorphous fluoropolymer resin is dissolved in a heated solvent, and the liquid coating solution is applied to a substrate. The solvent is... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080175988 - Method and apparatus for open-air coating by laser-induced chemical vapor deposition: The present inventions pertain to a method of applying a solid protective coating to articles, to a system capable of depositing a solid film layer on articles, and to hermetically sealed articles. In particular, films are deposited on fused quartz substrates, optical fibers, and other items requiring a hermetic seal... Agent: Office Of Naval Research

20080175990 - Methods of use of calcium hexa aluminate refractory linings and/or chemical barriers in high alkali or alkaline environments: A method for improving the insulating character/and or penetration resistance of a liner in contact with at least one of an alkali and/or alkaline environments is provided. The method comprises lining a surface that is subject to wear by an alkali environment and/or an alkaline environment with a refractory composition... Agent: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080175991 - Cellulosic fabric with silk peptide/building block nanopolymer: The present invention relates a method of making a coated cellulosic textile, whereby a silk peptide is polymerized with a building block to develop a silk peptide/building block nanoparticle, said nanoparticle then being used to coat the textile. The resultant textile exhibits a high level of wrinkle recovery angle and/or... Agent: Maquita Wong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20080175992 - Process for coating fine particles with conductive polymers: A process is disclosed for coating fine particles, in which the feed mixture contains: at least one monomer and/or at least one oligomer selected from monomers and/or oligomers of aromatic compounds and/or unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds suitable for forming an electroconductive oligomer, polymer, copolymer, block copolymer or graft copolymer; at least... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080175993 - Reel-to-reel reaction of a precursor film to form solar cell absorber: A roll to roll rapid thermal processing tool which is used to react a precursor material disposed over a flexible foil substrate to form a solar cell absorber. The RTP tool includes a significantly low aspect ratio process gap through which a flexible foil substrate is moved. A low temperature... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080175994 - Method for forming srtio3 film: A method is used for forming an SrTiO3 film on a substrate placed and heated inside a process chamber while supplying a gaseous Ti source material, a gaseous Sr source material, and a gaseous oxidizing agent into the process chamber. Sr(C5(CH3)5)2 is used as the Sr source material. The method... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080175995 - Method and apparatus for printing adhesives and providing two-part ink systems: A system for printing adhesives immerses a wire in a reservoir of adhesive for a period of time sufficient to allow the wire to be coated with the adhesive. The system places the coated wire in close proximity to a designated medium onto which the adhesive will be applied and... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080175996 - Method for depositing a polymer layer on a surface of a support comprising at least a recessed zone: s

20080175997 - Emulsion polymer binder with azirdine crosslinking agent for glass fiber webs: A binder composition for glass fiber mats or the like, where the binder composition includes a carboxylated emulsion resin and a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent. The binder composition is formaldehyde free, exhibits good crosslinking density, and enables the economical production of strong, flexible fiberglass mats which may be used as... Agent: Ferrells, Pllc

20080175998 - Coating device, and coating method using said device: A coating device is provided which has a bar which coats a coating liquid on a strip-shaped body conveyed in a given direction, and a dam-shaped member disposed at an upstream side of the bar so as to face the bar. Also provided is a coating method which, in the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080175999 - Heating apparatus, heating method, and computer readable storage medium: A disclosed heating apparatus for heating a substrate on which a film is coated includes a process chamber having a gas supply opening for supplying a first gas to the process chamber and a gas evacuation opening for evacuating the first gas from the process chamber; a heating plate that... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080176000 - Masking system for the masking of a cylinder bore: The invention relates to a masking system for masking a cylinder bore (2) of a combustion engine (3) during a thermal coating procedure including a masking body (4) which can be placed during the thermal coating of a first cylinder (5) of the combustion engine (3) in the cylinder bore... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080176001 - System and methods for producing composite colors having improved saturation using pigment-based inks on generic media: A printing system has a substrate, and first and second colored inks. The first colored ink has particles of a first pigment, and the particles have a first net zeta potential. The second colored ink has particles of a second pigment and a polarity-reversing amount of a surfactant. The particles... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080176002 - Substrate treatment method, coating film removing apparatus, and substrate treatment system: According to the present invention, during the photolithography processing of a substrate, exposure processing is performed immediately after removal of a coating film on the rear surface of the substrate, and a coating film is formed on the rear surface of the substrate immediately after the exposure processing. Thereafter, etching... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176003 - Substrate treatment method, coating treatment apparatus, and substrate treatment system: In the coating treatment apparatus, in a first treatment chamber, the front and rear surfaces of the substrate held by a transfer arm are inverted by a turning mechanism, and a coating solution is applied from a coating nozzle to the rear surface of the substrate. The substrate is transferred... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176004 - Coating treatment apparatus, substrate treatment system, coating treatment method, and computer storage medium: In the present invention, a spin chuck which horizontally holds a substrate by vacuum suction is provided inside a treatment container of a coating treatment apparatus. Above the spin chuck, a coating nozzle is located for applying a coating solution containing a coating film forming component in the liquid state... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176005 - Pre-plating surface treatments for enhanced galvanic-corrosion resistance: The invention relates to a method that involves (a) removing graphite from at least one surface of a metal graphite composite material; (b) chemically cleaning or plasma etching the surface of the metal graphite composite material; (c) applying a metal-containing material to the surface of the chemically cleaned or plasma... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080176006 - Coating film drying method: A coating film drying method includes a coating process for applying a waterborne coating to a work and forming a coating film on the work, so that a coated member is produced from the work, a preliminary drying process for heating the coated member and preliminarily drying the coated member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080176007 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition: The present invention aims at provision of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that affords a cured product having good adhesive property. Reduction of the amount of tackifier resin to be used, which is attributable to the good adhesive property, is a secondary object of the present invention. The above-mentioned problem can... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080176008 - Apparatus and method for forming magnetic film: A magnetic film forming apparatus can form a magnetic film, especially a magnetic alloy film, selectively on a metal surface exposed on a surface of a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer. The magnetic film forming apparatus comprises an electroless plating apparatus having a magnetic field generation apparatus for generating... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080171130 - Systems and methods for coating catheter shafts: Medical catheters are often coated, fully or partially. The present invention relates to systems and methods for coating some portion or all of a medical catheter or one or more of its components.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080171129 - Drug eluting medical device using polymeric therapeutics with patterned coating: Disclosed herein are methods of coating an implantable device comprising applying a composition to the device in a predetermined pattern. The composition is then set to form a monolith. The composition applied can comprise a biodegradable polymer linked to a chemical moiety through a covalent bond, wherein the chemical moiety... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080171131 - Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and computer-readable storage medium: A disclosed substrate processing apparatus comprises a heat exchange plate configured to heat and/or cool the substrate; plural protrusions provided on the heat exchange plate so as to allow the substrate to be placed on the plural protrusions, leaving a gap between the substrate and the heat exchange plate; a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080171132 - Evaporation apparatus and method of making an organic layer: An evaporation apparatus that is capable of determining the amount of organic material that is used for deposition of an organic layer (e.g. in an OLED) is presented. The apparatus evaporates an organic material through multiple stages and and includes: an evaporation source that evaporates the organic material and includes... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080171134 - Integrated capacitive microfluidic sensors method and apparatus: A microfluidic device and method for capacitive sensing. The device includes a fluid channel including an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, a cavity region coupled to the fluid channel, and a polymer based membrane coupled between the fluid channel and the cavity region.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080171135 - Method and apparatus for powder coating stator stacks: A method and apparatus for applying a solid particulate powder coating to a stator stack having a plurality of longitudinally extending stator slots. The apparatus includes a coating application station for applying powder particles to the stator stack, a coating removal station for displacing the powder particles from selected areas... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20080171133 - Method for the production of c-plane oriented gan substrates or alxga1-xn substrates: The invention relates to a method for producing c-plane GaN substrates or AlxGa1-xN substrates using an original substrate. Said method is characterized by the following steps: a tetragonal (100)-oriented or (−100)-oriented original LiAlO2 substrate is used; said original substrate is nitrided in a nitrogen compound-containing atmosphere at temperatures lying below... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080171136 - Low-k interlevel dielectric materials and method of forming low-k interlevel dielectric layers and structures: A composition of matter and a structure fabricated using the composition. The composition comprising: a resin; polymeric nano-particles dispersed in the resin, each of the polymeric nano-particle comprising a multi-arm core polymer and pendent polymers attached to the multi-arm core polymer, the multi-arm core polymer immiscible with the resin and... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080171137 - Siloxane polymer compositions and methods of manufacturing a capacitor using the same: Siloxane polymer compositions and methods of manufacturing a capacitor are described. In some embodiments, a mold layer pattern is formed on a substrate having a conductive structure, and the mold layer pattern has an opening to expose the conductive structure. A conductive layer is formed on the substrate. A buffer... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080171138 - Process for producing a printed wiring board: A printed wiring board comprising an insulating film, a wiring pattern formed on at least one surface of the insulating film, a metal plating layer on the wiring pattern, and a resin protective layer provided on the wiring pattern with the metal plating layer in between so as to expose... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080171139 - Method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board: In one embodiment, an inner layer circuit pattern portion and a lead pattern portion are formed, an outer layer base material is prepared, an interlayer adhesive layer to which has been affixed in advance an inner layer separation film is prepared, the interlayer adhesive layer is layered on the outer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080171140 - Thin film ferroelectric composites and method of making and using the same: Thin film ferroelectric structures having a top thin film layer prepared from a precursor solution containing a polymeric heterocyclic amide, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone. The polymeric heterocyclic amide improves top contact adhesion.... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20080171141 - Led array: Methods for fabricating light-emitting diode (LED) array structures comprising multiple vertical LED stacks coupled to a single metal substrate is provided. The LED array structure may comprise two, three, four, or more LED stacks arranged in any configuration. Each of the LED stacks may have an individual external connection to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080171142 - Film deposition method and film deposition system: There is provided a film deposition method of depositing a multielement metal oxide film capable of depositing a multielement metal oxide film having a desired composition and a desired thickness in an improved repeatability. A film deposition method deposits a multielement metal oxide film on a surface of a workpiece... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080171144 - Printed magnetic ink overt security image: A security image and method of forming said image is disclosed wherein a substrate having an image or indicia thereon is coated with a dilute solution of pigment flakes in an ink or paint. The flakes are subsequently aligned in a magnetic field and are fixed after the field is... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080171143 - Process for preparation of optical compensatory sheet: A process for preparation of an optical compensatory sheet is disclosed. The process comprises the steps in order of: coating a support with a photosensitive compound; exposing the photosensitive compound to beams of linearly polarized light emitted from a semiconductor laser to form an orientation layer; coating the orientation layer... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080171145 - Two-tone painting method: A two-tone painting method includes applying a powder primer to a substrate, followed by a powder basecoat applied dry-on-dry onto the powder primer. The powder basecoat is preferably applied in the same painting booth as the powder primer, i.e., without curing the powder primer. The powder basecoat includes a flake... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080171147 - Forming thin films using a resealable vial carrier of amphiphilic molecules: A method of forming a thin film of amphiphilic molecules on a substrate by using a resealable vial carrier is provided. The method includes placing the substrate in a vacuum chamber. A resealable cap member of the vial carrier is opened. The vial carrier may contain a liquid or solid... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080171146 - Vapor deposited electro-optic films self-assembled through hydrogen bonding: The present invention introduces a novel route toward microstructural orientation into organic films, using multiple hydrogen-bonding to self-assemble chromophore molecules into electro-optic films in a net polar orientation. High-quality, thick films (up to micrometers) with molecular net dipole orientations can be fabricated under vacuum in hours. The film microstructure is... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20080171148 - Ink set for ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording method, and ink-jet recording apparatus: An ink set for ink-jet recording, which provides a vivid and sharp ink-jet recorded material with no bleeding, is composed of a plurality of pigment inks and configured such that the average particle diameter of a pigment contained in any ink precedently landing on a recording medium is less than... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080171149 - Inkjet printing ink: The ink contains a colorant, a water soluble polymer capable of self crosslinking upon addition of elevated temperatures, water and other water miscible additives. The polymer may be a bisuphite adduct of a polyisocyanate polyurethane. The water soluble self-crosslinking polymer binds the colorant to a given substrate upon exposure to... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20080171150 - Apparatus and method for treating mulch: An apparatus and method for treating mulch include a mobile facility that applies a treatment to wood fibers at an increased efficiency than conventional coloring or coating methods. The method includes the steps of introducing the wood fibers into a revolving tub, and transporting the wood fibers to a tub... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20080171151 - Process for extending the cylic service life of thermal barrier coatings, in particular on gas turbine components: A process for extending the cyclic service life of thermal barrier coatings made of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide (YSZ) or the like which have been applied to a substrate with an oxidizing bond coat in between includes increasing or long-term stabilizing the strain tolerance of the thermal barrier coating.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080171152 - Electrospray depositing system for biological materials: An electrospray (ES)-based deposition system enabling the coating an impervious substrate, such as a glass slide, with biological materials in a vacuum. Distilled water or a buffer is used as the solvent; no other solvents are used thereby eliminating hazardous waste from the process. Movement across differential pumping stages causes... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080171153 - Container and cover system: An appliance is provided that may be used to hold fluids and other materials. The appliance generally comprises a container and a removable opaque flexible cover sheet that may be placed over the exterior side surface of the container to conceal the contents of the container from view. The cover... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080171154 - Method of treatment and processing of tools for machining of workpieces by cutting: A method of treatment and processing of tools for machining of workpieces by cutting is described, in particular milling tools. These tools are made up of a high-strength steel, carbide or ceramic, and are provided with at least one cutting flank and a flute, which cutting flank is provided with... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080166470 - Enhanced bonding layers on native oxide surfaces: Process for forming a coated article by (a) depositing a layer of an omega functionalized organophosphorous compound on an oxide substrate; (b) heating the substrate of step (a) to a temperature sufficient to bond the omega functionalized organophosphorous compound to the oxide substrate; (c) depositing a separate layer onto the... Agent: Synnestvedt Lechner & Woodbridge LLP

20080166471 - Forming method for predetermined pattern, forming method for colored layer, and manufacturing method for electro-optical device: A forming method for a predetermined pattern, includes: measuring the radius of a droplet when the droplet is dropped onto a bank uprightly formed on a substrate; defining a target drop region of the droplet relative to a droplet disposition region delimited by the bank, based on the radius of... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080166472 - Evaporation process for solid phase materials: Methods for evaporating (e.g., subliming) a material in the solid state. In one aspect, a mass of the material in the solid state is mixed with a plurality of packing units, wherein each of the packing units comprises an inert material. The structure of each of the packing units, or... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080166473 - Method of producing diffractive thin-film piezoelectric micromirror: Disclosed is a method of producing a diffractive micromirror. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a method of producing a diffractive micromirror, in which a recess having a desired depth and width is precisely formed in a piezoelectric operation manner.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080166474 - Conductive composite particle, method of manufacturing the same, electrode using the same, lithium ion secondary battery: In a manufacturing method of a conductive composite particle, a conductive composite particle is manufactured that is formed of an active material particle having a region capable of electrochemically inserting and desorbing lithium and a carbon layer joined to the particle surface. In the carbon layer, fine metal particles are... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080166475 - Transparent thin film transistor, and method of manufacturing the same: A thin film transistor (TFT) and a method of manufacturing the same such that an ohmic contact can be formed between a semiconductor layer and a source electrode or between the semiconductor layer and a drain electrode, wherein the TFT can be applied to a plastic substrate. The TFT includes:... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080166476 - Magneto-optical layer: A method of forming a room-temperature deposited and transparent magneto-optic layer includes depositing a transparent magnetic nanocomposite layer with embedded nanomagnetic particles in matrix onto substrates by aerosol deposition method at room-temperature.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080166477 - System and method for dusting soft capsules: A capsule dusting system is designed to expose capsules to a dusting agent in a controlled manner. The system incorporates a tumbling basket positioned within an enclosure. The tumbling basket is loaded with capsules and is rotatably connected to a drive shaft. A dust injection system meters the dusting agent... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (catalent)

20080166478 - Composite material, coating liquid and manufacturing method of composite material: A composite material which retains a design property of a base material even in a case where the external force is applied includes the base material and a coated section arranged on said base material, wherein the coated section contains (A) silica or at least a compound selected from the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080166479 - Diamond shell with a geometrical figure and method for fabrication thereof: This invention provides a method for fabricating geometrical diamond/matrix composites where all or a part of surfaces of the matrix are covered with a diamond film, and to fabricate hollow diamond shells using the composites where a part is uncoated with a diamond film. Hollow diamond shells were prepared by... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080166480 - Method and apparatus for printing of three-dimensional objects: A method and apparatus to help control the quality of printed three-dimensional objects are provided. The method may include dispensing one or more building material to construct a support construction underneath surfaces of the three-dimensional object and dispensing at least one of the building materials to construct a thickening layer... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080166481 - Ammoniacal borate and zinc compositions, and methods for treating wood products: Compositions and methods are provided for treating wood products to provide leachresistant protection against fungal decay, termites and other wood destroying organisms. The preservative compositions provided include ammonia-stabilized solutions of zinc and boron, preferably in a molar ratio of Zn:B of between about 0.4:1 and 5:1, and are essentially copper... Agent: U.s. Borax Inc.

20080166482 - Decorated aluminum surfaces and methods of producing decorated aluminum surfaces: A device and a method for decorating an aluminum surface in a medical setting is provided. Generally the apparatus contains an aluminum surface adapted to be displayed in a medical setting and a digital image embedded within the aluminum surface. The method for decorating the aluminum surface in a medical... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20080166483 - High energy density nanocomposites and related methods of preparation: Metal oxide-polymer composites and methods of preparation.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20080166485 - Aqueous polyurethane compositions: An aqueous polyurethane composition comprising a polyurethane which is the reaction product of: (A) an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer and (B) at least one active- hydrogen chain-extending compound comprising at least 0.20 stoichiometric equivalents with respect to the isocyanate content of the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer (A), of an active-hydrogen chain-extending compound selected from... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080166484 - Fire retardant composition: The present invention is directed to a curable composition that provides fire retardant, selfextinguishing properties for adhesive applications The curable composition contains a particulate, phosphorous-containing compound, and another compound which is a liquid phosphorous compound or a particulate compound. The cured composition exhibits fire retardancy properties and mechanical strength.... Agent: Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Inc. Legal Department

20080166486 - Flexible concrete waterproofer: A moisture resistant concrete coating composition comprising 20% to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the coating composition, of a water dispersible resin having a non-volatile materials content in the range of 40% to about 60%, an average particle size in the range of 80 nm to 400... Agent: The Sherwin-williams Company

20080166488 - Method and arrangement for exhausting gas from a coating material: A method and apparatus for exhausting gas from a coating material. The coating material is fed in the bottom part area of a drum (3) rotating around an essentially vertical axis inside a vacuum tank (1), whereby the rotating motion of the drum causes the coating material to rise up... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20080166487 - Method for applying a film to a planar substrate, deflecting element and device for applying a film to a planar substrate: The invention relates to a method for applying a film to a planar, especially air-impermeable substrate, comprising the steps: (a) feeding the planar substrate in a direction of feed towards an application device, (b) applying a film output by the application device to the planar substrate, and (c) sharply deflecting... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20080166489 - Method for microstructure control of ceramic thermal spray coating: An apparatus for applying segmented ceramic coatings includes means for supporting and moving one or more substrates; one or more heat sources disposed proximate to one or more substrates, wherein at least one of the heat sources is positioned to apply a heat stream to pre-heat a thermal gradient zone... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080166490 - Closed-loop bubble elimination system and methods for applying a conformal coating material to a substrate: Systems and methods for applying a conformal coating material to a substrate, such as an electronic component or circuit board. The systems and methods rely on a pressure-regulated fluid circulation loop connecting an outlet of a pump with an inlet of a pump and an applicator that is connected in... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20080166491 - Method and apparatus for preparing thin film: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for preparing a silicon-containing solid film, which can form a thin film uniformly over a wide area. Raw-material fluid comprising a silane derivative and a hydrocarbon derivative is mixed with carrier fluid comprising carbon dioxide to form a supercritical condition. Further,... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080166492 - Metal-graphite foam composite and a cooling apparatus for using the same: A method of producing a metal-graphite foam composite, and particularly, the utilization thereof in connection with a cooling apparatus. Also provided is a cooling apparatus, such as a liquid cooler or alternatively, a heat sink for electronic heat-generating components, which employ the metal-graphite foam composite.... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080166493 - Coating compositions for marine applications and methods of making and using the same: Anti-fouling coating compositions and methods of making and using those compositions are provided. In an embodiment, a coating composition comprises ceramic nanoparticles, wherein the coating composition is capable of inhibiting contaminants from adhering to a solid surface.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080166494 - Method of making topographically patterned coatings: Methods of forming patterned coatings are disclosed. The methods include the steps of disposing a composition onto a substrate to form a liquid coating on the substrate and removing or providing energy through a first pattern of areas on the liquid coating to form a topographically patterned coating, the topographical... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080166495 - Image forming method and apparatus: The image forming method includes the steps of: ejecting and depositing an ink containing a coloring material and a radiation polymerizable compound on an intermediate transfer body, the radiation polymerizable compound having a molecular structure including a radical polymerizable group and a cationically polymerizable group; then irradiating the ink on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080166496 - Polymer powder containing polyamide use of said powder in a moulding method and moulded body produced from the same: e

20080166497 - Circuit board with identifiable information and method for fabricating the same: A circuit board with identifiable information and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. At least one insulating layer within the circuit board has a non-circuit area free of a circuit layout. A plurality of openings are formed in the non-circuit area of the insulating layer. A patterned circuit... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080166498 - Method of curing porous low-k layer: A method of curing a porous low-k layer is described, which is applied to a substrate with a porous low-k layer formed thereon, wherein the porous low-k: layer contains a porogen. A first UV-curing treatment is performed to the porous low-k layer under a relatively milder condition, and then a... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080166499 - Low thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating system and method therefor: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a thermal barrier coating for inclusion in a thermal barrier coating system is provided. The thermal barrier coating comprises a compound having a rhombohedral phase. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a thermal barrier coating is provided that comprises a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080166500 - Catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition: Provided is a catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition comprising a metallic aerosol nanoparticle generation step of generating metallic aerosol nanoparticles, which act as plating initiation catalyst; a metallic aerosol nanoparticle fixation step of fixing the resultant metallic aerosol nanoparticles on a plating surface; and an electroless deposition step... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080166501 - Pulsed laser deposition method: The invention relates to a method for coating a body of metal, glass, rock or plastic, in which the body is coated by laser ablation, with the body shifted in a material plasma fan ablated from a moving target in order to achieve a coating having as regular quality as... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080166502 - Metal film pattern forming method: The present invention relates to a metal film pattern forming method by which a metal film pattern can be formed easily on a substrate. In the method, a metal film is caused to adhere to the surface of a substrate comprised of an insulating material having heat resistant properties. By... Agent: Venable LLP

20080160166 - Polymer coating for medical devices: Coatings are provided in which surfaces may be activated by covalently bonding a silane derivative to the metal surface, covalently bonding a lactone polymer to the silane derivative by in situ ring opening polymerization, and depositing at least one layer of a polyester on the bonded lactone. Biologically active agents... Agent: Cv Therapeutics, Inc.

20080160167 - Non-specific adsorption inhibitor, probe-bonded particles, and method for producing the same: A method for producing a non-specific adsorption inhibitor includes reacting (A) a tosylated compound of polyoxyethylene monomethyl ether with (B) a polyamine having either an amino group or imino group (—NH—), or both, in total of 3 to 12.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080160168 - Implant surface preparation: The surface of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone is prepared. The device is made of titanium with a native oxide layer on the surface. The method of preparation comprises the steps of removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the device and performing further... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080160169 - Coating device and method for coating medical device with bioactive peptide: A method for coating a medical device with a bioactive peptide comprising: providing a medical device to be coated with a bioactive peptide to a cylinder; attaching a syringe containing a bioactive peptide coating solution; introducing into the cylinder the bioactive peptide coating solution when the first valve of the... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080160171 - Electron beam physical vapor deposition apparatus and processes for adjusting the feed rate of a target and manufacturing a multi-component condensate free of lamination: A process for adjusting a feed rate in an electron-beam physical vapor deposition apparatus includes the steps of positioning a target at a first height within a chamber of an electron-beam physical vapor deposition apparatus; feeding the target at a rate into a beam of electrons generated by an electron... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080160170 - Technique for using an improved shield ring in plasma-based ion implantation: A technique for using an improved shield ring in plasma-based ion implantation is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an apparatus and method for plasma-based ion implantation, such as radio frequency plasma doping (RF-PLAD). The apparatus and method may comprise a shield ring positioned... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080160172 - Thermal spray coating processes: This invention relates to thermal spray processes comprising thermally depositing a high purity yttria or ytterbia stabilized zirconia powder, said powder comprising from about 0 to about 0.15 weight percent impurity oxides, from about 0 to about 2 weight percent hafnium oxide (hafnia), from about 6 to about 25 weight... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080160173 - Component moulding process: A method for embedding electronic components in a mold material for subsequent connection of the electronic components by printing on the surfaces of the set and cured mold material. The electronic components are placed on two UV transparent foils and are embedded into the mold material from two opposite sides.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080160174 - Monosilane or disilane derivatives and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films using the same: This invention relates to silicon precursor compositions for forming silicon-containing films by low temperature (e.g., <550° C.) chemical vapor deposition processes for fabrication of ULSI devices and device structures. Such silicon precursor compositions comprise at least a silane or disilane derivative that is substituted with at least one alkylhydrazine functional... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080160175 - Method for preparing a periodically poled structure: A method for preparing a periodically poled structure comprises the steps of providing a ferroelectric substrate having an upper surface and a bottom surface, forming an upper electrode including at least one first block and at least one second block on the upper surface, forming a bottom electrode including at... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080160176 - Method of fabricating iridium layer with volatile precursor: An iridium precursor, and an iridium layer from the precursor is described. The Ir(I) in the precursor becomes Ir(III) in a reduction pathway before forming an Ir(0) layer.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080160177 - Methods for electroless plating of metal traces on a substrate and devices and systems thereof: Methods for forming traces/lines and interconnects on substrates and devices and systems thereof of herein disclosed. In some embodiments, an activator layer is deposited on a surface of a substrate. Pick-up lithography using a pre-patterned lithographic stamp, ultraviolet lithography or like methods are used to selectively remove portions of the... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080160179 - Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device: There is disclosed a piezoelectric/electrostrictive porcelain composition capable of manufacturing, at a comparatively low sintering temperature, a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body which is dense and superior in crystallinity and which has satisfactory piezoelectric/electrostrictive characteristics so that deviation of the composition is not easily generated. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive porcelain composition contains as a major... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080160178 - Surface acoustic wave device: A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate made of LiTaO3 or LiNbO3 having an electromechanical coefficient of about 15% or more, at least one electrode which is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and which is a laminate film having a metal layer defining a primary metal layer primarily... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080160181 - Manufacturing method of electrolyte filled cathode for molten carbonate fuel cell: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing the electrolyte-filled cathode of a molten carbonate fuel cell. The method includes the steps of a) manufacturing an air electrode through a sintering process; b) dispersing electrolyte powder throughout one surface of the air electrode according to a composition of eutectics; c) attaching... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c.

20080160180 - Method of dry coating flow field plates for increased durability: The present disclosure provides a simple and inexpensive method of making a flow field plate that exhibits increased durability under conditions of use comprising the steps of: a) providing a flow field plate comprising at least one flow field surface; b) applying a dry carbon powder to at least one... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080160183 - Conductive sintered layer forming composition and conductive coating film forming method and bonding method using the same: There is provided a conductive sintered layer forming composition and a conductive sintered layer forming method that can lower heating temperature and shorten heating time for a process of accelerating sintering or bonding by sintering of metal nano-particles coated with an organic substance. The conductive sintered layer forming composition may... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080160182 - Electroluminescent materials and devices: A method of spin coating electroluminescent organo metallic by coating the anode with a polymer before spin coating.... Agent: David Silverstein Andover-ip-law

20080160184 - Magnetic sensor and manufacturing method therefor: A magnetic sensor comprises magnetoresistive elements and permanent magnet films, which are combined together to form GMR elements formed on a quartz substrate having a square shape, wherein the permanent magnet films are paired and connected to both ends of the magnetoresistive elements, so that an X-axis magnetic sensor and... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080160185 - Interference films having acrylamide layer and method of making same: A method for forming a color shifting film on a support, the film comprising a reflective stack disposed adjacent to the support and an image is disclosed. The reflective stack comprises an at least partially transparent spacer layer comprising a substituted acrylamide polymer disposed between a partially reflective first layer... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080160186 - Optical film coating: A low fringing film coating includes a transparent polymeric layer having a surface, and a plurality of projections extending away from the surface. The projections have a mean height of 0.05 to 1 μm and a mean distance between projections of 0.5 to 2 mm. The coating can be produced... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080160187 - Antifog article, method for producing same, and coating material for forming antifog coating film: l

20080160188 - Variable thickness shingles: A method of manufacturing roofing shingles comprises the steps of: coating a continuously supplied shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, the asphalt-coated sheet having at least one prime portion and at least one headlap portion, varying the thickness of the asphalt-coated sheet such that the at... Agent: Owens Corning

20080160189 - Method for manufacturing zeolite membrane: There is provided a method for the production of dense crystalline zeolite membrane on a porous substrate which performs flux and separation capability in balance. The method comprises coating the surface of the porous substrate with a first powder, coating the first powder-coated surface of the porous substrate with a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080160190 - Method of fabricating nano structure, method of manufacturing magnetic disc, method of forming stamper, and method of generating base body: A method of fabricating a nano structure includes the steps of: forming a particle layer on a substrate that is nano-scale flat by spreading at least one layer of nano-sized particles made of a material different from that of the substrate; forming a holder on the particle layer that holds... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080160191 - Method and equipment of producing graphite and metallic catalyst composite for diamond synthesis: This invention releases the preparation method and equipment of graphite and catalyst composite for a kind of synthetic diamond. Firstly the clean graphite particle shall be placed into the heating chamber for pre-heating, the lower limit of the heating temperature shall be higher than the boiling point of the coated... Agent: Global Ip Services

20080160192 - Method for chemical infiltration in the gas phase for the densification of porous substrates with pyrolytic carbon: One or more porous substrates for densification (10) are loaded into an oven (12) into which there is admitted a reaction gas containing a pyrolytic carbon precursor gas comprising at least one gaseous hydrocarbons CxHy in which x and y are integers and x is such that 1<x<6, together with... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080160193 - Thin layer substrate coating and method of forming same: Embodiments of the present invention relate to coating deposition and coatings for dental and orthopedic devices that provide prevention or reduction of ion leakage and, in some situations, improved aesthetic appearances.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080160195 - Integrated compound nano probe card and method of making same: An integrated compound nano probe card is disclosed to include a substrate layer having a front side and a back side, and compound probe pins arranged in the substrate layer. Each compound probe pin has a bundle of aligned parallel nanotubes/nanorods and a bonding material bonded to the bundle of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080160194 - Method of printing a fluid material using a continuous jet printing technique and curable compositions for use in said method: The invention relates to a method for printing a fluid material using a continuous jet printing technique, wherein the material is passed under pressure from a reservoir through a channel to at least one outflow opening of the channel, after which the material is passed through the outflow opening, whereby... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080160196 - Apparatus and method of forming pattern using inkjet printing and nano imprinting: An apparatus and method of forming a pattern using an inkjet printing method and nano imprinting method. The method includes partially inkjet printing a material for forming the pattern on a surface of the substrate using an inkjet head, and forming a predetermined pattern by imprinting the inkjet printed material... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080160197 - Method and apparatus for stabilizing a coating: A method and apparatus for stabilizing an incidental coating in a substrate coating apparatus is provided. The method includes defining interior surfaces of a coating zone in the substrate coating apparatus. The method may include preheating interior surfaces to a local preheat temperature that is approximately equal to a local... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080160198 - Black brightening flake and cosmetic preparation, coating composition, resin composition, and ink composition each containing the same: The present invention provides a black brightening flake which prevents fine pigment particles from agglomerating. When incorporated into a cosmetic, a coating material, etc., the flakes enable the resultant composition not only to give a satisfactory use feeling, for example, spreadability on the skin, without giving a rough feeling or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080160199 - High peroxide autodeposition bath: This invention provides an autodeposition bath composition and process capable of coating zinciferous metal surfaces with minimal pinhole formation, comprising (a) at least one polymer, (b) at least one emulsifier, (c) optionally at least one cross-linker, (d) at least one accelerator component such as acid, oxidizing agent and/or complexing agents,... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080160200 - Silane-crosslinkable coating formulations: i

20080160201 - Thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system for a ceramic-matrix composite (cmc) article to improve high temperature capability: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an article is provided. The article comprises a substrate comprised of silicon containing material, an environmental barrier coating (EBC) overlying the substrate and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on the environmental barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating comprising a compound having a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080160202 - Pretreatment and stain system:

20080160203 - Spray-in latex foam for sealing and insulating: A spray latex foam for filling wall cavities to enhance the sealing and insulating properties of a building is provided. The spray latex foam includes a latex system and a gaseous coagulating component. In at least one exemplary embodiment, carbon dioxide is included as a gaseous coagulating agent. One latex... Agent: Owens Corning

20080160204 - Spontaneous copper seed deposition process for metal interconnects: A method for depositing a copper seed layer onto a semiconductor substrate comprises applying a SCuD plating bath onto a surface of a substrate, rinsing the surface with an organic solvent, applying a co-reactant bath to the surface, and again rinsing the surface with an organic solvent. The SCuD plating... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080160205 - Apparatus and method for plasma arc coating: A system for coating a side surface of a moving substrate. The system includes an array of plasma sources, a first plurality of orifices located upstream of the array and a second plurality of orifices located downstream of the array. A coating reagent is injected from each orifice into a... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080160206 - Dental composites based on x-ray-opaque mixed oxides prepared by flame spraying: The present invention relates to dental composites comprising at least one nanoparticulate mixed oxide (a) of SiO2 with X-ray-opaque metal oxides of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu which has been... Agent: Novak Druce Deluca + Quigg LLP

20080160207 - Additive to improve ozone stability of dyes on porous media: An inkjet ink includes an aqueous liquid vehicle, at least 1% by weight dye, and an ozone stability enhancing quantity of gluconate ions.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080160208 - System and method for restoring or regenerating an article: A system for restoring or regenerating an article, such as turbine blade or vane for a gas turbine engine, includes a first cathode and a second cathode operably disposed in a deposition chamber. The first cathode includes a first deposition material substantially similar in composition to the material of a... Agent: General Electric Company

20080160209 - Actinic radiation curable magenta ink composition, actinic radiation curable ink, jet recording magenta ink and method for image formation and ink jet recording apparatus using said ink, and actinic radiation curable printing magenta ink: An actinic radiation curable magenta ink composition containing a quinacridone series pigment, a dispersing agent, a photo-polymerizable compound and a photo-polymerization initiator, wherein a surface of a coated layer with the magenta ink composition on a porous medium exhibits a 60°-glossiness defined in JIS 5600 in the range of 95... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080160210 - Passivation layer formation by plasma clean process to reduce native oxide growth: Embodiments described herein provide methods for removing native oxide surfaces on substrates while simultaneously passivating the underlying substrate surface. In one embodiment, a method is provided which includes positioning a substrate containing an oxide layer within a processing chamber, adjusting a first temperature of the substrate to about 80° C.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080160211 - Rotary uv curing method and apparatus: An improved rotary UV curing method and apparatus is provided to more effectively polymerize and cure an UV curable product, article, ink coating or adhesive in or on a disk. Advantageously, the improved rotary UV curing method and apparatus has a special arrangement that provides for rotational movement between an... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20080160212 - Method and apparatuses for providing electrical contact for plasma processing applications: A method and apparatuses for providing improved electrical contact to a semiconductor wafer during plasma processing applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wafer platen for supporting the wafer; and a plurality of electrical contact elements, each of the plurality of electrical contact elements are configured to... Agent: Scott Faber, Esq. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc

20080160213 - Method for restoring or regenerating an article: A method for restoring or regenerating an article, particularly a component for use in a gas turbine engine, includes providing a residual substrate comprised of a first material, evaluating a wall thickness of the residual substrate, and depositing a layer of a second material overlying at least a portion of... Agent: General Electric Company

20080160214 - Substrate processing apparatus: A substrate treating apparatus comprises a reaction chamber 6 forming a space for treating a substrate 7, and a gas reserving part 10 connected to the reaction chamber 6, having a gas supply pipe for supplying gas for treating the substrate 7 and a gas exhaust pipe for exhausting the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080160215 - Contamination resistant surfaces: The invention provides a fluorocarbon coating having a reduced surface energy that has low susceptibility to molecular and particulate contamination. The fluorocarbon coating is stable and functional in vacuum. The fluorocarbon coating is stable to chemical solvents, cryogenic temperatures, and temperatures as high as 400° C. The fluorocarbon coating may... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080160216 - Method of sealing surfaces: The present invention relates to an article whose surface has been at least partly sealed and to methods of its sealing, the sealing layer comprising a reactive melt layer and a coating layer.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080160217 - Pulsed laser deposition method: The invention relates to a method for coating the plastic casing and/or lens of a portable electronic device, in which the plastic casing and/or lens is coated by laser ablation with the plastic casing and/or lens shifted in a material plasma fan ablated from a moving target in order to... Agent: Young & Thompson