Coating processes inventions 09/08

20080233267 - Coated stent with evenly distributed therapeutic agent: A stent includes a stent framework and a coating disposed on the stent framework. The coating includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The coating has a circumferential therapeutic concentration zone near the inner surface and a circumferential washed zone near the outer surface.... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20080233268 - Stent spin coating method: A method is disclosed for spin coating a stent. The method comprises applying a coating substance to the stent; rotating the stent about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the stent; and rotating the stent about the longitudinal axis of the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080233269 - Apparatus and methods for applying a layer of a spin-on material on a series of substrates: An apparatus and method for applying a fluid spin-on material on a surface of first and second substrates. A spin coating device is configured to dispense the fluid spin-on material to form a first layer on the surface of the first substrate. A metrology tool is configured to measure a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080233270 - Dielectric paste for a multi-layered ceramic electronic component and a method for manufacturing a multi-layered unit for a multi-layered ceramic electronic component: A method for fabricating a multi-layered unit for a multi-layered ceramic electronic component includes a step of printing a dielectric paste containing ethyl cellulose having an apparent weight average molecular weight of 110,000 to 190,000 as a binder and at least one kind of solvent selected from the group consisting... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080233271 - Layered structures and method for producing the same: A method for producing membranes and membrane electrode units by laying thin film layers on a porous carrier substrate. The layers are applied using only one of several production methods, but have different functional properties. These membranes and membrane electrode units may be used to generate energy by electrochemical or... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080233272 - Film formation apparatus, manufacturing apparatus, film formation method, and method for manufacturing light-emitting device: To improve the use efficiency of a vapor-deposition material, reduce the manufacturing cost of a light-emitting device including a layer containing an organic compound, and shorten the manufacturing time for manufacturing a light-emitting device. Inside of a film formation chamber is made in a reduced pressure state, and conductive-surface substrate... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080233273 - Electrode for energy storage systems, production method thereof and energy storage system comprising said electrode:

20080233274 - Manufacturing method of tantalum condenser: There is provided a method of manufacturing a tantalum condenser, in which a high-performing tantalum condenser is manufactured through a more simplified and higher-efficient process using simpler and economical equipment. The method of manufacturing a tantalum condenser including: sintering a tantalum powder to prepare a tantalum pellet; oxidizing the tantalum... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080233275 - Manufacturing method of tantalum condenser: There is provided a method of manufacturing a tantalum condenser, in which a high-performing tantalum condenser is manufactured through a more simplified and higher-efficient process using simpler and economical equipment. The method of manufacturing a tantalum condenser including: preparing a tantalum pellet by sintering a tantalum powder; oxidizing the tantalum... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080233276 - Copper (i) compounds useful as deposition precursors of copper thin films: Copper (I) amidinate precursors for forming copper thin films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, and a method of depositing the copper (I) amidinate precursors on substrates using chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition processes.... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080233277 - Piezoelectric thin film, method of manufacturing piezoelectric thin film, piezoelectric element, and ink jet recording head: There is disclosed a piezoelectric thin film having less non-uniform portion and holding satisfactory piezoelectric characteristics, a method of manufacturing the film, a piezoelectric element using the piezoelectric thin film, and an ink jet system recording head using the piezoelectric element. In the piezoelectric thin film of perovskite crystals formed... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080233278 - Method of repairing a damaged abradable coating: A method of repairing a damaged abradable coating (48) on a surface (46) of a shroud (44) in an assembled gas turbine engine (10) comprises inserting a boroscope (60) through an aperture (52) in the casing (50) of the compressor (26) of the gas turbine engine (10). The boroscope (60)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080233279 - High contrast decorative films and laminates: An image-bearing article comprises an opaque layer bearing an image which is coated on the image-bearing side and over the image with an adhesion promoter. A process of preparing an image-bearing article comprising a coated image-bearing white layer comprises the steps of providing an opaque layer; printing an image on... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080233280 - Method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate by treating a surface of a stamp: The invention provides a method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate. The method uses an elastomeric stamp having a relief structure with a raised surface and having a modulus of elasticity of at least 10 MegaPascal. At least the raised surface of the stamp is treated... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080233281 - Process for producing an optical element: A composition for an aligning film that may have significantly improved adhesion to an optical functional layer (a liquid crystal layer), may significantly improve the alignment of a liquid crystalline compound, and may have excellent durability. The composition for an aligning film is used in a process for producing an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080233282 - Methods and apparatuses for material deposition: An apparatus and method are described for deposition of materials such as particulate materials onto a surface. The methods employ the use of shockwaves or compression waves to project the particulate material onto the surface as desired. This allows for the preparation of solid objects or coated surfaces that exhibit,... Agent: Kirby Eades Gale Baker

20080233283 - Apparatus for depositing protective layer and depositing method using the apparatus: An apparatus and method for depositing a protective layer. The apparatus includes an anti-hydration module, wherein a substrate is loaded through a substrate input hole and mounted on a carrier; a load lock chamber, which is connected to the anti-hydration module and maintains a vacuum; a plurality of vacuum chambers;... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080233284 - Bottom-up electrospinning devices, and nanofibers prepared by using the same: A conventional electrospinning devices is problematic in that it is unable to mass-produce a nanofiber web and the quality of a produced nanofiber web is poor. To solve the above problem, the present invention provides a bottom-up electrospinning devices, wherein [I] the outlets of nozzles 5 installed on a nozzle... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080233285 - Methods of forming sic mosfets with high inversion layer mobility: Methods of forming an oxide layer on silicon carbide include thermally growing an oxide layer on a layer of silicon carbide, and annealing the oxide layer in an environment containing NO at a temperature greater than 1175° C. The oxide layer may be annealed in NO in a silicon carbide... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080233286 - Method and apparatus for removing carbonized pitch from the surface of a pitch infiltrated disk: A device for removing carbonized pitch from first and second parallel surfaces (18, 20) of a pitch infiltrated carbon fiber disk (14) having an axis (16), the device including a disk support (12, 100) for supporting a pitch infiltrated carbon fiber disk (14) at a disk support location on the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Department Ab 2

20080233288 - Method of forming crystallographically stabilized doped hafnium zirconium based films: A method is provided for forming doped hafnium zirconium based films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced ALD (PEALD). The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a hafnium precursor, a gas pulse containing a zirconium precursor,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233287 - Process and apparatus for organic vapor jet deposition: A method of fabricating an organic film is provided. A non-reactive carrier gas is used to transport an organic vapor. The organic vapor is ejected through a nozzle block onto a cooled substrate, to form a patterned organic film. A device for carrying out the method is also provided. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080233289 - Dyes comprising [(4-[2-amino-3,6-disulpho-8-hydroxynaphth-1-ylazo]anilino)- 1,3,5-triazinyl] moities: m

20080233290 - Thermal paper: A method of preparing a thermally printable sheet which comprises providing a substrate comprising a base sheet having at least one surface coated with a layer containing a pigment in solid porous particulate form, and, using a printer, printing onto the coated surface of said substrate, a thermal ink which... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080233291 - Method for depositing an inorganic layer to a thermal transfer layer: The invention is a method for depositing an inorganic layer to a laser-induced thermal transfer layer, and to a deposited transfer layer made by the method. In one embodiment, the transfer layer is disposed on a receiver element comprising a glass substrate with black matrix for a color filter comprising... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080233292 - Method for manufacturing substrate for microarray: wherein m represents an integer from 3 to 20; X a hydroxyl group precursor functional group; and Y independently represent a halogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms; and converting the hydroxyl group precursor functional group represented by X to a hydroxyl group.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080233293 - Method and apparatus for coating ducts: The present disclosure includes a method of applying a coating material to an air duct including inserting a first end of a supply line including a spray head and a camera through a first opening in the air duct; initiating flow of coating material to the spray head through the... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080233295 - Antioxidation coating for steel and antioxidation method using the same: The present disclosure relates to an antioxidation coating for steel. In one example, the coating is produced by mixing magnesian mineral, layered silicate, metallurgical solid waste, aluminum powder, organic thickener and inorganic binder including the components of Al2O3, SiO2, MgO, CaO, Fe2O3 or the like with water, and the final... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080233294 - Metal, ceramic and cermet articles formed from low viscosity aqueous slurries: Methods for producing metal, ceramic and cermet articles from low viscosity suspensions and the articles produced thereby. The articles include micro diameter hollow fibers, tubes having hollow walls, solid and hollow sheets, and open cell foams. The articles are useful for filters, catalyst media, fuel cell electrodes, body implantation devices,... Agent: Sheldon Kavesh, Ph. D.

20080233296 - Method of applying a relatively thick protective coating to a sheet metal substrate: A sheet metal substrate is provided with a raised border which surrounds an area to be coated with a hardfacing. A slurry comprising a highly alloyed powder and a PVA binder is placed in the cavity defined by the border and the plate. The border has a height which exceeds... Agent: Deere & Company

20080233299 - Electrical insulation system based on poly(dicyclopentadiene): Electrical insulation system, which optionally contains a filler material and/or further additives, wherein said electrical insulation system comprises poly(dicyclopentadiene) as the main component, and method of making said electrical insulation system.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080233298 - Methods of fabric treatment: A method is described for treating fabrics, yarns and individual fibers to improve the mechanical properties thereof, for example their wrinkle-resistance, by treating the fabric, yarn, and fibers in a solution containing polymer nanoparticles. The nanoparticles include two sizes of particles and an appropriate selection of the nanoparticles to control... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080233297 - Methods of forming a photoreceptor device having a self-assembled patterned binder layer: Methods of forming a self-assembled patterned binder layer, which may include at least one functional material, that is particularly suitable for use in photoreceptor devices.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080233300 - Thermosetting powders comprising curing agent adducts of polyesters and strong, flexible powder coatings made therefrom: The present invention provides thermosetting polyester powder or epoxy-containing acrylic powder compositions comprising one or more curing agent adduct of a polyester, preferably a linear polyester, wherein when the said curing agent adduct comprises an adduct of one or more polyepoxy compound, the said polyepoxy compound has an average of... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080233301 - Stacked-film-forming system, sputtering apparatus, and method for forming stacked film: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a stacked-film-forming system for forming a stacked film has a first film-forming apparatus including a holder having a frame surrounding the substrate and a holding mechanism for holding the substrate inside the frame so that the major surface of the substrate is vertically... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080233302 - Method and device for production of a three-dimensional article: The invention relates to a method and device for production of a three-dimensional article from a material, by means of layered application. According to the invention, a dropwise application is carried out, whereby drops of reaction components are ejected by a nozzle arrangement (3) and applied to a base reaction... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080233303 - Coatings for metal-metal seal surfaces: A method of producing a metal seal ring is provided. The method includes selecting a seal ring substrate material and applying a coating to the seal ring substrate material using an electroless plating process.... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080233304 - Process for the production of multi-layer coatings: A process for the production of special effect multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: (1) applying a 10 to 30 μm thick base coat layer onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, (2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, (3) jointly curing the base coat... Agent: E. I. Dupont Nemours And Company

20080233305 - Method for manufacturing coating film: A method for manufacturing a coating film having a coating layer on a transparent base material. The method includes a step of forming a coated film by coating a coating liquid having a material for forming a coating layer that is curable by ultraviolet radiation on the transparent base material,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080233307 - Photocurable inkjet ink: There is a need for a photocurable inkjet ink capable of being cured with low light energy and of forming ultrafine patterns. There is also a need for the formation of films having the flexibility to be formed even on flexible boards using photocurable inkjet ink. The invention provides a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080233306 - Single phase water based energy curable polymers and method of preparing coatings and printing inks: Single phase, water based, energy curable compositions and a method of preparing coatings and printing inks from same.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080233309 - Method for manufacturing substrate for making microarray: n

20080233308 - Production of means for improving the state of systems and materials:

20080226812 - Stent coating apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for coating abluminal surface of a stent is described. The apparatus includes a stent support, a coating device, and an imaging system. The coating device includes a solution reservoir and transducer assembly. The transducer assembly includes a plurality of transducers and a controller. Each transducer is... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080226813 - Method and system for a composite polymer for printed mems: An embodiment generally relates to a method for creating a composite material for micro-electro mechanical systems. The method includes determining a layout for a micro-electro mechanical system device and alternating depositing drops of polymer and drops of conductor to create an interwoven matrix based on the layout. The method also... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP (cust. No. W/xerox)

20080226814 - Method for manufacturing patterned vapor-deposited film: A method for manufacturing a vapor-deposited film having a high-resolution pattern, without using a metal mask that makes it difficult to realize high resolution or an expensive laser scanning device. A patterned vapor-deposited film is manufactured by a method including: preparing a deposition panel containing a substrate, a plurality of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080226815 - Novel thin laminate as embedded capacitance material in printed circuit boards: The invention concerns multilayered structures useful for forming capacitors, which may be embedded within printed circuit boards or other microelectronic devices. The multilayered structure comprises a pair of parallel electrically conductive layers separated by a pair of dielectric layers and a central polymerizable layer. Each of the dielectric layers and... Agent: Richard S. Roberts Roberts & Roberts, LLP, Attorney At Law

20080226816 - Method of manufacturing an electrode active material particle for a rechargeable battery: A method of manufacturing an electrode active material particle for a rechargeable battery wherein a layer of an active material capable of being alloyed with Li is formed on a surface of a metal particle incapable of being alloyed with Li and then a heat treatment is conducted to diffuse... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080226817 - Tilted perpendicular magnetic recording media and method and apparatus therefor: (b) a tilted perpendicular magnetic recording layer on the surface of an outermost layer of said layer stack, wherein the easy axis of magnetization of magnetic particles of said recording layer is tilted in a radial direction at a preselected, controllable angle up to about 45° from vertical. Also disclosed... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080226818 - Method for through repair of a composite structure comprising three skins and two core layers: A method for through-repair of a composite material structure. Repair portions, established through two core layers, for example as a honeycomb and three polymer skins, including two external skins and a middle skin inserted between the core layers to obtain a composite structure, are set up and the polymer is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080226819 - Methods of making crystalline titania coatings: A method is provided for shifting the amorphous to crystalline transition temperature of a titania coating. The method includes adding a dopant, such as Mo, V, Al, Zn, Zr, Li, K, Co, La, Ca, Ba, Si, Ag, Cu, Ni, Mg, Mn, Cd, Fe, Cr, Tb, Y, Sn, Ge, and/or Pd... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080226820 - Formation of metal oxide film: A film formation method for forming a metal oxide film includes loading a target object into a process container configured to maintain a vacuum therein; supplying a film formation source material into the process container; supplying an oxidizing agent into the process container; and causing the film formation source material... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080226821 - Metal halide reactor for cvd and method: A reaction vessel (reactor) is shown that, filled with metal and placed either within a CVD type furnace or in a housing in fluid communication with the CVD type furnace can produce commercial quantities of a metal halide gas over extended time periods and multiple furnace runs. The control of... Agent: Hubert Patrovsky

20080226822 - Precoat film forming method, idling method of film forming device, loading table structure, film forming device and film forming method: The precoat film forming method has the deposition step of feeding processing gas into the film forming device having the loading table structure 18 internally which has the loading table 16 for loading the article W to be processed and depositing the precoat film 22 composed of a TiN film... Agent: Smith, Grambrell & Russell, LLP Beveridge, Degrandi, Weilacher

20080226823 - Film-forming method: A TiN film is formed to have a predetermined thickness on a semiconductor wafer by heating the semiconductor wafer at a film formation temperature within a process container and performing a cycle including a first step and a second step at least once. The first step is arranged to supply... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080226825 - Ink set for ink-jet recording and method for producing tetracomposite black image: An ink set for ink-jet recording includes a dye yellow ink, a dye magenta ink, a dye cyan ink, and a dye black ink, wherein regarding a reduction rate in OD value between before and after a predetermined lightfastness test of each patch in the case where a patch of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080226824 - Topographically selective oxidation: Methods for oxidizing organic compounds coated or adsorbed on a topographically patterned solid surface are provided. The methods can be used to selectively remove the organic compounds from the non-recessed areas.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080226826 - Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing method includes applying electroless plating of CoWB onto a Cu interconnection line formed on a wafer W, and then performing a post-cleaning process by use of a cleaning liquid on the target substrate or wafer before a by-product is precipitated on the surface of the CoWB film... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080226827 - Powder paint composition: The invention is directed to a thermosetting powder paint composition comprising a thermosetting amorphous polyamide. The amorphous polyamide has a glass transition temperature between 20° C. and 200° C. The polyamide may be a carboxyl-, a hydroxyl- or an amine functional polyamide. A carboxyl functional polyamide has an acid number... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080226828 - Apparatus and method of curtain coating: To provide an apparatus and method of curtain coating for applying onto a running web a coating solution from a lip top in the form of curtain to form a coating thereon, wherein a fluid is blown to remove excessive deposits of the coating solution that are formed at the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080226829 - Dendritic polyurethane coating: The invention herein relates to a surface protective dendritic polymer composition and to the cross-linked surface protective coating formed therefrom.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080226830 - Method and system for removal of films from peripheral portions of a substrate: A substrate processing apparatus includes an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, and a resist cover film processing block. In the processing blocks, an anti-reflection film, a resist film, and a resist cover film are formed on a substrate, respectively. Additionally, a film formed at a peripheral... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080226831 - process for diffusing titanium and nitride into a steel or steel alloy by altering the content of such: An improved method is provided for diffusing titanium and nitride into a base material comprising a steel or steel alloy. The composition of the base material generally comprises at least one of the following: more than about 1.95% vanadium, less than about 4.1% chromium, and a presence of cobalt. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.

20080226832 - Paint dosage device and system: An insulation cover for a high voltage paint dosing apparatus, the apparatus comprising a docking head arranged to receive at least one dosing cylinder filled with paint for dosing to an applicator or gun. The docking head is arranged substantially-surrounded by the insulation cover and whereby the external surface of... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080226833 - Radiation curable ink compositions and applications thereof: Radiation curable ink compositions that include a curable component having a functionality that is greater than two, is present in the ink composition in an amount greater than 30 percent by weight, and has a molecular weight in the range of about 400 g/mole to about 10,000 g/mole; a component... Agent: Law Office Of James Trosino

20080226834 - Uv curable ink compositions: A UV curable ink composition that comprises a ultraviolet light curable ink composition comprising at least one acrylated oligomer, a pigment, and a photoinitiator is provided. The ink composition of the present invention has a viscosity from about 300 centipoise at 25° C. to about 10000 centipoise at 25° C.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080226835 - Production method of material film and production apparatus of material film: According to a containing-fullerene production method by the background art, containment target ions obtained by ionizing containment target atoms have been irradiated to empty fullerene within a vacuum vessel. This has resulted in a problem of a lower formation efficiency of containing-fullerene, in case of forming containing-fullerene which internally contains... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080226836 - Clathrate compounds and method of manufacturing: The present invention comprises new materials, material structures, and processes of fabrication of such that may be used in technologies involving the conversion of light to electricity and/or heat to electricity, and in optoelectronics technologies. The present invention provide for the fabrication of a clathrate compound comprising a type II... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080226837 - Method for the manufacture of a coating having a columnar structure: In the method for the manufacture of a coating (10) having a columnar structure, preferably a dense structure, a coating material in the form of primary corpuscles (1) is injected with a carrier gas into a thermal process beam. The coating material is transformed in the process beam into a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080226838 - Plasma cvd apparatus and film deposition method: A plasma CVD apparatus includes a first electrode which is disposed in a reacting furnace and on which a substrate is mounted, a second electrode that is disposed above and opposite the first electrode and generates plasma with the first electrode, and a first gas supply nozzle that is disposed... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080226839 - Surface treatment apparatus and surface treatment method: A surface treatment apparatus includes: a vaporization device vaporizing a silane coupling agent, a treatment device in which a treatment object having an inorganic oriented film is arranged, into which the silane coupling agent that has been vaporized by the vaporization device is introduced, and which performs a surface treatment... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080226840 - Process for synthesizing uniform nanocrystalline films: A CVD process for producing nanocrystalline films using a plasma (56, 312) created by an argon atmosphere (at least about 90 percent by volume) containing methane (preferably about at least about 1% by volume) and optionally hydrogen (preferably 0.001 to 2% by volume) is described. Strictly controlled gas purity and... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080226841 - Diamond-like carbon films with low dielectric constant and high mechanical strength: The present invention discloses a method including: providing a substrate; and sequentially stacking layers of two or more diamond-like carbon (DLC) films over the substrate to form a composite dielectric film, the composite dielectric film having a k value of about 1.5 or lower, the composite dielectric film having a... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080226842 - Lazy susan tool layout for light-activated ald: An atomic layer deposition (ALD) module is provided with a rotatable carrier plate that holds a plurality of wafer holders at equally spaced angular positions. The plate is rotated to carry the wafers through a plurality of processing stations arranged at similarly equally spaced angular intervals around the axis of... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080226843 - Laser cladding on low heat resistant substrates: This invention relates to laser cladding of components used in high temperature-corrosive applications, such as those associated with metallurgical vessels' lances, nozzles and tuyeres, for extending their service life under such severe conditions. In particular, this invention relates to a method for applying a high melting point material onto a... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080220148 - Methods for production and use of synthetic hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite nanorods, and superstructures assembled from the same: Disclosed herein are methods directed toward the synthesis of ordered structures of hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite derivatives. More specifically, disclosed herein is a method of preparing ordered hydroxyapatite nanorod structures including the steps of suspending calcium and phosphate in a solvent, adjusting the pH to above 5, and heating to a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080220149 - Compositions and methods for inhibiting protein on surfaces: The use of NIPAM polymers to prevent or reduce the formation of protein deposits on the surfaces of medical devices is described. The invention is particularly directed to reduction of the adsorption of proteins on surfaces of contact lenses and other medical prosthetics.... Agent: Alcon

20080220150 - Microbatch deposition chamber with radiant heating: The present invention generally provides an apparatus and method for processing and transferring substrates in an epitaxial deposition chamber. Embodiments of the invention described herein are adapted to maximize chamber throughput and improve film deposition uniformity. In one embodiment, two substrates are processed simultaneously using radiant heating of the substrates... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080220151 - Method for manufacturing organic electroluminescence panel: A substrate, an array of organic electroluminescence element groups disposed on the substrate, each organic electroluminescence element group formed of a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements, a protective layer disposed on the array of organic electroluminescence element groups, and a laminate member disposed on the protective layer were divided between... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080220152 - Method of making a photovoltaic device with scratch-resistant coating and resulting product: A method of making an anti-reflection coating using a sol-gel process, for use in a photovoltaic device or the like. The method may include the following steps in certain example embodiments: forming a polymeric component of silica by mixing silane(s) with one or more of a first solvent, a catalyst,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080220153 - High-dielectric constant thin film metal oxides on silicon wafers for capacitor applications and methods of manufacture: A method of fabrication of high-k paraelectric metal oxide films at low temperatures utilizing ordered mesoporous metal oxide thin films synthesized by organic templating methodology. The process consisting of (a) chemical solution deposition of periodic ordered mesoporous structures containing high-k metal oxide films, (b) removal of organic template additives, (c)... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.c.

20080220154 - Method of forming fluid flow field plates for electrochemical devices: A method of making graphite articles for electrochemical fuel cells, such as fluid flow field plates, by partially impregnating a porous, self-supporting expanded graphite sheet with a first binder comprising a first liquid resin to form a partially impregnated graphite sheet; mechanically deforming at least one surface of the impregnated... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080220155 - Manufacturing method of wiring and storage element: In a coating method, such as a droplet discharge method which requires baking, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the baking temperature at the time of forming a wiring and a conductive film. As a feature of the present invention, a composition, in which nanoparticles of... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080220156 - Cpp with elongated pinned layer: CPP magnetic read head designs have been improved by increasing the length of the AFM layer relative to that of both the free and spacer layers. The length of the pinned layer is also increased, but by a lesser amount, an abutting conductive layer being inserted to fill the remaining... Agent: Saile Ackerman Llc

20080220157 - Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing same: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is disclosed in which each magnetic crystal grain in the magnetic recording layer has a multilayer structure and has a configuration like a truncated cone shape, in which the crystal grain of the final layer deposited in the film surface side at the final stage... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080220158 - Materials for high density optical recording media: Materials for optical recording media are disclosed. Specifically, the materials are metal chelate compounds of azo dyes, which are formed from sulfamoylated m-diaminobenzene compounds and benzene ring-containing azo compounds. Further, the invention provides an optical recording medium, characterized in that said metal chelate compounds of azo dyes are employed onto... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080220159 - Capillary transport of nanoparticles or microparticles to form an ordered structure: The present invention relates to a method of forming an ordered structure of nanoparticles or microparticles in a well utilizing capillary action. We have discovered that it is possible to achieve capillary transport of particles also by means of uncovered capillary channels that abut on a controlled atmosphere and provided... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080220160 - Coated article with ir reflecting layer(s) and method of making same: A coated article is provided with at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. In certain example embodiments, a titanium oxide layer is provided over the IR reflecting layer, and it has been found that this surprisingly results in an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080220161 - Method of and apparatus for making a spunbond: A spunbond web is made by extruding a multiplicity of hot thermoplastic filaments, passing the filaments along an upstream stretch of a path, cooling and stretching the filaments as they move along the upstream stretch of the path, and depositing the cooled and stretched filaments at a downstream end of... Agent: K.f. Ross P.c.

20080220162 - Method for manufacturing metal-carrying carbonaceous material: A method for manufacturing a metal-carrying carbonaceous material is provided. The method comprises immersing a carbonaceous material in a metal-containing aqueous solution under vacuum, with stirring, and/or in the presence of a polar solvent, and then thermally treating the immersed carbonaceous material at a temperature ranging from 120° C. up... Agent: Venable LLP

20080220163 - Supporting for an exhaust gas purification catalyst and production method: A metal oxide is synthesized in the pores of a porous catalyst base material by impregnating a raw material solution for synthesis of that metal oxide into those pores. At that time, mesh-like cracks are formed in the metal oxide support layer coated onto the inner surfaces of the pores... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080220164 - Feed device for a precursor: In order to allow feeding for supply of a gaseous precursor for further processing while avoiding condensation, and in order to allow the feed process to be carried out as simply and reliably as possible, the invention provides a feed method as well as a feed device (1), comprising a... Agent: Demont & Breyer, Llc

20080220165 - Gas turbine engine components with aluminide coatings and method of forming such aluminide coatings on gas turbine engine components: A turbine engine component (10) with a protective aluminide coating (14) that include additions of silicon and a dopant, such as yttrium and/or hafnium, in an amount effective to reduce sulfidation and a deposition process for forming such aluminide coatings (14). A silicon-containing layer (30) may be applied to the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080220166 - Silicon spout-fluidized bed: Polysilicon is formed by pyrolytic decomposition of a silicon-bearing gas and deposition of silicon onto fluidized silicon particles. Multiple submerged spout fluidized bed reactors and reactors having secondary orifices are disclosed.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080220168 - Ink composition, ink set, ink cartridge using the ink composition, inkjet recording method and recorded material: l

20080220167 - Method of controlling coating edge thickness in a web process: One method for controlling edge thickness includes applying a coating to a moving substrate, thereby forming a film having a cross direction and a machine direction and one or more edges. The method also includes modifying a thickness of a first portion of the coating along one of the edges... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080220169 - Parylene-c stencils: A reuseable microfabrication stencil is described that can be reversibly sealed on various substrates to pattern biomolecules and biomaterials such as proteins and cells. The stencil may be used for the generation of both static and dynamic co-cultures, and cell aggregates. A multilayer stencil is described that can be used... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080220170 - Use of alkoxylated amines to improve water repellency: The present invention relates to the use of alkoxylated amines for treating wood and other cellulose materials in order to enhance their water repellent properties and to reduce water uptake when treated wood or other cellulose materials are brought into contact with water.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080220171 - Controlling wood staining and color during post-harvest processing: Methods of darkening and preserving wood, including cut wood, are described herein. The methods comprise treating wood, including cut wood, with a solution containing a cell signaling agent to darken wood. Also described herein are methods for preserving the color of wood comprise treating wood, including cut wood, with a... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20080220172 - Sintering resistant, low conductivity, high stability 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, a thermal barrier coating (TBC) for inclusion in a thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system (TBC/EBC system) for use on a silicon containing material substrate is provided. The TBC comprises a compound having a primary constituent portion and a stabilizer portion stabilizing... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080220173 - Coating agents containing adducts having an alkoxysilane functionality:

20080220174 - In-flight drop location verification system: A system measures a location of a drop delivered by, for example, an ink-jet type applicator. An image of the drop is captured from two directions, resulting in two drop images. Only one image capturing apparatus is needed to capture the drop images. The location in three-dimensional space is determined... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080220175 - Nanoparticles wtih grafted organic molecules: An apparatus for producing grafted Group IV nanoparticles is provided and includes a source of Group IV nanoparticles. A chamber is configured to carry the nanoparticles in a gas phase and has an inlet and an exit. The inlet configured to couple to an organic molecule source which is configured... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20080220176 - Pickering emulsions, aqueous dispersions of polymeric particles, coatings, and particle networks formed therefrom: Disclosed are Pickering emulsions, related aqueous dispersions, and methods for their preparation, both of which include the use of a water insoluble promoter. Also disclosed are coatings and particle networks formed therefrom.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080220177 - Reliant thermal barrier coating system and related methods and apparatus of making the same: A method and apparatus for forming a thermal barrier coating system (90) in communication with at least a portion of at least one substrate (92). The method includes: depositing a first bond coat (94) on at least a portion of at least one substrate (92); depositing a first thermal barrier... Agent: University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

20080220178 - Thermosetting powder compositions: The invention relates to thermosetting powder compositions which give coatings proving remarkable weatherability, excellent mechanical properties and an outstanding flow containing a binder which comprises a mixture of amorphous polyesters (A) containing from 50 to 100 mol % of isophthalic acid and from 70 to 100 mol % of neopentyl... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080220179 - Conductive roller: In the formation of a conductive roller 1, a compound forming an elastomer by curing through an electron beam irradiation or a ultraviolet ray irradiation is applied onto an outside of a shaft member 2 to form an elastomeric coating layer 3R and then the elastomeric coating layer is cured... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080220180 - Apparatus and method for paint coating or varnish coating a coilable metal sheet: Apparatus for paint or lacquer coating of a sheet capable of coiling that has precisely one drive, which is assigned in effect to a second coiling mount, wherein essentially no further means of influencing the running characteristics of the sheet are provided for.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080220181 - Method of loading a nanotube structure and loaded nanotube structure: Nanotubes loaded with materials, such as active species, and methods to load materials into nanotubes are disclosed. The method includes flowing a medium containing the material to be loaded through the interior volume of the nanotube, wherein it is retained, optionally by a crosslinking or polymerization reaction. Flowing the medium... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080220182 - Laser-based method for growing array of carbon nanotubes: A method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface; (b) forming a catalyst film on the first substrate surface; (c) flowing a mixture of a carrier... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080213460 - Method of coating a polymer surface with a polymer containing coating and an item comprising a polymer coated polymer: The method includes providing a coat polymer, such as a polymer polymer comprises one or more polymer having metacrylate backbone, for the coating, and dissolving said coat polymer in a first solvent, such as water, carbon dioxide and/or organic solvents, placing said solid polymer substrate in a reaction chamber introducing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080213463 - Implantable product with improved aqueous interface characteristics and method for making and using same: An implantable medical device including a porous membrane that is treated with a hydrophilic substance to obtain rapid optimum visualization using technology for viewing inside of a mammalian body. These technologies include ultrasound echocardiography and video imaging such as that used during laparoscopic procedures.... Agent: David J. Johns W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20080213462 - Methods for coating an implantable device: A process for coating an implantable device is disclosed. In this process, at least one implantable device is tumbled. As the implantable device is being tumbled, a coating substance is introduced to coat the implantable device with the coating substance.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080213464 - Methods of applying coating to the inside surface of a stent: A method of applying a coating material to a stent includes the steps of providing a generally tubular stent having an inside surface and an outside surface and applying a coating material to the inside surface of the stent without applying that coating material to the outside surface of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080213461 - Coated microstructures and methods of manufacture thereof: Coated microneedle devices and methods of making such devices are provided. In one aspect, a method for coating includes providing a microstructure having at least one surface in need of coating; and applying a coating liquid, which comprises at least one drug, to the at least one surface of the... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080213465 - Method and apparatus for applying a coating on a substrate: A method for applying a coating (4) on a substrate (1), includes: —scanning a laser beam (2) along a line on the surface of said substrate. The method also includes supplying a coating forming material from a supply system (3), the system moving along the same line as the laser... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080213466 - Highly conducting transparent thin polymers films formed from double and multiple layers of poly(3,4, ethylenedioxythiophene) and its derivatives: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected organic groups; dispensing the monomer solution onto a substrate; heating the monomer solution on the substrate to polymerize the monomer; and repeating the steps of providing a monomer solution, dispensing, and heating one or more times, wherein the spin-coating is performed on top... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080213467 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080213468 - Piezoelectric element, method of manufacturing the same, liquid-jet head, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid-jet apparatus: Disclosed are a piezoelectric element, which has a high withstand voltage and a longer durability life, a manufacturing method of the piezoelectric element, a liquid-jet head, a manufacturing method of the liquid-jet head, and a liquid-jet apparatus. The manufacturing method of a piezoelectric element includes the steps of: forming a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080213469 - Method and appratus for high density nanostructures: A method and apparatus for high density nanostructures is provided. The method and apparatus include Nano-compact optical disks, such as nano-compact disks (Nano-CDS). In one embodiment a 400 Gbit/in2 topographical bit density nano-CD with nearly three orders of magnitude higher than commercial CDS has been fabricated using nanoimprint lithography. The... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080213470 - Method and device for marking long objects by sublimation: The invention relates to a method for marking objects by sublimation and applying decorated film or paper to bars of profiled elements having polygonal sections and an undefined length by sublimation or by sticking the decorative layer to the bar as it passes through a die and a heated drawing... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080213474 - Display device: A display device includes a first plastic substrate including a composite layer having a resin-impregnated fiber fabric, an inorganic barrier layer formed on the composite layer, and a planarizing resin layer formed on the inorganic barrier layer; and a display medium layer formed on the planarizing resin layer-side of the... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080213472 - Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof: A method includes: forming a gate electrode and a gate line at a pixel part of a first substrate through a first masking process; forming a gate insulation film; forming an active pattern and source/drain electrodes and forming a data line crossing the gate line through a second masking process;... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080213471 - Method and apparatus for applying coating solution: The present invention provides a method for applying a coating solution by discharging a coating solution from a slit provided at a tip of a slot-die toward a surface of a web fitted onto a backup roller, the method comprising: a stand-by step of staying the slot-die at a stand-by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080213473 - Method for producing an optical article coated with an antireflection or a reflective coating having improved adhesion and abrasion resistance properties: The invention relates to a method for producing an optical article having antireflection or reflective properties and comprising a substrate having at least one main surface, comprising the step of depositing an sub-layer onto a substrate's main surface, the step of treating the sub-layer by ionic bombardment and the step... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080213475 - Adhesive sheet and adhesive preparation, and production methods thereof: The present invention provides an adhesive sheet including a substrate consisting of a synthetic resin film and a nonwoven fabric laminated on one side of the film, and an adhesive layer formed on the nonwoven fabric, wherein the nonwoven fabric contains polyethyleneimine at least on a surface of the nonwoven... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080213476 - Reagent dispensing apparatus and delivery method: wherein said hardened opposing flat surfaces of said top wall member and said protuberance have a hardness greater than the hardness of said metal seal. The dispensing apparatus may be used for dispensing of reagents such as precursors for deposition of materials in the manufacture of semiconductor materials and devices.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080213477 - Inline vacuum processing apparatus and method for processing substrates therein: An inline vacuum processing apparatus for processing of substrates in vacuum comprises at least one load-lock chamber, at least two subsequent deposition chambers to be operated with essentially the same set of coating parameters and at least one unload-lock chamber plus means for transferring, post-processing and/or handling substrates through and... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080213478 - Vertical cvd apparatus and cvd method using the same: A vertical CVD apparatus includes a supply system configured to supply process gases into a process chamber, and a control section configured to control an operation of the apparatus. The supply system includes a plurality of first delivery holes connected to a first reactive gas line to supply a first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080213479 - Sicn film formation method and apparatus: A method for forming an SiCN film on a target substrate in a process field is arranged to perform a plurality of cycles. Each cycle includes a first step of performing supply of a first process gas containing a silane family gas; a second step of performing supply of a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080213480 - Applicator and method of applying a corrosion preventative to a surface: An applicator and method of discharging a corrosion preventative. The applicator controllably and uniformly applies a corrosion preventative to a surface that has a sensor instrument mounted thereon. The applicator comprises a reservoir block that defines an interior reservoir that is configured to contain an amount of the corrosion preventative.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080213481 - Method for creating a reference region and a sample region on a biosensor: A method is described herein that can use any one of a number of deposition techniques to create a reference region and a sample region on a single biosensor which in the preferred embodiment is located within a single well of a microplate. The deposition techniques that can be used... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080213482 - Method of making a mask for sealing a glass package: A method of making a mask for frit sealing a glass envelope comprising depositing a paste onto a glass substrate, depositing a metallic layer overtop the substrate and paste, and removing the paste and a portion of the metallic layer. The paste may be, for example, a glass frit.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080213483 - Ruled paper product: The invention includes an article for use in preparing a visual presentation having a paper or paper display item with ruled lines pre-printed thereon, and a reducing fluid source. The user can apply the reducing fluid from the reducing fluid source to the ruled lines to chemically reduce the ruled... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080213484 - Method for producing top coating film and clear coating composition: A first clear coating composition comprising (a) an acryl resin having a hydroxyl value of 110 to 160 mgKOH/g and an acid value of 5 to 35 mgKOH/g, (b) an acryl resin having a hydroxyl value of 10 to 150 mgKOH/g and an epoxy equivalent of 230 to 800 g/eq,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080213485 - Method for manufacturing honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gases: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gas, including: providing a columnar body including porous ceramic and having a wall portion and through holes partitioned by the wall portion, the through holes extending in a length direction of the columnar body, coating a sealing material including one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080213486 - Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings on organic matrix composite substrates: Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings for organic matrix composites include applying a bond coat having nano-particles dispersed in a polyimide matrix to a hot side surface of a component and overlying the bond coat with a thermal barrier layer comprising a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The nano-particles... Agent: General Electric Company

20080213487 - Multicomponent carbon nanotube-polymer complex, composition for forming the same, and preparation method thereof: A multicomponent carbon nanotube-polymer complex, a composition for forming the same, and a preparation method thereof are disclosed herein. A multicomponent carbon nanotube-polymer complex may include carbon nanotubes surface-modified with double bond-containing functional groups or carbon nanotubes surface-modified with oxirane groups and/or carbon nanotubes surface-modified with anhydride groups; a polymer... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080213488 - Paints comprising particles: Coating formulations suitable for demanding applications such as automotive clear and top coats contain a hydroxyl-functional film forming resin, an isocyanate or blocked isocyanate curative, and functionalized metal oxide particles, where >50% of the reactive functionalities are more reactive towards isocyanates than at least 60% of the hydroxyl groups of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080213489 - Amphiphilic block copolymer-toughened epoxy resins and electrical laminates made therefrom: A curable laminate epoxy composition comprising (a) an epoxy resin; (b) an amphiphilic block copolymer containing at least one epoxy resin miscible block segment and at least one epoxy resin immiscible block segment; wherein the immiscible block segment comprises at least one polyether structure provided that the polyether structure of... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080213490 - Braid-reinforced composites and processes for their preparation: Resin compositions of the invention are capable of effectively impregnating conventional braid forms and comprise at least one relatively low viscosity resin and at least one viscosity modifier. Hot-melt processing of such resin compositions and others imparts additional advantages and processing efficiencies when preparing braid-reinforced composites.... Agent: The Griffith Law Firm, A P.C.

20080213492 - Insulating film forming composition and production method of insulating film: An insulating film forming composition, includes: a polymer compound obtained by polymerizing a cage-type silsesquioxane compound having two or more unsaturated groups as substituents; a heat-resistant organic polymer compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; and an organic solvent, and a method for producing an insulating film, includes: coating the insulating... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080213491 - Silane functionalized fluoropolymers: A method includes admixing a plurality of fluoropolymer chains, a plurality of basic metal oxide polymers, and a plurality of organic grafts. Each of the plurality of organic grafts includes a phenol end group, a linking group, and at least one silane end group. The phenol end groups of the... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080213493 - Ink set for ink jet recording and ink jet recording method: An ink set for ink jet recording includes a black ink and a plurality of color inks of different colors. The black ink contains a pigment as a coloring material. The color ink having the highest brightness among the plurality of color inks has the highest surface tension among the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080213494 - Organic thin film forming method, auxiliary agent for forming an organic thin film, and solution for forming and organic thin film: An organic thin film forming method for forming an organic thin film on a substrate surface comprising: contacting the substrate with a solution for forming an organic thin film obtained from an auxiliary agent for forming an organic thin film obtained by mixing a metal surfactant (1) having at least... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080213495 - Mother glass composition for gradient-index lens, gradient-index lens, manufacturing method thereof, optical product, and optical device: The present invention provides a mother glass composition for gradient-index lens, from which a lead-free Li-based gradient-index lens that is excellent in weather resistance, in particular weather resistance in the presence of water, can be manufactured. The mother glass composition includes the following components, indicated by mol %: 40≦SiO2≦65; 1≦TiO2≦10;... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080213496 - Method of coating semiconductor processing apparatus with protective yttrium-containing coatings: Methods of applying specialty ceramic materials to semiconductor processing apparatus, where the specialty ceramic materials are resistant to halogen-comprising plasmas. The specialty ceramic materials contain at least one yttrium oxide-comprising solid solution. Some embodiments of the specialty ceramic materials have been modified to provide a resistivity which reduces the possibility... Agent: Shirley L. Church, Esq.

20080213497 - Method of producing glass of optical quality: Glass is produced by depositing presintering composition on a preform set into move in front of a plasma torch which moves back and forth substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the preform, a first feed duct feeds the plasma with grains of the presintering composition while optionally a second... Agent: Venable LLP

20080213498 - Reinforced composite with a tow of fibers and process for the preparation thereof: A graphite coated tow of fibers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of the fibers are provided. A process is provided for surface coating of the graphite platelets onto the fibers. The graphite coated tow of fibers are used to produce a reinforced composite material.... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080213499 - Electrostatic coating spray gun and electrostatic coating method: When conductive paint is coated by electrostatic coating, the electrostatic charging has many problems. The external electrode is prevailingly used in most of the electrostatic coating spray guns but has many problems in operability, safety, practical usability, etc. when the guns are designed compact. The electrostatic coating spray guns need... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080213500 - Method for producing electrode material: To provide a method for producing an electrode material which is improved in energy density and is excellent in output characteristics. The present invention provides a manufacturing method for the electrode material comprising the steps of: 1) immersing a conductive material having a specific surface area of 200 to 3000... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080213501 - Method of manufacturing a magnetic recording head: A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording head includes a resist pattern forming step of forming a resist layer that is made of thermoplastic resin and in which a hole is formed in the shape of a main magnetic pole of the magnetic recording head, a hardening treatment step of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080213502 - Photopolymerisable systems containing low-extractable and low-volatile coinitiators: This invention concerns photopolymerisable systems containing ethylenically unsaturated reactive oligomers and/or monomers comprising at least one photoinitiator and at least one coinitiator having low-extractability and low-volatility; the photopolymerisable systems of the invention are particularly suited for the preparation of food-packaging coatings.... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20080213503 - Life extension of chromium coatings and chromium alloys: Substrates comprising a surface comprising chromium, said surface being adapted to exhibit reduced coefficient of friction and/or increased hardness.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080213505 - Method for synthesizing self-aligned carbon nanomaterials on large area: The present invention provides a method for depositing self-aligned carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanoflake, carbon nanotube, carbon nanorod and carbon nanosphere), by inducing a gas chemistry for the carbon nanomaterials, on a substrate having a large area of several inches in diameter, under the conventional CVD diamond deposition conditions. The well-aligned... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080213504 - Plasma film-forming apparatus and plasma film-forming method: The present invention ensures a uniform concentration of a plasma excitation gas supplied to a plasma generation region while preventing the plasma excitation gas from turning into plasma before supply. In a plasma film forming apparatus for forming a film on a substrate using plasma, a flat-plate structure partitioning the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080213506 - Catalyst precursor composition for electroless plating, and preparation method of transparent electromagnetic interference shielding material using the same: The present invention relates to a catalyst precursor composition for electroless plating, and more specifically, the present invention provides the catalyst precursor composition comprising (a) a reactive oligomer; (b) a reactive monomer; (c) a photoinitiator; (d) a catalyst precursor for electroless plating; and (e) a solvent, and a method of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP