Coating processes inventions 10/08

20080260936 - Spread coating a medical device: The present invention is directed to methods, systems, devices, and kits for coating portions of a medical device or other work piece as well as to medical devices that have themselves been coated in accord with the invention. Under methods of the invention, portions of a medical device may be... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080260937 - Luminescent screen: The invention relates to a method for producing a field emission layer (3), preferably for luminescent screen applications, according to which in order to improve the serviceable life and long-time stability, a mixture consisting of a polymer (11) and carbon nanofibers (4), which are hardened in a low-oxygen, in particular,... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080260938 - Film formation apparatus, film formation method, manufacturing apparatus, and method for manufacturing light-emitting device: An object is to improve use efficiency of an evaporation material, to reduce manufacturing cost of a light-emitting device, and to reduce manufacturing time needed for a light-emitting device including a layer containing an organic compound. The pressure of a film formation chamber is reduced, a plate is rapidly heated... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080260939 - Sintered bodies based on niobium suboxide: Disclosed are sintered bodies that include: (a) 30 to 100 mol % of NbOx, wherein 0.5<x<1.5; and (b) 0 to 70 mol % of MgO. The sintered bodies may be used as inert apparatuses in the production of niobium suboxide powder or niobium suboxide anodes, or as chemically resistant components... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080260940 - Apparatus and method for integrated surface treatment and deposition for copper interconnect: A method and system for depositing films on a substrate for copper interconnect in an integrated system is provided. The method includes moving the substrate into a processing chamber having a plurality of proximity heads. Selected ones of the proximity heads is configured to perform at least one of surface... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260941 - Method for fabricating a long-range ordered periodic array of nano-features, and articles comprising same: A long range, periodically ordered array of discrete nano-features (10), such as nano-islands, nano-particles, nano-wires, non-tubes, nano-pores, nano-composition-variations, and nano-device-components, are fabricated by propagation of a self-assembling array or nucleation and growth of periodically aligned nano-features. The propagation may be induced by a laterally or circularly moving heat source, a... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20080260942 - Magnetic recording medium, method for manufacturing recording medium and magnetic recordation apparatus: A grain diameter controlling crystalline layer comprising crystalline grains of a metal selected from the group consisting essentially of Cu, Ni, Rh and Pt was formed on a substrate. Then, deposited atom layer of at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen and carbon was formed on... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080260943 - Process for composite free layer in cpp gmr or tmr device: The conventional free layer in a CPP GMR or TMR read head has been replaced by a tri-layer laminate comprising Co rich CoFe, moderately Fe rich NiFe, and heavily Fe rich NiFe. The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080260944 - Water-activated non blocking adhesive: A water-activated adhesive composition is disclosed containing: a hydrophobic polyurethane resin; a polyvinylpyrrolidone compound; and a fatty acid ester, wherein a dry film of the composition forms an adhesive bond between two substrates when exposed to water and allowed to re-dry.... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080260945 - Method and device for applying fluids: This document describes a process and a device for applying fluids, specifically particle material, on an area to be coated, which is viewed in forward moving direction of the coater, that fluid is applied on the area to be coated and then a levelling element is run over the applied... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080260946 - Clean method for vapor deposition process: A method for cleaning a reaction chamber having a pedestal and a carrier ring is provided. First, the pedestal and the carrier ring are cleaned with a high pressure gas. Next, the carrier ring is moved to leave the pedestal, and a low pressure gas is provided to clean the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080260947 - Method of making a cvd coating scheme including alumina and/or titanium-containing materials: A method of making a coated body wherein the method includes the following steps: providing a substrate; applying by chemical vapor deposition a titanium carbonitride coating layer containing titanium carbonitride grains for a selected duration so as to terminate the growth of the titanium carbonitride grains at a pre-selected size... Agent: Kennametal Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080260948 - Ink and ink jet recording method: An ink used in an ink jet recording method in which ink droplets are ejected from a recording head by the action of thermal energy to record an image on a recording medium; the ink being characterized by containing (a) a pigment, (b) a dispersing agent, (c) a liquid medium,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080260949 - Solvent recovery system and process: This invention relates to a solvent recovery system and process from timber. Preferably, although not exclusively, the present invention relates to exposing the timber to a reduced pressure and a source of radio frequency energy. Advantageously the preferred embodiments of the present invention may have a number of advantages over... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080260950 - Easy-to-clean, mechanically stable coating composition for metallic surfaces with increased chemical resistance and process for coating a substrate using said composition: The present invention is directed to an optically clear coating made from a composition comprising a triazine ring containing silane resin. The coating is obtained on a metallic substrate and has a unique combination of properties that includes a rigid structure, hydrophobicity/easy-to-clean, adhesion to bright chrome, abrasion resistance and high... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080260951 - Particle arrangement apparatus and particle arrangement method: A particle arrangement apparatus of the present invention includes a tank for holding a dispersion of particles, a rotating means for rotating the substrate inside the tank to dip the substrate into the dispersion and to remove the substrate from the dispersion, and a coating means for applying a liquid... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080260952 - Ceramic coating: The present invention relates to a green ceramic coating composition, the composition comprises nano-sized particles dispersed within a carrier medium together with preformed particles. The composition optionally comprises an infiltration medium.... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080260953 - Plugging of cracks on metal devices intended to contain radioactive acid materials: e

20080260954 - Method of binding dry reinforcement fibres: A fibre-reinforcing fabric or preform, including reinforcing fibres and semicrystalline thermoplastic polymer binder, for subsequent infusion with uncured thermosetting polymer, or a class of thermosetting polymers, and curing to make a high-performance thermoset polymer composite structure, where said semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer and said thermosetting polymer or components of said thermosetting... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080260955 - Amphiphilic block copolymer-toughened epoxy resins and ambient cure high-solids coatings made therefrom: f

20080260956 - Film, silica film and method of forming the same, composition for forming silica film, and electronic part: The coating film of the invention is obtained by curing an applied film formed by application of a composition containing an organic solvent with a boiling point of 80° C. or higher, wherein the shrinkage ratio of the film thickness from the applied film immediately after application is no greater... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080260957 - Method for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition, a primer for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition and a method for manufacturing a bonded complex of a thermally-conductive silicone composition: A method for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition to a coated surface in which a primer containing a platinum type compound and a solvent but not containing an alkoxy silane is applied and dried on the surface of a metal or an alloy containing at least one metal selected from... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080260958 - Thermal spraying preprocessing method and a cylinder block of an engine so preprocessed: The adhesiveness of a thermal spray coating and a cylinder internal surface is improved by forming a sufficient roughened surface on an internal surface. A processing roller is installed on the main shaft of a processing device via a pressurizing mechanism. An uneven surface is provided on the external periphery... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080260960 - Curcumin and curcuminoid compounds, and use thereof as photosensitizers of onium salts: Curcumin and curcuminoid compounds as photosensitizers for onium salt photoinitiators in cationic photopolymerization reactions are presented.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080260962 - Glove with gripping dots and a method of making same: A gripping glove and the method of making same and a material and the method of making the sheet material that is ideally suited for use in constructing the gripping gloves which, in use, exhibit superior grip characteristics.... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20080260961 - Method of manufacturing nozzle plate: A method of manufacturing a nozzle plate including: a step for forming the nozzle hole on a plate to become the nozzle plate; a first photocurable resin injection step for (i) coating with a photocurable resin a first surface of the plate and (ii) injecting the photocurable resin into an... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080260959 - Use of dithiophosphinic acid and/or its salts for producing anti-corrosion coatings that are devoid of chrome: Use of dithiophosphinic acids of the general formula HS2P(R1)(R2) and/or salts thereof for producing chrome-free, polymer-containing corrosion control layers on metallic surfaces, R1 and R2 independently of one another each being organic radicals having 1 to 30 C atoms.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080260963 - Apparatus and method for pre and post treatment of atomic layer deposition: The embodiments fill the needs of systems and processes that perform substrate surface treatment to provide homogenous, clean, and sometimes activated surface in order to provide good adhesion between layers to improve metal migration and void propagation. In an exemplary embodiment, a proximity head for treating a substrate surface is... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260964 - Vision system and method for direct-metal-deposition (dmd) tool-path generation: New tool paths are automatically created for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing processes, facilitating the fabrication of new or repaired parts with superior geometries and/or compositional characteristics. The profile of a source part is imaged from camera picture and point wise offset adjustments. Part profile and process points are automatically... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080260965 - Coating of a polymer layer using low powder pulsed plasma in a plasma chamber of a large volume: A method for depositing a polymeric material onto a substrate, said method comprising introducing an organic monomeric material in a gaseous state into a plasma deposition chamber, igniting a glow discharge within said chamber, and applying a high frequency voltage as a pulsed field, at a power of from 0.001... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080260966 - Plasma processing method: Embodiments of the present invention relate to plasma processing apparatus and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a plasma in a process chamber includes providing a chamber for processing a substrate and having a processing volume defined therein wherein a plasma is to be formed... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080260967 - Apparatus and method for integrated surface treatment and film deposition: The embodiments fill the needs of systems and processes that perform substrate surface treatment to provide homogenous, clean, and sometimes activated surface in order to provide good adhesion between layers to improve metal migration and void propagation. In one exemplary embodiment, a chamber for performing surface treatment and film deposition... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260968 - Method of forming amorphous carbon layer using cross type hydrocarbon compound and method of forming low-k dielectric layer using the same: A method of forming an amorphous carbon layer using a cross type hydrocarbon compound as a precursor and a method of forming a low-k dielectric layer using the same are disclosed. The present invention includes a step (a) of vaporizing a precursor containing a cross type hydrocarbon compound, a step... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080260969 - Method for producing silicon nitride films: (Problem) To provide a method for producing silicon nitride films by vapor deposition that, while employing trisilylamine as precursor, can produce silicon nitride films that exhibit excellent film properties and can do so at relatively low temperatures and relatively high growth rates. (Solution) Method for producing silicon nitride film, said... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080260936 - Spread coating a medical device: The present invention is directed to methods, systems, devices, and kits for coating portions of a medical device or other work piece as well as to medical devices that have themselves been coated in accord with the invention. Under methods of the invention, portions of a medical device may be... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080260937 - Luminescent screen: The invention relates to a method for producing a field emission layer (3), preferably for luminescent screen applications, according to which in order to improve the serviceable life and long-time stability, a mixture consisting of a polymer (11) and carbon nanofibers (4), which are hardened in a low-oxygen, in particular,... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080260938 - Film formation apparatus, film formation method, manufacturing apparatus, and method for manufacturing light-emitting device: An object is to improve use efficiency of an evaporation material, to reduce manufacturing cost of a light-emitting device, and to reduce manufacturing time needed for a light-emitting device including a layer containing an organic compound. The pressure of a film formation chamber is reduced, a plate is rapidly heated... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080260939 - Sintered bodies based on niobium suboxide: Disclosed are sintered bodies that include: (a) 30 to 100 mol % of NbOx, wherein 0.5<x<1.5; and (b) 0 to 70 mol % of MgO. The sintered bodies may be used as inert apparatuses in the production of niobium suboxide powder or niobium suboxide anodes, or as chemically resistant components... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080260940 - Apparatus and method for integrated surface treatment and deposition for copper interconnect: A method and system for depositing films on a substrate for copper interconnect in an integrated system is provided. The method includes moving the substrate into a processing chamber having a plurality of proximity heads. Selected ones of the proximity heads is configured to perform at least one of surface... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260941 - Method for fabricating a long-range ordered periodic array of nano-features, and articles comprising same: A long range, periodically ordered array of discrete nano-features (10), such as nano-islands, nano-particles, nano-wires, non-tubes, nano-pores, nano-composition-variations, and nano-device-components, are fabricated by propagation of a self-assembling array or nucleation and growth of periodically aligned nano-features. The propagation may be induced by a laterally or circularly moving heat source, a... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20080260942 - Magnetic recording medium, method for manufacturing recording medium and magnetic recordation apparatus: A grain diameter controlling crystalline layer comprising crystalline grains of a metal selected from the group consisting essentially of Cu, Ni, Rh and Pt was formed on a substrate. Then, deposited atom layer of at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen and carbon was formed on... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080260943 - Process for composite free layer in cpp gmr or tmr device: The conventional free layer in a CPP GMR or TMR read head has been replaced by a tri-layer laminate comprising Co rich CoFe, moderately Fe rich NiFe, and heavily Fe rich NiFe. The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080260944 - Water-activated non blocking adhesive: A water-activated adhesive composition is disclosed containing: a hydrophobic polyurethane resin; a polyvinylpyrrolidone compound; and a fatty acid ester, wherein a dry film of the composition forms an adhesive bond between two substrates when exposed to water and allowed to re-dry.... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080260945 - Method and device for applying fluids: This document describes a process and a device for applying fluids, specifically particle material, on an area to be coated, which is viewed in forward moving direction of the coater, that fluid is applied on the area to be coated and then a levelling element is run over the applied... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080260946 - Clean method for vapor deposition process: A method for cleaning a reaction chamber having a pedestal and a carrier ring is provided. First, the pedestal and the carrier ring are cleaned with a high pressure gas. Next, the carrier ring is moved to leave the pedestal, and a low pressure gas is provided to clean the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080260947 - Method of making a cvd coating scheme including alumina and/or titanium-containing materials: A method of making a coated body wherein the method includes the following steps: providing a substrate; applying by chemical vapor deposition a titanium carbonitride coating layer containing titanium carbonitride grains for a selected duration so as to terminate the growth of the titanium carbonitride grains at a pre-selected size... Agent: Kennametal Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080260948 - Ink and ink jet recording method: An ink used in an ink jet recording method in which ink droplets are ejected from a recording head by the action of thermal energy to record an image on a recording medium; the ink being characterized by containing (a) a pigment, (b) a dispersing agent, (c) a liquid medium,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080260949 - Solvent recovery system and process: This invention relates to a solvent recovery system and process from timber. Preferably, although not exclusively, the present invention relates to exposing the timber to a reduced pressure and a source of radio frequency energy. Advantageously the preferred embodiments of the present invention may have a number of advantages over... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080260950 - Easy-to-clean, mechanically stable coating composition for metallic surfaces with increased chemical resistance and process for coating a substrate using said composition: The present invention is directed to an optically clear coating made from a composition comprising a triazine ring containing silane resin. The coating is obtained on a metallic substrate and has a unique combination of properties that includes a rigid structure, hydrophobicity/easy-to-clean, adhesion to bright chrome, abrasion resistance and high... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080260951 - Particle arrangement apparatus and particle arrangement method: A particle arrangement apparatus of the present invention includes a tank for holding a dispersion of particles, a rotating means for rotating the substrate inside the tank to dip the substrate into the dispersion and to remove the substrate from the dispersion, and a coating means for applying a liquid... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080260952 - Ceramic coating: The present invention relates to a green ceramic coating composition, the composition comprises nano-sized particles dispersed within a carrier medium together with preformed particles. The composition optionally comprises an infiltration medium.... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080260953 - Plugging of cracks on metal devices intended to contain radioactive acid materials: e

20080260954 - Method of binding dry reinforcement fibres: A fibre-reinforcing fabric or preform, including reinforcing fibres and semicrystalline thermoplastic polymer binder, for subsequent infusion with uncured thermosetting polymer, or a class of thermosetting polymers, and curing to make a high-performance thermoset polymer composite structure, where said semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer and said thermosetting polymer or components of said thermosetting... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080260955 - Amphiphilic block copolymer-toughened epoxy resins and ambient cure high-solids coatings made therefrom: f

20080260956 - Film, silica film and method of forming the same, composition for forming silica film, and electronic part: The coating film of the invention is obtained by curing an applied film formed by application of a composition containing an organic solvent with a boiling point of 80° C. or higher, wherein the shrinkage ratio of the film thickness from the applied film immediately after application is no greater... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080260957 - Method for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition, a primer for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition and a method for manufacturing a bonded complex of a thermally-conductive silicone composition: A method for adhering a thermally-conductive silicone composition to a coated surface in which a primer containing a platinum type compound and a solvent but not containing an alkoxy silane is applied and dried on the surface of a metal or an alloy containing at least one metal selected from... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080260958 - Thermal spraying preprocessing method and a cylinder block of an engine so preprocessed: The adhesiveness of a thermal spray coating and a cylinder internal surface is improved by forming a sufficient roughened surface on an internal surface. A processing roller is installed on the main shaft of a processing device via a pressurizing mechanism. An uneven surface is provided on the external periphery... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080260960 - Curcumin and curcuminoid compounds, and use thereof as photosensitizers of onium salts: Curcumin and curcuminoid compounds as photosensitizers for onium salt photoinitiators in cationic photopolymerization reactions are presented.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080260962 - Glove with gripping dots and a method of making same: A gripping glove and the method of making same and a material and the method of making the sheet material that is ideally suited for use in constructing the gripping gloves which, in use, exhibit superior grip characteristics.... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20080260961 - Method of manufacturing nozzle plate: A method of manufacturing a nozzle plate including: a step for forming the nozzle hole on a plate to become the nozzle plate; a first photocurable resin injection step for (i) coating with a photocurable resin a first surface of the plate and (ii) injecting the photocurable resin into an... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080260959 - Use of dithiophosphinic acid and/or its salts for producing anti-corrosion coatings that are devoid of chrome: Use of dithiophosphinic acids of the general formula HS2P(R1)(R2) and/or salts thereof for producing chrome-free, polymer-containing corrosion control layers on metallic surfaces, R1 and R2 independently of one another each being organic radicals having 1 to 30 C atoms.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080260963 - Apparatus and method for pre and post treatment of atomic layer deposition: The embodiments fill the needs of systems and processes that perform substrate surface treatment to provide homogenous, clean, and sometimes activated surface in order to provide good adhesion between layers to improve metal migration and void propagation. In an exemplary embodiment, a proximity head for treating a substrate surface is... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260964 - Vision system and method for direct-metal-deposition (dmd) tool-path generation: New tool paths are automatically created for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing processes, facilitating the fabrication of new or repaired parts with superior geometries and/or compositional characteristics. The profile of a source part is imaged from camera picture and point wise offset adjustments. Part profile and process points are automatically... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080260965 - Coating of a polymer layer using low powder pulsed plasma in a plasma chamber of a large volume: A method for depositing a polymeric material onto a substrate, said method comprising introducing an organic monomeric material in a gaseous state into a plasma deposition chamber, igniting a glow discharge within said chamber, and applying a high frequency voltage as a pulsed field, at a power of from 0.001... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080260966 - Plasma processing method: Embodiments of the present invention relate to plasma processing apparatus and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a plasma in a process chamber includes providing a chamber for processing a substrate and having a processing volume defined therein wherein a plasma is to be formed... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080260967 - Apparatus and method for integrated surface treatment and film deposition: The embodiments fill the needs of systems and processes that perform substrate surface treatment to provide homogenous, clean, and sometimes activated surface in order to provide good adhesion between layers to improve metal migration and void propagation. In one exemplary embodiment, a chamber for performing surface treatment and film deposition... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080260968 - Method of forming amorphous carbon layer using cross type hydrocarbon compound and method of forming low-k dielectric layer using the same: A method of forming an amorphous carbon layer using a cross type hydrocarbon compound as a precursor and a method of forming a low-k dielectric layer using the same are disclosed. The present invention includes a step (a) of vaporizing a precursor containing a cross type hydrocarbon compound, a step... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080260969 - Method for producing silicon nitride films: (Problem) To provide a method for producing silicon nitride films by vapor deposition that, while employing trisilylamine as precursor, can produce silicon nitride films that exhibit excellent film properties and can do so at relatively low temperatures and relatively high growth rates. (Solution) Method for producing silicon nitride film, said... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080254201 - Method for preparing endosseous implants with zircon dioxide coating: The method includes the following steps: formulation of liquid, non-gelled and stable precursors by solvolysis of ZV (IV) compounds; precursor deposition on endosseous implant surface; thermal treatment to achieve film densification, in the presence of oxygen, of a complex formed by the said endosseous implant and precursor, to obtain on... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20080254202 - Method and apparatus for in-line process control of the cigs process: An in-line production apparatus and a method for composition control of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells fabricated by a co-evaporation deposition process. The deposition conditions are so that a deposited Cu-excessive overall composition is transformed into to a Cu-deficient overall composition, the final CIGS film. Substrates with a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080254203 - Silicon nitride passivation for a solar cell: A silicon nitride layer may be formed with a suitable refractive index, mass density, and hydrogen concentration so that the layer may serve as an ARC/passivation layer on a solar cell substrate. The silicon nitride layer may be formed on a solar cell substrate by adding a hydrogen gas diluent... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080254204 - Dielectric apparatus and associated methods: In an embodiment of the invention, an amorphous phase dielectric material is selectively formed over a substrate. The amorphous phase dielectric material is then converted into a crystalline phase dielectric material.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Infineon

20080254205 - Self-initiated alkaline metal ion free electroless deposition composition for thin co-based and ni-based alloys: A method and composition for electrolessly depositing a layer of a metal alloy onto a surface of a metal substrate in manufacture of microelectronic devices. The composition comprises a source of metal deposition ions, a borane-based reducing agent, and a two-component stabilizer, wherein the first stabilizer component is a source... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080254206 - Microwires, methods for their production, and products made using them: Insulated electrically conductive fibers or microwires of sizes on the order of 1 mil (25 microns) diameter, so as to be suitable for processing into yarns or multi-microwire bundles, for example, for incorporation into conformable fabric products or for use as wearable electronic circuitry are made by coprocessing a core... Agent: Michael De Angeli Michael M. De Angeli, P.C.

20080254207 - Electrically conductive substrate with high heat conductivity: An electrically conductive substrate with a high heat conductivity has an aluminum plate having multiple holes. An isolation layer is formed on the aluminum plate and inner walls of the holes. Multiple electrically conductive materials are inserted in the holes. A circuit layer is formed on the aluminum plate, electrically... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080254208 - Thin film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin film magnetic head: A thin-film magnetic head structure has a configuration adapted to manufacture a thin-film magnetic head configured such that a main magnetic pole layer including a magnetic pole end part on a side of a medium-opposing surface opposing a recording medium, a write shield layer opposing the magnetic pole end part... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080254209 - Polymer ice and methods of making and using the same: The development provides polymer compositions that may restrict mobility of moving people, animals and objects within an area, including individual combatants and vehicles. The polymer-based compositions create an artificial ice material to directedly and reversibly reduce ground traction. The development also may include a non-toxic reversal agent, matched to the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20080254210 - Optical elements and methods for making thereof: Optical elements are made using micro-jet printing methods to precisely control the type, position and amount of polymer deposited onto a substrate. In preferred embodiments, the proportions of two or more different polymer compositions are varied over the course of the deposition process to deposit adjoining polymer pixels in the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080254211 - Filter window manufacturing method: A filter window manufacturing method includes fabricating a structure of wires on a substrate, depositing a lacquer over the wires and the substrate, depositing a first layer that includes a material selected from the group consisting of AlN, Ru, Ir, Au, SiN, Rh, C and combinations thereof, removing the lacquer,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080254212 - Method for coating surfaces and suitable particles therefor: A process for coating a surface comprises said surface being coated with particles (A) comprising a core (a) and at least one envelope (b) other than said core (a), and optionally with at least one hydrophobicizing agent (B) and thereafter thermally treated.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080254213 - Controlling ultra hard material quality: A method is provided for controlling the consistency of the quality of ultra hard materials formed over tungsten carbide substrates formed from different batches of tungsten carbide powder by controlling the tungsten carbide particle size distribution in each batch.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080254214 - Adhesive materials, adhesive parts formed therewith and their uses: Adhesive material and adhesive parts are formed according to the present invention along with used therefore. The adhesive parts typically include a handling layer.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080254215 - Planarizing coating method: A planarizing coating method for filling a step between patterns formed on a board surface, includes the steps of: preparing at least two types of coating liquids different in non-volatile matter densities, first coating one of the coating liquids higher in density on the board surface, rotating the board so... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080254217 - Fine control of vaporized organic material: A method for vaporizing organic components and delivering the vapor through opening(s) in a manifold to a substrate surface spaced from the manifold to form a film composed of at least two organic components, comprising: delivering a first quantity of a single first organic component into a vaporization device where... Agent: Frank Pincelli Patent Legal Staff

20080254216 - Metal complex compound comprising b-diketonato ligand: m

20080254218 - Metal precursor solutions for chemical vapor deposition: Metal source containing precursor liquid solutions for chemical vapor deposition processes, including atomic layer deposition, for fabricating conformal metal-containing films on substrates are described. More specifically, the metal source precursor liquid solutions are comprised of (i) at least one metal complex selected from β-diketonates, β-ketoiminates, β-diiminates, alkyl metal, metal carbonyl,... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080254219 - Method and device for preparing powder on which nano metal, alloy, and ceramic particles are uniformly vacuum-deposited: The present invention relates to a method and device for preparing powder by depositing nano metal, alloy, ceramic particles that are excellent in size uniformity, on a surface of the powder that is a base, using a vacuum deposition method. In particular, the present invention provides a method and device... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080254220 - Plasma processing apparatus: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing container, and a placing table for placing an object which is arranged in the container and is to be processed. The processing container includes a tubular container body having an upper opening, and a dielectric top plate attached hermetically to the upper... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20080254221 - Coating composition and methods of coating: Various coatings and methods of coating fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of coating includes applying a chromate coating to a fastener. In other embodiments, the method may include deoxidizing an aluminum fastener, etching the fastener, deoxidizing the fastener a second time, applying a chromate coating to the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080254222 - Aqueous composition for making coating solutions for producing supports endowed with anti-blocking properties, method for making such supports and resulting supports: r

20080254223 - Film forming apparatus and film forming method: A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080254224 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A part of the opening of the nozzle insertion hole located in the liquid discharging direction relative to the nozzle inserted in the nozzle insertion hole is enlarged in the liquid discharging direction. Therefore, the droplets which have migrated to the nozzle insertion hole adheres to the internal surface in... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080254225 - Method and apparatus for wafer electroless plating: A semiconductor wafer electroless plating apparatus includes a platen and a fluid bowl. The platen has a top surface defined to support a wafer, and an outer surface extending downward from a periphery of the top surface to a lower surface of the platen. The fluid bowl has an inner... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080254226 - Method to increase the efficiency of polymer drag reduction for marine and industrial applications: A method for increasing the efficiency of additive drag reduction by establishing a drag-reducing viscoelastic coating on a surface. The method includes mixing a polymer into a concentrated solution that has approximately the same density as a fluid flowing over the surface, ejecting the mixture/solution into the flowing fluid in... Agent: Arnold International

20080254227 - Method for coating a component: m

20080254228 - Recording ink, inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus: There is provided a recording ink containing at least: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a surfactant; and a carbon black having a hydrophilic group on a surface thereof, wherein the carbon black releases humic acid in an aqueous dispersion of the carbon black, which is recovered from the recording ink,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080254229 - Radiation curable coating composition and method: The present invention relates to a composition for coating substrates and to methods for coating substrates using the composition. In general, the composition contains a prepolymer and a decorative effect additive, such as a pigment. The composition is radiation curable. In one embodiment, the composition is cured by electron beam... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080254230 - Particle deposition apparatus and particle deposition method: An apparatus and method for depositing particles having uniform diameters onto a substrate are provided. In the particle deposition apparatus, starting materials in a starting gas are reacted with each other to produce particles which are then deposited onto a substrate. The particle deposition apparatus comprises: a reaction vessel comprising... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080254231 - Method of forming protection layer on contour of workpiece: The invention provides a method of forming a protection layer on a contour of a workpiece. The workpiece is made of at least one metal and/or at least one alloy. The method according to the invention forms an inorganic layer on the contour of the workpiece by an atomic layer... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080254232 - Cobalt nitride layers for copper interconnects and methods for forming them: An interconnect structure for integrated circuits incorporates a layer of cobalt nitride that facilitates the nucleation, growth and adhesion of copper wires. The cobalt nitride may deposited on a refractory metal nitride or carbide layer, such as tungsten nitride or tantalum nitride, that serves as a diffusion barrier for copper... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080254233 - Plasma-induced charge damage control for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition processes: Methods of depositing amorphous carbon films on substrates are provided herein. The methods reduce or prevent plasma-induced charge damage to the substrates from the deposition of the amorphous carbon films. In one aspect, an initiation layer of amorphous carbon is deposited at a low RF power level and/or at a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080254234 - Radiation-hardened coatings with improved adhesive strength: Mixtures comprising at least one radiation-curable composition (I) and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive (II).... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080254235 - Pulsed laser deposition of high quality photoluminescent gan films: High quality GaN films exhibiting strong room temperature blue photoluminescence with negligible impurity emissions are grown by a Pulsed Laser Deposition process in which process parameters are controlled to attain plasma particle energy of a target material plume directed from the target on the substrate structure below 5 eV at... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080248189 - Manufacturing method of electrode for electrochemical element: The invention presents a manufacturing method of an electrode for an electrochemical element for inserting and extracting a lithium ion reversibly, comprising; forming a concave portion and a convex portion at least on one side of a current collector, preparing a raw material containing a element for composing an active... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080248190 - Liquid crystal display having an insulating layer on a portion of the common electrode: In a liquid crystal display apparatus, a lower substrate has a transmissive electrode formed in a transmissive area of a first substrate and a reflective electrode formed in a reflective area of the first substrate. An upper substrate has a second substrate, a first insulating layer formed on the second... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080248191 - Organic and inorganic light active devices and methods for making the same: A method for making a light active device, including providing a mixture of light active material and a monomer in a first region and a second region. The light active material includes a plurality of electro-statically active microcapsules each comprising OLED material encapsulated within a polymer shell. Chains of the... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080248192 - Electroless deposition of nanoscale manganese oxide on ultraporous carbon nanoarchitectures: A method of forming a composite comprising the steps of providing a porous carbon structure comprising a surface and pores and infiltrating the structure with a coating comprising MnO2 without completely filling or obstructing a majority of the pores. A method of storing charge comprising the steps of providing a... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080248193 - Viscous fluid application device: The present invention aims to provide a viscous fluid application device which allows improving manufacturing efficiency of semiconductor packages without deteriorating application position accuracy and decreasing designing flexibility. The device includes: an application unit (101) which applies viscous fluid to a substrate 140a; an application head (100) having a supply... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080248194 - Method for producing a copper layer on a substrate in a flat panel display manufacturing process: Methods and apparatus for producing a copper layer on substrate in a flat panel display manufacturing process, where the copper is electrodelessly deposited on a substrate to form a copper interconnection layer. A copper solution containing: CuSO4 5H2O as a copper source, potassium sodium tartrate or trisodium citrate as a... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080248195 - Method for the production of iridium oxide coatings: Disclosed is a method for producing iridium oxide coatings, comprising the following steps: a) colloidal IrOx, wherein x represents a number from 1 to 2, is applied to a surface; b) the coated surface is dried; and c) the surface is burned at a temperature ranging between 300 and 1000... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080248196 - System and method for protecting a print: A system and a method to protect an image on a substrate. The method includes applying a coating to the surface of a substrate having an unspread ink image thereon, wherein the image is formed by droplets of solid ink, and wherein the coating interacts with the ink. Moreover, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080248197 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, image processing program, and storage medium storing image processing program: An image forming apparatus that can reduce a difference in fog or image density between two facing pages of a booklet formed after duplex printing is provided. A CCD line sensor inputs a series of pieces of image data whose order of printing has been determined in advance. The CCD... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080248198 - Method for producing foam plates: The invention relates to a process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating in a mold under pressure, wherein the polymer coating comprises an amphiphilic or hydrophobic organic compound, and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080248199 - Selective hydrogenation process using layered catalyst composition and preparation of said catalyst: A selective hydrogenation process and a layered catalyst composition for use in the selective hydrogenation process are disclosed. The process is useful for the selective hydrogenation of diolefins having from about 8 to about 19 carbon atoms per molecule to monoolefins.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080248200 - Apparatus and methods for isolating chemical vapor reactions at a substrate surface: An apparatus and method for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder within the chamber, and first and second injector components. The reaction chamber has an upstream end and a downstream end, between which the substrate holder is positioned. The substrate holder is... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP

20080248202 - Coloring composition, thermal transfer recording ink sheet, thermal transfer recording method, color toner, inkjet ink, color filter, adn azo dye:

20080248201 - Polymeric coatings including nanoparticle filler: Disclosed is a novel polymeric composite coating including a nanoparticle filler, where the filler may be suitable to alter one or more characteristics of the coating. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention provides a novel halloysite nanoparticle filler which has the general configuration of a cylinder or a... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080248203 - Masking article and method of masking of substrate: The present disclosure relates to a profiled masking article and method of masking a substrate to be treated or painted that provides a feathered or soft edge between painted and unpainted areas. The masking article described herein may be used as a single strip, or as multiple strips, placed side... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080248204 - Prepreg and method of manufacturing the prepreg: The present invention relates to a prepreg which is free from the phenomenon that air is trapped between layers to generate voids, has good handling characteristics and can produce molded articles having any complicated shape and also relates to a method of producing the prepreg. A reinforced-fiber sheet is impregnated... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080248205 - Method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate using a mask material: The invention provides a method to form a pattern of functional material on a substrate for use in electronic devices and components. The method uses a stamp having a relief structure to transfer a mask material to a substrate and form a pattern of open area on the substrate. The... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080248206 - Embossing rollers with surface treatment, method for the production thereof and embossing unit comprising said rollers: Disclosed is an embossing roller (3) comprising an essentially cylindrical surface provided with a plurality of protuberances (3P), with non-stick surface treatment (51, 53), comprising an anchoring layer (51) having a porous structure and a non-stick material (53) filling the surface porosities of the anchoring layer.... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20080248207 - Liquid resin coating method and apparatus: A liquid resin-coating method in which a wafer (substrate) is concentrically held on a chuck table with a to-be-coated surface facing the upside. A slot die is arranged above and opposite to the wafer so that the slot of the slot die is allowed to correspond to the radius of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080248208 - Apparatus and method for measuring the quantity of condensable materials which outgas during cure of organic thin films: An apparatus and method for measuring an amount of condensable material which outgas during cure of organic thin films. The apparatus includes a hotplate placed in a chamber having a removeable liner and means for cooling the liner. The method includes: weighing the liner, sequentially placing multiple substrates on said... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080248209 - Aqueous dispersions of hybrid coacervates delivering specific properties onto solid surfaces and comprising inorganic solid particles and a copolymer: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of coacervates having a core-shell structure, the core (a) being an inorganic particle being anionic or cationic and the shell (b) being a copolymer wherein said copolymer comprises at least two parts, A and B,... Agent: Kevin E. Mc Veigh Rhodia Inc.

20080248210 - Coating compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of coatings to polymeric substrates: Disclosed are coating compositions suitable for application to polymeric substrates. The coating compositions include: (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a non-volatile chemical etchant; and (c) a solubilizing agent.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080248211 - Coating compositions containing silane, methods for producing a coating composition and a coated substrate: A method for producing film-forming materials including resins and/or crosslinkers having a —Si(OR)3 group. Methods of producing coating compositions and coating a substrate, such as a metal substrate, by electrodeposition. Applied coatings containing the film-forming materials can be cured to form crosslinked films on substrates.... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080248212 - Methods of making functionalized fluoropolymer films: Functionalized fluoropolymer films, methods of making functionalized fluoropolymer films, laminates comprising functionalized fluoropolymer films, and methods of using functionalized fluoropolymer films are described.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080248213 - Release layer for imprinted photocationically cured films: An imprint process comprising coating a selected surface of a micropatterned template with a release composition having a basic reactive moiety; wherein the template is transparent to UV radiation; imprinting the template onto a photocationically curable composition; curing the UV curable composition to form an imprinted composition, wherein the release... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - IBM Arc Division

20080248215 - Device and a process for depositing a metal layer on a plastic substrate: The invention relates to a process and to a web deposition machine for coating a plastic substrate with at least one metal layer, in particular plastic foil for flexible, printed circuit boards, wherein before depositing a first layer onto a surface of the plastic substrate to be deposited, a non... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080248214 - Method of forming an oxide coating with dimples on its surface: This invention involves a process of forming an oxide coating with dimples on Al, Mg and Ti alloys. The oxide coating with dimples on its surface is produced by the process consisting of an electrochemical etching on the surface of those alloys followed by plasma oxidation in an alkaline electrolytic... Agent: Xueyuan Nie

20080248216 - Methods for preparing nanotextured surfaces and applications thereof: A rapid and inexpensive technique for generating nanotextured surfaces is disclosed. The technique involves the (1) creation of regular, nanometer-sized template by microwave assisted hydro- or solvo-thermal treatment of polymer films coated on surfaces followed by (2) coating of a layer of metal, metal oxides, polymers and inorganic materials. The... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080248217 - Method for producing hose with sealing layer: In a method for producing a hose with a sealing layer, a hose body having a resin innermost layer is prepared, a rod-like core member is disposed through a center portion of a hollow interior of a connecting portion of the hose body so as to occupy the center portion,... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080248218 - Method of forming carbon nanotubes, field emission display device having carbon nanotubes formed through the method, and method of manufacturing field emission display device: There are provided a method of forming carbon nano tubes, a field emission display device having the carbon nanotubes formed using the method, and a method of manufacturing the field emission display device. The method of forming carbon nanotubes includes forming a catalytic metal layer on a substrate, forming an... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080241350 - Method for fabricating a medical component from a material having a high carbide phase: A method of fabricating a medical implant component. The method may comprise producing a substrate from a first material in which the substrate has a bearing portion, and spraying particles of a second material by use of a thermal type spraying process onto at least the bearing portion of the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080241352 - Micromantled drug-eluting stent: Pharmacologically active, easy-to-deploy, biomechanically compatible, inflatable endovascular, drug-eluting stent are formed of a primary expandable polymeric or metallic construct, intimately mantled with a biomechanically compatible, polymeric microporous, microfibrous, compliant, stretchable fabric formed by direct electrospinning onto the outside surface of the primary construct using at least one polymer solution containing... Agent: Leigh P. Gregory

20080241351 - Using magnetism to prepare a medical device: The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for delivering therapeutic agent to a medical device. Under some methods, processes, and systems of the invention, particles including a magnetic material and a therapeutic agent may be directed towards a medical device via magnetic attraction. In another embodiment particles... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080241353 - Biomimetic process for coating substrates with a biomimetic solution containing a bioactive substance and use of said process and substrates in bone, connective tissue-, fat tissue-and muscle tissue engineering: e

20080241349 - Process for preparing a substrate coated with a biomolecule: The coated substrate may be a medical device that demonstrates an ability to maintain gas permeability when in contact with blood or blood components, compared to a substantially identical medical device that has not been coated with a biomolecule using this process.... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080241354 - Apparatus and methods for curing a layer by monitoring gas species evolved during baking: A heat treatment apparatus and method for curing a layer of a processable material on a substrate. The apparatus includes a residual gas analyzer that communicates with a process space in which the layer is heated to cure the processable material. A controller, which is electrically connected to the residual... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080241355 - Thin film transistor devices having high electron mobility and stability: Methods for depositing a gate insulator layer and a semiconductor layer onto a large area substrate with improved film uniformity, device mobility and stability are provided. The film properties of the gate insulator layer and the semiconductor layer are selected so that higher electron mobility (greater than 0.7 centimeters squared... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080241356 - Photovoltaic devices manufactured using crystalline silicon thin films on glass: A method for fabricating an array of interconnected photovoltaic cells on a single substrate is disclosed. A silicon nitride (SiNx) layer is deposited onto a glass substrate for use as both a diffusion barrier and as an anti-reflection coating (ARC); an n+ Si layer is deposited as a front electrode... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080241358 - Catalyst-assisted atomic layer deposition of silicon-containing films with integrated in-situ reactive treatment: A method is provided for low temperature catalyst-assisted atomic layer deposition of silicon-containing films such as SiO2 and SiN. The method includes exposing a substrate surface containing X—H functional groups to a first R1—X—R2 catalyst and a gas containing silicon and chlorine to form an X/silicon/chlorine complex on the surface,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241357 - Method for heating a substrate prior to a vapor deposition process: A method for depositing a thin film on a substrate in a vapor deposition system is described. Prior to the deposition process, the substrate is provided within the vapor deposition system and coupled to an upper surface of a substrate holder within the vapor deposition system, whereby the substrate is... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080241359 - Method of making circuitized substrate with selected conductors having solder thereon: A method of making a circuitized substrate in which conductors are formed in such a manner that selected ones of the conductors include solder while others do not and are thus adapted for receiving a different form of connection (e.g., wire-bond) than the solder covered conductors. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Lawrence R. Fraley Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

20080241360 - Resin film forming method, resin film forming apparatus, and electronic circuit board manufacturing method: A method forms a resin film on a substrate by depositing droplets of resin liquid by an inkjet method. The method includes: a first resin liquid arrangement step of arranging a plurality of droplets of a first resin liquid separately from each other on a substrate in such a manner... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080241361 - Printed circuit board manufacturing method: A printed circuit board manufacturing method is disclosed. The printed circuit manufacturing method, which includes forming an adhesive layer on a carrier, adhesiveness of the adhesive layer being changed according to heat; forming a circuit pattern on a surface of the adhesive layer; compressing the carrier into the insulation layer... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080241362 - Method of manufacturing piezoelectric element and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head: The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric element includes: a lower electrode forming step of forming a lower electrode on a surface of a substrate; a piezoelectric film deposition step of depositing a piezoelectric film made of a piezoelectric material by one of epitaxial growth and oriented growth onto a surface... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080241363 - Method of manufacturing piezoelectric element and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head: The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric element includes the steps of: a lower electrode forming step of forming a lower electrode on a surface of a substrate; a piezoelectric film deposition step of depositing a piezoelectric film made of a piezoelectric material by one of epitaxial growth and oriented growth... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080241364 - Conductive metal paste and method of forming metal film: A conductive metal paste contains metal particles dispersed as a conductive medium in a thermosetting resin composition, an organic solvent, and a reducing agent of an alcohol having one or more reductive hydroxyl groups in the molecule and having a boiling point of 200° C. or lower.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241365 - Acoustic mirror structure for a bulk acoustic wave structure and method for fabricating same: According to one embodiment of the invention, an acoustic mirror structure situated in a bulk acoustic wave structure includes a number of alternating low acoustic impedance and high acoustic impedance layers situated on a substrate. Each high acoustic impedance layer includes a first mole percent of a primary metal and... Agent: Michael Farjami, Esq. Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080241367 - Apparatus for and method of applying lubricant coatings to magnetic disks via a vapor flow path including a selectively opened and closed shutter: Lubricant coatings are applied as lubricant vapor to magnetic disks in a lubricant vapor flow path between the disks and a reservoir for liquid lubricant that is heated to the vapor. The flow path includes a vapor chamber between the reservoir, an apertured diffuser and a shutter for selectively and... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080241366 - Apparatus for and method of applying lubricant coatings to magnetic disks via a vapor flow path including a selectively opened and closed shutter: Condensation is prevented on surfaces in a flow path for lubricant vapor that applies lubricant coatings to magnetic disks in the flow path. The vapor is derived by heating liquid in a reservoir. The flow path includes a vapor chamber between the reservoir and an apertured diffuser. The vapor chamber... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080241368 - Treating solution for forming fluoride coating film and method for forming fluoride coating film: A conventional method for forming an insulating film on a magnet has a difficulty in achieving sufficient improvement in magnetic characteristics due to nonuniformity of a coating film, and an extended time and higher temperature which are required in a thermal treatment. In order to solve the problems, the present... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080241369 - Method of fabricating a magnetic shift register: A magnetic data track used in a magnetic shift register memory system may be fabricated by forming a multilayered stack of alternating dielectric and/or silicon layers. A trench is etched in the multi-layer stack structure. A selective etching process is used to corrugate the walls of trench. A seed layer... Agent: Shimokaji & Associates, P.C.

20080241370 - Coating removal from vane rings via tumble strip: A method of removing a coating layer from a gas turbine component, including a step of applying both mechanical and chemical actions in a tumble stripping process to the coating layer of the gas turbine component, wherein the gas turbine component is bathed in an acid solution while being rubbed... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080241371 - Temporary, water-proof, clear or tinted system, method of use and removal: A highly water resistant coating is described for use as a temporary protective or tinting finish for a wide variety of personal items, including one's vehicle and tires. The film forming polymer of the coating is desirable as it can be applied with polar solvents but then upon evaporation of... Agent: The Lubrizol Corporation Attn: Docket Clerk, Patent Dept.

20080241373 - Anti-reflective coating for photovoltaic glass panel: A method of making an anti-reflective film comprises preparing a liquid composition with specific amounts of tetraethyl orthosilicate, polyethylene glycol, HCl, ethanol and at least one alcohol having a higher boiling point than ethanol and miscibility with both ethanol and water; applying the liquid composition onto a surface of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241372 - Coating agent composition: The coating agent composition is capable of forming a cured film having excellent properties such as abrasion resistance on the surfaces of plastic ophthalmic lens through the curing conducted at a low temperature for a short period of time, and does not affect the color tone of the lens material... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080241374 - Process for preparing compacted pigment granules, process for preparing encapsulated pigment granules, and process for dyeing landscaping and/or construction materials: A process for preparing compacted pigment granules, a process for preparing encapsulated pigment granules, and a process for dyeing landscaping and/or construction materials using the same.... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio

20080241375 - Method for preparing surface-modified semiconductive and metallic nanoparticles having enhanced dispersibility in aqueous media: Water-dispersible nanoparticles are prepared by applying a coating of a multiply amphipathic dispersant to the surface of a hydrophobic nanoparticle comprised of a semiconductive or metallic material. The multiply amphipathic dispersant has two or more hydrophobic regions and two or more hydrophilic regions, and is typically polymeric. Preferred polymeric dispersants... Agent: Invitrogen Corporation C/o Intellevate

20080241376 - Method of and apparatus for manufacturing coated bearing: A transfer roll rotates to have a coating liquid in a coating liquid tank filled in recesses formed on a roll surface thereof and to have a surplus coating liquid scraped off by a doctor blade, and rotates contacting with a coating roll. Thereby, the coating liquid in the recesses... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080241378 - Device and method for treating the surfaces of substrates: The invention relates to a device for treating the surfaces of silicon wafers, comprising transport rollers for transporting the silicon wafer, and at least one conveyor device which wets the surface of the silicon wafer with an aqueous medium on a transport plane which is determined by the transport rollers.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080241377 - Vapor deposition system and method of operating: A method and system for depositing a thin film on a substrate using a vapor deposition process is described. The processing system comprises a process chamber having a pumping system configured to evacuate the process chamber, a substrate holder coupled to the process chamber and configured to support the substrate,... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080241379 - Method and apparatus for reducing substrate temperature variability: A method and apparatus for treating a substrate in a processing system. The processing system includes a process chamber having a pumping system configured to evacuate the process chamber, a substrate holder coupled to the process chamber and configured to support the substrate and heat the substrate, and a process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241380 - Method for performing a vapor deposition process: A method for performing a vapor deposition process is described. The vapor deposition process involves the deposition of a thin film, such as a ruthenium (Ru), rhenium (Re) or rhodium (Rh) film, on a substrate using a solid-phase or liquid-phase precursor. The method facilitates the initiation of gas lines to... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080241381 - Method for pre-conditioning a precursor vaporization system for a vapor deposition process: A method for pre-conditioning a film precursor vaporization system configured to supply a film precursor vapor to a deposition system for performing a deposition process is described. Prior to the deposition process, the gas pressure within the film precursor vaporization system is adjusted to a pre-determined target pressure. For example,... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080241383 - Method for producing hydrogen gas separation material: The invention provides a method for consistently producing a hydrogen gas separator with a good performance balance. The method includes the process for preparing a porous substrate and the process for forming a silica coat on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition in which a reaction is brought about between... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080241382 - Strained metal nitride films and method of forming: A method for forming a strained metal nitride film and a semiconductor device containing the strained metal nitride film. The method includes exposing a substrate to a gas containing a metal precursor, exposing the substrate to a gas containing a nitrogen precursor activated by a plasma source at a first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241384 - Lateral flow deposition apparatus and method of depositing film by using the apparatus: A deposition apparatus and deposition method for forming a film on a substrate are disclosed. A film is deposited on a substrate by exposing the substrate to different flow directions of reactant gases. In one embodiment, the substrate is rotated in the reaction chamber after a film having an intermediate... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080241385 - Method of forming thin film, thin film forming apparatus, program and computer-readable information recording medium: A method of rapidly forming a thin film of high quality through film formation by alternate feeding of raw gases. In particular, a method of forming a TiN thin film, comprising repeating operations including causing TiCl4 gas as a raw gas to be adsorbed on a substrate or TiCl4 molecules... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241386 - Atomic layer deposition methods: The invention includes an atomic layer deposition method of forming a layer of a deposited composition on a substrate. The method includes positioning a semiconductor substrate within an atomic layer deposition chamber. On the substrate, an intermediate composition monolayer is formed, followed by a desired deposited composition from reaction with... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080241387 - Atomic layer deposition reactor: Various reactors for growing thin films on a substrate by subjecting the substrate to alternately repeated surface reactions of vapor-phase reactants are disclosed. The reactor according to the present invention includes a reaction chamber, a substrate holder, a showerhead plate, a first reactant source, a remote radical generator, a second... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080241388 - Strained metal silicon nitride films and method of forming: A method for forming a strained metal silicon nitride film and a semiconductor device containing the strained metal silicon nitride film. The method includes exposing a substrate to a gas containing a metal precursor, exposing a substrate to a gas containing a silicon precursor, exposing the substrate to a gas... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241394 - Dyes and their use in ink-jet printing: m

20080241389 - Emulsion composition and vehicle and ink compositions and printing process and method thereof: An emulsion composition comprises water, a hydrocarbon distillate having a boiling point of 215 to 325° C., and a surfactant having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance number of 10 or less. A vehicle composition, an ink composition, a lithographic printing process and a method to improve a lithographic printing process comprise... Agent: Legal Department Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc

20080241395 - Ink composition and recording method using this ink composition: An ink composition containing at least a chromatic pigment, polymer particles and water, and further containing hydrophobic silica fine particles.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080241390 - Insulating polymers containing polyaniline and carbon nanotubes: The present invention is a composition comprising carbon nanotubes and conductive polyaniline in an insulating polymer matrix and a process for making that composition.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080241392 - Method and device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by successively solidifying layers of a building material at positions in the respective layer corresponding to the cross-section of the object is provided, wherein at least a partial region of a layer is solidified such that a pattern is generated, which pattern contains... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080241393 - Method for making positive photosensitive planographic printing plate: A method for making a positive photosensitive planographic printing plate including of a base having formed thereon in this order an undercoat layer and an image recording layer, wherein the undercoat layer is obtained by applying an undercoat layer solution containing a solvent and an acrylic resin having an alkali-soluble... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080241391 - Method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle, conductive ink composition having the metal nanoparticle and method of forming a conductive pattern using the same: A method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle includes coupling a metal ion to an organic ligand having a weight-average molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 1,500,000. The method further includes reducing the metal ion coupled to the organic ligand to form a metal nanoparticle having a skin layer.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080241396 - Article having a stained molded three-dimensional wood grain: A pigmented fiberglass door and a process for finishing a molded, wood grain fiberglass door is provided. The pigmentation process comprises the sequential steps of priming the door surface; painting the door surface; staining the door surface while removing stain from raised grain edges of the door; and, applying a... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20080241397 - Pretreatment liquids, ink cartridge assemblies, pretreated recording media, and methods of recording: A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a recording medium, the pretreatment liquid including fine particles and a solvent. Specifically, a contact angle between the pretreatment liquid and a surface of the recording medium is greater than or equal to about 75 degrees.... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080241398 - Pretreatment liquids, ink sets, ink-jet recording apparatus, methods of recording, and recording media: A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a predetermined portion of a recording medium to form a pretreatment layer on the pretreatment portion in advance of dispensing at least one ink onto the pretreatment layer by an inkjet method, the pretreatment liquid includes fine particles... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080241399 - Method of coating and coated sheet piling sections: A coated sheet piling section that includes: a steel core having a pair of opposing surfaces; a primer layer on each surface; a cycloaliphatic amine epoxy layer on each primer layer; and an aliphatic acrylic polyurethane disposed on one or both of the two cycloaliphatic amine epoxy layers. The primer... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080241400 - Vacuum assist method and system for reducing intermixing of lithography layers: Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for curing a plurality of lithography layers while reducing the level of intermixing are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080241401 - Method of monitoring electroless plating chemistry: Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include an electroless plating process, that may comprise an electroless plating bath, wherein the electroless plating bath comprises a stabilizer and a suppressor, separating the stabilizer and the suppressor by using a HPLC, determining the concentration... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080241402 - Coating and developing system, coating and developing method and storage medium: A coating and developing system includes processing blocks S2 to S4 of the same construction each built by stacking up a plurality of unit blocks including a film forming unit block and a developing unit block in layers. The processing b locks are arranged longitudinally between a carrier block S1... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241403 - Coating and developing system, coating and developing method and storage medium: A coating and developing system has a first processing block, a second processing block, and a transfer block interposed between the first and the second processing block. A first direct carrying means carries substrates from a carrier block to the transfer block. The transfer block distributes the substrates to respective... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241404 - Apparatus for building a three-dimensional article and a method for building a three-dimensional article: The invention provides an apparatus for building a three-dimensional article in sequential cross-sectional layers, which apparatus comprises: a powder delivery system comprising one or more reservoirs for delivering a powder and a powder spreading system; a printing system for delivering a liquid; a build chamber comprising a outer wall, an... Agent: Huntsman International LLC

20080241405 - Formulation coated self-cleaning wool: The present invention relates to methods of making articles, and systems for providing wool article have self-cleaning properties. The self-cleaning properties are brought about coating the wool articles with a photocatalyst formulation. The formulation contains titanium compounds, stabilizers, catalysts, and water.... Agent: Attn: Maquita Wong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20080241406 - Electroless plating bath and method for producing high-temperature apparatus member using the bath: There is provided an electroless plating bath which makes it possible to form a diffusion barrier layer of a Re-based alloy, having a uniform thickness regardless of the shape and size of a workpiece, on the surface of a Ni-based alloy by a relatively simple method. The electroless plating bath... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080241407 - Silicone-containing hot-melt compositions: Moisture curable compositions having hard and soft segments are disclosed. Also disclosed are dual cure compositions capable of both moisture and radiation cure. The present invention provides compositions which have increased tolerances for high temperatures, and compositions which have increased rheological control.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080241408 - Colloidal particles for lotus effect: A composition formulated to form a non-smooth surface on a substrate surface at least after the composition has been applied to the substrate and has substantially dried or set. The composition including a first and second set of colloidal particles. Each of the first and second sets of colloidal particles... Agent: The Clorox Company

20080241409 - Deposition system with improved material utilization: A target assembly for material deposition includes a first target piece having a first sputtering surface and comprising a first target material that is to be sputtered off the first sputtering surface and to deposit on a substrate. The target assembly also includes a second target piece juxtaposed to the... Agent: Xin Wen

20080241410 - Method of recycling electroless nickel waste: An electroless nickel plating bath is provided that utilizes hypophosphite ions as a reducing agent and is substantially free of sulphate and sodium ions. Spent nickel in the plating bath is removed using an ion exchange resin and the remaining effluent solution is usable for manufacturing fertilizer compositions. The nickel... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20080241411 - Surface treatment method of titanium or titanium alloy: To provide a surface treatment method of titanium or a titanium alloy with a shortened time for deposition of apatite on a material surface after the treatment so that early-stage osseointegration can be expected, and with a higher effect to form a calcium layer than a conventional method using calcium... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080241412 - Member for plasma etching device and method for manufacture thereof: A member for a plasma etching device, which comprises a device substrate comprising quartz glass, aluminum, alumite or a combination thereof and, formed on the surface thereof, a coating film of yttrium oxide or YAG having a film thickness of 10 μm or more and a variation in the thickness... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080241413 - Plasma tool for forming porous diamond films for semiconductor applications: A plasma tool may be provided to facilitate the deposition of diamond films on substrates. The plasma tool provides a heater in the form of a screen whose position with respect to a substrate may be adjusted. A mixture of hydrocarbon and hydrogen gases may be ejected from a spray... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080241414 - Conductive ink composition and method of forming a conductive pattern using the same: A conductive ink composition includes about 15% to about 50% by weight of copper nanoparticles, about 40% to about 80% by weight of a non-aqueous solvent mixture, about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a dispersion agent and about 1% to about 20% by weight of a wetting agent.... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080241415 - Powder coating apparatus and method of powder coating using an electromagnetic brush: Apparatus and methods for applying powder coatings to a substrate using a magnetic brush developer, including a method and apparatus for applying powder coatings to a substrate either directly or by intermediate transfer using a magnetic brush with a rotating magnetic field and for preparing the coating materials. The apparatus... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff, Eastman Kodak Company

20080241416 - Polymerizable compound, polymer, ink composition, printed articles and inkjet recording method: wherein, in the formula (1), R1 represents any one of a hydrogen atom, a substituted alkyl group, and an unsubstituted alkyl group; R2 represents an alkylene group; W represents any one of —CO—, —C(═O)O—, —CONH—, —OC(═O)—, and a phenylene group; X represents any one of —CO—, —NHCO—, —OC(═O)—, —CH(OH)CH2—, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080241417 - Process for manufacturing a flexible support for an electrophoretic medium: A process for making a support for an electrophoretic medium comprising the steps of: applying an agarose coating to a corona treated polymeric film by transferring a layer of agarose solution onto a surface of the corona treated polymeric film. The pH of the agarose solution can be generally maintained... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080241418 - Release layer for imprinted photocationic curable resins: An imprint process comprising coating a selected surface of a micropatterned template with a release composition having a basic reactive moiety; wherein the template is transparent to UV radiation; imprinting the template onto a photocationically curable composition; curing the UV curable composition to form an imprinted composition, wherein the release... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - IBM Arc Division

20080241419 - Device that enables plasma ignition and complete faraday shielding of capacitive coupling for an inductively-coupled plasma: A method and apparatus for igniting a gas mixture into plasma using capacitive coupling techniques, shielding the plasma and other contents of the plasma reactor from the capacitively-coupled electric field, and maintaining the plasma using inductive coupling are provided. For some embodiments, the amount of capacitive coupling may be controlled... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080241420 - Method and apparatus for dc voltage control on rf-powered electrode: In a plasma processing chamber, a method for processing a substrate is provided. The method includes supporting the substrate in the plasma processing chamber configured with an upper electrode (UE) and a lower electrode (LE), configuring at least one radio frequency power source to ignite plasma between the UE and... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20080241421 - Optoelectronic device and method of fabricating the same: The invention provides an optoelectronic device and the fabrication thereof. The method according to the invention, firstly, prepares a substrate. Then, the method forms a multi-layer structure on the substrate. Afterward, by an atomic layer deposition based process, the method forms a passivation layer overlaying the multi-layer structure.... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080241422 - Method for aerosol synthesis of carbon nanostructure under atmospheric pressure: The present invention relates to a method for the aerosol synthesis of carbon nanostructures under atmospheric pressure comprising a spark generation step of generating a spark between a graphite electrode made of carbon and a metal electrode made of a catalytic metal inducing the graphitization of carbon and vaporizing the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080241423 - High k dielectric growth on metal triflate or trifluoroacetate terminated iii-v semiconductor surfaces: Surface preparation of a compound semiconductor surface, such as indium antimonide (InSb), with a triflating agent, such as triflic anhydride or a trifluoroacetylating agent, such as trifluoroacetic anhydride is described. In one embodiment, the triflating or trifluoroacetylating passivates the compound semiconductor surface by terminating the surface with triflate trifluoroacetate groups.... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080241424 - Ink-jet ink and ink-jet recording method: An ink-jet ink comprising at least water, a water-soluble solvent, a radically polymerizable compound, and a photoinitiator, wherein the photoinitiator is a benzyl ketal compound incorporating a pendent water-soluble group via an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080241425 - System and method to reduce redeposition of ablated material: A laser machining system adapted to reduce redeposition of material ablated from a workpiece. The laser machining system includes: a laser source to generate a pulsed laser beam; optics to relay the pulsed laser beam along a beam path from the laser source to the work piece; a long working... Agent: Ratnerprestia