Coating processes inventions 11/08

20080292777 - Coating sleeve: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for modifying a structure such as a medical device through the selective application of a coating. A coating sleeve may comprise an elastomeric wall that may be permeable or impermeable to a coating material and may be porous so as to... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080292776 - Hydrophilic coating: The invention relates to a hydrophilic coating formulation which when cured results in a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating formulation comprises a polyelectrolyte and a non-ionic hydrophilic polymer. The invention further relates to a coating system, a hydrophilic coating, a lubricious coating, use of a polyelectrolyte and a non-ionic... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080292778 - One-step phosphorylcholine-linked polymer coating and drug loading of stent: A one step method for drug coating an interventional device is disclosed by mixing a drug with a phosphorylcholine-linked methacrylate polymer in a liquid and applying the mixture to an interventional device, such as a stent, in a single step.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080292779 - Coating of implants with hyaluronic acid solution: A method for fabricating and/or coating an implant or other structure to be inserted into bone or osseous tissue, including dental implants, is described in which the surface of the implant is treated with a hyaluronic acid solution to form a thin film conformal coating of the hyaluronic solution over... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080292781 - Method for monitoring a plasma, device for carrying out this method, use of this method for depositing a film onto a pet hollow body: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the composition of a plasma, this plasma being generated from determined precursors for depositing a film onto a polymer material. This method involves receiving light intensities emitted by the plasma and comprises: a step for selecting a first reference wavelength range that... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080292780 - Method of inspecting a substrate and method of preparing a substrate for lithography: A method of inspecting a substrate with first and second layers thereon is disclosed. The method includes directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation at an acute angle towards an edge of the layers, detecting scattered and/or reflected electromagnetic radiation, and establishing, from results of the detecting, whether an edge of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080292782 - Method for forming an electronic paper display: Methods form multi-color electrophoretic displays. The method includes providing a solution containing microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules comprise a shell that is transparent and a display medium within the shell, wherein the display medium comprised of either (a) at least two sets of differently colored particles in a substantially clear fluid,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080292783 - Method of manufacturing a thin layer and methods of manufacturing gate structures and capacitors using the same: t

20080292784 - Method for metallizing liquid crystal and polymer: A method for making printed circuits and printed circuit boards which utilizes a process for forming a thin metal layer, such as a copper layer, on underlying substrates such as a liquid crystalline polymer material. Forming such a thin metal layer on the surface of the substrate enables fine line... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080292785 - Formation of deep pit areas and use thereof in fabrication of an optic recording medium: A pit is formed from a stack comprising at least one first layer formed by a material able to change physical state and a second layer made of the same material as that forming the first layer, but in a different physical state. An area of the first layer is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080292786 - Method of manufacturing display device: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display device having a step of forming a resin material layer by curing a resin coated on the main surface of a glass substrate; a step of forming a display circuit configured by a plurality of lamination material layers on the main surface... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Suite 1400

20080292787 - Edging process of lens using transparent coating layer for protecting lens: The present invention relates to a process of edging a lens comprising forming a lens-protective transparent coating layer on the surface of the lens. When the lens coated with a transparent coating layer comprising a fluorine-containing elastomer and optionally a fluorine-containing organosilane compound and having a surface energy of less... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080292788 - Methods to produce stretchable products: The invention provides methods for producing flexible, stretchable, and/or elastic products comprised principally of material such as natural elastomers and other synthetic polymers. The method for producing stretchable products by spraying product material over a workpiece former, and method for creating perforated products by spraying product material over fibres in... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080292789 - One-dimensional metal and metal oxide nanostructures: Metal powder (such as tin, titanium, or tungsten powder) is heated in a flowing stream of an inert gas, such as argon, containing a small abundance of oxygen at a temperature to produce metal vapor. The metal reacts with the oxygen to form and deposit one-dimensional nanostructures of oxygen-containing metal... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080292790 - Process for producing a coating based on an oxide ceramic that conforms to the geometry of a substrate having features in relief: t

20080292791 - Methods for making reinforced refractory crucibles for melting titanium alloys: Methods for making a reinforced refractory crucible for melting titanium alloys including providing a form, applying a facecoat to the form, the facecoat having at least one facecoat layer, applying a backing about the facecoat, the backing having at least one backing layer, applying at least one reinforcing element to... Agent: General Electric Company

20080292792 - Azo compound, ink composition, and colored object: A novel azo compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein A represents the following formula (2) and is located preferably in a position meta or para to the azo group; R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen, carboxy, sulfo, nitro, C1-4 alkoxy, etc.; R3 and R4 each independently represents... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20080292794 - Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording method: An ink jet recording apparatus is provided with a plurality of inks and includes a unit configured to perform a recovery operation by suction of inks from a plurality of ink ejection portions using a suction cap, wherein the plurality of inks include an ink set including a combination of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080292793 - Ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus: An ink set includes a combination of a first ink and a second ink, the first ink containing a self-dispersion pigment having at least one hydrophilic group directly or through another atomic group bonded to the surface of the pigment particle, and ammonium ions, the second ink containing a pigment,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080292795 - Process of manufacturing a wood fiberboard, in particular floor panels: A wood fiberboard, in particular floor panel, includes an HDF support board with a top side and an underside, the top side having a decoration, preferably a wood or tile decoration, is distinguished in that the decoration is printed directly onto the top side of the support board and is... Agent: Andrew M. Calderon Greenblum And Bernstein P.L.C

20080292796 - Method and apparatus for forming plated liquid crystalline polymer substrate: A method and apparatus for forming plated liquid crystalline polymer substrates which includes placing a plated liquid crystalline polymer substrate on or within a fixture and applying vacuum and heat to the fixture and the plated liquid crystalline polymer substrate. The plated liquid crystalline polymer substrate may contain printed circuits... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080292797 - Agent and method for flame-retardant processing of polyester-based fiber products: The invention provides a flame-retardant processing agent capable of imparting durable flame retardance to polyester-based fiber products without using halogen-based flame retardant. The flame-retardant processing agent is obtained by dispersing at least one phosphoric acid amide selected from the group consisting of 1,4-piperazinediyl bis(diarylphosphate), diaryl aminophosphate and aryl diaminophosphate as... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080292798 - Boron nitride and boron nitride-derived materials deposition method: Methods for forming boron-containing films are provided. The methods include introducing a boron-containing precursor and a nitrogen or oxygen-containing precursor into a chamber and forming a boron nitride or boron oxide film on a substrate in the chamber. In one aspect, the method includes depositing a boron-containing film and then... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080292799 - Production of coated substrates: t

20080292800 - Hydrophilic member and process for producing the same: A process for producing a hydrophilic member, includes: coating a surface of a base material with a hydrophilic composition containing at least (a) a catalyst, (b) a hydrophilic polymer and (c) a metal alkoxide; and drying the composition, wherein a temperature for the drying is from 10° C. to 60°... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080292801 - Corrosion-preventive adhesive compositions: The present invention concerns adhesive compositions that provide corrosion-preventative properties and improved adhesive bonding on corrodible surfaces, such as may be found in electronic components. These compositions provide the substrates with greatly increased resistance to corrosion, especially during long term exposure to high temperatures and/or high humidity. When used on... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20080292802 - Method of forming a brilliant multi-layered coating film: This invention provides a method for forming brilliant multi-layered coating film excelling in brilliance, which comprises the steps of applying an effect pigment-containing water-borne base coating composition (A1) having a coating film viscosity (VA1) after 1 minute of its application of 10-500 Pa·sec onto a substrate to form a first... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080292803 - Low conductivity, thermal barrier coating system for ceramic matrix composite (cmc) articles: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a thermal barrier coating for inclusion in a thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system (TBC/EBC system) for use on a silicon based substrate is disclosed. The thermal barrier coating comprising up to about 9 mol percent of a stabilizer and up to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080292804 - Methods for making refractory crucibles for melting titanium alloys: Methods for making refractory crucibles for melting titanium alloys including providing a form, applying a facecoat to the form, and applying a backing to the facecoat where the facecoat has at least one facecoat layer including an oxide selected from the group consisting of scandium oxide, yttrium oxide, hafnium oxide,... Agent: General Electric Company

20080292805 - Method for manufacturing stamper, method for manufacturing nanohole structure, and method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a stamper for duplicating a pit pattern on a substrate includes forming on another substrate, a layer of a material insoluble to a liquid of a suspension of particles in a pattern having a plurality of land portions and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080292806 - Plasma immersion ion processing for coating of hollow substrates: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for plasma ion deposition and coating formation. A vacuum chamber may be supplied formed by a hollow substrate having a length, diameter and interior surface. A plasma may be formed within the chamber while applying a negative bias to the hollow... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080292807 - Removable radiation cured composition and process for protecting a micro-fluid ejection head: There is disclosed a removable radiation cured member suitable for use in protecting a micro-fluid ejection head. Further, a reactant mixture suitable for sealing a micro-fluid ejection head comprising a vinyl-containing oligomer, a filler, and optionally a reactive diluent and/or a photoinitiator is disclosed.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080292808 - Method of producing compound nanorods and thin films: A method of producing compound nanorods and thin films under a controlled growth mode is described. The method involves ablating compound targets using an ultrafast pulsed laser and depositing the ablated materials onto a substrate. When producing compound nanorods, external catalysts such as pre-deposited metal nanoparticles are not involved. Instead,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080292809 - Composition, method and device for applying a coating on a support: A composition for applying a coating on a support at low temperature from a dispersion of at least a component of the coating to be deposited in the composition. The composition includes at least a strong and heavy solvent with a boiling point higher than 150° C. approximately, and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080292810 - Method for atomizing material for coating processes: A method for atomizing a liquid including providing an atomizer having a liquid supply conduit having an outlet at one end, a gas supply conduit opening into a port in the liquid supply conduit upstream of the outlet, and a means for imparting vibrational energy to the atomizer. In an... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080292811 - Chamber idle process for improved repeatability of films: Methods and apparatus for improving the substrate-to-substrate uniformity of silicon-containing films deposited by vapor deposition of precursors vaporized from a liquid source on substrates in a chamber are provided. The methods include exposing a chamber to a processing step at a predetermined time that is after one substrate is processed... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080292812 - Vacuum treatment installation and vacuum treatment method: Vacuum treatment installation or vacuum treatment method for carrying out a plasma method, wherein the treatment is carried out in a vacuum chamber, in which are disposed a device for generating an electric low voltage arc discharge (NVBE) comprised of a cathode and an anode electrically interconnectable with the cathode... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080292814 - Image forming element and fabricating method thereof, and image forming apparatus: An image forming element, a fabricating method of the image forming element, and an image forming apparatus having the image forming element is provided. The image forming element includes a drum body, a driving circuit mounted within the drum body, a support plate which penetrates through the drum body longitudinally... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080292815 - Method for producing resin-coated sliding member: The present invention provides a method for producing a resin-coated sliding member in which problems such as blistering do not occur even if drying of the solvent is carried out rapidly, and in which quality is also stabilized. The method includes an impregnating step for impregnating a solvent-containing resin composition... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080292813 - Microwave heating device with irradiation arrangement: The invention relates to a heating device (1) for heating at least one printing agent provided on a printing material (10), said heating device comprising at least one microwave applicator (5) for bombarding the printing material (10) with microwave radiation, and comprising at least one irradiation arrangement (8) for irradiating... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20080292816 - Process and device for coating fibers with a metal by a liquid method: e

20080286439 - Sugar-coating process and baffles therefor: This invention provides baffles (10) for use in coating pans (50) within coating apparatus, and methods of manufacturing the baffles (10). The invention further provides methods of coating pharmaceutical formulations using the baffles (10) and coating pans (50) of the present invention.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP/wyeth

20080286440 - Process for coating a substrate: A method to coat a substrate for the formation of coatings having a desired surface morphology is provided, wherein the roughness and the total surface area of the coating can be varied during the coating process. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of generating droplets from a... Agent: Ingo Scheer

20080286441 - Apparatus and method for rotational coating: An apparatus for the rotational coating of a surface of a substrate with a fluid, in particular the surface of a wafer with a polymer liquid, especially with a photoresist includes a rotary plate (2) for receiving the substrate (11), a drive device (3) for rotating the rotary plate (2),... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080286443 - Apparatus and process for coating a component with aligning device: Disclosed is an apparatus and process for coating a component with aligning device. Alignments or checking of the spray cone take place within the coating apparatus via an optically transparent reference plate which is optically evaluated.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080286442 - Liquid material discharge method, wiring substrate manufacturing method, color filter manufacturing method, and organic el element manufacturing method: A liquid material discharge method includes positioning a substrate and a discharge head having a plurality of nozzles to face each other, discharging droplets of a liquid material including a functional material onto the substrate in synchronization with a primary scanning for moving the discharge head and the substrate in... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080286444 - In situ substrate holder leveling method and apparatus: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to adjusting the spacing between the substrate support and the faceplate of the gas distribution member to achieve improved uniformity of the layer formed on the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of adjusting a spacing between... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20080286445 - Composition, and method of fabricating light-emitting element: Objects of the present invention are to provide a composition in which an anthracene derivative is dissolved and a technique in which a thin film with favorable properties is formed using the composition by a wet process. Another object of the present invention is to fabricate a highly reliable light-emitting... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080286446 - Seed-assisted mocvd growth of threshold switching and phase-change materials: A method for forming electrically stimulable materials, including programmable resistance and electrical switching materials, in high aspect ratio features. The method includes forming a seed layer in the recessed portion of a feature and using the seed layer to direct the vapor phase deposition of an electrically stimulable material. The... Agent: Kevin L. Bray Ovonyx, Inc.

20080286447 - Nanowires-based transparent conductors: A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080286448 - Synthesis of transparent conducting oxide coatings: A method and system for preparing a light transmitting and electrically conductive oxide film. The method and system includes providing an atomic layer deposition system, providing a first precursor selected from the group of cyclopentadienyl indium, tetrakis (dimethylamino) tin and mixtures thereof, inputting to the deposition system the first precursor... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080286449 - Template for nano imprint lithography process and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same: A method of manufacturing a template for nano imprint lithography process may include: forming a chrome layer, an intermediate film, and a photoresist film sequentially over a substrate. The method may further include forming a photoresist film pattern; forming an intermediate film pattern with the photoresist film pattern as an... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080286450 - Method and composition for reducing waste in photo-imaging applications: Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080286451 - Gelled solvent composition and method for restoring epoxy graphite composite materials: A process using environmentally friendly materials for restoring a surface of an epoxy graphite composite material that has been degraded by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. An example process includes steps of providing a gelled solvent composition, applying the gelled solvent composition to a degraded surface of an epoxy graphite composite... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080286452 - Method of producing polymer layer with latent polarized image: The invention is related to polygraphy, and, in particular, to the production of polymer layers documents, security papers, banknotes as well as for manufacturing of excise documentary stamps, labels, tags and other products of the kind. A polymer layer with a latent polarized image which is achieved by means of... Agent: Michael D. Yablonsky Law Office Of Sergei Orel

20080286453 - Apparatus for harmonizing light: The present invention provides a light filter for converting diffused light to harmonized light having a translucent substrate of glass or plastic; and a coating on the substrate of a fullerene having icosahedral symmetry having a thickness from 10-500 nm.... Agent: Joseph A. Fuchs Rockey, Depke & Lyons, LLC

20080286454 - Method for manufacturing pattern forming body and pattern manufacturing apparatus: The main object of the present invention is to form an even pattern. In order to achieve the object, in the present invention, patterns P1 to P6 formed on a substrate 400 are formed by liquid droplets discharged from a piezoelectric driving type head unit 300. The size of each... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080286455 - Method for producing polarizer, polarizer, polarizing plate, optical film, image display, and cleaning apparatus: The invention relates to a method for producing a polarizer and to a polarizer produced by the production method. The invention also relates to a polarizing plate and an optical film each using the polarizer and to an image display such as a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescent display... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080286456 - Process for producing optical connector, apparatus for producing the same, and process for forming polymer coating: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical connector, an apparatus for producing the same, and a process for forming a polymer coating film on an end face of a fibrous dielectric, which can dispose a refractive index adjuster only onto an end face of an optical transmitting... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080286458 - Method and apparatus for coating optics: A system and method for coating lenses includes loading at least one lens into a spindle assembly, which transfers the lens into a coating station. The at least one lens may include a pair of lenses, which are simultaneously loaded into the spindle assembly for transfer into the coating station.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080286457 - Processes for producing thin films and optical members: A process for producing a thin film and an optical member which are free from discoloration of a lens and exhibit a good antistatic property and a good water repellency. The thin film is formed by a vacuum deposition of a water repellent solution which contains (a) a water repellent... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080286459 - Method for applying abradable coating: In accordance with one aspect of the invention a process for applying an abradable coating to a component includes cold spraying an abradable coating material in particles towards a target surface of the component.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20080286460 - Lithium metal oxide materials and methods of synthesis and use: A composition having a formula LixMgyNiO2 wherein 0.9<x<1.3, 0.01<y<0.1, and 0.91<x+y<1.3 can be utilized as cathode materials in electrochemical cells. A composition having a core, having a formula LixMgyNiO2 wherein 0.9<x<1.3, 0.01<y<0.1, and 0.9<x+y<1.3, and a coating on the core, having a formula LiaCobO2 wherein 0.7<a<1.3, and 0.9<b<1.2, can also... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080286461 - Vacuum evaporation method: where T is a boiling point (° C.) of the film-forming material. This method is capable of using the film-forming material making up the phosphor layer with higher efficiency owing to a heating element while preventing the substrate and the phosphor layer from being adversely affected by heat from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080286462 - Coated insert: and a coating having a first, innermost layer system of one or several layers of TiCxNyOz with x+y+z≦1 with a total thickness of from about 0.7 to about 5.5 μm and a second multilayer system consisting of from about 5 to about 31 alternating layers of Al2O3 and TiCxNyOz (x+y+z≦1),... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080286463 - Rf shutter: The present invention generally comprises an RF shutter assembly for use in a plasma processing apparatus. The RF shutter assembly may reduce the amount of plasma creep below the substrate and shadow frame during processing, thereby reducing the amount of deposition that occurs on undesired surfaces. By reducing the amount... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080286464 - Group 2 metal precursors for depositing multi-component metal oxide films: Novel Sr and Ba complexes containing both beta-diketonates and N-methyl-pyrrolidone were synthesized and characterized. TGA experiments indicated these complexes are volatile, they can be employed as potential precursors for ALD strontium titanate (STO) or barium strontium titanate films (BST) films in semiconductor fabrication.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080286466 - Chemical and particulate filters containing chemically modified carbon nanotube structures: A carbon nanotube filter, a use for a carbon nanotube filter and a method of forming a carbon nanotube filter. The method including (a) providing a carbon source and a carbon nanotube catalyst; (b) growing carbon nanotubes by reacting the carbon source with the nanotube catalyst; (c) forming chemically active... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080286465 - Ink set for ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording apparatus, method of ink-jet recording, method of evaluating ink set for ink-jet recording, and method of manufacturing ink set for ink-jet recording: An ink set for ink-jet recording contains a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. Ink sets capable of forming images having good color deterioration properties and ozone resistance may be prepared by selecting an appropriate combination of a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080286467 - Method of use for photopatternable dielectric materials for beol applications: A method. The method includes dip coating a film of a composition on a silicon wafer substrate. The composition includes a polymer blend of a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer is a substituted silsesquioxane copolymer. The second polymer is a polysilsesquioxane having silanol end groups. The... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080286468 - Ink set for ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording apparatus, method of ink-jet recording, method of evaluating ink set for ink-jet recording, and method of manufacturing ink set for ink-jet recording: An ink set for ink-jet recording contains a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. Ink sets capable of forming composite black images having good color deterioration properties and ozone resistance may be prepared by selecting an appropriate combination of a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080286469 - Method for the manufacture of steel wool and steel shot pellets: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of steel wool and steel shot pellets. To this end, steel wire with a substantially circular diameter is made available as initial material. A quadratic or polygonal wire profile is produced by paring off steel shavings from the steel wire with... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20080286470 - Chemical conversion coating agent and surface-treated metal: e

20080286471 - Protective gel for an electrical connection: An electrical connection for a trailer hitch on a vehicle joins a trailer electrical connection. These electrical connectors join together to carry the power to illuminate the trailer lights on the trailer and carry out other functions. Both connections are protected by a protective gel for the electrical connections having... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.

20080286472 - Reducing formaldehyde emissions: A method for reducing formaldehyde emissions from articles prepared from, or which otherwise comprise formaldehyde-emitting compositions, such as formaldehyde-containing resins, and relates especially to a method for reducing formaldehyde emissions from products such as cellulose laminates, permanent press (wrinkle-free) textiles, floral foams and ceiling or acoustical tiles, which involves isolating... Agent: Patent Group Ga30-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080286473 - Ice adhesion mitigation: Hydrophobic coating compositions containing siloxanes and fluoropolymer resin hinder the accumulation of moisture and reduce the adhesion of ice formed on the coating. Applications of such coating compositions to surfaces thus reduce the propensity for ice formation on a treated surface, and ease the dislodging of any ice formed on... Agent: Nasa John F. Kennedy Space Center

20080286474 - Hydrophobing minerals and filler materials: A method of preparing a hydrophobic mineral and/or filler material, for example a gypsum material, comprises (i) preparing a hydrolyzate containing polysiloxanes by hydrolyzing a hydrolysable silane or hydrolysable silane mixture in the presence of an acid hydrolysis catalyst; and (ii) combining the polysiloxane hydrolyzate with the mineral and/or filler,... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080286475 - Process and related apparatus for block coating: The present invention discloses an apparatus for block type extrusion coating, and a process for forming block coating or grid-type coating on a substrate. The present invention uses a die set composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a shim therebetween, which can be used to form a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080286476 - Method of manufacturing lithographic printing plate: A method for manufacturing a lithographic printing plate is provided in which conditions for heating a support and a photosensitive coated layer in a drying and heating step can be changed rapidly over a wide range, and the photosensitive coated layer and the support are heated without being contacted.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080286477 - Ball stud: A ball stud having a ball at one end of a rod-shaped stud. The ball stud comprises: a metal plating film formed on the surface of the stud; and a trivalent chromate film continuously formed over both the surface of the metal plating film formed on the stud and the... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia

20080286478 - Apparatus and process for treating an article to impart color and/or enhance the properties of that article: A process and an apparatus for treating large articles to impart color or performance enhancing additives to the article in which a treatment system which includes: (i) a coloring solution and/or a solution containing at least one performance enhancing additive, (ii) water, and (iii) a solvent such as ethylene glycol... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080286479 - Method of coating lead frames: The invention relates to a method of coating multiple lead frames that are connected to mechanical, electrical, or electronic components, with the lead frames encased in a coating composed of plastic, with provision being made according to the invention for the coating to be applied without a mold tool surrounding... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080286480 - Method for forming a container with improved release properties: A method of forming a container that has improved release properties for a viscous material configured to minimize residual material remaining in the container upon normal use thereof and also generally maintains the physical stability of a material in the container. The method includes applying a coating to a portion... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20080286481 - Thermosetting powder compositions for coatings: The present invention relates to an isophthalic acid rich carboxyl functionalized polyester, containing linear chain aliphatic (poly)ether diols, and to thermosetting powder compositions comprising a mixture of the polyester with a beta-hydroxylkylamide group containing cross-linking agent. The invention also relates to the use of said compositions for the preparation of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080286482 - Forming or patterning composite microstructures using microfluidics: Techniques comprising systems and methods for forming or pattering microstructures using microfluidics are described. A target structure can include a microchannel passage with a chamber into which a light hardenable material can be injected and selectively exposed to light to adhere to a desired location of a substrate. Unhardened material... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080286483 - Multi-colour printing: A method for forming an image on a substrate, which comprises applying to the substrate a combination of a diacetylene and a photoacid or photobase, and polymerising the diacetylene by radiation, is provided. The method finds use in multi-colour printing.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080286484 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, and printed material: An ink composition is provided that includes (A) an N-vinyllactam, (B) another polymerizable compound, (C) a polymerization initiator, and (D) a basic compound, the content of the N-vinyllactam (A) being less than 15 wt % of the total weight of the ink composition. There is also provided an inkjet recording... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080286485 - Orientated acrylate adhesive materials, method for the production and use thereof: in which R1 is hydrogen (H) or a methyl group (CH3) and R2 is hydrogen (H) or a branched or unbranched, saturated C1 to C30 hydrocarbon radical, which may optionally be substituted by a functional group, the pressure-sensitive adhesive, in the form of a film applied as a melt (hotmelt),... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080286486 - Carbonate containing energy-curable compositions: Polyfunctional cyclic carbonates provide a useful additional monomer for energy-initiated cationic copolymerisation with such other monomers and oligomers as epoxides and oxetanes.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080286487 - Process for making contained layers: l

20080286488 - Metallic ink: Forming a conductive film comprising depositing a non-conductive film on a surface of a substrate, wherein the film contains a plurality of copper nanoparticles and exposing at least a portion of the film to light to make the exposed portion conductive. Exposing of the film to light photosinters or fuses... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080286492 - Apparatus and method for depositing multiple coating materials in a common plasma coating zone: An apparatus and method for coating a substrate moved along a path of travel through the apparatus. A plasma source issues a plasma jet into which a first reagent is injected from a discharge orifice located upstream of the jet. A second reagent is injected into the jet from a... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080286490 - Production of a platinum-free chelate catalyst material as an intermediate product, and further processing thereof to obtain an electrocatalytic coating as a final product: A method for preparing a platinum-free chelate catalyst material as an intermediate product for selective electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen includes performing a low-temperature plasma treatment on a powdery form of the transition-metal chelate in a plasma reactor chamber having an inert plasma gas disposed therein. A plasma power, a plasma... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080286491 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing method capable of controlling the internal pressure of a processing chamber to a high pressure and exhausting gases within the processing chamber at a high rate. The substrate processing method is for use in a substrate processing apparatus having a processing chamber, a supply unit supplying a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286493 - Transparent hard coats for optical elements: The present invention related to an improved structure of an optically transparent element that can be used in optical scanners, supermarket scanners, lenses for eyeglasses, etc. The application of oxynitride PECVD films provide good hardness and optical transparency. Such films displaying these physical properties are extremely useful as a scratch... Agent: Thomas A. Beck

20080286489 - Variable volume plasma processing chamber and associated methods: A plasma processing chamber includes a substrate support having a top surface defined to support a substrate in a substantially horizontal orientation within the chamber. The plasma processing chamber also includes a number of telescopic members disposed within the chamber outside a periphery of the substrate support. The number of... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080286494 - Ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress: A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080286495 - System and method for power function ramping of split antenna pecvd discharge sources: A system and method for depositing films on a substrate is described. One embodiment includes a vacuum chamber; a split conductor housed inside the vacuum chamber; a magnetron configured to generate a power signal that can be applied to at least a portion of the split conductor; a power supply... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080286496 - Method for depositing electrically insulating layers: The invention relates to a method for operating an arc source, whereby an electric spark discharge is ignited and run on the surface of a target and the spark discharge is simultaneously fed a direct current with an associated constant voltage DV as well as a pulsed current generated by... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080280025 - Multi-purpose holding device: This invention relates to a multi-purpose holding device to handle, support and rotate one or more hollow cylindrical objects. The holding device consists of a rigid frame and support members for precise alignment and rotation of one or more objects within the frame structure. A method is also provided to... Agent: Ingo Scheer

20080280026 - Methods and systems for depositing coating on a medical device: The present invention is directed to methods and systems for aligning and coating a medical device during a single coating cycle. A first section of an applicator may apply a contact force to surfaces of the medical device. The contact force may align and remove surface irregularities from the medical... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080280028 - Method and device for coating a surface: The invention relates to a method for coating a surface of an article (2), including the following steps: providing an article (2), in particular a workpiece, which is to be coated on one surface, and producing a coating on the surface to be coated of the article (2) by means... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080280027 - Method of investigating a coated surface of an object: A method of visually investigating a coated surface of an object, the coating comprising a metal or an alloy, in order to determine whether or not the coating is tight. An increasing potential is applied to the object until a desired current level has been obtained or until a maximum... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080280029 - Surface treatment method for solder joint: A surface treatment method for solder joint employs alkali buffer solution dipping the solder joint and the alkali buffer solution reacts with the solder joint thus yielding a passive layer. As the resultant passive layer forms on the surface of the solder joint, thereby prevents further corrosion and dissolution during... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080280030 - Solar cell absorber layer formed from metal ion precursors: Methods and devices are provided for forming an absorber layer. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising of depositing a solution on a substrate to form a precursor layer. The solution comprises of at least one polar solvent, at least one binder, and at least one Group IB and/or... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080280031 - Conductive coatings produced by monolayer deposition on surfaces: Low resistivity graphite coated fibers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of electrically insulating fibers are provided. Various methods are also provided for surface coating of the graphite platelets onto the insulating fibers which are provided to increase the glass fiber surface conductivity. The graphite... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080280032 - Process of embedded circuit structure: A process of an embedded circuit structure is provided. A complex metal layer, a prepreg, a supporting board, another prepreg and another complex metal layer are laminated together, wherein each of the complex metal layers has an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer stacked on the inner metal... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080280033 - Droplet discharge device, and method for forming pattern, and method for manufacturing display device: It is an object of the present invention to improve the usability of a material, and to provide a display device which can be manufactured by simplifying the manufacturing process and a manufacturing technique thereof. It is also an object of the invention to provide a technique in which a... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080280034 - Pavement marking and reflective elements having microspheres comprising lanthanum oxide and aluminum oxide with zirconia, titania, or mixtures thereof: A method of marking a pavement surface is described comprising applying a pavement marking on the pavement surface. The pavement marking comprises transparent microspheres partially embedded in a binder wherein the micropheres comprise a lanthanide series oxide or yttrium oxide and aluminum oxide, in cobination with zirconia, titania, or mixtures... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080280035 - In-line method to refurbish fuser members: The present invention provides a method of resurfacing a fuser member in-situ. The method includes providing a fuser member having an outer surface of a high temperature fluorothermoplastic. When it is determined that the outer surface is in need of resurfacing, the fuser member is rotated at a speed of... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080280036 - Fire-resistant polymeric peel-off coating compositions and method of use thereof: Methods and compositions are provided for protecting exterior surfaces of automobiles and other products, or components of products, against abrasion, abrasive dust, water, acid rain, etc. The methods involve applying to a surface a protective coating composition comprising an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080280037 - Multi-layer assembly, multi-layer stretch releasing pressure-sensitive adhesive assembly, and methods of making and using the same: A method of making a pressure-sensitive adhesive assembly, the method including coating a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that includes a silicone polymer on a first major surface of a first release liner to form a first layer, coating a composition on the first layer to form a second layer, the composition... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080280038 - Methods of using thin metal layers to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles: Methods of using thin metal layers to make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. Carbon nanotube growth catalyst is applied on to a surface of a substrate, including one or more thin layers of metal. The substrate is subjected to a chemical vapor deposition of... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080280039 - Sequential chemical vapor deposition: The present invention provides for sequential chemical vapor deposition by employing a reactor operated at low pressure, a pump to remove excess reactants, and a line to introduce gas into the reactor through a valve. A first reactant forms a monolayer on the part to be coated, while the second... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080280041 - Aqueous ink, ink set, image forming method and image forming apparatus: An aqueous ink to be used together with a pigment ink containing a pigment and a polymer, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080280040 - Gasket formed from various materials and methods of making same: A gasket is provided for creating a seal between two surfaces. The gasket may include a pervious base sheet and a permeating material applied to or incorporated into the base sheet. The gasket is formed by various methods disclosed herein. The gasket may include a base sheet, a primary sealing... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080280042 - Ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus: In an ink set having a plurality of inks, the ink set has at least a pigment ink and a dye ink. The pigment ink contains at least water, a surfactant, a self-dispersion pigment, and a poor medium for self-dispersion pigment and/or a salt; a dynamic surface tension of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080280043 - Ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, ink jet recording method, and aqueous ink: An ink set is provided which can suppress bleeding irrespective of the type of recording medium. The ink set includes a plurality of aqueous inks each containing a dye, and has at least a first aqueous ink containing a dye, wherein the difference between the dynamic surface tension of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080280044 - Aqueous ink, ink set, image forming method and image forming apparatus: An aqueous ink used together with a black ink containing a self-dispersion pigment, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the self-dispersion pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m or more, and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080280045 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of individual filaments of a multifilament yarn: A method and apparatus for treating the surfaces of individual filaments in multifilament yarn. The method includes the steps of immersing the yarn into a liquid treatment solution and coating all exposed surface areas of each individual filament with the treatment solution, disrupting the orientation of the individual filaments and... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20080280046 - Process for treating metal surfaces: The corrosion resistance of a metal substrate surface treated with an acidic aqueous composition to form a conversion coating is improved by first contacting the surface with an oxidizing acidic pre-rinse, such as an aqueous solution of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide, or nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid, or Fe+3... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20080280047 - Procedure for preparing redox-active polymers on surfaces: This invention provides novel methods for the formation of redox-active polymers attached to surfaces. In certain embodiments, the methods involve providing redox-active molecules bearing at least a first reactive site or group and a second reactive site or group; and contacting the surface with the redox-active molecules where the contacting... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080280049 - Formation of catalytic regions within porous structures using supercritical phase processing: A method of forming a catalytic region on a porous structure having an exterior surface and a plurality of pores, the method comprising: forming a supercritical dispersion, wherein the supercritical dispersion comprises a plurality of particles dispersed in a supercritical fluid; exposing the porous structure to the supercritical dispersion; and... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080280048 - Single wafer processing unit: This invention relates to a thermal processing method including: a placing step of placing an object to be processed onto a stage arranged in a processing container that can be vacuumed; and a heating step of heating the object to be processed to a predetermined temperature. The object to be... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

20080280050 - Ceramic wall cladding composites with electromagnetic shielding properties: i

20080280051 - Low cost, high performance, flexible, water-swellable reinforcement for communications cable: A low cost, high performance, water-swellable, flexible reinforcement member that can be used for both optical and copper communications cable. The water-swellable reinforcement members made according to the preferred process are more rigid than known reinforcement members, but are less rigid than glass pultruded rods. Communications cables utilizing these members... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20080280052 - Process for printing textile fibre materials in accordance with the ink-jet printing process: an ink supply layer (b) receiving ink from an external ink reservoir, said ink supply layer having a first side and a second side and comprising, a porous medium having a plurality of pores therein and a plurality of holes extending therethrough, so as to allow passage of the ink... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080280053 - Reactive dyes containing divalent sulfur in non-reactive side chain at trizine nucleus: The present invention refers to dyestuffs of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2 are independently H, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted aryl, R3 is optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted aryl, an organic acyl group (i.e. acetyl, propionyl, benzoyl etc.) or an organic thioacyl group (i.e. 10 thioacetyl, thiopropionyl,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080280054 - Coating film forming apparatus, use of coating film forming apparatus, and recording medium: A coating film forming apparatus that holds a substrate upon a spin chuck and forms a coating film by supplying a chemical liquid upon a top surface of said substrate comprises: an outer cup provided detachably to surround the spin chuck; an inner cup provided detachably to surround a region... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280055 - Inkjet lithographic printing plates and method for their preparation: An inkjet ink for preparing a lithographic printing plate contains a contrast dye including A, D, and B groups wherein A represents a phosphorous containing group capable of reacting with the surface of a lithographic receiver; D represents a chromophore group absorbing light between 400 nm and 700 nm; and... Agent: Agfa C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080280056 - Reactive spray formation of coatings and powders: An apparatus and method for open-atmosphere flame based spraying employs a nozzle to preheat, pressurize and atomize a mechanically pumped reactive and flammable liquid solution through a small orifice or a nozzle and then a set of pilot flames to combust the spray. The liquid feedstock is preheated to a... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080280057 - Process and apparatus for making glass sheet: An apparatus and process for making glass soot sheet and sintered glass sheet. Glass soot particles are deposited on a curved deposition surface of a rotating drum to form a soot sheet. The soot sheet is then released from the deposition surface. The soot sheet can be sintered into a... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080280058 - Method of preparing zinc oxide nanorods on a substrate by chemical spray pyrolysis: A method of preparing nanostructured zinc oxide layers on a substrate by chemical spray pyrolysis at moderate deposition temperatures from 350° C. to 600° C. is disclosed. An aqueous or aqueous alcoholic solution comprising zinc chloride or zinc acetate as precursors is prepared and sprayed onto the preheated substrate so... Agent: Vern Maine & Associates

20080280060 - Method for providing uniform weathering resistance of a coating: A process for flow, dip, or curtain coating a plastic panel with a weather resistant coating system of relatively uniform thickness is presented. More specifically, the process includes the step of rotating the plastic panel by about 180 degrees between the application of subsequent coating layers in order to minimize... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080280059 - Stencil master: A heat-sensitive stencil master comprises a heat-sensitive polymeric film having a thickness of less than 10 μm and, coated thereon, a solid resinous foam comprising a foaming agent. The stencil master is of particular use in a digital duplicating printing process.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080280061 - Method for sealing natural stone: Provided is a novel method for sealing natural stone. The method comprises applying a base coat comprising a synthetic polymer, drying the base coat, applying a UV-cure topcoat, volatizing organic solvents from the topcoat, and curing the UV-cure topcoat by exposure to UV light. The UV-cure topcoat used in the... Agent: Kevin M. Farrell Pierce Atwood

20080280062 - Formulation and process of producing conductive film elements: Compositions for conductive inks are described which are based on conductive (co)polymers and conductive mineral fillers, as well as processes for printing conductive elements. The printed compositions can be then subjected to the action of light beams produced by a coherent light source in order to obtain printed portions having... Agent: Hess Patent Law Firm, P.C.

20080280063 - Method of coloring patterns or texts on a surface of an aluminum alloy material: In a method of coloring patterns or texts on a surface of an aluminum alloy material, an insulating layer is formed on the surface of the aluminum alloy material, and then the patterns or texts, which are partially insulated and partially conductive, are formed by way of laser engraving. Next,... Agent: Shih-chieh, Chang

20080280064 - Marking composition and information display method: A marking composition comprises an inorganic pigment having an average diameter of o.1 to 5 μm and a titanium-containing ceramic resin. The composition exhibits excellent concealing properties and heat resistance and produces a high definition marking with high contrast and excellent discrimination capability when applied to the surface of an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080280066 - Apparatus and method for coating a substrate: An apparatus for coating a substrate using physical vapour deposition, including a vacuum chamber wherein a coil is placed for keeping an amount of conductive material in levitation and for heating and evaporating that material, using a varying electric current in the coil. Isolating member are placed in the coil... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg, LLP

20080280065 - Method and device for generating a low-pressure plasma and applications of the low-pressure plasma: The present invention relates to a method for generating a low-pressure plasma, in which a partial vacuum is generated by means of a vacuum pump in a low-pressure chamber, and a plasma jet is introduced at higher pressure into the low-pressure chamber. The present invention also relates to various applications... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20080280067 - Method of forming a carbon film on a metal substrate at a low temperature: A method of forming a carbon film on a metal substrate at a low temperature has steps of preparing a metal substrate having a softening temperature; forming a catalytic layer having a thickness of greater than 0.01 μm on the metal substrate, and forming a carbon film on the catalytic... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080280068 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles: An ultra-fine particle manufacturing apparatus and method is capable of producing nanometer-sized ultra-fine particles from reaction gases with high energy light beams, corona discharge and an electric field. High energy light beams are irradiated into a chamber of a housing through the use of a high energy light source. Reaction... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080280069 - Method and system for printing aligned nanowires and other electrical devices: Methods and systems for applying nanowires and electrical devices to surfaces are described. In a first aspect, at least one nanowire is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate the at least one nanowire with the electrodes. The... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Intellevate

20080280070 - Coating compositions containing levelling agents prepared by nitroxyl mediated polymerisation: The present invention relates to coating compositions containing a polymeric or copolymeric levelling agent, which has been prepared by nitroxyl-mediated polymerisation. Further aspects are a process for the preparation of smooth surface coatings and the use of said polymer or copolymer as levelling agent in coating compositions. Yet another aspect... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20080274266 - Selective application of therapeutic agent to a medical device: A method of coating an implantable medical device may include providing an implantable medical device, applying a polymer base to the medical device, and directing a first solution including therapeutic agent and solvent through the nozzle onto a target zone of the polymer base coating to penetrate the polymer base... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080274267 - Method and device for metering a coating liquid in a processing machine: A method is provided for metering a coating liquid in a processing machine having a metering device including at least one applicator roller and one counter-pressure cylinder that forms a coating nip and that guides the printing substrate, the metering device being operatively connected to a circulation system for circulating... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080274268 - Method of producing organic el devices: A method of producing an organic EL device is provided that realizes excellent color reproducibility in the organic EL device as a result of the excellent transparency of the passivation layer. During formation of a passivation layer by a CVD method in the production of an organic EL device that... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080274269 - Method of preparing metal phosphate composite catalyst: A method of preparing a substrate by depositing a thin-film electrocatalyst of a platinum phosphate composite surface, the platinum phosphate composite surface being entirely oxygen reductive, onto the substrate through cyclic voltammetry. A method of preparing substrates for fuel cells by depositing the thin-film electrocatalyst onto at least one substrate... Agent: Kohn & Associates, PLLC

20080274270 - Magnetic sensor using giant magnetoresistive elements and method for manufacturing the same: A magnetic sensor includes a single substrate, a conventional GMR element formed of a spin-valve film including a single-layer-pinned fixed magnetization layer, and a SAF element formed of a synthetic spin-valve film including a plural-layer-pinned fixed magnetization layer. When the spin-valve film intended to act as the conventional GMR element... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080274271 - Thin-film magnetic head structure adapted to manufacture a thin-film head having a base magnetic pole part, a york magnetic pole part, and an intervening insulative film: 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

20080274272 - Antistatic optical film, method for manufacturing the same and image viewing display: An antistatic optical film comprising an antistatic layer laminated on at least one side of an optical film, wherein the antistatic layer comprises a water soluble or a water dispersible conductive polymer, has excellent antistatic effect, optical characteristics and appearance.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080274273 - Manufacturing method of optical waveguide: A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide which is capable of preventing upper portions of cores from bulging widthwise when the cores are made high. After coating the surface of an under-cladding layer (2) and the like with an ultraviolet curable resin, a resulting coating layer (3a) is irradiated with... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080274274 - Thermoformable acoustic sheet: A thermoformable acoustic sheet formed by a compressed fibrous web includes high melt fibres and adhesive thermoplastic fibres in which the adhesive fibres are at least partially melted so that in the compressed web the adhesive fibres at least partially coat the high melt fibres and reduce the interstitial space... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080274275 - Method for preparing composite fine particles: A method for preparing composite microspheres of a high-molecular material and a core substance includes the steps of: dissolving a high-molecular material and dispersing a core substance in a high pressure fluid containing a supercritical fluid and an entrainer, under a shear stress of 1 Pa or more; and spraying... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080274276 - System for controlling the sublimation of reactants: An apparatus and method improves heating of a solid precursor inside a sublimation vessel. In one embodiment, inert, thermally conductive elements are interspersed among units of solid precursor. For example the thermally conductive elements can comprise a powder, beads, rods, fibers, etc. In one arrangement, microwave energy can directly heat... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080274277 - Continuous process for producing carbon nanotubes: The present invention relates to a continuous process for producing carbon nanotubes (herein after also referred to as “CNTs”) of single, double and/or multi-wall type, with any possible desired diameter and with high purity. The preferred embodiment provides means for continuous supply of a catalyst during the process for producing... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080274278 - Method for depositing in particular metal oxides by means of discontinuous precursor injection: The invention relates to a method for the deposition of at least one layer on at least one substrate in a process chamber, whereby the layer comprises at least one component. The at least one first metal component is vaporised in a particularly conditioned carrier gas by means of a... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080274279 - Noble metal layer formation for copper film deposition: Embodiments described herein relate to depositing a cobalt-containing layer by a cyclical deposition process while forming interconnects on a substrate. In one embodiment, a method for forming an interconnect structure is provided which includes depositing a tungsten-containing barrier layer over an exposed contact metal surface within an aperture formed in... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080274282 - Fabrication method of size-controlled, spatially distributed nanostructures by atomic layer deposition: A method of growing spatially-separated and size-controlled particles on substrate surfaces is provided. The method utilizes chemical modification of the substrate surface, an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system, providing a modified layer to the substrate surface and providing an ALD material for nanoparticle deposition. The method induces a Volmer-Weber growth... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm, Inc.

20080274280 - Apparatus and methods for synthesis of large size batches of carbon nanostructures: An apparatus and method for synthesizing nanostructures. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a reactor having a reaction zone and a conductive susceptor positioned in the reaction zone. The method includes the steps of transporting a gas mixture having an aerosolized catalyst, a feedstock and a carrier gas into the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080274281 - Vapor deposited functional organic coatings deposited on a halogen-containing substrate: We have developed an improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the attachment of organic films/coatings containing a variety of functional groups on halogen-containing substrates. The substrate surface is halogenated using a vaporous halogen-containing compound, followed by a reaction with at least one organic molecule containing at least one nucleophilic... Agent: Boris Kobrin, Ph.d. Senior Director, Marketing & Business Development

20080274283 - Coloring matter, ink, ink, for ink jet, ink jet recording method, color toner, and color filter: wherein in the formula, G represents a heterocyclic group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3; when n is 1, R, X, Y, Z, Q, and G each represents a monovalent group; when n is 2, R, X, Y, Z, Q, and G each represents a monovalent or... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080274287 - Dye mixtures of fiber-reactive azo dyes, their preparation and their use: where D1, D2, D3, R0, R*, R**, T, b, f, v and M are each as defined in claim 1, the dyes of the general formulae (I) and (II) containing at least one fiber-reactive group of the formula —SO2-Z or -Z2, their preparation and their use for dyeing and printing... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080274284 - Ink jet ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink jet recording apparatus: The present invention provides an ink jet ink having a magenta color which gives an image excellent in magenta color tone and also excellent in image fastness (lightfastness and gas resistance). The ink jet ink includes a first coloring material that is an anthrapyridone compound having a structure represented by... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080274285 - Ink jet ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink jet recording apparatus: Provided is an ink jet ink having a yellow color including at least two coloring materials of a first coloring material and a second coloring material, the first coloring material being a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and the second coloring material being a coloring material having... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080274286 - Ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus: An ink having a cyan color is provided which can form images excellent in ozone resistance in such a high level as to exceed anticipation and having a preferable color tone. The ink includes at least two coloring materials of a first coloring material and a second coloring material, wherein... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080274288 - Vacuum processing apparatus and method: A gas exhaust unit evacuates the inside of a vacuum transfer chamber at a constant exhaust rate. An gas exhaust valve is kept normally open, and a purge gas (N2 gas) is supplied from a purge gas supply source into the vacuum transfer chamber via a mass flow controller (MFC)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274289 - Mold device and method of manufacturing cylinder block: A mold device and a method of manufacturing a cylinder block. The mold device comprises a split core having two first split cores formed so that the tip parts thereof may be in a tapering shape, two second split cores installed between the first spilt cores, and an inner core... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080274290 - Metal components with silicon-containing protective coatings substantially free of chromium and methods of forming such protective coatings: A metal component (10) with a protective coating (16) containing silicon and a process for forming such protective coatings (14). The protective coating (16) is formed by applying a silicon-containing fluid composition to the metal component (10) as a silicon-containing layer (12) and heating the silicon-containing layer (12) to a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080274292 - Binding of fibrous material utilizing a crosslinked polyamic acid: Improved binder technology for use with fibrous materials is provided whereby the adjoining fibers of a fibrous material are bound in the absence of a phenol-formaldehyde reaction product. A curable binder composition is provided which comprises a water-soluble polyamic acid and an organic crosslinking agent capable of undergoing a covalent... Agent: Johns Manville

20080274291 - Binding of fibrous material utilizing a water soluble michael adduct crosslinking agent and polycarboxylic acid: Improved binder technology for use with fibrous materials is provided whereby the adjoining fibers of a fibrous material are bound in the absence of a phenol-formaldehyde reaction product. A curable binder composition is provided which comprises a water-soluble Michael adduct crosslinking agent having reactive hydroxyl end groups and a polycarboxylic... Agent: Johns Manville

20080274293 - Spiral multilayer fibers: A spiral wound fiber that includes birefringent interfaces is useful in different optical devices. One type of wound fiber includes at least first and second material layers. At least one of the layers is polymeric and at least one of the layers is birefringent. The spiral wound fiber may be... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080274294 - Copper-metallized integrated circuits having electroless thick copper bond pads: A metal structure (100) for a contact pad of a semiconductor device, which has interconnecting traces of a first copper layer (102). The substrate is protected by an insulating overcoat (104). In the structure, the first copper layer of first thickness and first crystallite size is selectively exposed by a... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080274295 - Powder coating base coat: A process for coating a substrate with a coating comprising sequential steps of coating the substrate with mixtures of powders of fluoropolymers, thermoplastic polymers, perfluoropolymers and inorganic fillers of certain particle sizes. The coated substrate has the property of strongly adhering to a topcoat comprising a perfluoropolymer.... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20080274296 - Energy-curable coating/adhesive compositions containing chlorinated polyolefins: Free radical, energy-curable coating compositions comprising: (a) at least one ethylenically-unsaturated monomer component; and (b) at least one chlorinated polyolefin, wherein the at least one chlorinated polyolefin is at least partly soluble in the at least one monomer component; are described along with processes for coating substrates therewith.... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20080274299 - Apparatus and method for hybrid chemical processing: In one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process is provided which includes a chamber body containing a substrate support, a lid assembly attached to the chamber body, a remote plasma system (RPS) in fluid communication with the reaction zone, a centralized expanding conduit extending through... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080274297 - Asymmetric grounding of rectangular susceptor: An asymmetrically grounded susceptor used in a plasma processing chamber for chemical vapor deposition onto large rectangular panels supported on and grounded by the susceptor. A plurality of grounding straps are connected between the periphery of the susceptor to the grounded vacuum chamber to shorten the grounding paths for RF... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles Guenzer Attn: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080274298 - Plant for the plasma surface treatment of an alveolar sheet of plastic material: The plant is intended for performing the plasma surface treatment of an alveolar sheet (10) of plastic material having a first and second outer face surface (12, 14) and an inner alveolar surface (16). The plant comprises means able to allow the simultaneous and independent treatment of each of said... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080274300 - Apparatus for carrying out plasma chemical vapour deposition and method of manufacturing an optical preform: The present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out plasma chemical vapour deposition, by which one or more layers of doped or undoped silica are deposited onto the interior of an elongated hollow glass substrate tube. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing an optical preform... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080274302 - Film formation method and apparatus for semiconductor process: A film formation apparatus for a semiconductor process includes a process gas supply system configured to supply process gases. The process gas supply system includes a gas mixture tank configured to mix first and third process gases to form a mixture gas, a mixture gas supply line configured to supply... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274301 - Method for producing patterns in a polymer layer: Polymer sites are formed on a support. These sites are subjected to a plasma deposition of dielectric material and preferably react with this plasma so as to form openings at the level of said sites. A pattern structure is then formed in the dielectric material and/or in the polymer.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC