Coating processes inventions

20080107794 - System and method for coating a medical device: A method and device for coating a medical device, such as a stent, including rolling the stent against a ribbon or gravure roll impregnated with coating material. The ribbon and gravure roll may include a recessed pattern matching a strut pattern of the stent. The stent may also be rolled... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080107796 - Apparatus for and method of dispensing chemical solution in spin-coating equipment: A chemical solution is uniformly dispensed from a nozzle by N2 in spin-coating equipment. The dispensing apparatus includes a canister configured to receive a bottle containing the chemical solution, gas supply piping connecting a source of N2 to the inside of the canister, a pressure control valve disposed in the... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080107797 - Antifouling coating for sensor transducers used for monitoring fluid properties: A coating for sensor transducers that transmit a signal to—and/or receive a signal from—a fluid, either liquid or gas, in contact with the transducer. In particular the coating minimizes or eliminates fouling of the transducer surface by the fluid, reducing the need for transducer maintenance, while not interfering with the... Agent: The Lubrizol Corporation Attn: Docket Clerk, Patent Dept.

20080107799 - Front electrode including transparent conductive coating on patterned glass substrate for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a photovoltaic device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of the photovoltaic device includes a multi-layered transparent conductive coating which is sputter-deposited on a textured surface of a patterned glass substrate. In certain example embodiments, a maximum... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080107801 - Method of making a variable resistance memory: A method of making a variable resistance material (VRM), the method comprising providing a precursor comprising a metallorganic or organometallic solvent containing a metal moiety suitable for forming the VRM, depositing the precursor on a substrate to form a thin film of the precursor, and heating the thin film to... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080107795 - Method for coating stents: An apparatus for coating implantable medical devices, such as stents, and a method of coating stents using the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a barrier or barriers for isolating an area of the stent on which a composition for coating a stent is applied. Two coating compositions can... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080107798 - Organic electroluminescent device: An organic electroluminescent device comprises a substrate that supports a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting structure that is disposed between the first and second electrodes. A protective structure comprising a layer of boron oxide and an inorganic barrier layer cooperates with the substrate to encapsulate the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080107800 - C0g multi-layered ceramic capacitor:

20080107802 - Flex-rigid wiring board: In a flex-rigid wiring board in which a rigid substrate formed from a rigid base material and a flexible substrate formed from a flexible base material are stack-joined and electrically connected to each other, the flexible substrate including a conductive layer having interconnecting electrode pads provided on at least one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107803 - Method of manufacturing multilayer electrolyte reinforced composite membrane: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a multilayer electrolyte reinforced composite membrane that is mechanically stable and cost-efficient and has superior hydrogen ion conductivity even when exposed to low humidity and high temperature conditions. The method of the invention involves a stretching process and a series of... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080107804 - Deposition method for oxide thin film or stacked metal thin films using supercritical fluid or subcritical fluid, and deposition apparatus therefor: What is provided is a method and an apparatus for easily forming a multilayer structure of conductive metal thin films while forming a metal oxide thin film regardless of the conductivity of a substrate. A thin film of conductive metal is laminated by: dissolving metal precursors for a metal oxide... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080107805 - Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate: Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical composition due to Hall-Petch strengthening and have low linear coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080107806 - Method for coating a wall flow filter with a coating composition: Wall-flow filters can be reproducibly provided with a catalytically active coating by providing a defined quantity of a coating composition and sucking this coating composition through the openings of the entry passages into the filter body. The coating composition is sucked in by applying a subatmospheric pressure to the openings... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20080107807 - Device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs and relative mathod: A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs comprising a feed surface (16) of logs or cores (15) towards a glue distribution area, wherein the device comprises a container (13) containing glue (12), wherein disposed inside the... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.c.

20080107808 - Method and an apparatus for the coating of a base body: A method is proposed for coating a base body which has at lest one inner passage (101, 102), in which method the coating takes place by means of chemical deposition from the vapour phase, with the base body (10) being arranged on a holding device (3) in a reaction space... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080107809 - Vortex chamber lids for atomic layer deposition: Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on substrates during atomic layer deposition processes. In one embodiment, a chamber for processing substrates is provided which includes a chamber lid assembly containing an expanding channel extending along a central axis at a central portion of the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080107810 - Method for forming anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation coating layer on high-temperature components of gas turbine fuel additive: In a method for effectively depositing an anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation material, such as silicon dioxide, on high-temperature components of a gas turbine, including blades rotating at a high speed during the operation of the gas turbine, an organic compound including a metal ingredient, such as silicon, is added to a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080107812 - Precursors having open ligands for ruthenium containing films deposition: Ruthenium containing precursors for ruthenium containing films deposition comprising a ruthenium precursor selected from the group essentially consisting of Ru(XOp)(XCp), Ru(XOp)2, Ru(allyl)3, RuX(allyl)2, RuX2(allyl)2, Ru(CO)x(amidinate)y, Ru(diketonate)2X2 Ru(diketonate)2 (amidinate)2, their derivatives, and any mixture thereof.... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080107811 - Apparatus for vacuum deposition with a recharging reservoir and corresponding process for vacuum deposition: A vacuum deposition apparatus comprising an enclosure adapted to receive a substrate to be treated and placed under a vacuum; at least one injector that generates a molecular beam of vapor of an organic material the injector comprising a conduit located inside the enclosure and traversing an injection wall of... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP

20080107813 - Composition and method for coating thermoplastic resin beads for imitation pearls: The coating composition comprises pyroxylin, ethyl acetate, amyl acetate, camphor, and a pigment in an optimal ratio. The coating method comprises the steps of surface-treating resin beads with a surface-treating agent and coating the surface-treated resin beads with the coating composition. The surface-treated resin beads sequentially undergo first coating, second... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080107815 - Preparation of aqueous dispersions of organopolysiloxanes: (d) optionally adding of further materials which do not take part in reaction (a), with the proviso that no metal-containing catalysts are used and that the organopolysiloxanes and silanes are used in such amounts that the organopolysiloxanes form elastomeric films insoluble in toluene on removal of water.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080107814 - Treatment of fiberfill fibers with aqueous dispersions of organopolysiloxanes: where R6 is a divalent C2-18 hydrocarbyl radical and Z is an amino or aminoalkylamino, epoxy, or (meth)acryloyloxy radical, and x is 1, 2 or 3, and optionally further materials which do not take part in the reaction, wherein no metal-containing catalysts are used and that the organopolysiloxanes and silanes... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080107816 - Coating composition and coating method for producing imitation pearls: The coating composition comprises pyroxylin, camphor, an ester-based solvent and a pigment wherein the ester-based solvent consists of a mixture of acetone and ethyl acetate and a mixture of butyl acetate and amyl acetate or is a mixture of ethyl acetate and butyl acetate. The coating method is carried out... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080107817 - Coating composition: A coating composition for in-situ coating of a surface comprises calcium carbonate, an acrylic or vinylacetate-based binder, a thickening agent, and a rheology modifier, the weight ratio of the calcium carbonate to acrylic-based binder being from 5:1 to 15:1. The coating may be applied directly to a plasterboard wall or... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080107818 - Method, system and apparatus for scraping a roll surface in a molten metal coating process: An apparatus for scraping the surface of a sink roll in a molten metal coating process comprises a support member having a pair of linearly movable arms supported thereon. The support member depends from a bridge structure spanning a continuous metal coating line, and a pair or arms, the arms... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080107819 - Ink-jet inks for neutral gray and black printing: Ink, ink sets, and methods of printing are provided. The inks can include a plurality of dyes such that upon printing on a print medium, the printed ink or inks can maintain a neutral color, defined by an a* value from about −1 to about 3 and having a b*... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080107820 - Deposition rate plasma enhanced chemical vapor process: A process for depositing a layer of a plasma polymerized organosiloxane, siloxane or silicon oxide onto the surface of an organic polymeric substrate by atmospheric pressure glow discharge deposition from a gaseous mixture comprising a silicon containing compound and an oxidant, characterized in that the oxidant comprises N2O.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080107821 - Polymerizable actinic radiation curable composition, polymerization method, actinic radiation curable ink and image formation method, and ink jet recording apparatus and epoxy compound: wherein X represents a divalent group selected form the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —CBr2—, —C(CBr3)2—, and —C(CF3)2—; R1 to R18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1-8 carbon atoms, provided that the hydrocarbon group may contain an oxygen atom or... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080107822 - Treatment of fibrous materials using atmospheric pressure plasma polymerization: An apparatus and method for plasma finishing of fibrous materials including paper and knitted, woven and non-woven fibrous substrates such that desired characteristics are imparted are described. The method includes depositing a monomer comprising at least one fluorocarbon monomer with chemical additives, as required, at atmospheric pressure onto the paper... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young Llc

20080107823 - Organic electro-luminescent device, manufacturing method for the same, and electronic equipment: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for forming an organic electro-luminescent device by forming a homogeneous light emitting layer which does not incur the phase separation. The light emitting layer is formed by discharging ink compositions composed of at least two electro-luminescent materials on the substrate following the order... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080107824 - Film formation method and apparatus for semiconductor process: An oxide film is formed on a target substrate by CVD, in a process field to be selectively supplied with a first process gas including a source gas containing a film source element and no amino group, a second process gas including an oxidizing gas, and a third process gas... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080107825 - Film-forming method and recording medium: A film deposition method by a film deposition apparatus having a process container provided with a holding table to hold a substrate to be processed therein and a showerhead part to which a radio frequency electric power for exciting plasma in the process container is applied, the method including: a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107826 - Method and apparatus for fabricating nanostructure multi-element compound: A method and an apparatus for fabricating a multi-element compound nanostructure are provided. The method includes steps of providing a substrate in a chamber, providing a particle-beam having plural first particles, providing a particle source having plural second particles to fill the chamber therewith and focusing the particle-beam on the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080102192 - Masking method for coating a microneedle array: A method of coating a microneedle array comprising: providing a microneedle array having a substrate and at least one needle; providing a removable masking layer on the microneedle array such that the substrate is at least partially covered by the masking layer and the at least one needle remains at... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080102194 - Method and apparatus for coating a medical device by electroless plating: Methods and apparatus for coating surfaces of medical devices by electroless plating are disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a coating method in which a therapeutic agent and a plating material are plated onto the surface of the medical device by an electroless plating chemical reaction. In another embodiment,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080102195 - Compolwax: A liquid formulation suitable for dispensing in a spray bottle for use in detailing an exterior surface of a vehicle. The liquid formulation comprises at least one predetermined rubbing compound for aiding in removal of sanding marks, paint defects and hairline scratches, such at least one predetermined rubbing compound is... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080102193 - Method for coating implantable devices: A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080102196 - Method of producing electrode and method of producing nonaqueous electrolyte battery: A method of producing an electrode including decreasing a yield stress of a slurry containing an active material to two-thirds or less, and applying the slurry to a current collector.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102197 - Art glass birdfeeder with melted-in-glass glow-in-dark fluorescence: A Glow-in-dark art glass birdfeeder with melted-in-glass fluorescence is made by applying the fluorescence powder on the glass surface, and then heating the glass inside a high temperature furnace to blend the fluorescence powder with the glass. As the result, the glow-in-dark fluorescence powder can be hidden under or become... Agent: David Chen

20080102198 - Bonding structure and fabrication thereof: A bonding structure and the method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The bonding structure of the invention includes a copper-based pad formed in an insulator layer and a protection layer substantially covering top surface of the copper-based pad. The protection layer is self-aligned formed and the material thereof is... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080102199 - Multi-wafer rotating disc reactor with wafer planetary motion induced by vibration: A system and method for uniform deposition of material layers on wafers in a rotating disk chemical vapor deposition reaction system is provided, wherein a plurality of wafers are rotated on a susceptor at a first rate around a first axis by a first motor, and the plurality of wafers... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080102200 - Substrate processing system, substrate placing position adjusting method and storage medium: In a substrate processing system for processing a substrate, such as a wafer W, held by a substrate holding device rotatable about a vertical axis, such as a spin chuck 2, a jig 12 is placed on the substrate holding device, and centrifugal acceleration imparted to a predetermined measuring position... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102201 - Method for dispersing nanoparticles and methods for producing nanoparticle thin films by using the same: Methods for producing nanoparticle thin films are disclosed. According to one of the methods, a nanoparticle thin film is produced by modifying the surface of nanoparticles to allow the nanoparticles to be charged, controlling an electrostatic attractive force between the charged nanoparticles and a substrate and a repulsive force between... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080102202 - Mask etch plasma reactor with variable process gas distribution: A plasma reactor for processing a workpiece such as a mask or wafer includes a vacuum chamber having a cylindrical side wall, a ceiling overlying the side wall and a ring supported on a top edge of the side wall and supporting the ceiling, the ring comprising an external surface... Agent: Robert M. Wallace Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20080102203 - Vortex chamber lids for atomic layer deposition: Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on substrates during atomic layer deposition processes. In one embodiment, a chamber for processing substrates is provided which includes a chamber lid assembly containing an expanding channel at a central portion of the chamber lid assembly, wherein an... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080102204 - Vapor deposition of metal carbide films: Methods of forming metal carbide thin films are provided. According to preferred embodiments, metal carbide thin films are formed in an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process by alternately and sequentially contacting a substrate in a reaction space with spatially and temporally separated vapor phase pulses of a metal source chemical,... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear LLP

20080102205 - Ald of metal-containing films using cyclopentadienyl compounds: Atomic layer deposition (ALD) type processes for producing metal containing thin films comprise feeding into a reaction space vapor phase pulses of metal containing cyclopentadienyl precursors as a metal source material. In preferred embodiments the metal containing cyclopentadienyl reactant comprises a metal atom that is not directly bonded to an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080102207 - Gas delivering system for in situ thermal treatment and thin film deposition and use of the same: A gas delivering system for an in situ thermal treatment, a thin film deposition and a use of the same are provided. The gas delivering system integrates a thermal treatment system therein so that a thin film deposition and a by rapid thermal annealing can be performed alternatively on a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080102208 - Vortex chamber lids for atomic layer deposition: Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on substrates during atomic layer deposition processes. In one embodiment, a chamber for processing substrates is provided which includes a chamber lid assembly containing a centrally positioned gas dispersing channel, wherein a converging portion of the gas dispersing... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080102206 - Multilayered coatings for use on electronic devices or other articles: A method for forming a multilayered coating over a surface is disclosed. The method comprises providing a single source of precursor material and transporting the precursor material to a reaction location adjacent a surface to be coated. A first layer is deposited over the surface by chemical vapor deposition using... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080102209 - Method for diagnosing electrostatic chuck, vacuum processing apparatus, and storage medium: A method for diagnosing temporal deterioration of temperature controlling performance of an electrostatic chuck includes the steps of performing vacuum processing on the substrate wherein the substrate is adsorbed by the electrostatic chuck while a temperature control gas for controlling a temperature of the substrate is supplied between the substrate... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102210 - Apparatus and method for substrate electroless plating: A body structure has an inner region shape that defines a cavity within the body structure. The cavity within the body structure is designed to hold a fluid. A chuck includes a top that is capable of holding a substrate, and a body portion that has a complementary shape with... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080102211 - Polysilazane-treating solvent and method for treating polysilazane by using such solvent: The present invention provides a polysilazane-treating solvent which has excellent dissolving power and stability, has no influence on a substrate as an underlying layer and the properties of a polysilazane, is excellent in shape of cut edge, and further has high safety to the human body. The treating solvent comprises... Agent: Az Electronic Materials Usa Corp. Attention: Industrial Property Dept.

20080102212 - Chromium-free rust inhibitive treatment method for metal products having zinc surface and metal products treated thereby: Provided is a chromium-free surface treatment method which imparts practical rust inhibitive performance to a metal product having a zinc surface to which it was difficult to impart rust inhibitive performance of practical level. A conversion-coated film of zinc phosphate etc. is formed on the zinc surface of the metal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102213 - Selective placement of carbon nanotubes through functionalization: The present invention provides a method for selectively placing carbon nanotubes on a substrate surface by using functionalized carbon nanotubes having an organic compound that is covalently bonded to such carbon nanotubes. The organic compound comprises at least two functional groups, the first of which is capable of forming covalent... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080102214 - Method of producing a coating having metal coordinating and film-forming materials: Film-forming materials include nonionic metal coordinating structures. Nonionic metal coordinating structures can coordinate metals, such as metal catalysts and metal substrates. Example film-forming materials can be the product of a poly-functional epoxide and a nucleophilic ligand having a nonionic metal coordinating structure, or the product of a poly-functional alcohol and... Agent: Basf Corporation Patent Department

20080102215 - Coated films: The invention relates to novel coated post-formable films, to surface-coating compositions for such films, to a combined method for curing the surface-coating compositions and for post-forming, as well as to moulded bodies produced from the coated films.... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080102216 - Method for producing fiberglass materials and compositions resulting from the same: A method for reducing the amount of binder or resin used in glass fiber manufacturing while improving processing and product performance is disclosed. The method generally reduces the amount of binder or resin used in a manufacturing process by adjusting other factors in the manufacturing process. Specifically, ramp moisture and... Agent: Johns Manville

20080102217 - Process for anti-microbial textiles treatment: A process for anti-microbal textile treatment which provides durable and anti-microbial textiles and methods for preparing same. Such textiles can be readily prepared using a wet curing process to covalently attach a Complex Formula Compounds to a cellulose based material or other polymeric material. Once prepared, the textiles of the... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080102218 - Silicon-containing layer deposition with silicon compounds: Methods for depositing a silicon-containing film are described. The methods may include delivering a silicon compound to a surface or a substrate, and reacting the silicon compound to grow the silicon-containing film. The silicon compound may be one or more compounds having a formula selected from the group Si4X8, Si4X10,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20080102219 - Thin metal film system to include flexible substrate and method of making same: A flexible thin metal film system is made by directly depositing an electrically-conductive metal onto the metal surface of a self-metallized polymeric film.... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080102220 - Cold sprayed porous metal seals: Methods are described for applying abradable material onto a seal backing material to form an abradable seal between rotating and stationary components of turbines using cold spray deposition technology to control the density, porosity and thickness of the sealing layer.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20080102221 - Mold-spraying apparatus of molding system: Disclosed is a method of a mold-spraying apparatus for use with a molding apparatus. The mold-spraying apparatus has: (i) a spray nozzle, (ii) a rotatable shaft being supportive of the spray nozzle, and (ii) a camming surface. The method includes: (a) engaging the rotatable shaft with the camming surface, and... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080102222 - Plasma apparatus and plasma processing method: The plasma apparatus includes a conveying unit for conveying a substrate in a conveying direction while being situated at a processing position, an elongated electric field forming unit for forming an induction electric field by a coil, opposed to the processing position, a power supply for supplying high frequency power... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102223 - Hybrid layers for use in coatings on electronic devices or other articles: A method for forming a coating over a surface is disclosed. The method comprises depositing over a surface, a hybrid layer comprising a mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material. The hybrid layer may have a single phase or comprise multiple phases. The hybrid layer is formed by... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080102224 - Protective layer for charged particle beam processing: A protective layer is applied to a work piece to protect the surface during charged particle beam processing by directing a fluid toward the surface. The surface is preferably not touched by the applicator. Ink jet print-type print heads are suitable applicators. Ink jet-type print heads allow a wide variety... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080102225 - Method for manufacturing a device using imprint lithography and direct write technology: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a device, as well as a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The method for manufacturing the device, among others, may include forming one or more devices of a first type over a substrate using imprint lithography, and forming one or more... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Lsi Corporation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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