Etching a substrate: processes inventions

20090266788 - Method for fabricating conductive pattern on flexible substrate and protective ink used therein: The invention discloses a method for fabricating a conductive pattern on a flexible substrate. A flexible substrate having a conductive layer thereon is provided. A protective ink is screen printed on the conductive layer, wherein a portion of the conductive layer is exposed through the protective ink. The exposed portion... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090266789 - Manufacturing method of heat-assisted magnetic head constituted of slider and light source unit: Provided is a manufacturing method of heat-assisted magnetic recording head, in which a light source unit can be easily joined to a slider with sufficiently high accuracy, under avoiding the excessive mechanical stress. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of: moving relatively the light source unit and the slider, while... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090266790 - Method of making a magnetoresistive reader structure: A method of making a magnetoresistive sensor includes defining a track width of a magnetoresistive element stack of the sensor with a hard mask and photoresist. Further, processes of the method enable depositing of hard magnetic bias material on each side of the stack after the hard mask used to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090266791 - Implant surfaces and treatments for wear reduction: Methods and devices directed to surface treatment of implants are disclosed. In some instances, the surfaces are treated to have one or more characteristics that can impart low wear properties when the implant is utilized in a subject. As one example, a metallic surface of an implant can be treated... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090266792 - Fabrication methods for patterned structures: Fabrication methods for patterned structures are presented. A layer of material is provided and a patterned region and a non-patterned region are formed using a multiple thermal writing head, wherein the patterned region and the non-patterned region have different physical properties. Alternatively, the layer of material is formed on a... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090261060 - Production method of suspension board with circuit: A production method of a suspension board with circuit includes the steps of forming, on a metal supporting board, an insulating layer formed with a first opening, forming a metal thin film on the insulating layer and on the metal supporting board exposed from the first opening, forming, on a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090261061 - Method for preventing fencing during process of forming an air-bearing surface on a slider substrate: The invention provides a method for preventing fencing during process of forming an ABS on a slider substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a slider substrate having a photo-resist covered thereon, the photo-resist having a plurality of trenches developed thereon, the plurality of trenches collectively defining an air bearing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090261062 - Carrier substrate and method of manufacturing flexible display apparatus using the same: Disclosed are a carrier substrate which can be recycled and a method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus using the same. The carrier substrate includes a rigid substrate, an adhesive layer, and a sacrificial layer. The adhesive layer is formed on the rigid substrate and has an adhesive property. The... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090261063 - Method for producing a nanostructure on a plastic surface: A nanostructure is produced at a surface of a substrate composed of a plastic by means of a plasma etching process. A thin layer is applied to the plastic substrate and the plasma etching process is subsequently carried out.... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20090261064 - Process for bonding by molecular adhesion: The invention relates to a process for bonding by molecular adhesion of two substrates to one another during which the surfaces of the substrates are placed in close contact and bonding occurs by propagation of a bonding front between the substrates. The invention includes, prior to bonding, a step of... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090261065 - Components for use in a plasma chamber having reduced particle generation and method of making: Components entirely of ceramic with etched surfaces wherein the etched surface has a surface roughness value or at least about 100 microinches (about 2.54 microns) Ra, and methods of forming such.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090261066 - Apparatus and method for dry etching: The present invention herein provides an apparatus and a method for dry etching, which can solve such a problem that an object to be processed undergoes cracking during the etching procedures due to the heat deformation thereof and thermal shocks, possibly encountered when subjecting, to dry etching procedures, the object... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090261067 - Methods and apparatus for prototyping three dimensional objects from a plurality of layers: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for prototyping three dimensional objects from a plurality of sequential layers that satisfies the need for an inexpensive method for producing both appearance models and functional parts. The method of the present invention includes building cross sectional portions of a three... Agent: Robert A. Dietrich

20090261068 - Method for selectively removing coatings from metal substrates: A method for selectively removing an aluminum-poor overlay coating from a substrate of a component, which as a result of its low aluminum content is highly resistant to a selective stripping solution. The method entails diffusing aluminum into the overlay coating to form an aluminum-infused overlay coating having an increased... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090255899 - Additive write pole process for wrap around shield: A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a wrap around magnetic trailing shield and a very narrow track width. A magnetic write pole is formed by forming a mask over a magnetic write pole material and performing a first ion milling to define the write pole. The mask... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Hit

20090255900 - Oil/gas separation membrane, its use in gas sensor and process for producing the same: An oil gas separation membrane combines a gas permeable yet oil and temperature resistant bulk polymer membrane such as poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene); a porous metal support such as sintered metal frit disk made with stainless steel, bronze or nickel; and an highly gas permeable adhesive that bonds firmly the bulk... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090255902 - Focus ring, plasma etching apparatus and plasma etching method: In a plasma etching apparatus for performing a plasma etching on a surface of a substrate mounted on a susceptor in a processing vessel, a focus ring is installed to surround the substrate and has a first region at an inner side on a surface thereof, in which an average... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090255901 - Plasma processing apparatus, plasma processing method, and tray: A tray 15 for a dry etching apparatus 1 has substrate accommodation holes 19A to 19D penetrating thickness direction and a substrate support portion 21 supporting an outer peripheral edge portion of a lower surface 2a of a substrate 2. A dielectric plate 23 has a tray support surface 28... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090255903 - Compositions for chemical-mechanical planarization of noble-metal-featured substrates, associated methods, and substrates produced by such methods: A method for planarizing a substrate surface having a feature thereon comprising at least one noble metal, noble metal alloy, or noble metal oxide, or a combination thereof, comprises providing a composition or slurry comprising periodic acid and an abrasive in a combined amount sufficient to planarize the substrate surface,... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090250428 - Method and apparatus for electrochinetic transport: Controlled electrokinetic transport of constituents of liquid media can be achieved by connecting at least two volumes containing liquid media with at least one dielectric medium with opposing dielectric surfaces in direct contact with said liquid media, and establishing at least one conduit across said dielectric medium, with a conduit... Agent: Intellectual Property Strategists, LLC

20090250429 - Methods of forming dual-damascene metal wiring patterns for integrated circuit devices and wiring patterns formed thereby: Methods of forming dual-damascene metal wiring patterns include forming a first metal wiring pattern (e.g., copper wiring pattern) on an integrated circuit substrate and forming an etch-stop layer on the first metal wiring pattern. These steps are followed by the steps of forming an electrically insulating layer on the etch-stop... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090250430 - Methods for fabrication of three-dimensional structures: A multi-layer fabrication method for making three-dimensional structures is provided. In one embodiment, the formation of a multi-layer three-dimensional structure comprises: 1) fabricating a plurality of layers with each layer comprising at least two materials; 2) aligning the layers; 3) attaching the layers together to form a multi-layer structure; and... Agent: Gang Zhang

20090250431 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing method that processes a substrate on which a plurality of patterns adjacent to each other are formed, has: supplying a first processing liquid to a principal surface of the substrate that is dry and has the patterns formed thereon to make the first processing liquid adhere to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090250432 - Method of controlling plasma distribution uniformity by time-weighted superposition of different solenoid fields: A method of processing a workpiece in a chamber of a plasma reactor having a set of plural electromagnet coils includes selecting plural predetermined plasma density distributions relative to a workpiece surface, the predetermined plasma density distributions corresponding to different sets of D.C. currents in the coils, and flowing a... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090250433 - Slurry composition and method for chemical mechanical polishing of copper integrated with tungsten based barrier metals: The present invention is related to a slurry composition for polishing copper integrated with tungsten containing barrier layers and its use in a CMP method. The present invention is also related to a method for polishing copper integrated with tungsten containing barrier layers by means of an aqueous solution containing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP