Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product thereof inventions 03/08

20080070131 - Computer-readable recording medium recording a mask data generation program, mask data generation method, mask fabrication method, exposure method, and device manufacturing method: This invention discloses a computer-readable recording medium recording a mask data generation program which causes a computer to generate data of a mask illuminated by an illumination light and used to form a latent image on a photoresist via a projection optical system. The program causes the computer to execute:... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080070129 - Method for manufacturing a mold of a light guide plate: A method for manufacturing a mold of a light guide plate is disclosed. The method includes following steps: providing a substrate and forming a plurality of microstructures on the substrate; depositing a first metal layer upon the substrate; spreading a photoresist layer on the first metal layer, exposing the photoresist... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080070128 - Method of etching extreme ultraviolet light (euv) photomasks: Embodiments of methods of etching EUV photomasks are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method of etching an extreme ultraviolet photomask includes providing a photomask comprising, in order, a substrate, a multi-material layer, a capping layer, and a multi-layer absorber layer, the multilayer absorber layer comprising a self-mask layer disposed... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080070126 - Patterning masks, methods, and systems: Masks for patterning material layers of semiconductor devices, methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices, and lithography systems are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a lithography mask, the lithography mask including at least one attenuation region. The at least one attenuation region includes... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080070130 - Phase shifting photomask and a method of fabricating thereof: A phase shifting photomask comprising a patterned film stack formed on a transparent substrate and a method of fabricating the photomask are disclosed. In one embodiment, the film stack includes a first layer having a pre-determined value of transparency to light of an illumination source of a lithographic system and... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080070127 - Photomask having self-masking layer and methods of etching same: A photomask structure and method of etching is provided herein. In one embodiment, a photomask includes a translucent substrate and an opaque multi-layer absorber layer disposed over the substrate. The opaque multi-layer absorber layer comprises a self-mask layer disposed over a bulk absorber layer. The self-mask layer comprises one of... Agent: MoserIPLaw Group / Applied Materials, Inc.

20080070133 - Method for forming patterns using single mask: A method for forming patterns using a single mask includes: disposing a photo mask having a defined pattern, and performing an exposure process by controlling the focal length of an exposure apparatus to a focusing position to form a pattern having the same shape as the photo mask on the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080070134 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method of producing the same, process cartridge, and image-forming apparatus: The invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a cylindrical support, and a charge-generating layer and a charge-transporting layer on or above the cylindrical support, wherein the thickness of the charge-generating layer is increased from the central portion in the axial direction of the cylindrical support towards both end portions thereof,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070135 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method of producing the same, process cartridge, and image-forming apparatus: The invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor that includes a cylindrical support, and a charge-generating layer and a charge-transporting layer on the cylindrical support, wherein a content per unit volume of a charge-generating material in the charge-generating layer increases from a center portion in an axial direction of the cylindrical support... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070136 - Photoconductors: An imaging member containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, a charge transport layer, and an overcoat layer comprised, for example, of a phenolic resin containing a phenolic charge transport component.... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080070137 - Liquid ink resistant photoreceptor: An electrophotographic imaging member comprises a substrate, an electrophotographic imaging layer and an overcoat layer comprising a cross-linkable polymer and a hole transport material, wherein the overcoat layer provides at least one of solvent resistance and hydrocarbon resistance to the electrophotographic imaging layer.... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP (cust. No. W/xerox)

20080070138 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor, and process cartridge and image-forming apparatus using the same: An electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer, an intermediate layer, and a surface layer formed thereon in this order, wherein the surface layer contains a Group 13 element and at least one of nitrogen or oxygen.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070124 - Composition for holographic recording medium, holographic recording medium, and method for producing the same: The present invention aims to provide a composition for a holographic recording medium which allows for producing a disc medium filled with a photopolymer by a very simple method such as hot press method, with high dimensional precision, high uniformity and high productivity. The composition for a holographic recording medium... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080070125 - Intermediate transfer recording medium and method for image formation: Disclosed is an intermediate transfer recording medium for use in a method which comprises the steps of: forming an image using the intermediate transfer recording medium on an object; and forming a protective layer on the image. In this case, fastness properties can be fully imparted to the image, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070132 - Mask blank and mask: A mask blank is equipped with a thin film that forms a mask pattern formed on a substrate and a chemically amplified type resist film that is formed above the thin film. In the mask blank, a protective film that prevents movement of a substance that inhibits a chemical amplification... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070141 - Toner composition having fluorinated polymer additive: A toner having a core with at least one resin and at least one colorant, and having on a surface thereof, an additive package including fluorinated polymer particles, and a method of forming toner particles having surface particles attached thereto, wherein the surface particles include fluorinated polymer particles, and the... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080070142 - Toner for electrostatic charge development, and developer for electrostatic charge development using the same, developer cartridge for electrostatic charge development and image forming apparatus: The invention provides a toner for electrostatic charge development including a binder resin and an infrared absorber, wherein at least one of the infrared absorbers is a compound represented by Structural Formula (1).... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070143 - Cyclic-treated metal oxide: This invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with a cyclic silazane and a hydrophobicity-imparting agent, methods of making such, and toner compositions comprising the same.... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20080070140 - Surface-treated metal oxide particles: The invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with at least one alkoxysilane compound, methods of making such, and toners comprising same.... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20080070139 - Hydrophobic salts of layered metal hydroxides: R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, olefinic, cycloolefinic, heterocycloolefinic, aromatic, heteroaromatic, araliphatic or heteroaraliphatic radical having 2 to 50 C atoms, wherein one or more substituents from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino, halogen, C1-C22-alkyl, C1-C22-alkoxy, C1-C22-alkylene-(CO)—O—(CH2CH2O)0-50-alkyl, C1-C22-alkylene-(CO)—O—(CH2CH2O)0-50-haloalkyl, carboxyl, sulfo, nitro or cyano can be present, in dispersion, with intensive... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080070144 - Toner, method for preparing the toner, and image forming apparatus using the toner: A toner including toner particles including a binder resin, and a modified layered inorganic material in which at least part of interlayer ions is replaced with an organic ion, and a fatty acid metal compound located on a surface of the toner particles; and an external additive located on the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070145 - Toner, developer, and image forming apparatus: There is provided a toner which exhibits a quick rise of charging and excellent cleaning property and which can form high-quality images having high definition and high density. A toner envelope degree of the toner falls in a range of from 2.0 to 3.0, which degree is obtained by calculation... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080070146 - Hydrophobic-treated metal oxide: This invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with a hydrophobicity-imparting agent, methods of making such, and toner compositions comprising the same.... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20080070147 - Image forming method using the same: An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. The method includes steps of conveying a developer comprising a toner to a developing zone by a developing roller, and developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image carrying member by the developer, and the developing roller has an electroconductive... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080070150 - Carrier and two-component developer composed of the carrier: An objective is to provide a carrier exhibiting stable charge providing ability in which sufficient charge can be provided to toner having a small particle diameter, and no image contamination such as fog caused by toner scattering via lack of electrification is generated. Another objective is to provide a carrier... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080070149 - Pulverized toner, developing apparatus, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and image forming method: To provide a pulverized toner including: a wax-containing resin; a coloring material; and an external additive, wherein the pulverized toner has an average circularity of 0.890 to 0.930, a particle diameter of 6 μm to 10 μm, and a torque of 1.0 mNm to 2.5 mNm at a vacancy ratio... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080070148 - Toner for developing electrostatic image, method for preparing the toner, and image forming method and apparatus using the toner: A toner including a binder resin; a colorant; a release agent; and a modified layered inorganic material in which at least part of interlayer ions is modified with an organic ion, wherein the toner has a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 3 to 7 μm and a ratio (Dv/Dn)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070151 - Toner, production method thereof, developer, toner container, process cartridge, image forming method, and image forming apparatus: To provide a toner prepared by emulsifying or dispersing a solution or dispersion of a toner material in an aqueous medium containing fine resin particles for granulation, wherein at least one of the toner material and the aqueous medium contains a polyalkylene glycol ester compound that is compatible with the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070153 - Composition for color converting member and production method of color conversion substrate using the same: A color conversion member composition (10) including (A) a color filter material (1), (B) a photoluminescent inorganic nanocrystal (3), (C) a medium (5), and (D) two or more solvents (5), wherein all of the solvents (D) are good solvents for one of the color filter material (A) (1) and the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070152 - Negative-working radiation-sensitive compositions and imageable materials: A radiation-sensitive composition and negative-working imageable element includes a free radically polymerizable component, an initiator composition capable of generating radicals sufficient to initiate polymerization of the free radically polymerizable component upon exposure to imaging radiation, a radiation absorbing compound, and particles of a poly(urethane-acrylic) hybrid that are distributed throughout the... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20080070154 - Decomposable resin composition and pattern-forming material including the same: A decomposable resin composition contains a base generator, and a polyurethane resin capable of being decomposed with a base generated from the base generator.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080070155 - Inclusion complex, photoresist composition having the inclusion complex and method of forming a pattern using the photoresist composition: A photoresist is formed on an object layer of a semiconductor device by coating the object layer with a photoresist composition including about 7 percent to about 14 percent by weight of an inclusion complex having a β-cyclodextrin derivative as a host and an adamantane derivative as a guest, about... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080070156 - Structure for pattern formation, method for pattern formation, and application thereof: A structure for pattern formation adapted for optically forming a pattern, characterized by comprising: a photocatalyst-containing layer provided on a substrate, the photocatalyst-containing layer containing a material of which the wettability is variable through photocatalytic action upon pattern-wise exposure.... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080070157 - Cyclodextrin derivative, photoresist composition including the cyclodextrin derivative and method of forming a pattern using the photoresist composition: A photoresist film is formed on an object layer of a semiconductor device by coating the object layer with a photoresist composition including about 7 percent to about 14 percent by weight of a cyclodextrin derivative, about 0.1 percent to about 0.5 percent by weight of a photoacid generator, and... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080070158 - Lithographic printing plate precursor and method for preparation of lithographic printing plate: A lithographic printing plate precursor includes: a support; and a photosensitive layer containing (A) an initiator compound, (B) a polymerizable compound and (C) a binder, wherein the photosensitive layer or other layer in contact with the support contains as (D) a component different from the component (C), a copolymer containing... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080070160 - Negative-working photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive resin plate using the same: in a range of 3.5 wt % or less based on the weight of the photo-sensitive resin composition. A photosensitive resin plate using the photosensitive resin composition is also disclosed. By this invention, a negative-working photosensitive resin composition particularly excellent in the reproducibility of the highlight areas and the independent... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080070159 - Stereolithography resins and methods: Radiation curable resin compositions are provided that are most useful in stereolithography. A radiation curable resin includes a base oligomer, a cross linking agent, a reactive solvent, and an anti-nucleation agent. The resin after curing provides a solid product that has improved physical properties.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080070161 - Monomer, polymer and composition for photoresist: In Formula, R* is independently a hydrogen or a methyl group, and R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1˜C25 alkyl group with or without an ether group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C4˜C25 hydrocarbon group including an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a cycloalkyl group or a multicycloalkyl group with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080070162 - Information storage elements and methods of manufacture thereof: An information storage element has a carbon storage material including hexagonally bonded carbon and tetrahedrally bonded carbon. The information is formed by a changeable ratio of hexagonally bonded carbon and tetrahedrally bonded carbon.... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080070163 - Processless lithographic printing plate precursor: A radiation-sensitive medium comprises hydrophilic polymer particles, the particles comprising a thermally softenable hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer and a bonding compound capable of chemically bonding to the hydrophobic polymer and to the hydrophilic polymer. The radiation-sensitive medium further may comprise a substance capable of converting radiation into heat. The... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080070164 - Wet-processing apparatus, wet-processing method and storage medium: A wet-processing apparatus includes module groups each including plural processing modules and a shared nozzle device to be used in common by the processing module of the module group. The wet-processing apparatus includes plural processing modules not less than four processing modules, for example, six processing modules. The six processing... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080070165 - Efficient pitch multiplication process: Pitch multiplied and non-pitch multiplied features of an integrated circuit, e.g., features in the array, interface and periphery areas of the integrated circuit, are formed by processing a substrate through a mask. The mask is formed by patterning a photoresist layer which simultaneously defines mask elements corresponding to features in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080070166 - Image sensor and method of forming the same: One example embodiment may include an image sensor including a substrate, and a plurality of microlenses formed on the substrate. Each of the microlenses may include a base lens and a crosslinked overcoating film on a surface of the base lens.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080070167 - Exposure and developing method: An exposure and developing method includes a step of exposing a resist film having a protective surface on a surface thereof in the state that a liquid layer transparent to light is formed on the resist film, and developing the resist film after the exposure, wherein there is further provided... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070168 - Scratch layer transfer sheet and method of producing scratch printing product: A scratch layer transfer sheet comprising a substrate film and a transferable scratch layer disposed on one surface of the substrate film, the transferable scratch layer comprising a hiding layer, being able to be thermally transferred to the print surface of a transfer-receiving material and being able to be removed... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080063947 - Hologram recording medium and hologram cartridge media: In a hologram recording medium and a hologram cartridge media accommodating therein the hologram recording medium, in order to fill a hologram recording material over substrates at every nook and corners of the latter, the hologram recording medium is constructed such that the hologram recording material such as photopolymer is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063948 - Method for achieving compliant sub-resolution assist features: The present application is directed to a process of forming a photomask pattern comprising one or more sub-resolution assist features (SRAF). The process comprises generating a first set of SRAF patterns. Each of the SRAF patterns in the first set having a first assigned mask position. After the first set... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080063952 - Pellicle for photolithography: In a photolithographic pellicle for dustproof protection of a photomask for photolithographic patterning by mounting thereon with the aid of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one end surface of the pellicle frame, the adverse influence on the flatness of the photomask caused by mounting the pellicle can be minimized when... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080063951 - Photo-mask for micro lens of cmos image sensor: A photo-mask for a micro lens of a CMOS image sensor includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of light-shielding patterns for shielding light, a plurality of semi-shielding patterns which respectively surround the plurality of light-shielding patterns, and a unit mask pattern for the unit micro lens including a complete-shielding region... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20080063954 - Manufacturing method of color filter substrate: A manufacturing method of a color filter substrate includes forming a black matrix on a substrate, the black matrix including first, second, third and fourth openings, forming first, second and third color filter patterns in the first, second and third openings, forming an overcoat layer on the substrate, disposing a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20080063956 - Mark position detection apparatus: An apparatus for detecting a position of a mark from a mark signal obtained by capturing an image of the mark includes a signal processor. The signal processor is configured to set a processing window with respect to each of a plurality of positions relative to the mark signal, to... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080063960 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor:

20080063961 - Imaging member having high charge mobility: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an electrostatographic imaging member comprising a charge transport layer that exhibits improved charge mobility transport.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Xerox Corporation

20080063963 - Electrophotographic photosensitive body: In the formula A, each of Ra1 and Ra2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent which may have a substituent, and each of n and m is independently an integer from 0 to 4. In the formula B, each of R1 and R2 independently represents one selected... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063949 - Functional substrate: An organic EL device includes a substrate body, a plurality of organic functional layers arranged on the substrate body in a given pattern and a partition for partitioning the plural organic functional layers. The partition includes at least a first partition part with a substantially trapezoidal cross-section provided on the... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080063950 - Photomask blank and photomask: A photomask blank to be used as a material for a photomask is provided with a mask pattern having a transparent area and an effectively opaque area to exposure light on a transparent substrate. On the transparent board, one or more layers of light shielding films are formed with or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063953 - Process for producing dye-containing negative curable composition, color filter, and color filter production process: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a process for producing a dye-containing negative curable composition, the process including passing a mixture containing a dye, a photopolymerization initiator, and a radical polymerizable monomer through a filter having a pore diameter of from not less than 0.02 μm... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080063955 - Photosensitive resin composition for flexible circuit board and flexible circuit board using the same: A photosensitive resin composition for a flexible circuit board having excellent flame retardancy and with non-halogenation for consideration of environmental aspects, and a flexible circuit board obtained by using the same. The photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a linear polymer containing a carboxyl group obtained by addition polymerizing an ethylenic... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080063957 - Developing device, image developing method, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and process cartridge: The present invention provides a developing device that allows for maintaining the conveyance amount of a toner within a certain definite range. A developing device 12 of the present invention is provided with a toner conveying unit 13 configured to convey a fist toner and a controlling member 15 configured... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063958 - Recording sheet and image recording method using the same: A recording sheet including base paper including pulp fiber and filler, wherein the recording sheet further includes carboxylic acid. An ink jet recording method and an electrophotographic image recording method using the recording sheet.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080063959 - Electrophotographic photoconductor and method of preparing same: An electrophotographic photoconductor having a layer of a crosslinked resin obtained by reacting an epoxy group-containing amine compound having a charge transferability-imparting group with at least one silicon compound selected from an epoxy ring-free alkoxysilane compound, an epoxy ring-free silanol compound, an epoxy ring-containing alkoxysilane compound and an epoxy ring-containing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063962 - Electrophotographic photoconductor, method for producing the same, image forming process, image forming apparatus and process cartridge: The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor capable of reducing latent electrostatic image stability defects caused by adhesion/adsorption of an electric discharge product formed by a charger in an image forming process, degradation of charge transportability and cleaning defects caused when removing a residual toner. The electrophotographic photoconductor has a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063964 - Method for producing toner and resulting toner: e

20080063965 - Emulsion/aggregation processes using coalescent aid agents: A process for preparing a toner includes mixing a polymeric resin emulsion, a colorant dispersion, and a wax to form a mixture; optionally adding a coagulant to the mixture; heating the mixture at a temperature below a glass transition temperature of the polymeric resing to aggregate the polymeric resin, colorant,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080063966 - Toner compositions: Single component toners having a core with a first latex having a specific glass transition temperature and molecular weight, further having a shell surrounding the core with a second latex having a specific glass transition temperature and molecular weight, and additives added thereto, and processes for producing the same. In... Agent: George Likourezos, Esq. Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080063967 - Method of preparing toner, toner prepared using the method, and method and device for forming image using the toner: A method of preparing toner, which comprises polymerizing a toner composition containing a macromonomer having a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, one or more polymerizable monomers, a polymerization initiator and a chain transfer agent, to form a polymer latex; mixing the polymer latex... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080063968 - Apparatus for producing toner precursor, and method for the same, fibrous toner precursor, apparatus for producing toner, and method for producing electrophotographic toner and fine resin particles: To provide a method including processing electrophotographic toner constituent material to a fibrous fine precursor and pulverizing and cutting it to obtain a uniform fibrous toner with energy efficiency in an apparatus for producing electrophotographic toner including a nozzle unit containing a nozzle having a flow path tapering toward the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063969 - Electrographic carrier, developer, developing method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge: A carrier is provided including a core and a resin layer located overlying the core, wherein the carrier has a weight average particle diameter (Dw) of from 22 to 50 μm, a ratio (Dw/Dp) of the weight average particle diameter (Dw) to a number average particle diameter (Dp) of from... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080063970 - Functional particle and manufacturing method thereof: A functional particle is manufactured by a method including an aggregating step, a depressurizing step, and a cooling step. In the aggregating step, the functional particle is obtained by flowing a mixed slurry containing a core particle and a shell particle through a coiled pipeline while heating the mixed slurry... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080063971 - Method for manufacturing toner and toner: A method for manufacturing a toner, including: dissolving or dispersing toner constituents including a resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a graft polymer including a polyolefin resin unit and a vinyl resin unit in a solvent, to prepare a toner constituent liquid; supplying the toner constituent liquid to a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063972 - Carrier and manufacturing method thereof, developer, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method: To provide (1) a method for manufacturing a carrier, including: dissolving a coating material composed of a plurality of types of materials in a fluid containing at least one of a supercritical fluid and a subcritical fluid; and lowering the solubility of the solution by controlling at least one of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063973 - Method of charging toner particles: A method of charging toner particles in a liquid toner comprising: mixing the toner with an acid; and mixing the toner with a base that reacts with the acid to charge the toner particles.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080063976 - Photoresist composition and method of forming a resist pattern: A resist material utilized in photolithography patterning includes a first material, and a second material dispersed in the first material. The second material is capable of diffusing to a top surface of the resist material, and has an etch rate different from that of the first material.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080063977 - Method of increasing speed of silver halide color photosensitive material: in the formula (M), R1 represents H or a substituent, Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms required to form a 5-membered azole ring containing 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms, and X represents H or a substituent, and in the formula (C), Za represents —NH— or —CH(R3)—, Zb and Zc... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080063975 - Polymer, positive resist composition and method for forming resist pattern: A polymer, a positive resist composition, and a method for forming a resist pattern that are able to form a resist pattern with a high level of resolution and excellent etching resistance. The present invention uses a polymer that contains a structural unit (a1) represented by a general formula (a-1)... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080063974 - Positive resist composition and method for forming resist pattern: A positive resist composition that includes a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, wherein the component (A) is a copolymer (A1) that includes a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate that contains... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080063978 - Photo-curable resin composition, method of patterning the same, and ink jet head and method of fabricating the same: A photo-curable resin composition, a method of patterning the same, an ink jet head, and a method of fabricating the same. The photo-curable resin composition includes an epoxy compound, a photo-catalyst provided as a photo-initiator, and a non-photo reactive solvent. The photo-catalyst may be a semiconductor material to generate electron-hall... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080063979 - Process for producing cured product of photosensitive resin: A process for producing a cured product of a photosensitive resin, comprising the steps of forming a photosensitive resin composition layer having a thickness of not less than 50 μm and not more than 50 mm using a photosensitive resin composition containing a hydrogen abstraction-type photopolymerization initiator (d) and an... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080063980 - Imaging element having a photoluminescent tag and process of using the imaging element to form a recording element: The invention relates to an imaging element and a method of using the imaging element to form a recording element. The imaging element includes a composition sensitive to actinic radiation from a source of radiation having a range of wavelengths and a photoluminescent tag that is responsive to at least... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080063981 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, and process for producing lithographic printing plate: An ink composition is provided that includes (A) an N-vinyllactam, (B) a polymerization initiator, and (C) a basic compound, the content of the N-vinyllactam (A) being at least 15 wt % of the total weight of the ink composition. There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a1)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080063982 - Fluids and methods of forming thereof: Fluids for use in immersion lithography systems and methods of forming thereof are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a fluid for immersion lithography includes a liquid and a plurality of first atoms disposed in the liquid. The plurality of first atoms comprises at least one set of the... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080063983 - Methods of fabricating a electronic device and a sililation polyvinyl phenol for a dielectric layer of an electronic device: A method of fabricating an electronic device is disclosed. The method of fabricating an electronic device comprises providing a substrate. A first conductive layer is formed on the substrate. A silylation polyphenol (PVP) dielectric layer is formed on the first conductive layer. A patterned second conductive layer is formed on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063984 - Process solutions containing surfactants: Process solutions comprising one or more surfactants are used to reduce the number of defects in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. In certain embodiments, the process solution may reduce post-development defects such as pattern collapse or line width roughness when employed as a rinse solution either during or after the... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080063985 - Method for forming fine pattern of semiconductor device: A method for forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device includes forming a first photoresist film pattern over a semiconductor substrate including an underlying layer, exposing the first photoresist film pattern to generate an acid from the first photoresist film pattern, bleaching the first photoresist film pattern, and forming... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080063986 - Method of forming fine pattern of semiconductor device: A method for forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device includes forming a first photoresist pattern over a semiconductor substrate including an underlying layer. A cross-linking layer is formed on the sidewall of the first photoresist pattern. The first photoresist pattern is removed to form a fine pattern including... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080063987 - Immersion supporting plate cleaning method and a pattern forming method: An immersion supporting plate cleaning method of cleaning an immersion supporting plate provided around a substrate to be processed in immersion exposure. An immersion boundary between an immersion area contact part and an immersion area noncontact part on the immersion supporting plate formed when an immersion area is moved according... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080063988 - Exposure method and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: An exposure method includes preparing a photomask having first and second main openings by which corresponding patterns are to be formed in a photo resist and first and second assist openings by which no corresponding patterns are to be formed in the photo resist, preparing an illumination having first and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080063990 - High refractive index fluids for immersion lithography: Provided are liquid compositions suitable for use as immersion liquids in immersion lithography, and immersion lithography processes and apparatus using the compositions.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080063989 - Immersion fluids for lithography: Compositions for use as immersion fluids are described. In general, the immersion fluids can be utilized to perform lithography at short wavelengths (e.g., in a range from about 120 nm to about 260 nm). Some embodiments can be used in a range of actinic radiation between about 140 nm and... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080057407 - Computer-generated hologram and its fabrication method: The invention relates to a computer-generated hologram that is capable of reconstructing a full-color image and achieving a resolution higher than ever before. The recording plane 20 of the hologram is divided by a multiplicity of parallel sections in the horizontal direction to define a multiplicity of areas C1r, C1g,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080057404 - Hologram recording material, process for producing the same and hologram recording medium: The present invention provides a hologram recording material which is suitable for volume hologram record and attains high refractive index change, flexibility, high sensitivity, low scattering, environment resistance, durability, low shrinkage and high multiplicity in holographic memory record using not only a green laser but also a blue laser; a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080057405 - Hologram recording medium: The present invention provides a hologram recording medium which can attain high refractive index change, flexibility, high sensitivity, low scattering, environment resistance, durability, low dimension change (low shrinkage) and high multiplicity in holographic memory record using a blue laser. A hologram recording medium (11) comprising at least a hologram recording... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080057406 - Hologram recording medium: The present invention provides a hologram recording medium which can attain high refractive index change, flexibility, high sensitivity, low scattering, environment resistance, durability, low dimension change (low shrinkage) and high multiplicity in holographic memory record using a blue laser. A hologram recording medium (11) comprising at least a hologram recording... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080057414 - Hybrid photomask and method of fabricating the same: A photomask includes a first region, a second region and a third region. The first and second regions are spaced apart by the third region. A first photomask type is disposed in the first region and a second photomask type, different from the first photomask type, is disposed in the... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080057409 - Method of mask making to prevent phase edge and overlay shift for chrome-less phase shifting mask: The formation of a chrome-less phase shifting mask includes preparing a mask substrate with a chrome metal layer, forming main and complementary pattern portions in the chrome metal layer, removing a remaining layer of radiation sensitive material, forming a layer of radiation sensitive material over the complementary pattern portion, etching... Agent: Reising Ethington Barnes Kisselle, P.C.

20080057410 - Method of repairing a photolithographic mask: A method is described for repairing a defect detected in a photolithographic mask. A phase voxel cavity is formed in the photolithographic mask to compensate for the defect in the photolithographic mask. The phase voxel cavity and features of the mask both create a phase shift of approximately π.... Agent: Stephen M. De Klerk Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080057411 - Methods for forming and cleaning photolithography reticles: A method for removing impurities (e.g., atomic sulfur) from a reticle for use in photolithography is provided. In one embodiment, a reticle (or photomask) comprising a plate, a first layer over the plate, and a photoresist layer over the first layer is provided. The photoresist layer is removed with a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080057413 - Photomask for forming micro-patterns of semiconductor devices and method for manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing a photomask for forming micro-patterns on a semiconductor device including detecting a shifter-pattern area that encounters a side lobe in a photomask composed of a mask substrate and a shifter pattern deposited on the mask substrate; and forming at least one side lobe-prevention contact hole in... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20080057412 - Reflecting mask, apparatus for fixing the reflecting mask and method of fixing the reflecting mask: In a reflecting mask, an apparatus for fixing the reflecting mask and a method of fixing the reflecting mask, voltages are applied to elements of a conductive pattern spaced apart from each other on a rear face of the reflecting mask to fix the reflecting mask by using electrostatic forces.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080057416 - Method of forming color filter layer having light-scattering effect: A method of forming a color filter layer having a light-scattering effect. First, substrate is provided, and a color filter layer is coated on the substrate. Then, an exposure-and-development process is performed to pattern the color filter layer. Subsequently, the color filter layer is post-baked to render the color filter... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080057418 - Method and system for reducing overlay errors within exposure fields by apc control strategies: By taking into consideration tool-specific distortion signatures and reticle-specific placement characteristics in an alignment control system, the control quality of sophisticated APC strategies may be significantly enhanced. Respective correction data may be established on the basis of any combinations of tool/reticles and layers to be aligned to each other, which... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080057419 - Electrophotographic image-receiving sheet, method for producing the same and image forming method: Provided are an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet that comprises a support, a toner image-receiving layer on at least one side of the support, wherein the toner image-receiving layer is formed from a coating liquid for the toner image-receiving layer and the coating liquid for the toner image-receiving layer comprises an aqueous... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080057420 - Light energy conversion material: o

20080057421 - Silanol containing perylene photoconductors: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a perylene photogenerating layer, and at least one silanol containing charge transport layer.... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080057422 - Titanyl phthalocyanine silanol photoconductors: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate; a photogenerating layer comprised of a chelating agent and a titanyl phthalocyanine; and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein a silanol is present in at least one of said photogenerating layer and charge... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080057423 - Titanyl phthalocyanine silanol terphenyl photoconductors: p

20080057424 - Overcoat for electrophotographic imaging member and methods of making and using same: Disclosed herein is an electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate, a charge transport layer and an overcoat layer formed by combining a film forming binder and a hole transporting hydroxy triarylamine compound having at least one hydroxyl functional group that is linked to a ring carbon of an aryl group... Agent: Diane F. Covello Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20080057428 - Titanyl phthalocyanine photoconductors: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer thereover, and at least one charge transport layer, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains a chelating agent, and a Type V titanyl phthalocyanine prepared, for example, by dissolving a Type I titanyl phthalocyanine in a solution comprising a trihaloacetic acid... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080057427 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, comprising on an electrically conductive support an intermediate layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer in this order, wherein the charge transport layer contains a charge transport material represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2) and the content... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080057426 - Photoconductors:

20080057425 - Silanol containing perylene photoconductors: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a perylene silanol photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080057415 - Method of manufacturing an ultrathin optical element: The present invention provides an ultra-thin high-precision glass optic and method of manufacturing the same. The optic has an axial thickness that is less than 1,000 microns. A pattern and/or coating is disposed on a surface of the optic to provide attenuation of light in an optical system. In an... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080057408 - Photomask and pattern forming method employing the same: A semitransparent phase shifting mask has, in the periphery of a pattern element area, a light shielding portion which is formed by a semitransparent phase shifting portion and a transparent portion with the optimal size combination. A pattern is formed employing the semitransparent phase shifting mask.... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080057417 - Process for preparing pigments: s

20080057429 - Toner and method of manufacturing the same: There is provided a toner which is excellent in temporal stability and environmental stability of charges and which is capable of forming images that contains almost no background fog and has high density even in a long-term use and in use at a high-temperature and high-humid circumstance, and furthermore the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080057430 - Electrostatic latent image developing toner and method for producing the same, and electrostatic latent image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge and image forming apparatus: e

20080057431 - Toner compositions: A toner having a core with a first latex having a specific glass transition temperature, and further having a shell surrounding the core with a second latex having a specific glass transition temperature and possessing functional groups, and processes for producing the same.... Agent: George Likourezos, Esq. Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080057432 - Toner composition and method of preparation: A toner composition preparation method is provided which can improve dispersibility of a colorant in a toner composition to form images of a high quality, enhance the fixing property and fluidity of the toner, and prevent a developing member from being contaminated due to inferior dispersibility of the colorant. According... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080057433 - Adhesive primer: Described herein is an adhesive primer used with xerographic printing and imaging systems, wherein the adhesive primer comprises at least one latex emulsion, water, at least one amino alcohol or at least one alkali base and at least one surfactant and may be applied in an inline process.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080057434 - Method of producing non-magnetic one-component toner for developing electrostatic image: s

20080057435 - Thermal transfer donor element with a carboxylated binder and a hydroxylated organic compound: The invention provides a thermal transfer donor element comprising a support layer and a transfer layer supported by the support layer and comprising a binder containing carboxylic acid groups. The transfer layer includes an organic compound containing a plurality of hydroxyl groups with a hydroxyl group concentration of less than... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080057437 - Laser-decomposable resin composition and laser-decomposable pattern-forming material and flexographic printing plate precursor of laser engraving type using the same: A laser-decomposable resin composition of the invention contains a polyurethane resin having a structure wherein an aromatic group is directly connected to a urethane bond.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080057436 - Photosensitive polymer and photoresist composition: wherein Ra and Rb are independently alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or arylalkyl group of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, and can be connected together to form ring, and a and b are mol % of each repeating unit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080057439 - Image recording material: Provided is an image recording material capable of being directly recorded by various kinds of lasers, excellent in alkali-developability by alkaline developer and capable of forming an image which is good in curability by exposure. The image recording material is characterized by including on a support: an image recording layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080057438 - Planographic printing plate material: A planographic printing plate material comprising an under layer and an upper layer, each of which contains an alkali-soluble resin, accumulate on a hydrophilic support, wherein a visualizing agent is incorporated in the upper layer and an acid-decomposing compound and an acid generating agent are incorporated in the under layer.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080057440 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed in which at least a part of the liquid supply system (which provides liquid between the projection system and the substrate) is moveable in a plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate during scanning. The part is moved to reduce the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080057441 - Method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including coating a photo-resist layer on a semiconductor substrate having a lower layer; performing a soft-bake process on the photo-resist layer; performing an exposure process on the photo-resist layer having passed through the soft-bake process; performing a post exposure-bake (PEB) process on photo-resist... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20080057442 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing band stop filter: A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a band stop filter are disclosed. In one aspect, the method uses hologram lithography to produce the band stop filter of a smaller size without the need of a mask.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080057444 - Method of manufacturing a broad stamper: A method of manufacturing a broad stamper is disclosed. Using a method that includes: stacking a first mask, in which a first pattern is perforated, on a positive photoresist layer; exposing an upper surface of the first mask to light; developing the positive photoresist layer to form an intaglio; and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080057443 - Methods of improving single layer resist patterning scheme: Methods for improving a single layer resist (SLR) patterning scheme, and in particular, its SLR layer and anti-reflective coating (ARC) etch selectivity, are disclosed. In one method, a patterned SLR layer over an anti-reflective coating (ARC) is provided and at least a portion of the patterned SLR layer and a... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080057445 - Self-aligned spatial frequency doubling: In accordance with the invention, there are methods for self-aligned spatial frequency doubling in one dimension and also in two dimension. The method for self-aligned spatial frequency doubling in one dimension can include forming a film stack over a substrate, wherein the film stack comprises a photoresist layer and forming... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20080057446 - Polyimide resin soluble in aqueous alkaline solution, composition comprising the resin and cured coating prepared from the composition:

20080057447 - Image forming method: A method of processing a photothermographic material by a thermal processor is disclosed, wherein the photothermographic material comprises on one side of a support a light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, silver halide grains, a binder and a reducing agent and a light-insensitive layer and on the other side... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080057448 - Photothermographic material and image forming method: m

20080057449 - Black and white photothermographic material: The present invention provides a black and white photothermographic material including, on at least one side of a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for silver ions, a color developing agent, and a coupler, wherein the black and white photothermographic material... Agent: Taiyo Corporation

20080057450 - Thermally developable materials containing reducing agent combinations: Incorporating a combination of phenolic reducing agents provides thermally developable materials with improved silver efficiency and hot-dark print stability without loss in other sensitometric properties. Both photothermographic and thermographic materials are provided, and particularly photothermographic materials having lower silver coverage.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff