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| 156155000 | With destruction of solid transitory material; e.g., dissolving, melting, etc. | 17 |
| 20100116417 | MULTI-LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic component and method for manufacture thereof is disclosed. A plurality of electrodes are positioned in stacked relation to form an electrode stack. The stack may include as few as two electrodes, but more may be used depending on the number of subcomponents desired. Spacing between adjacent electrodes is determined by removable spacers during fabrication. The resulting space between adjacent electrodes is substantially filled with gaseous matter, which may be an actual gaseous fill, air, or a reduced pressure gas formed through evacuation of the space. Further, adjacent electrodes are bonded together to maintain the spacing. A casing is formed to encapsulate the stack, with first and second conducting surfaces remaining exposed outside the casing. The first conducting surface is electrically coupled to a first of the electrodes, and the second conducting surface is electrically coupled to a second of the electrodes. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100163161 | Process For Making Disposable Absorbent Garments Employing Elastomeric Film Laminates With Deactivated Regions - A process for making an absorbent garment comprises providing one or more panels that comprise an elastomeric film laminate. A region of the laminate panel is deactivated to create a deactivated region. An absorbent insert comprising an absorbent member is provided. The absorbent insert is attached to the panel, such that a portion of the absorbent member overlaps at least a portion of the deactivated region. Front and back laminate regions can be part of a single integral panel, or can be comprised of separate and longitudinally spaced-apart laminate panels. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100096072 | SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - A support material feedstock comprising a first copolymer and a polymeric impact modifier, where the first copolymer includes a first monomer unit comprising a carboxyl group and a second monomer unit comprising a phenyl group. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20090301643 | INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090260745 | Method of Manufacturing Resin Pipe - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a resin pipe, including: heating a sheet member after winding the sheet member around a bar desired multiple times and holding the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is melted and molded into a resin pipe by the heating, and the bar is removed from the resin pipe after the heating. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110290406 | Laser Ablation for Integrated Circuit Fabrication - A method for releasing a handler from a wafer, the wafer comprising an integrated circuit (IC) includes attaching the handler to the wafer using an adhesive comprising a polymer; performing edge processing to remove an excess portion of the adhesive from an edge of the handler and wafer; ablating the adhesive through the handler using a laser, wherein a wavelength of the laser is selected based on the transparency of the handler material; and separating the handler from the wafer. A system for releasing a handler from a wafer, the wafer comprising an IC includes a handler attached to a wafer using an adhesive comprising a polymer; an edge processing module, the edge processing module configured to remove an excess portion of the adhesive from the edge of the handler and wafer; and a laser, the laser configured to ablate the adhesive through the handler. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110272086 | MOULDED BODY FOR PRODUCING A FIBRE COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A shaped body and a method for producing fibre composite components, wherein the shaped body is formed using a paper and/or cardboard material, at least in part. This makes possible cost-effective manufacture of hollow profiles of any desired length from fibre composite materials, in particular from prepreg materials and/or reinforcing fibre arrangements which are subsequently impregnated with a curable plastics material. The paper and/or cardboard material can be provided with further properties, such as gas-tightness and non-stick properties, by applying suitable functional layers. Moreover, the material makes it possible to produce highly dimensionally stable shaped bodies or support cores, in such a way that fibre composite components having highly reproducible spatial dimensions can be produced. In addition, after curing, the shaped bodies can be collapsed in a simple manner by applying a vacuum and thus removed from the fibre composite component without residues. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110284152 | METHOD OF FORMING TEMPORARY CARRIER STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED RELEASE TECHNIQUES - A method of forming a temporary carrier structure is disclosed which includes forming a plurality of recesses in a carrier structure, the recesses extending to a depth that is less than a thickness of the carrier structure, forming a dissolvable material in the recesses and above a first surface of the carrier structure, securing a thin substrate above the first surface of the carrier structure using the dissolvable material to secure the thin substrate in place, performing at least one process operation on a second surface of the carrier structure to expose the dissolvable material in the recesses and contacting the exposed dissolvable material with a release agent so as to dissolve at least a portion of the dissolvable material. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110198019 | INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110232832 | MICROFLUIDIC VALVE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE MICROFLUIDIC VALVE - Provided is a microfluidic valve, a method of manufacturing the microfluidic valve, and a microfluidic device that employs the microfluidic valve. The microfluidic valve includes a platform that includes two substrates combined facing each other; a channel having a first depth allowing a fluid to flow between the two substrates; a valve gap that is disposed on at least a region of the channel and has a second depth which is smaller than the first depth; and a valve plug that is disposed to fill the valve gap and is formed of a valve material made by mixing a phase change material, which is solid at room temperature, with a plurality of exothermic particles that emit an amount of heat sufficient to melt the phase change material by absorbing electromagnetic waves. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20090320992 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STRESSED MATERIAL AND SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MEMS DEVICES - Disclosed is a MEMS device which comprises at least one shape memory material such as a shape memory alloy (SMA) layer and at least one stressed material layer. Examples of such MEMS devices include an actuator, a micropump, a microvalve, or a non-destructive fuse-type connection probe. The device exhibits a variety of improved properties, for example, large deformation ability and high energy density. Also provided is a method of easily fabricating the MEMS device in the form of a cantilever-type or diaphragm-type structure. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110005663 | Method of durably grafting a decorated fabric to a cloth such as jeans with stencil - A meted of durably grafting a decorated fabrics to a cotton cloth such as jeans or denim is comprised of; 1) first step of printing a pattern with first stencil on a clothes that covers a supporting plate of an automatic printing machine, 2) second step of pasting an alkali solution along the outer line of the pattern on the clothes with second stencil, 3) third step of pasting a grafting glue along the outer line of the pattern that is printed on the clothes, 4) fourth step of pasting a water-soluble glue on one side a fabric, 5) fifth step of pasting a burn out gel on the fourth stencil that is overlapped over the fabric attached clothes, 6) sixth step of taking out the fabric attached clothes from the supporting plate of the automatic printing machine and drying the fabric attached clothes on a dryer at 160° C. over 2 minutes, 7) seventh step of heating and pressing the fabric attached clothes between a heating press and press longer than 5 seconds at 160° C., and 8) eighth step of removing the left of burn out from the grafted fabric by washing with washing machine. This technology can be applied to other artificial fabrics. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100018635 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO MOVABLE ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a micro movable element includes: forming a movable section, a frame, and a connecting section connecting the movable section with the frame on a substrate; bonding a film to a surface of the substrate in forming the movable section, the frame, and the connecting section; and patterning the film to form a support structure being bridged between the movable section and the frame. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100206465 | Method of fabricating conductive composites - A method of fabricating a conductive composite wherein at least one predetermined electrical access area of a conductive material is coated with a maskant. The conductive material is included in a composite ply lay-up which is cured and then the maskant is removed from the conductive material. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110209816 | METHOD FOR REMOVING A CARBONIZATION CATALYST FROM A GRAPHENE SHEET AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING THE GRAPHENE SHEET - A method for removing a carbonization catalyst from a graphene sheet, the method includes contacting the carbonization catalyst with a salt solution, which is capable of oxidizing the carbonization catalyst. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120298289 | METHOD FOR MAKING GRAPHENE/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to a method for making a graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure. In the method, at least one graphene film is located on a substrate. At least one carbon nanotube layer is combined with the at least one graphene film located on the substrate to form a substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure. The at least one graphene film is in contact with the at least one carbon nanotube layer in the substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure. The substrate is removed from the substrate/graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure, thereby forming a graphene/carbon nanotube composite structure. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20110308707 | HOLLOW FIBER MAT WITH SOLUBLE WARPS AND METHOD OF MAKING HOLLOW FIBER BUNDLES - A method of forming hollow fiber bundles includes the step of providing a mat having a plurality of hollow fibers forming a weft and a plurality of soluble fibers forming a warp. Each hollow fiber extends between a first side and an opposed second side of the mat. The mat is bundled so as to form a bundle with the first side of the mat defining a first end of the bundle and the second side of the mat defining a second end of the bundle. At least a portion of the bundle is potted so as to substantially fix a position of the hollow fibers relative to each other. The soluble fibers are at least partially dissolved so as to remove the soluble fibers from the bundle. | 12-22-2011 |
