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| 427557000 | Thermal processes (e.g., radiant heat, infrared, etc.) | 79 |
| 20100151147 | METAL PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND METAL PATTERN FORMATON SYSTEM - The invention discloses a metal pattern formation method including the following steps. At first, an organic liquid is printed on a substrate to form a base pattern. Afterward, a metal is evaporated to generate several metal particles for covering the printed substrate. At last, the substrate is heated to vaporize the base pattern, and the metal particles adhered to the substrate forms a metal pattern complementary to the base pattern. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20090191358 | Method for Generation of Metal Surface Structures and Apparatus Therefor - Method for generation of metal surface structures and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for generating conductive surface patterns on a substrate by coating the substrate with metal particles and heating the coated substrate by means of microwave radiation. The process is easy to implement and can be used to generate metal pattern lit low cost. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090022904 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING ORGANIC FIBER CORD - A method for modifying an organic fiber cord according to the invention comprises the step (A) of dipping the organic fiber cord ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100034983 | Method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object - In a method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object, a powder layer is formed by feeding a powdery material to a substrate and a solidified layer is formed by irradiating a light beam on a specified portion of the powder layer to sinter or melt the specified portion of the powder layer. A three-dimensionally shaped object having a plurality of solidified layers laminated one above another is obtained by repeating the powder layer formation and the solidified -layer formation. In the method, a stress is preliminarily applied to the substrate to reduce the amount of deformation of the substrate after production of the shaped object prior to the powder layer forming step. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100124620 | PATTERNED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRIC-OPTICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A patterned substrate manufacturing method is for manufacturing a patterned substrate having a plurality of patterns formed by drying liquid droplets containing a pattern forming material. The patterned substrate manufacturing method includes providing a photothermal conversion part that is configured to convert infrared light into heat on an outside perimeter of each of a plurality of pattern forming regions, each of the pattern forming regions corresponding to each of the patterns, arranging the liquid droplets within the pattern forming regions, shining infrared light on the patterned substrate, and drying the liquid droplets by heat resulting from the photothermal conversion by the photothermal conversion parts. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20080292809 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COATING ON A SUPPORT - A composition for applying a coating on a support at low temperature from a dispersion of at least a component of the coating to be deposited in the composition. The composition includes at least a strong and heavy solvent with a boiling point higher than 150° C. approximately, and a weak solvent with a boiling point less than 100° C. approximately. The solvents forming the composition must constitute a mixture that evaporates at a temperature less than 100° C. The composition is particularly useful for forming electrodes or electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries. The method and the device used for forming the coating use a dispersion spreader and an infrared lamp. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110014393 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING ORGANIC FIBER CORD - Provided is a method for modifying an organic fiber cord, in which method an organic fiber cord can be stably modified at a high-quality, and at the same time, a higher efficiency can be attained compared to conventional methods. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20090297727 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COATING ON A SUPPORT - A composition for applying a coating on a support at low temperature from a dispersion of at least a component of the coating to be deposited in the composition. The composition includes at least a strong and heavy solvent with a boiling point higher than 150° C. approximately, and a weak solvent with a boiling point less than 100° C. approximately. The solvents forming the composition must constitute a mixture that evaporates at a temperature less than 100° C. The composition is particularly useful for forming electrodes or electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries. The method and the device used for forming the coating use a dispersion spreader and an infrared lamp. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090017224 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING SMALL PARTS - The present invention relates to a coating device for small parts, in particular for lacquering mass produced small parts, like e.g. bolts, small plastic parts and similar, and it relates to a method for this purpose with a movable receiver element for receiving and moving the small parts, and a dispenser device, located at the receiver element for continuous or portioned dispensing the coating material into the receiver element, wherein a radiation emitter device is provided in the receiver element for emitting radiation for drying and/or hardening the coating material. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090142510 | Evaporation Donor Substrate and Method for Manufacturing Light-Emitting Device - A first supporting substrate on a front surface of which a reflective layer having an opening is formed and a second supporting substrate on a front surface of which a light absorption layer patterned into island or stripe shapes and a material layer over the light absorption layer are formed are prepared, the first and second supporting substrates are disposed so that the opening of the reflective layer and the light absorption layer overlap with each other and the reflective layer is in contact with a back surface of the second supporting substrate, the second supporting substrate and a deposition target substrate are disposed so that the front surface of the second supporting substrate faces the deposition target substrate, and the material layer is attached to the deposition target substrate by irradiating the back surface of the first supporting substrate with light and by sublimating the material layer. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20110223354 | HIGH PRESSURE PRE-OXIDATION FOR DEPOSITION OF THERMAL BARRIER COATING - An apparatus for coating a work piece includes a process chamber, a coating material supply apparatus located at least partially within the process chamber for delivering a coating material to the work piece, a pre-heater assembly adjoining the process chamber, and a support for holding the work piece. The pre-heater assembly includes a housing that opens to the process chamber, a susceptor comprising a ceramic material positioned at least partially within the housing, and a pre-heater electron gun configured to configured to direct an electron beam at the susceptor such that the susceptor radiates heat toward the work piece. The support is movable to selectively move the work piece between a first position within the housing of the pre-heater assembly and a second position within the process chamber and outside the housing of the pre-heater assembly. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223353 | HIGH PRESSURE PRE-OXIDATION FOR DEPOSITION OF THERMAL BARRIER COATING WITH HOOD - An apparatus for coating a work piece includes a process chamber, a coating material supply apparatus located at least partially within the process chamber for delivering a coating material to the work piece, a pre-heater assembly adjoining the process chamber, and a support for holding the work piece. The pre-heater assembly includes a housing that opens to the process chamber, a thermal hood positioned within the housing and configured to reflect thermal energy for reflecting thermal energy toward the work piece. The support is movable to selectively move the work piece between a first position within the housing of the pre-heater assembly and a second position within the process chamber and outside the housing of the pre-heater assembly. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20100151148 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PLATINUM TEMPERATURE-MEASURING RESISTANCE ELEMENT - The process for manufacturing a platinum temperature-measuring resistance element comprises the step of preparing a thermosensitive part having a portion to be sealed coated with a glaze; the step of placing a pre-sealing element on a tray and inserting the same in a chamber; the step of enclosing a purge gas containing an inert gas and oxygen in the chamber; the step of raising the internal temperature of the chamber to a region in which the platinum is in reduced form at a partial pressure of oxygen in the purge gas as determined from platinum oxide formation free energy; the step of replacing the purge gas with an inert gas wherein oxygen is 1 kPa or below; and the step of under the replaced condition, rapidly heating the furnace interior (interior of the chamber) to a fit melting temperature by means of a lamp heating unit to thereby seal the portion to be sealed of the thermosensitive part. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100227081 | MIXED SOLVENT PROCESS FOR PREPARING STRUCTURED ORGANIC FILMS - A mixed solvent process for preparing structured organic film comprising a plurality of segments and a plurality of linkers arranged as a covalent organic framework, wherein the structured organic film may be a multi-segment thick structured organic film. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120148759 | METHOD FOR COATING A METAL SURFACE WITH A HYBRID LAYER - The present invention relates to a method for coating a static or moving metal substrate with a simple or complex shape, by means of an ultra-thin mineral/organic hybrid coating layer with a thickness comprised between 50 to 500 nm, deposited on the substrate: | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110159209 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - To forming a pattern on a substrate using a template simply and at low cost by forming a high-molecular copolymer having a first segment and a second segment on a substrate, contacting a template having a groove with the copolymer, filling the copolymer into the groove of the template, causing a phase separation of the copolymer to form a first phase having the first segment and a second phase having the second segment, releasing the template from the copolymer, and removing the first phase or the second phase of the copolymer. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110020565 | DRYING METHOD AND DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present invention, a drying device which dries a coating film formed on a substrate with hot air, including an infrared radiator which heats the coating film at a temperature equal to or lower than the temperature of the hot air is provided. The hot air drying device includes the infrared radiator which heats the coating film. Accordingly, the temperature of the coating film in the initial drying stage can be quickly raised by the infrared radiator in comparison with a case in which the coating film is dried only with the hot air. Also, since the infrared radiator heats the coating film at a temperature equal to or lower than the hot air temperature, there is no risk of reducing the quality of the coating film by overheating the coating film. Accordingly, energy consumption can be reduced, and the drying speed can be increased. Any member may be used as the infrared radiator as long as the member can radiate infrared rays to heat the coating film at a low temperature equal to or lower than the hot air temperature. For example, a panel infrared heater may be employed. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110262658 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR TREATING THE COATING OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN CONTAINERS - A process and device for drying the coating of containers made of thermoplastic material. The process involves feeding said containers through a furnace divided into two areas: in the first, most of the solvent of the coating is removed by heating the paint with infrared lamps, while the temperature of the containers is controlled through an airflow; in the second, the remaining solvent is removed using said airflow coming from the first area of the furnace. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20100183823 | INFRARED CURING PROCESS FOR TOUCH PANEL MANUFACTURING - An infrared energy oxidizing and/or curing process includes an infrared oxidation zone having an infrared energy source operable to emit infrared energy that oxidizes a conductive thin film deposited or established on a glass substrate to establish a light transmissive or transparent conductive thin film for manufacturing of a touch panel. Optionally, the infrared energy curing process provides an in-line infrared energy curing process that oxidizes the conductive thin film on the glass substrate as the glass substrate is moved past the infrared energy source. Optionally, the infrared energy curing process bonds a thick film silver frit electrode pattern to the conductively coated glass substrate. Optionally, the infrared energy curing process reduces the transparent conductive thin film. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100215869 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A CERAMIC LAYER ON A COMPONENT - In a process for producing a ceramic layer ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110033636 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus that enables an oxide layer and an organic layer to be removed efficiently. A substrate formed at its surface with an organic layer covered with the oxide layer is housed in a chemical reaction processing apparatus of the substrate processing apparatus, in which the oxide layer is subjected to chemical reaction with gas molecules, and thus a product is produced on the substrate surface. The substrate is heated in a chamber of a heat treatment apparatus of the substrate processing apparatus, whereby the product is vaporized and the organic layer is exposed. Microwaves are then introduced into the chamber into which oxygen gas is supplied, whereby there are produced oxygen radicals that decompose and remove the organic layer. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100092694 | Method for coating objects - A manufacturing process for forming and spray coating formed objects, such as pharmaceutical tablets, by spray coating during a dedusting process carried out after forming. The process optionally includes a drying step, which may be carried out using an infrared emitter. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100209620 | METHOD FOR VAPOR DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. In one embodiment, a method for processing a wafer within a vapor deposition reactor is provided which includes heating at least one wafer disposed on a wafer carrier by exposing a lower surface of the wafer carrier to radiation emitted from a lamp assembly and flowing a liquid through a passageway extending throughout the reactor to maintain the reactor lid assembly at a predetermined temperature, such as within a range from about 275° C. to about 325° C. The method further includes traversing the wafer carrier along a wafer carrier track through at least a chamber containing a showerhead assembly and an isolator assembly and another chamber containing a showerhead assembly and an exhaust assembly, and removing gases from the reactor through the exhaust assembly. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110104397 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CEILING FAN BLADES - A method of manufacturing a ceiling fan blade which includes the steps of printing a patterned layer on a surface of the ceiling fan blade, applying infrared ray to heat the patterned layer at 100-150 degrees centigrade for 1-3 minutes, and spraying a shining layer on a surface of the patterned layer, the shining layer being made of a powder coating material mixed with a thermosetting powder coating material, the power coating material being selected from a group consisting of tertiary amine or imidazole and its derivatives, the thermosetting powder coating material being selected from a group consisting of hydroxyl group polyester resin, carboxylic group polyester resin, acid anhydride, phenol resin, aromatic amine or aliphatic amine, whereby the method is simplified in working procedures can be and environmentally friendly. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120328797 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RAPIDLY HEATING AND COOLING A SUBSTRATE AND IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENTLY COATING THE SAME UNDER VACUUM - The invention relates to a method for heating/cooling and coating a substrate in a vacuum chamber, comprising the following steps: (1) arranging the lower face of the substrate on a substrate holder, (2) lifting the substrate by a predefined distance relative to the substrate holder, and (3) heating the lifted substrate via its upper face by means of a heating device such as a radiant heating device, (4) coating the hot substrate, for example by moving it in or through a coating zone, (5) cooling the substrate by lowering it onto the chuck and (6) optionally further coating the cold substrate. The method according to the invention further enables process sequences to be executed, wherein various defined temperatures can be set on the substrate during each step, and optionally one or more coating processes can be executed immediately subsequently at said substrate temperature. Also included is the case, for example, that a substrate can be held at a higher temperature for a certain time immediately after a coating process (tempering). | 12-27-2012 |
| 20110159208 | IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF B-STAGE RESIN IMPREGNATED PAPERS OR NON-WOVENS - A method of manufacturing a b-stage resin impregnated décor paper that is suitable for inclusion in a decorative or industrial laminate, includes impregnating a décor print base paper with a resin carried by a solvent, which resin includes one or more of melamine formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, and phenol formaldehyde or any combination of these. Thereafter the resin impregnated paper is irradiated with near infra-red (NIR) radiation selected to partially remove solvent by evaporation of the solvent, whereby to produce a partially dried and partially cured printable b-stage resin impregnated paper. The partially dried and partially cured printable b-stage resin impregnated paper is then printed to obtain a décor paper suitable for subsequent final curing in the formation of a decorative or industrial laminate. Apparatus is also disclosed, as is a method that entails impregnating a paper with an aqueous urea solution and irradiating the wet impregnated paper with near infra-red (NIR) radiation. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20130022757 | Film Forming Method and Method for Manufacturing Film-Formation Substrate - One embodiment of the present invention is a film forming method including the steps of forming an absorption layer | 01-24-2013 |
| 427558000 | Ultraviolet light | 41 |
| 20100080932 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY FUNCTIONALIZING NON-MODIFIED SOLID SURFACE AND METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ON THE FUNCTIONALIZED SOLID SURFACE - Provided is a method for selectively functionalizing unmodified solid surface, not oxidized and nitrified, into an aldehyde group, and a method for immobilizing an active material such as bio material or functional material on the functionalized aldehyde solid surface through strong and stable chemical bonding. Differently from a conventional method immobilizing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) using a cross linker, the method of the present invention does not require a cross linker reaction step to thereby shorten a process. Also, since a cross linker is absent, the monomolecular layer on the surface of a device is thin, which reduces a perturbation effect by molecular layer. This is useful in fabrication of molecular electronic devices and bio-active devices. In addition, since the bio material or functional material is selectively immobilized only on the unmodified surface, the present invention can functionalize only a specific solid surface and develop a highly sensitive sensor and an improved functional device. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20130029060 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE REPAIRING METHOD - A light guide plate repairing method for repairing a light guide plate is provided. The light guide plate has a scratch on at least one surface. The light guide plate repairing method includes steps as followed: laying a UV curing adhesive on the at least one surface; scraping the UV curing adhesive on the surface of the light guide plate to fill the UV curing adhesive in the scratch by a scraper; emitting a UV light for illuminating the UV curing adhesive on the surface of the light guide plate to solidify the UV curing adhesive by a UV light source; polishing the surface of the light guide plate after the UV curing adhesive has been solidified by a polishing device; and wiping and cleaning the surface of the light guide plate after the surface of the light guide plate has been polished by a wiper. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130095255 | Porogens, Porogenated Precursors and Methods for Using the Same to Provide Porous Organosilica Glass Films with Low Dielectric Constants - A chemical vapor deposition method for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including at least one precursor selected from the group consisting of an organosilane and an organosiloxane, and a porogen that is distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is a C | 04-18-2013 |
| 20090269511 | Process for producing hybrid nano-filament electrodes for lithium batteries - This invention provides a process for producing a hybrid nano-filament composition for use in a lithium battery electrode. The process comprises: (a) providing a porous aggregate of electrically conductive nano-wires that are substantially interconnected, intersected, physically contacted, or chemically bonded to form a porous network of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the nano-wires have a diameter or thickness less than 500 nm; and (b) depositing an electro-active coating onto a surface of the nano-wires, wherein the electro-active coating is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and the coating has a thickness less than 10 μm, preferably less than 1 μm. This process is applicable to the production of both an anode and a cathode. The battery featuring an anode or cathode made with this process exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20120225217 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A MAGNETIC RECORDING DISC - A method of manufacturing a magnetic disk in which at least a magnetic layer, a carbon protective layer, and a lubrication layer are sequentially formed on a substrate is provided. The method comprises forming a film of a lubricant composition on the protective layer, the lubricant comprising a lubricant compound having a perfluoropolyether main chain in the molecular structure and an aromatic group or a phosphazene ring. The method further comprises forming the lubrication layer, and subjecting the magnetic disk to ultraviolet irradiation under a nitrogen gas or an inert gas atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of 5 volume % or less by adjusting an atmospheric temperature to a range of 50 to 180° C. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130122217 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GAS BARRIER FILM - A method of manufacturing a gas barrier film inhibits modification-suppressing adsorbed substances from being taken in a coating film to further improve gas barrier performance. In the method, a coating solution containing polysilazane is coated, followed by application of a VUV radiation treatment. In addition, a method of manufacturing a gas barrier film includes coating a coating solution containing polysilazane on a surface of a film to form a coating film, followed by making the resulting film pass through a drying zone, and exposing the surface of the coating film to vacuum UV radiation to conduct a modification treatment. An oxygen concentration in the drying zone, achieved by supplying inert gas into the drying zone, is 10% or less. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130129935 | Highly Transparent and Electrically Conductive Substrate - A highly transparent and electrically conductive substrate is made by applying a conductive mesh over a transparent substrate, depositing a UV-curable transparent material over the conductive mesh and the transparent substrate, and exposing the UV-curable transparent material to a directional UV light from a UV light source positioned so that the UV light emitted from the UV light source travels through the transparent substrate before being received by the UV-curable transparent material, wherein the UV-curable transparent material is cured in response to exposure from the UV light except for those portions of the UV-curable transparent material masked from exposure to the UV light by the conductive mesh. Uncured portions of the UV-curable transparent material are removed, and a transparent conductive material layer is deposited over the cured UV-curable transparent material and conductive mesh. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130129936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING THE CURING OF THE COATING OF A PART BY MEANS OF FREE RADICALS GENERATED BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION (UV) - Apparatus for curing the coating of a workpiece ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 20100330298 | Fabrication Of Ferroelectric Ceramic Films Using Rapid Thermal Processing With Ultra-Violet Rays - A method for fabricating a ferroelectric ceramic film. The method includes coating a gel film on a substrate. The gel film has at least one ferroelectric material and at least one ultra-violet (UV) sensitive material. The method further includes simultaneously heating the gel film and irradiating a UV ray onto the gel film transforming the gel film into an amorphous ferroelectric film made of the at least one ferroelectric material. The above heating may be performed by using a rapid thermal processing technique. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110300308 | STREAMER CABLE WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to streamer cables. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for preparing a streamer cable. The method may comprise retrofitting the streamer cable with a solid void-filler material, where the streamer cable was configured as a liquid-filled streamer cable. The retrofitting may comprise introducing a void-filler material into the streamer cable when the void-filler material is in a liquid state and curing or otherwise solidifying the void-filler material to a solid state. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a streamer cable comprising an outer skin and-at least one sensor positioned within the outer skin. The streamer cable may also comprise a solid void-filler material positioned between the outer skin and the at least one sensor, wherein the solid void-filler material is coupled to the at least one sensor. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110217482 | LED CURING LAMP AND METHOD - A curing lamp apparatus mounts to a work surface with a suction cup. A base is mounted to the suction cup. A flexible neck extends from the base to the lamp head. The lamp head includes a lamp element with first and second UV light sources which emit UV light at different wavelengths. A control circuit is located in the base. A heat sink is provided on the lamp head including a conductive plate and projecting pins. A protective housing encloses the plate and pins. A timing circuit controls the light source for automatic shut off. External or internal power is provided for the control circuit. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20090155487 | ULTRAVIOLET UV PHOTO PROCESSING OR CURING OF THIN FILMS WITH SURFACE TREATMENT - A method provides an etching ambient environment within an ultraviolet curing chamber and can optionally also generate an electrical discharge in the chamber. The method also irradiates the substrate with ultraviolet radiation. The providing of the etching ambient environment, the generating of the electrical discharge, and the irradiating can be performed simultaneously. Alternatively, the providing of the etching ambient environment and the generating of the electrical discharge can be used as a pre-treatment and performed before the irradiating. The etching ambient environment and the generating of the electrical discharge can be provided in such concentrations that the etching ambient environment removes hydrogen and/or oxygen from the deposited thin film. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090087582 | SUBSTRATE WITH MICROMETALLIC MASSES ALIGNED ON THE SURFACE - The objective is to present a metal nanostructure having metal masses with zero valence aligned on a substrate surface wherein the size and shape of the metal masses are controlled and a manufacturing process thereof. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20120107523 | UV PHOTOACTIVATABLE CURABLE PAINT FORMULATIONS AND CURED COATINGS THEREOF - A UV photoactivatable curable paint formation for providing a cured paint coating of a desired appearance on a substrate by UV irradiation, comprises a UV curable film-forming compound; a UV photoinitiator; a particulate UV reflective material in an effective rate of curing enhancing amount without affecting the resultant desired appearance of the cured paint coating. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20090297729 | MATERIALS CONTAINING VOIDS WITH VOID SIZE CONTROLLED ON THE NANOMETER SCALE - The present invention provides a porous composite material in which substantially all of the pores within the composite material are small having a diameter of about 5 nm or less and with a narrow PSD. The inventive composite material is also characterized by the substantial absence of the broad distribution of larger sized pores which is prevalent in prior art porous composite materials. The porous composite material includes a first solid phase having a first characteristic dimension and a second solid phase comprised of pores having a second characteristic dimension, wherein the characteristic dimensions of at least one of said phases is controlled to a value of about 5 nm or less. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090297728 | DUAL CURE METHOD FOR INK FOR INCREASED DURABILITY AND ADHESION TO GOLF BALLS - A method is disclosed for curing ink printed images on golf balls by printing an image onto a golf ball and exposing the printed image to infrared radiation, then exposing the printed image to ultraviolet radiation. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20120141691 | METHOD OF APPLYING A METALLIC PRECURSOR TO A TITANIUM OXIDE COATING TO FORM A COMPOSITE COATING OR MATERIAL - The method of the present invention comprises the following three steps: (1) Coating titanium oxide in the form of a membrane, nanometer-sized particles or powder onto a substrate to form a preliminary coating; (2) Adding a reducing agent and a dispersing agent to a metallic precursor to form a solution and then using an application device to apply a small amount of the solution to the preliminary coating; and (3) Using ultraviolet radiation on the substrate to reduce the metallic precursor to a metal via photochemical reaction and hence to form a composite coating. The method is simple and may be used for substrates in different sizes. In addition, in the method, the solution may be evenly spread out on the preliminary coating. The final composite coating may be used as the electrodes of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20100227082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAINT CURING - A method for curing a paint coating applied to a workpiece includes applying radiant light energy to cure the paint coating on surfaces of the workpiece within a line of sight of a radiant light energy source, and applying ambient air to the workpiece to cure the paint coating on surfaces of the workpiece not within the line of sight of the radiant light energy source. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100209621 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR RAPID APPLICATION AND CURING OF THIN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT CURABLE COATINGS - A moveable machine to rapidly apply and cure thin layers of a UV curable coating on a surface such as a floor. The machine has an applicator to apply a thin curable coating in a path following the direction of motion of the machine. The machine also has UV lamps to cure the curable coating with a curing beam that overlaps newly applied coating. The UV lamps emit an intense UV radiation beam creating an annular cure zone around the applicator path. Movement of the machine along with the ensuing movement of the applicator and rotating UV lamps causes the applied curable coating to be exposed to the annular cure zone and cured. This rapid curing of applicator coating paths allows the machine to be immediately passed over the cured area multiple times and rapidly build up multiple thin cured layers to achieve a thick coating. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100221449 | Method and apparatus for applying plastic coatings - The invention relates to an apparatus for applying coatings to surfaces of substrates in the form of paper, cardboard, or plastic films, preferably for finishing printed materials. The apparatus comprises
| 09-02-2010 |
| 20110117292 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING COATING GLOSS - A method including applying a coating composition on a substrate to form a coating, wherein the coating has a first surface roughness; transferring a pattern to the coating to form a patterned coating, wherein the patterned coating has a second surface roughness different from the first surface roughness; and curing the patterned coating to form a cured coating with a desired level of gloss. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20100055344 | Process for Producing a Sheet Steel Product Coated with an Anticorrosion System - Economic production of highly corrosion-resistant flat steel products with a corrosion protection system, which are at the same time easy to process further, is described. The following work steps are applied: preheating the steel substrate to a strip temperature under inert gas atmosphere; cooling the steel substrate to the strip inlet temperature; hot dip coating of the steel substrate in a zinc bath so that a metallic corrosion protection coating is formed on the steel substrate which has an Al content of max 0.5 wt. % in an intermediate layer; adjusting the thickness of the metallic corrosion protection coating applied to the steel substrate in the melt bath to values of 3 to 20 μm per side by scraping away excess coating material; cooling the steel substrate with the metallic corrosion protection coating; and applying the organic coating to the metallic corrosion protection coating of the steel substrate. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110097515 | PATTERN FORMING SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A pattern forming system including a feeding reel for feeding a tape form substrate that is wound up, a winding reel for winding up the tape form substrate that is fed up, and a droplet discharge apparatus for discharging a droplet onto the tape form substrate, between the feeding reel and the winding reel, to form a pattern, wherein the droplet discharge apparatus includes a table that can move while sucking the tape form substrate, with a slack mechanism for the tape form substrate being placed on the both ends of the table in the longitudinal direction of the tape form substrate. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20100129567 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A problem has been the pronounced build-up of resin layers in the innermost peripheral region and/or the outermost peripheral region, which are the ends of the coating region, that occurs when layers of resin are applied over intermediate resin layers that have been cured. In an inkjet coating method, the ratio of the amount of resin dropped in the innermost peripheral coating region ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110151139 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY FUNCTIONALIZING NON-MODIFIED SOLID SURFACE AND METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ON THE FUNCTIONALIZED SOLID SURFACE - A method for selectively functionalizing a non-modified solid surface to create a photoresponsive coating layer includes: functionalizing a non-modified solid surface only, which is not oxidized and nitrified, with hydrogen; forming an EGPA coating layer on the non-modified solid surface functionalized with hydrogen using light; forming an EGA coating layer by removing an amine protecting group or an amine salt from the EGPA coating layer; and forming a coating layer having a photoresponsive functional group on the non-modified solid surface using the EGA coating layer. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110262659 | METHODS OF LEVELING INK ON SUBSTRATES USING FLASH HEATING AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN PRINTING - Methods of leveling ink on substrates and apparatuses useful in printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the methods includes irradiating ink disposed on a first surface of a porous substrate with radiation emitted by at least one flash lamp. The radiation flash heats the ink to at least a viscosity threshold temperature of the ink to allow the ink to flow laterally on the first surface to produce leveling of the ink. The ink is heated sufficiently rapidly that heat transfer from the ink to the substrate is sufficiently small during the leveling that ink at the substrate interface is cooled to a temperature below the viscosity threshold temperature thereby preventing any significant ink permeation into the substrate from the first surface. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110135841 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING AND CURING FLOWABLE MATERIAL - An apparatus for depositing and curing a curable material on a substrate comprising a deposition means configured to deposit the curable material on the substrate along a deposition path, and a light source configured to direct a beam of light on the deposited curable material to thereby at least partially cure the curable material and thereby prevent it from substantially deforming in shape. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20090197013 | PRODUCING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method of producing a flexographic printing plate, comprises: | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100028558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING RESIN FILM - A method for forming a resin film is provided in which a liquid material is cured by shifting irradiation of light from a central side to an outer circumferential side of a substrate during or after spreading a liquid material on the substrate by rotation, in which the light is annular, and an inner diameter and an outer diameter of the annular light are increased concentrically in relation to a central axis of rotation as irradiation time progresses, so that the annular light shifts from the central side to the outer circumferential side of the substrate. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100028559 | Method for functionalizing materials and devices comprising such materials - Devices comprising functionalized materials, and embodiments of a method for making and using such devices, are disclosed. Exemplary devices include ophthalmic devices, nanoparticles, quartz crystal microbalances, microarrays, and nanocomposites. In particular embodiments, device surfaces are modified with monomers and/or polymers, typically carbohydrate monomers and/or polymers. Embodiments of a method for making and using such devices are disclosed. Monomers and/or polymers are covalently bonded to surfaces using functionalized perhalophenylazides. In some embodiments, device surfaces are functionalized with a perhalophenylazide. One or more monomers and/or polymers subsequently are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In other embodiments, monomers and/or polymers are derivatized with a functionalized perhalophenylazide. The derivatized monomers and/or polymers then are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In some embodiments, graphite is functionalized with perhalophenylazide to produce a functionalized graphene sheet. In other embodiments, graphene sheets are covalently attached to functionalized substrates. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100255215 | Composition of Decolorable Ink and Decoloring Method - The present invention is a method which erase information printed on a recording medium if necessary and thus reuse the recording medium, and includes 1) decolorable ink compositions which are not erased during the use but erased by a dye readily decolorable by a decolorant, 2) a decolorant composition including a thermal initiator or photoinitiator, and 3) a method for coating the decolorant and applying heat or irradiating UV to erase the dye. According to the present invention, it is possible to prepare various writing inks, and particularly, when applied to recording medium with a magnetic stripe as well as the general purpose papers, it is possible to reduce the production cost significantly, obtain a large import substitution effect of the magnetic ink all of which are imported, and largely reduce the environmental pollution. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120040105 | Method and Apparatus Providing Increased UVLED Intensity and Uniform Curing of Optical-Fiber Coatings - A UVLED apparatus and a related method provide increased UVLED intensity to promote efficient curing of a coated glass fiber. The apparatus employs a plurality of UVLED sources, each UVLED source emitting an oscillating output of ultraviolet radiation. Typically, at least two of the UVLED sources have oscillating outputs of ultraviolet radiation that are out of phase with one another. During curing, an incompletely cured coating on a glass fiber absorbs electromagnetic radiation emitted from the UVLED sources. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120301631 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROFABRICATED ATOMIC VAPOR CELL - The present invention relates to a method for producing a microfabricated atomic vapor cell, including a step of forming at least one cavity in a substrate and closing the cavity at one side. The method further includes: a step of depositing a solution including an alkali metal azide dissolved in at least one of its solvents, a step of evaporating such solvent for forming a recrystallized alkali metal azide, a step of decomposing the recrystallized alkali metal azide in an alkali metal and nitrogen, such alkali metal depositing in the cavity of the substrate. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20100196622 | PORTABLE ULTRAVIOLET AND VISIBLE LIGHT LAMP - The invention relates to a portable ultraviolet/visible light (UVA/IS) lamp having a UVA/IS-light emitting diode (UVA/IS-LED) unit comprising a plurality of UVA/IS-LEDs as UVA/IS radiation source, a UVA/IS-LED electric power supply, and a cooling medium feed line connectable to a cooling medium reservoir for providing a flow of cooling medium to the UVA/IS-LEDs. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20120114876 | HOLLOW CELL ARRAY STRUCTURE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW CELL ARRAY STRUCTURE - A disclosed method for producing a hollow cell array structure includes a first step of layering a deformable material capable of being plastically deformed under a predetermined condition on a first substrate, the first substrate having plural, mutually separated depressions in a surface thereof, such that the deformable material forms mutually isolated spaces in the corresponding depressions; a second step of expanding the spaces in the plural depressions by inducing a gas pressure of the spaces while extending the deformable material on the first substrate, such that plural hollow cells are simultaneously formed in correspondence to the plural depressions in predetermined directions; and a third step of selectively solidifying portions of the plural hollow cells by selectively applying ultraviolet rays thereto. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120027951 | METHOD FOR FORMING ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A method for forming an antenna structure is provided, including the following steps of: providing a non-conductive frame and forming a photosensitive medium layer on the non-conductive frame, wherein the medium layer comprises a catalyzer for electroless deposition; applying a light beam through a transparent portion of a mask to the medium layer, such that a part of the medium layer is solidified within a predetermined region on the non-conductive frame; removing a part of the medium layer outside of the predetermined region; and forming a metal layer on the medium layer within the predetermined region. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120121822 | MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR THIN FILM FRAME LAYER OF DISPLAY PANEL - In the manufacture method for thin film frame layer of display panel, a photoresist liquid is coated onto a high transparent flat substrate through a capillary pipe of a dispenser. A predetermined pattern of photoresist is formed onto the substrate through a predetermined relative motion of the dispenser and the substrate. A patterned photoresist layer is formed by solidifying the photoresist liquid. The dispenser includes a pump filled with photoresist liquid and at least one downward capillary pipe for pouring out the photoresist liquid from a spout of the capillary pipe. The photoresist liquid is a black negative photoresist liquid with viscosity between 2 to 10 cps, and the predetermined relative motion is a spiral path. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120315403 | PHOTOLABILE PRO-FRAGRANCES - Scents having a fresh odor are usually very volatile, and therefore have a low yield in typical applications such as washing or cleaning processes. They must therefore be used in relatively large quantities so that commensurate effects can be achieved. The invention describes specific ketones as photolabile scent storage substances which enable greatly improved persistence of the scent impression, in particular with a fresh odor, in typical applications. Corresponding washing or cleaning agents and air freshening agents, and a method for scenting surfaces, are also described. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120258259 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UV TREATMENT, CHEMICAL TREATMENT, AND DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and methods for performing UV treatment and chemical treatment and/or deposition in the same chamber. One embodiment of the present invention provides a processing chamber including a UV transparent gas distribution showerhead disposed above a substrate support located in an inner volume of the processing chamber, a UV transparent window disposed above the UV transparent gas distribution showerhead, and a UV unit disposed outside the inner volume. The UV unit is configured to direct UV lights towards the substrate support through the UV transparent window and the UV transparent gas distribution showerhead. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120282415 | Methods For Using Porogens For Low K Porous Organosilica Glass Films - A chemical vapor deposition method for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including at least one precursor selected from the group consisting of an organosilane and an organosiloxane, and a porogen that is distinct from the precursor; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the vacuum chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a preliminary film on the substrate, wherein the preliminary film contains the porogen; and removing from the preliminary film substantially all of the porogen to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20100203261 | Localised Extraction Sytem - A localised extraction system ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 427559000 | Fusing, curing, or annealing (e.g., ceramics, etc.) | 11 |
| 20110217483 | FABRICATING METHOD OF AN OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM - An optical compensation film includes an optical film and a retardation film. The optical film provides a plate retardation in the direction of thickness (Rth), while the retardation film is disposed on the optical film. The retardation film includes first retarders and second retarders, wherein the first retarders are disposed on at least partial areas of the optical film and provide a first planar retardation (Ro | 09-08-2011 |
| 20080241418 | RELEASE LAYER FOR IMPRINTED PHOTOCATIONIC CURABLE RESINS - An imprint process comprising coating a selected surface of a micropatterned template with a release composition having a basic reactive moiety; wherein the template is transparent to UV radiation; imprinting the template onto a photocationically curable composition; curing the UV curable composition to form an imprinted composition, wherein the release composition having a basic reactive moiety is effective to locally inhibit curing of the composition at an interface between the template and the imprinted composition; and releasing the template from the imprinted composition. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110143052 | SPRAYING METHOD FOR FORMING COATING LAYER ON WORKPIECE - A spraying method for forming a coating layer on a surface of a workpiece includes spraying the surface of the workpiece with a liquid coating having a viscosity in a range from about 1 to 8 centipoises, preheating the workpiece at about 60 to 80° C. for about 10 to 90 seconds, heating the workpiece at about 30 to 50° C. for about 1 to 4 minutes, while the surface of the workpiece is inclined at an angle defined between the surface of the workpiece and a horizontal surface of less than 20°, and then drying the workpiece at about 50 to 80° C. for about 5 to 15 minutes. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110229654 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN ALUMINUM FILM - A composition for forming an aluminum film, comprising a complex represented by the following formula (1) and a complex represented by the following formula (2), the molar ratio of the complex represented by the following formula (1) and the complex represented by the following formula (2) being 40:60 to 85:15: | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110033637 | Method and apparatus for printing on a surface - Embodiments of the present invention generally include a method and apparatus for performing printing onto a product. Specifically, embodiments of the invention comprise a printing apparatus and a method for printing on a product surface. Further, the printing apparatus comprises a laser etch system, and a printer. A masking film is applied to the product to be printed upon. The laser etch system creates an etch pattern through the masking film and into the product being printed upon. An ink pattern is applied to the etch pattern. The masking film is then removed to revealed the print pattern on the product. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110117293 | METHOD FOR THIN LAYER DEPOSITION - The subject of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate and at least one at least partially crystalline titanium-oxide-based thin film deposited on a first side of said substrate, said process comprising the following steps:
| 05-19-2011 |
| 20120148760 | Induction Heating for Substrate Processing - A system for processing a substrate is provided. The system includes a power source for providing a current, and an RF coil which generates a magnetic field when supplied with the current from the power source. The system further includes a susceptor for supporting the substrate. The susceptor is inductively heated by the magnetic field. The heat from the susceptor is transferred to the substrate so as to heat the substrate. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20110177259 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A method for readily manufacturing an optical waveguide having a high Δn value at low cost, and in specific, a self-organizing optical waveguide that optical waveguides having a high Δn value can be connected to each other; and a method for manufacturing the self-organizing optical waveguide. A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide, including step (A): forming a coating film on a lower clad portion using a coating solution including an oxide precursor containing a titanium atom and a silicon atom; and step (B): irradiating the coating film with a radiation beam under heating to form a core/clad layer including an irradiated core region having a higher refractive index and an unirradiated clad region having a refractive index lower than that of the core region. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110081501 | TREATED SUBSTRATE HAVING HYDROPHILIC REGION AND WATER REPELLENT REGION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IT - A treated substrate having a hydrophilic region and a water repellent region, of which contrast is high on its surface; a process for producing a treated substrate, wherein the treated substrate can be produced with a low amount of light for a short time; wherein the water repellent region is made of a water repellent film formed by curing the composition (A) comprising a photopolymerization initiator and a compound (a) having at least one (meth)acryloyl group, and a water repellent moiety and having a film thickness of from 0.1 to 100 nm; the process uses a hydrophilic substrate or makes the surface thereof hydrophilic, then forms a film containing the composition (A) on the surface, then forms said water repellent film by irradiating light on a part of the film surface to cure the composition (A) and then removes an uncured composition (A) present thereon in order to expose the hydrophilic surface. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20120251736 | CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE THIN LAYER USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a conductive ink composition, a manufacturing method thereof, and a manufacturing method of a conductive thin film using the same, and more specifically, a conductive ink composition is provided that includes composite metal nanoparticles including first metal nanoparticles and second metal nanoparticles, and a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix is a composition including a polymer and a solvent, the first metal nanoparticles and the second metal nanoparticles are different metals, and the content of the composite metal nanoparticles is about 20 to about 25 wt %, the content of the polymer is about 5 to about 10 wt %, and the content of the solvent is about 65 to about 75 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20100215870 | Automated surface treatment system and method - This disclosure relates to systems and associated methods for applying a surface treatment to a part and curing the surface treatment without reorienting the part in the process. The systems include a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a system for applying a surface treatment, such as a powder coating application system, and a system for curing the surface treatment. | 08-26-2010 |
