| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 427598000 | Magnetic field or force utilized | 17 |
| 20100112238 | Method and device for hot dip coating a metal strand - A method for hot dip coating a metal strand includes passing the metal strand vertically through a coating tank that contains molten coating metal and through a guide channel upstream of the coating tank. A electromagnetic field is generated by inductors on both sides of the metal strand and an electromagnetic field superposed on the electromagnetic field of the inductors is generated by supplementary coils on both sides of the metal strand. A center position of the metal strand in the guide channel is stabilized by:
| 05-06-2010 |
| 20080292816 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR COATING FIBERS WITH A METAL BY A LIQUID METHOD - The invention relates to a process of coating fibers with a metal by a liquid method. In this process, a fiber ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090004406 | Kit For Providing An Image On A Substrate - A kit for producing optically variable images is disclosed wherein the kit includes a special effect pigment having particles that are magnetically alignable, a magnet for aligning the particles and a scribing tool for personalizing an image. Alternatively or in addition the kit can include e-field responsive flakes in a carrier vehicle and an electric field source for aligning said flakes. A stylus may be included for moving or changing the alignment of a portion of the flakes that have been aligned in the magnetic or electric field. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110244145 | IRON PARTICULATE-REINFORCED TIN BASED MATRIX COMPOSITE SOLDER BALL AND FLIP CHIP BALL PLACEMENT METHOD USING SAME - The present invention provides an iron particulate-reinforced tin based matrix composite alloy tin solder ball and a flip chip ball placement method using the same. A tiny metal iron particle is added in an alloy solder ball to form an alloy solder ball containing iron powder, whereby magnetic equipment can be used to attract and effectively hold the composite alloy solder ball so as to help positioning of a micro alloy solder ball in a flip chip ball placement process by securely attracting and filling the ball in a cavity defined in a stencil. By further employing a proper ball removal process to remove excessive alloy solder balls, the cluster aggregation phenomenon caused by surface moisture absorption and electrostatic force of the micro alloy solder ball can be eliminated to allow for smooth placement of balls and improve the bonding between a micro circuit board substrate and electronic components. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20100285242 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL LAMINATED BODY - Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical laminated body having a substrate and a polarizing film that contains a lyotropic liquid crystal compound and is formed on the substrate. The method includes a step (A) of applying a coating liquid containing the lyotropic liquid crystal compound and a solvent onto the substrate and forming a coat film with the lyotropic liquid crystal compound orientated in one direction, and a step (B) of applying a magnetic field to the coat film in a direction substantially parallel to an orientation direction of the lyotropic liquid crystal compound. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100021658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES - The invention relates to a method of aligning magnetic flakes, which includes: coating a substrate with a carrier having the flakes dispersed therein, moving the substrate in a magnetic field so as to align the flakes along force lines of the magnetic field in the absence of an effect from a solidifying means, and at least partially solidifying the carrier using a solidifying means while further moving the substrate in the magnetic field so as to secure the magnetic flakes in the carrier while the magnetic field maintains alignment of the magnetic flakes. An apparatus is provided, which has a belt for moving a substrate along a magnet assembly for aligning magnetic flakes. The apparatus also includes a solidifying means, such as a UV- or e-beam source, and a cover above a portion of the magnet assembly for protecting the flakes from the effect of the solidifying means. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100173101 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THICK-FILM, LOW MICROWAVE LOSS, SELF-BIASED BARIUM-HEXAFERRITE HAVING PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY - A method of producing a relatively-thick film of a magnetic material on a substrate for use in microwave and millimeter wave devices is disclosed. The method includes preparing a wet paste comprising a binder material, glass frit, and a finely-grained magnetic material; applying the wet paste over a stencil, template or mask disposed on the substrate, to form a film on a surface of the substrate; drying the wet paste within an applied magnetic field, to vaporize fluid and organic compounds in the binder material and to produce a desired magnetic orientation in the magnetic film; and sintering the magnetic film. Hot pressing the magnetic film during sintering by adding weight on the film improves density. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120156398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING UTENSILS USING MAGNETIC FORCE - A method and apparatus for coating utensils using a magnetic force is provided. In a process of applying a coating material mixed with a filler having magnetism reaction particles to a surface of the utensil and heat-treating the utensil, magnets disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the utensil generate the magnetic force to cause the magnetism reaction particles to move toward each point where the magnetic force is generated, so that the density of the magnetism reaction particles is increased to make the surface of the utensil uneven. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120315406 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FILLER MATERIAL ONTO AN OBJECT - Methods and apparatus for applying filler material onto an object are provided. An apparatus may include a body and an applicator head attached to the body. The apparatus may also include a magnetic member coupled to the applicator head and arranged to attract filler material to a heating surface of the applicator head. The applicator head may be configured to apply the filler material attracted to the heating surface against an object. The heating surface may be configured to apply heat to the filler material attracted to the heating surface to melt the filler material onto the object. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20100015362 | METHOD OF ELECTROLESS PLATING - An apparatus for electroless plating includes a plating bath containing an aqueous metal salt solution, and a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field. An object to be plated is immersed in the solution. The magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator increases the level at which the metal ions are attracted to a surface of the object. Therefore, a layer of plating of good quality may be formed at a rapid rate. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090280270 | Method and Device for the Hot Dip Coating of a Metal Strip - The invention relates to a method for the hot dip coating of a metal strip ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20130136873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DEPOSITION CHAMBER HAVING MULTIPLE TARGETS AND MAGNETS - A thin film deposition system and method provide for multiple target assemblies that may be separately powered. Each target assembly includes a target and associated magnet or set of magnets. The disclosure provides a tunable film profile produced by multiple power sources that separately power the target arrangements. The relative amounts of power supplied to the target arrangements may be customized to provide a desired film and may be varied in time to produce a film with varied characteristics. | 05-30-2013 |
| 427599000 | Magnetic recording medium or device formed | 5 |
| 20090047448 | SOFT MAGNETIC THIN FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORD REPRODUCING DEVICE - A soft magnetic thin film in which the recording magnetic field in the perpendicular direction can be preferentially intensified and sharply controlled when the thin film is applied to a perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided. This soft magnetic thin film can be obtained by immersing a substrate into an electroless plating bath that contains a Co ion, Fe ion, and Ni ion as metal ions, as well as a completing agent and a boron-type reducing agent, wherein the content ratios of the metal ions on the mole basis are 0.15≦ (Ni ion amount/the amount of total metal ions) ≦0.40, 0.50≦ (Co ion amount/the amount of total metal ions) ≦0.80, and 0.05≦ (Fe ion amount/the amount of total metal ions) ≦0.15; and carrying out electroless plating in a magnetic field in a range of 5-2,000 Oe given in a direction parallel to the surface of said substrate. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090087589 | Method for providing AFM exchange pinning fields in multiple directions on same substrate - Simultaneous setting of exchange pinning field magnetization in more than one direction for several thin film structures on a single substrate has been achieved by first orienting the structures as needed. A layer of hard magnetic material is then deposited, suitably patterned to control the direction of its flux, and then magnetized through a single exposure to a strong magnetic field. The assemblage is then thermally annealed (in the absence of any applied field) at a temperature higher than the AFM material blocking temperature, following which the thin film structures are magnetically pinned in the intended directions. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090162573 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FABRICATE SOFT MAGNETIC FILM WITH PREFERRED UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPY FOR PERPENDICULAR RECORDING - Soft magnetic film fabricated with preferred uniaxial anisotropy for perpendicular recording. One type of cathode design has a field direction that is parallel to the direction of the Hex of the second SUL with a magnetically-pinned first SUL. In addition, SUL structures having low AP exchange energy also are disclosed. The SUL structure combines the cathode field direction of the SUL | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110151144 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium improved for fly ability, high in read signal quality, and capable of suppressing magnetic decay of recorded magnetization to be caused by stray fields. In one embodiment, a perpendicular recording layer is formed over a substrate with a soft magnetic underlayer therebetween, then an amorphous or nano-crystalline layer is formed between the substrate and the soft magnetic underlayer. The soft magnetic underlayer includes first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers, as well as a nonmagnetic layer formed between those first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers. The first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers are given uniaxial anisotropy in the radial direction of the substrate respectively and coupled with each other antiferromagnetically. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20100297364 | SERVO PATTERN FORMING METHOD OF HARD DISK DRIVE - A servo pattern forming method of a hard disk drive includes magnetically printing a reference servo pattern, which has different features according to zones divided along a radial direction of a disk, on the disk, and recording a final servo pattern in the disk on the basis of the reference servo pattern. As a result, the quality of a final servo pattern can be enhanced by preventing an amplitude drop that arises in an ID zone of the disk when a reference servo pattern is recorded using a conventional servo track writer. | 11-25-2010 |