Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
427558000 | Ultraviolet light | 72 |
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 |
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 |
20090197013 | PRODUCING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method of producing a flexographic printing plate, comprises: | 08-06-2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20100203261 | Localised Extraction Sytem - A localised extraction system ( | 08-12-2010 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20130156973 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MAGNESIUM FLUORIDE COATING, ANTIREFLECTION COATING, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of producing a magnesium fluoride coating includes a step of forming a coating by applying a solution containing a fluorine-containing organic magnesium compound represented by the following formula to a base and a step of heat-treating the coating while the coating is being irradiated with a beam of light with a wavelength of 246 nm or less: | 06-20-2013 |
20130177716 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE HAVING A TEXTURED SURFACE - A method for manufacturing a substrate having a textured surface. The method including the steps of: providing a substrate having a surface; applying a coating material onto the surface of the substrate; texturing the coating material on the surface of the substrate to form a textured coating; exposing the textured coating on the substrate to ultraviolet light for a duration of time sufficient to fully cure the textured coating on the substrate; and thereby forming a fully cured textured surface on the substrate. | 07-11-2013 |
20130216729 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING FILM - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an anti-reflective coating film. The method for manufacturing an anti-reflective coating film is used to form an anti-reflective coating film exhibiting more improved interface adhesion and scratch resistance and excellent anti-reflective effect by a simple process. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216730 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording medium production device of the invention include: a rotary table on which a substrate of an optical recording medium is placed; and dropping unit for dropping resin for forming a light transmissive film layer during rotation of the rotary table, wherein the dropping unit drops the resin onto an inside of the substrate and a side surface of the substrate. By applying the production device of the invention, in the spin coat method, a UV curable resin layer can be formed a cross-sectional shape of which is uniform in a whole circumference of the optical recording medium side surface. | 08-22-2013 |
20130224398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAINTING A PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - The invention relates in particular to a method of painting a motor vehicle bodywork part, the method comprising the steps consisting in applying a first component on the part, in allowing the first component to tension on said part during a so-called “flash-off” stage, then in applying a second component on the part, the part being moved by a handler robot in front of a stationary applicator during the two spraying steps and in front of flash-off acceleration means during the flash-off stage. The invention also provides a painting booth having at least one stationary applicator for applying a paint component on a part carried by an arm of a handler robot that is present in the booth, and means for accelerating the flash-off of the part, the means being arranged in the booth in such a manner that the part can enter into the field of action of the acceleration means while being carried by the same handler robot. | 08-29-2013 |
20130243972 | NEEDLE COATING AND IN-LINE CURING OF A COATED WORKPIECE - A method for coating a work piece with resin including applying a controlled volume of liquid resin to the work piece with an applicator and allowing consecutive streams of resin to meld together to form a self leveling surface. The resin can be actively or passively cured. The work piece can be planar or cylindrical. | 09-19-2013 |
20130287966 | MIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING SOILING AND WEATHERING OF SURFACES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to simulated soiling and weathering of materials. In one aspect, a soiling mixture may include an aqueous suspension of various amounts of salt, soot, dust, and humic acid. In another aspect, a method may include weathering a sample of material in a first exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures, depositing a soiling mixture on the sample, and weathering the sample in a second exposure of the sample to ultraviolet light, water vapor, and elevated temperatures. | 10-31-2013 |
20130337189 | Liquid Composite Compositions Using Non-Volatile Liquids and Nanoparticles and Uses Thereof - A solvent composition comprising an organic solvent; dispersed nanoparticles; and a non-volatile electrolyte is provided. A method of forming a liquid composite composition is provided. | 12-19-2013 |
20140004276 | ROLL COATINGS SOL-GEL PRECURSORS | 01-02-2014 |
20140023795 | ADHESIVE AGENT - Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive having excellent durability and reliability under high-temperature or high-humidity conditions, adhesion strength, workability, re-movability, and the ability to inhibit light leakage; a method for preparing the pressure-sensitive adhesive; a polarizer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive; and a liquid crystal display incorporating the polarizer. | 01-23-2014 |
20140093655 | Method for Applying Hot Melt Adhesive Powder onto a Shoe or Sole Part - A method for applying hot melt adhesive powder onto a sole or shoe part includes the steps of applying a cleaning agent, irradiating, applying a conductive liquid which has a conductivity at least 100 times higher than purified water which has a conductivity of 5.5.10 | 04-03-2014 |
20140147602 | Attachment of Conducting Graphene Electrode Layer to an Organic Polymer - A method of attaching reduced graphene oxide and/or graphene oxide to a polymer layer that includes: forming a polymer layer having a hydrophobic, exterior surface; subjecting the hydrophobic, exterior surface of the polymer layer to ultraviolet/ozone (UV/O | 05-29-2014 |
20140161989 | Anti-Glare Using a Two-Step Texturing Process - Methods for forming anti-glare coatings including forming a layer using a sol-gel process are described. The layer further includes at least one of porogens, nanoparticles, or photosensitive macromolecules. The porogens, nanoparticles, or photosensitive macromolecules are removed using a thermal treatment or UV treatment to impart porosity and surface roughness to the layer. Alternatively, the layer may be roughened using a mechanical process. The layer can optionally be subjected to a curing step. The curing step may be a thermal curing process or a chemical curing process. | 06-12-2014 |
20140199497 | METHODS FOR REDUCING METAL OXIDE SURFACES TO MODIFIED METAL SURFACES - Method and apparatus for reducing metal oxide surfaces to modified metal surfaces are disclosed. Metal oxide surfaces are reduced to form a film integrated with a metal seed layer by contacting a solution with a reducing agent with the metal oxide surfaces. The solution with the reducing agent can contact the metal oxide surfaces under conditions that form an integrated film with the metal seed layer, and that reduces reoxidation from exposure the ambient environment. In some embodiments, an additive can be included with the reducing agent to form a surface protecting layer on the metal seed layer. In some embodiments, the metal is copper used in damascene copper structures. | 07-17-2014 |
20140199498 | COMPOSITION FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYER, PREPARATION METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYER USING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYER - The present invention relates to a composition for liquid crystal alignment layer, a preparation method of liquid crystal alignment layer using the same, and an optical film comprising the liquid crystal alignment layer. More particularly, the composition for liquid crystal alignment layer according to the present invention includes crosslinkable functional monomers as well as a photoreactive polymer, thereby improving thermal stability and durability of the liquid crystal alignment layer that is prepared by using the composition for liquid crystal alignment layer. In addition, when the liquid crystal alignment layer is used to produce an optical film, adhesive strength between substrate and liquid crystal alignment layer and between liquid crystal alignment layer and liquid crystal film can be improved. | 07-17-2014 |
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20140212597 | SCRATCH AND STAIN RESISTANT COATINGS - The present invention relates to a coating composition that provides improved scratch and stain resistance. The coating composition includes a curable film-forming resin having at least two multi-functional (meth)acrylates and a plurality of particles dispersed within the resin, said particles comprising (i) inorganic nanoparticles and (ii) wear resistant mineral particles. The wear resistant mineral particles have an average particle size of greater than 3.5 microns. | 07-31-2014 |
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